SoP Leadership & Administration

Dean, School of Pharmacy

Steven Swanson, PhD

Vice Dean and Associate Dean, Academic Affairs

Mel de Villiers, B Pharm, M Sc, PhD, PgDip

• Responsible for overall curriculum (PharmD, Pharmacology/Toxicology) development and implementation
• Oversight of assessment of academic programs
• Academic policies and procedures
• Timetable
• Student academic problems
• PharmD accreditation
• Summer Session Dean
• School of Pharmacy Committees:  Student Promotion; Equity & Diversity; Zeeh Pharmaceutical Experiment Station Advisory Board; PharmD Admissions Committee

Associate Dean, Administration and Staff

Liz Funk Smith, MS

• Business Office functions — Payroll; purchasing; stockroom
• Personnel — Appointments; recruitment authorizations; personnel actions
• Facilities Planning — Long-term plans; proposal development
• Budget Planning & Development — Annual; Biennial; Management

Associate Dean, Advancement

David Mott, PhD, FAPhA, RPh

• Alumni relations and alumni affairs
• Donor engagement and stewardship
• Development and philanthropy

Associate Dean, Diversity and Inclusion Initiatives

Lisa Imhoff, MSSW, LCSW

• Promotes a shared understanding of diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) principles and lead efforts to act in congruence with our knowledge and beliefs
• Serves as a consultant and advocate for the School of Pharmacy’s faculty, staff, and students to fully integrate DEI principles in all aspects of the school’s operations and culture
• Provides leadership and expertise in efforts to develop and implement policies, programs, and practices advancing excellence through DEI principles

Associate Dean, Marketing and Communications

Alyson Kim, MBA

• Enrollment marketing and paid media
• Content marketing, social media, and other owned media
• Public relations and earned media
• Branding and brand management
• Marketing strategic planning
• Communications strategy
• Consumer insights and marketing research

Associate Dean, Research and Graduate Education

Arash Bashirullah, PhD

• Leads the research enterprise, including overseeing School of Pharmacy research centers and research administration
• Oversees all traditional, non-professional, graduate programs, including graduate program reviews by the Graduate School
• Oversees research integrity and compliance
• Serves as liaison to the Graduate School and the Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research and Graduate Education (OVCRGE) — Represent the School of Pharmacy on the UW–Madison Associate Deans for Research Committee
• Chairs committees related to the School’s research enterprise and graduate education — Research, Instrumentation, Graduate Studies

Associate Dean, Student Affairs

Karen Kopacek, RPh

• Student Services:
  – Professional & undergraduate degree
  – Academically-oriented activities including approval of: program change requests, course audits, and professional lectures
• Academic misconduct
• Assessment
• Curriculum development & implementation
• Policy and procedures
• School of Pharmacy Committees — Student Promotion, Educational Policy and Planning
• Summer Session Dean