Academic Fellows 2024-2025

Berkley Freund

Fellowship Major Project: “Comparing Preceptors' Evaluation Scores to Undisclosed Assessments of Pharmacy Student Performance During Pharmacy Practice Experiences” (2025 AACP Annual Meeting Best Research Project – Fellow Category winner)
PGY1 Pharmacy Residency: St. Joseph Health Regional Hospital, Bryan, Texas
Pharmacy School: Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center Jerry H. Hodge School of Pharmacy
Current Position: Clinical Assistant Professor – Internal Medicine, Texas Tech School of Pharmacy

Nisha Mohiuddin

Fellowship Major Project: “Evaluation of an audiovisual learning system based on the method of loci in comparison with conventional lecture-based learning”
PGY1 Pharmacy Residency: Baylor St. Luke's Medical Center, Houston, Texas
Pharmacy School: University of Houston College of Pharmacy
Current Position: Clinical Assistant Professor, University of South Florida College of Pharmacy

Academic Fellows 2023-2024

Erin Anderson, Pharm.D.

Fellowship Major Project: “Impact of Interprofessional Education in Underserved Settings on Pharmacy Student Empathy”
PGY1 Pharmacy Residency: St. Joseph Regional Health Hospital, Bryan, Texas
Pharmacy School: University of Houston College of Pharmacy
Current Position: Clinical Pharmacy Specialist – Transitions of Care, Memorial Hermann Medical Center – Texas Medical Center

Koren Dunn, Pharm.D.

Fellowship Major Project: “Assessment of Professional Identity Formation and Influencing Factors in Student Pharmacists”
PGY1 Pharmacy Residency: Baylor Scott  White Medical Center, Temple, Texas
Pharmacy School: Texas A  University Irma Lerma Rangel School of Pharmacy
Current Position: Clinical Assistant Professor of Internal Medicine, Texas A&M University Irma Rangel College of Pharmacy

Academic Fellows 2022-2023

Aayna Shamsi, Pharm.D.

Fellowship Major Project: “Emotional Intelligence and Student Success”
Pharmacy School: University of Houston College of Pharmacy
Current Position: Clinical Assistant Professor, University of Houston College of Pharmacy

Academic Fellows 2021-2022

Asish Biju, Pharm.D.

Fellowship Major Project: “Impact of an Integrated Pharmacy Curriculum on Student Emotional Intelligence”
PGY1 Pharmacy Residency: AMITA Health Saint Joseph Hospital, Chicago, Illinois
Pharmacy School: University of the Sciences – Philadelphia College of Pharmacy
Current Position: Clinical Assistant Professor and Assistant Dean for Student Success, University of Illinois Chicago Retzky College of Pharmacy

Michelle DeGracia, Pharm.D.

Fellowship Major Project: “Predictors Affecting Academic Progression in a Pharmacy School Program”
PGY1 Pharmacy Residency: Memorial Hermann Memorial City Medical Center
Pharmacy School: University of Houston College of Pharmacy
Current Position: Clinical Assistant Professor, University of Missouri Kansas City School of Pharmacy

Academic Fellows 2020-2021

Alaa Abdelhakiem, Pharm.D.

Fellowship Major Project: “Incorporation of a Student Resilience Program into First Year Orientation to Improve Stress, Self-Care, and Resilience”
PGY1 Pharmacy Residency: DHR Health / Texas A  Irma Lerma Rangel College of Pharmacy, Edinburg, Texas
Pharmacy School: University of Missouri Kansas City
Current Position: Clinical Assistant Professor, University of Texas at El Paso School of Pharmacy

Rania El-Desoky, Pharm.D., BCPS

Fellowship Major Project: “Using Alderfer's ERG Theory to Identify Predictors of Generalized Anxiety Symptoms among Pharmacy Students in Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic”
PGY1 Pharmacy Practice Residency: Xavier University of Louisiana College of Pharmacy
Pharmacy School: Xavier University of Louisiana College of Pharmacy
Current Position: Lecturer, The University of Western Australia, Perth, Australia

Academic Fellows 2019-2020

Rosalyn Reese, Pharm.D.

Fellowship Major Project: “The Relationship between the Pharmacy Curriculum Outcome Assessment and Knowledge-based Readiness for Advanced Pharmacy Practice Experiences”
PGY1 Pharmacy Residency: University of Missouri Health Care
Pharmacy School: University of Georgia College of Pharmacy
Current Position: Clinical Pharmacy Specialist, Kaiser Permanente, Atlanta, GA (previously Clinical Assistant Professor, Xavier University of Louisiana College of Pharmacy)

Celine Zhong, Pharm.D.

Fellowship Major Project: “The Impact of the Diversity/Life Experience Scores on the Demographic Makeup of Students in a Pharmacy School Program”
PGY1 Pharmacy Residency: University of Texas Medical Branch Health, Galveston, Texas
Pharmacy School: Northeastern University School of Pharmacy
Current Position: Clinical Assistant Professor, Texas Tech University Jerry H. Hodge School of Pharmacy

Academic Fellows 2018-2019

Parna Haghparast, Pharm.D., BCPS

Fellowship Major Project: “Effect of Competitive Longitudinal Advanced Pharmacy Practice Experience on Residency Pursuit and Match Rates”
PGY1 Pharmacy Residency: University of Texas Medical Branch - Correctional Managed Care
Pharmacy School: Rutgers University Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy
Current Position: Department Director and Associate Professor of Pharmacy Practice, West Coast University School of Pharmacy

Tyler Marie Kiles, Pharm.D., BC-ADM

Fellowship Major Project: “Comparison of Knowledge Gained in a Community Pharmacy Lab Course Between Students with and Without Prior Community Pharmacy Technician Work Experience” *Awarded Top Poster – 2019 AACP Annual Meeting
PGY1 Pharmacy Residency: Mercer University College of Pharmacy and Rite Aid Pharmacy, Atlanta, Georgia
Pharmacy School: University of Houston College of Pharmacy
Current Position: Clinical Assistant Professor, The University of Texas at Austin College of Pharmacy

Joshua Wollen, Pharm.D.

Fellowship Major Project: “Empathy and Confidence in Pharmacy Students in a Skills-Based Learning Environment Regarding Opioid Overdose”
Pharmacy School: Creighton University School of Pharmacy and Health Professions
Current Position: Clinical Associate Professor, University of Houston College of Pharmacy