About Lipscomb
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Associate Dean for Student Affairs and Assistant Professor of Pharmacy Practice Dr. Akers is a former member of the faculty at the University of Kentucky College of Pharmacy. In this role she served as course coordinator for the non-traditional Doctor of Pharmacy program. Akers has practiced as a clinical pediatric pharmacy specialist at Children’s Medical Center in Cincinnati, Ohio. She has served as a preceptor in student clinical clerkships and for pharmacy residents in clinical practice. Akers most recent position was with sanofi-aventis Pharmaceuticals where she was a Cardiovascular Regional Medical Liaison working with cardiologists and other healthcare leaders. Akers completed a B.S. degree in Chemistry from Lipscomb University in 1990 and graduated in 1995 from the University of Tennessee College of Pharmacy with a Doctor of Pharmacy degree. After graduation, Dr. Akers completed a one year Pharmacy practice residency, followed by a second year of pediatric specialty residency training at the University of Kentucky Medical Center.
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Laboratory Coordinator
Anderson comes to the College of Pharmacy from a Research Assistant position in the Department of Biological Sciences at Vanderbilt University. There, she worked to provide research publication and grant support for a lab that investigates the role of a couple of novel signaling proteins in cancer cells and hypocampal neurons. Prior to her position at Vanderbilt, she attended Harding University where she earned her B.S. in Biology with a minor in medical missions and participated in two summer medical missions, one to Zambia, and the other to Tanzania. Anderson is involved in the Antioch Student Ministry at her home congregation and hopes to pursue her M.Ed. from Lipscomb’s College of Education. Anderson is serving as the Laboratory Coordinator for the College of Pharmacy.
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Assistant Professor of Pharmacy Practice and Director of Drug Information Services Dr. Ayes has spent the last fourteen years at Vanderbilt University Medical Center and the Tennessee Poison Center. She is one of only eighty board-certified Pharm.D. toxicologists in the world and served as Clinical Operations Coordinator for the Tennessee Poison Center for the last eight years. She was also Director of the Drug Information Program for Pharmacy Practice residents at Vanderbilt and precepted numerous Pharm.D. residents and Emergency Medicine residents participating in toxicology and drug information rotations. Dr. Ayes completed her pre-pharmacy curriculum at Lipscomb University in 1989 and graduated from Mercer University’s Southern School of Pharmacy in 1993.
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Elizabeth Breeden, DPh, MSAssistant Professor of Pharmacy PracticeDr. Breeden is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Pharmacy Practice. She is a graduate of the University of Tennessee, Austin Peay State University and the Samford University McWhorter School of Pharmacy.
Dr. Breeden has clinical pharmacy experience in critical care, operating room, ambulatory care and long-term care settings. Her most recent position was in Pharmacy Informatics in the health-system software development industry. She was responsible for the development of core application software in Pharmacy, Nursing and CPOE. In this role, Dr. Breeden served as a principal lead in understanding the industry, defining product strategy, managing the software development life cycle, and meeting the regulatory requirements for clinical products.
She joined the Lipscomb University College of Pharmacy faculty in September 2010. Dr. Breeden’s research, teaching and service activities are focused on the optimal use of healthcare information technology to improve patient outcomes. She is currently practicing in affiliation with PharmMD, a provider of Medication Therapy Management (MTM) services.
Dr. Breeden is active in national pharmacy associations, standards development organizations and is a leader in Pharmacy HIT. She has served in several leadership roles in the ASHP Section of Pharmacy Informatics and Technology and has participated in the NCPDP Workgroup on Professional Pharmacy Services.
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Tom Campbell, Pharm.D.
Associate Dean for Academic Affairs and Associate Professor of Pharmacy Practice
Dr. Campbell’s most recent position was with sanofi-aventis Pharmaceuticals where he was the Senior Director for the Cardiovascular Regional Medical Liaison team. Campbell previously served as Clinical Assistant Professor at Auburn University, an adjunct faculty member for Mercer University School of Pharmacy and the University of Georgia College of Pharmacy. During these appointments he served as Clinical Pharmacy Coordinator and Coordinator of Clinical Research at Columbus Regional Health Systems in Columbus, Georgia. Additionally, Campbell served as coordinator for all residency programs as well as a clinical preceptor for pharmacy students. Campbell is a 1991 graduate of the University of Tennessee College of Pharmacy. After graduation, Campbell completed a residency at the VA Medical Center in Memphis, Tenn. Campbell achieved board certification in pharmacotherapy.
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Assistant Professor of Pharmacy Practice Dr. Cox attended the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga where he studied pre-pharmacy. He received his Doctor of Pharmacy degree from the University of Tennessee College of Pharmacy in 2008. Since graduation, Dr. Cox has completed a pharmacy practice residency at Vanderbilt University Medical Center focusing on Critical Care and Internal Medicine. |
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Dean and Professor of Pharmacy Practice Roger Davis served for more than thirty years in multiple academic leadership roles and as an Assistant Dean for Middle Tennessee for the University of Tennessee College of Pharmacy. During this time he directed the largest community pharmacy residency program offered. Davis’ most recent position was with sanofi-aventis Pharmaceuticals where he was the Rimonabant Regional Medical Liaison. He has practice experience in hospital, long term care, and community pharmacy practice. Davis served as the Associate Executive Director of the Tennessee Pharmacists Association for over twenty years and is currently the Chair-Elect for the Tennessee Society of Pharmacists. Davis is a former member of the Lipscomb University Board of Trustees. Davis received the B.S. in Pharmacy degree in 1971 and the Doctor of Pharmacy degree in 1972 from the University of Tennessee College of Pharmacy. Davis began his career as a pediatric clinical pharmacist at LeBonheur Children’s Hospital.
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Assistant Professor of Pharmacy Practice Dr. Gorrell received her B.S. in Business from Eastern Illinois University in 2002 and her Doctorate of Pharmacy from West Virginia University School of Pharmacy in 2008. She then went on to complete a residency in psychiatric pharmacy with West Virginia University Hospitals and School of Pharmacy. During her residency training, Dr. Gorrell taught in the psychiatric and neurologic lecture series at WVU SOP. She has been actively involved with students, working closely with them throughout their IPPE experiences, patient care labs, and while on rotations. |
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Assistant Professor of Pharmacy Practice Dr. Jerkins has been in practice with his wife, Terri Jerkins, MD at MidState Endocrine Associates in Nashville since 2001. His practice is geared toward education of patients in diabetes care and nutrition. The clinic also is involved in drug studies specific to diabetes. Prior to his association with MidState Endocrine, Jerkins was the Assistant Director of Clinical Pharmacy Services at Williamson Medical Center in Franklin, TN. During the 15 years as assistant director, he was responsible for the development and management of a pharmacokinetic drug monitoring service, nutritional support service, nursing inservice, patient inservice, and physician updates on drug therapy. Jerkins is a graduate of Lipscomb University with a B.S. degree in Biology. He received his B.S. in Pharmacy in 1985 and Pharm.D. in 1986 from the University of Tennessee College of Pharmacy. |
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Special Assistant to the Dean and Associate Professor of Pharmacy Practice Dr. Marcrom is the President and CEO of Marcrom’s Pharmacy, Inc. and Marcrom’s Clinical Care Services, Inc., a community pharmacy practice and disease management consulting company. His practice is involved in home health care, disease management, pharmaceutical compounding, durable medical equipment, and a variety of ambulatory care services. Marcrom currently serves as an Associate Clinical Professor, preceptor, and a residency director for one of the first community pharmacy residency programs established in the country. Marcrom has served as President of the Tennessee Pharmacists Association and Chairman of the Board of Pharmaceutical Specialties. He graduated from the University of Tennessee College of Pharmacy in 1971 with a B.S. in Pharmacy, and in 1972 with his Doctor of Pharmacy degree.
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Lauren McCluggage, Pharm. D., BCPS
Assistant Professor, Department of Pharmacy Practice
Dr. McCluggage received her Doctor of Pharmacy degree from the University of North Carolina School of Pharmacy and then went on to complete a pharmacy practice residency and an internal medicine specialty residency at the Virginia Commonwealth University Health System. While completing her residency, Dr. McCluggage earned a certificate of teaching and was involved in various experiential and didactic experiences. Most recently, Dr. McCluggage worked at the Philadelphia College of Pharmacy as an assistant professor of pharmacy and maintained a practice site with a hospitalist based internal medicine team at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania. While at PCP, Dr. McCluggage taught in the pharmacotherapy sequence, coordinated a case and lab course and precepted APPE students and pharmacy residents.
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Associate Professor of Pharmacy Practice and Vice Chair Dr. Nola received her Pharm.D. degree from the University of Tennessee College of Pharmacy in 1995. She received her Master of Science degree in Pharmaceutical Sciences with a focus in pharmacoeconomics and outcomes research from the UT College of Graduate Health Sciences in 1997. Her Bachelor's of Science degree was from Middle Tennessee State University with a major in psychology. She completed a UT community pharmacy residency with additional experience at the Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Memphis, Tennessee in ambulatory care. Dr. Nola served as Clinical Assistant Professor at Mercer University in Atlanta. In 1998, Dr. Nola joined the Medical Affairs Department at Immunex Corporation serving as a Medical Science Liaison. In 2002, Immunex was acquired by Amgen and Dr. Nola continued as a Regional Medical Liaison with clinical focus in rheumatology and dermatology. She later helped start a Health Outcomes Pharmacoeconomics Regional Medical Liaison group and served as trainer for the group. After almost 8 years in industry, Dr. Nola became the Associate Executive Director of the Tennessee Pharmacists Association (TPA). She later joined Pfizer as a Medical Outcomes Specialist. During her time at TPA and Pfizer, she served as adjunct faculty with the UT College of Pharmacy and instructor for the Massachusetts General Hospital Institute for Health Professions College of Physical Therapy. |
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Assistant Professor of Pharmacy Practice
Dr. Rowell received her B.S. in Chemistry from Rhodes College in 2003 and her Pharm.D. from the University of Tennessee College of Pharmacy in 2007. Upon the completion of her pharmacy degree, Dr. Rowell completed an executive residency in association management at the Tennessee Pharmacists Association where she was involved in a pharmacist-managed diabetes pilot program and association and legislative activities. Since the completion of her pharmacy degree, she has worked part-time as a community pharmacist. In 2010, Dr. Rowell received her Ph.D. in pharmaceutical sciences with an emphasis in health outcomes and policy research from the University of Tennessee. Her research interests include health literacy, disease state knowledge, medication adherence, and pharmacoepidemiology. |
Administrative Assistant, Department of Pharmacy Practice
Santiago earned her B.S. in Family and Consumer Sciences from Lipscomb University in May 2007. Prior to working at the Lipscomb University College of Pharmacy, she was employed as Assistant Controller and Administrative Assistant at SmartSpace, LLC, a commercial real estate development business. Santiago works in the Department of Pharmacy Practice.
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Associate Professor of Pharmacy Practice and Chair Dr. Thompson has served as a clinical faculty member at the Wake Forest University School of Medicine. He was also an Assistant Director of Pharmacy Education for the Northwest Area Health Education Center in Winston-Salem and Clinical Assistant Professor at the University of North Carolina College of Pharmacy. For the last 15 years, Thompson has worked in the pharmaceutical industry in various roles. His most recent experience was with Salix Pharmaceuticals where he served as Director of Medical Affairs. Thompson completed his pre-pharmacy education at Lipscomb University in 1977 and graduated from the University of Tennessee College of Pharmacy in 1980 with a B.S. in Pharmacy, and in 1982 with a Doctor of Pharmacy degree. Thompson then completed a family medicine/ambulatory care clinical residency at the University of Tennessee College of Pharmacy.
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Instructor, Department of Pharmacy Practice Dr. Torr completed a B.S. degree in Biology and Accounting from Lipscomb University in 2001, and his Doctor of Pharmacy degree from the University of Tennessee College of Pharmacy in 2006. Since graduation, Dr. Torr has served as a community pharmacist with Walgreens Pharmacy. He currently serves as the pharmacy manager at Walgreens Compounding Center of Excellence in Nashville. His practice includes pharmaceutical compounding, Medication Therapy Management, and immunization services. Dr. Torr has completed certificate courses in Contemporary Compounding Techniques and Sterile Compounding from the American College of Apothecaries. He is also certified in Pharmacy Based Immunizations and Diabetes Patient Care. |
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Associate Dean, Experiential Education and Assistant Professor of Pharmacy Practice Dr. Young has served for six years as a Nuclear Pharmacist and Pharmacy Manager for Cardinal Health Nuclear Pharmacy. Young is certified in Nuclear Pharmacy, Diabetes Patient Care, Pharmacy-based Immunizations, and Asthma Patient Care. He previously served as the Pharmacy Manager for Marcrom’s Pharmacy and Clinical Care Services. Young has also held positions in hospital pharmacy, retail (both chain and independent), and long term care consulting. Young has served as a preceptor in clinical clerkships and for pharmacy residents in clinical practice. He has also served as President of the Rutherford County Pharmacists Association. Young attended Middle Tennessee State University for his pre-pharmacy courses. He then received his Doctor of Pharmacy degree in 1988 from the University of Tennessee College of Pharmacy.
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