Faculty Archive - School of Pharmacy

Preventable Harm and the Path Forward: Experts Weigh In at the Pacific Coast Patient Safety Conference

March 5, 2025 by Luke O'Connell | Pharmacy

The 5th Annual Pacific Coast Patient Safety Conference (PCPSC) brought together healthcare professionals, patient safety officers, and academic leaders for in-depth discussions on advancing patient safety and optimizing medication safety protocols. Co-hosted by Chapman University and the California Society of Health-System Pharmacists (CSHP), this year’s conference provided an advanced platform for interdisciplinary dialogue on clinical

Pharmacist of the Year Award Honors Dr. Yang

February 24, 2025 by Luke O'Connell | Pharmacy

Dr. Sun “Coco” Yang has been honored with the prestigious Orange County Pharmacists Association (OCPhA) Pharmacist of the Year Award. This high honor recognizes Yang’s exceptional contributions to pharmacy and her dedication to advancing patient care. Yang is a tenured Associate Professor at Chapman University and serves as a pharmacist specializing in pediatric oncology at

Goad Joins California Pharmacy Hall of Fame, CPhA Highlights Student Chapter Achievements

February 10, 2025 by Luke O'Connell | Faculty

The California Pharmacists Association (CPhA) has inducted Dr. Jeff Goad into the California Pharmacy Hall of Fame, their highest honor for career achievement. With over 25 years dedicated to travel health, immunization services, and infectious disease prevention, Goad has educated thousands of students and pharmacists in travel medicine and immunization services. He is an active clinician in college

On the CUSP: January 2025

February 6, 2025 by Luke O'Connell | Research

Awards and Recognitions Dr. Emmanuelle Schwartzman was presented with the Executive of the Year from the Greater Irvine Chamber during the Excellence in Healthcare & Innovation gala on January 16th in Irvine, CA. Dr. Sherry Wang was awarded a $1,500 travel grant to attend the Spring-Summer 2025 NIH and Data Curation Training Workshop. Quotables (Faculty

Mentorship and Research from MS in Pharmaceutical Sciences Shapes a PharmD Candidate’s Success

January 24, 2025 by Luke O'Connell | Pharmacy

When Taran Harris first stepped onto Chapman University as a Master of Science student, she couldn’t imagine how far that initial step could take her. What began as a curiosity about the complexities of protein interactions during her MS in Pharmaceutical Sciences inspired her to pursue a Doctor of Pharmacy immediately afterward. “The research experiences

BPS Paper of the Year Awarded to Dr. Sharma

January 17, 2025 by Luke O'Connell | Research

The Department of Biomedical and Pharmaceutical Sciences (BPS) has awarded Dr. Ajay Sharma the 2024 BPS Paper of the Year Award. Dr. Sharma’s recognition is based on his publication, “Diabetes-Associated Hyperglycemia Causes Rapid-Onset Ocular Surface Damage.” The paper was published in ARVO’s Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science Journal, which has an impact factor of 5.0 and

On the CUSP: December 2024

January 9, 2025 by Luke O'Connell | Research

Quotables (Faculty in the News) Dr. Sherry Wang‘s work was featured as a key finding and reference in the California Legislative Analyst’s Office (LAO) report titled Recent Trends in Young Adult Mortality on pages 23 and 24. Publications Dr. Ajay Sharma, Dr. Saleh Alfuraih, Dr. Lois Kim, Amy Tran, and others published “Hyperglycemia causes differential

Dr. Amy Kang Awarded $90,000 Grant from SIDP for Antimicrobial Stewardship Research

December 11, 2024 by Luke O'Connell | Research

Dr. Amy Kang has received a grant from the Society of Infectious Disease Pharmacists (SIDP) in the amount of $90,000 for her proposal “Advancing antimicrobial stewardship: development of the stewardship personnel required for antimicrobial stewardship programs resource calculator (SPARC)”. The reviewers highlighted many strengths of the proposal, including the use of an implementation science framework,

On The CUSP: November 2024

December 10, 2024 by Luke O'Connell | Pharmacy

Grants Dr. Amy Kang has received a Society of Infectious Disease Pharmacy (SIDP) Infectious Diseases Stewardship Staffing Calculator Grant in the amount of $90,000 for her proposal “Advancing antimicrobial stewardship: development of the stewardship personnel required for antimicrobial stewardship programs resource calculator (SPARC).” Awards and Recognitions Dr. Keykavous Parang was awarded the APP Academic Excellence

CUSP Excels at California Society of Health-System Pharmacists Seminar

November 7, 2024 by Luke O'Connell | Pharmacy

At the 2024 California Society of Health-System Pharmacists (CSHP) Seminar, CUSP represented clinical skills, leadership, and academic influence across California. A duo of PharmD candidates, Trisha Lu and Jaqueline Nguyen, represented CUSP at the Clinical Skills Competition. Their success secured them a spot at the national level, where the two will continue to represent CUSP