Emanuelle Schwartzman, Pharm.D., has been awarded a 2025 California Society of Health-System Pharmacists Practitioner Recognition Program Award. This award formally recognizes pharmacists who demonstrate an ongoing level of involvement and commitment to educating practitioners, residents, students, administrators, and/or the public in the pharmacy practice. Schwartzman is CUSP’s Department of Pharmacy Practice Chair, and also serves
We are pleased to announce that our 2024-2025 Teacher of the Year Awards have been presented to Sherry Wang, Ph.D., and Rachita Sumbria, Ph.D., in recognition of their exceptional service to our students from Fall 2024 through Spring 2025. Pharm.D. Teacher of the Year: Wang has been selected as Teacher of the Year by both
Kathleen Hill Besinque, Chapman University School of Pharmacy Professor, has been awarded the 2025 Pharmacist of the Year Award by the California Society of Health-System Pharmacists. This award honors one professional per year in California and is the highest honor given by CSHP. Before joining Chapman University, Hill Besinque had already mentored thousands of pharmacists
In bridging continents and public health disciplines, Chapman University’s Jeff Goad, Pharm.D., and another pharmacy leader, John Gräbenstein, Ph.D., are redefining the role of pharmacists in global immunization efforts. The American Pharmacists Association (APhA) and Population Services International (PSI) partnered with Goad and Gräbenstein to bring a proven U.S.-based immunization training model to Addis Ababa,
Awards and Recognitions Dr. Rocke Demark will serve on the AACP Admissions Workshop Advisory Committee for 2025-26. Grants Dr. Ajay Sharma was awarded a grant in the amount of $47,137 by Tarsus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. to evaluate the ocular safety and trans corneal penetration of the test compound Tarsus NCE1. Publications Amanda Brown, Dr. Laressa Bethishou,
Regulatory affairs is one of the most impactful careers in life sciences. Professionals intersect science, policy, and innovation to bring effective medical products to the market. For Priyanka Dheer, M.S., Chapman University School of Pharmacy offered a uniquely supportive environment to explore regulatory affairs during her time as a Master’s student. Courses like Ethics, Regulation,
Each day, researchers push the boundaries of science in pursuit of new developments in medicine and human health. Faculty at CUSP, including Surya Nauli, Ph.D., are leading these developments to share with the world and have recently published in two different high-impact journals. In scientific research, few journals are as respected within the medical profession
Awards and Recognitions Dr. Emmanuelle Schwartzman received the University of Southern California Alfred E. Mann School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences Alumni Excellence in Education Award during an awards ceremony on June 27th, 2025. Dr. Sherry Yun Wang has been named the recipient of the “2025 AI in Research Award – AI Researcher of the
In life-threatening emergencies, every second matters, and our students know that mere moments can prevent fatalities. Each year, Chapman University School of Pharmacy students teach our neighbors throughout Southern California to have proactive responses and how to be active bystanders following traumatic events as part of the Stop the Bleed campaign. Stop the Bleed is