Janene Culumber
Monday, 22 May 2023
Dr. Janene Culumber is an Adjunct Professor in the LECOM School of Graduate Studies. Professor Culumber’s areas of graduate instruction include: economic analysis and application in decision making in LECOM’s Masters in Health Services Administration program. She is the author of a discussion case titled Physician EMR Adoption in an Academic Settin... Read More »
Bonnie W. Brown
Bonnie W. Brown, Ph.D. is an applied behavioral health researcher with experience in public education, child and family studies, public and population health studies, and substance abuse. Her research and evaluation studies focus on behavioral health strategies for those struggling with mental illness and community-based interventions that support vulne... Read More »
Melissa (Hooks) Berdell
Dr. Melissa Berdell received her Doctor of Healthcare Ethics from Duquesne University in 2016. While at Duquesne University, she completed an ethics residency program at UPMC Mercy Hospital and completed a clinical internship at Value Behavioral Health of Pennsylvania. Prior to pursuing her interests in healthcare, Dr. Berdell went to school and worked ... Read More »
Pamela Arroyo
Pamela Arroyo currently serves as Program Director, Campus Programs and Recruitment Events at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC). UPMC is a $10 billion, 60,000 employee integrated health care and delivery system. As a leader within talent acquisition at UPMC, she is responsible for the recruitment, development, retention and engagement o... Read More »
Linda K. Thompson, Ph.D.
Thursday, 16 February 2023
Dr. Thompson has been in the field of behavioral health for almost 30 years as a clinician, administrator, and educator. She holds a master’s degree in Counseling from the University of Missouri and a doctorate degree from Saint Louis University in Education/Medical Family Therapy. Dr. Thompson has served in leadership in a variety of healthcare se... Read More »
Octavia (Tavie) Flanagan
Monday, 10 October 2022
Dr. Flanagan received her Bachelor of Science degree in Nursing from York College of Pennsylvania in 1985. After completion of her undergraduate degree, she worked at Milton S. Hershey Medical Center and UNC Hospitals for 10 years as a peri-operative nurse, specializing in OB/GYN surgery. She completed her Master of Science in Nursing from the Universit... Read More »
Ningning Yang
Thursday, 4 February 2021
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Julie Wilkinson
Dr. Julie Wilkinson is a professor of pharmacy practice at the Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine (LECOM) School of Pharmacy in Bradenton, Florida. Dr. Wilkinson earned the Doctor of Pharmacy degree from the Samford University McWhorter School of Pharmacy in Birmingham, Alabama. She completed pharmacotherapy residency training at Idaho State Univ... Read More »
Nicole Lyn Temofonte
Board Certified Endocrinology, Diabetes, And Metabolism... Read More »
Bojana Stevich-Heemer
Dr. Stevich-Heemer is a professor at the LECOM School of Pharmacy. Dr. Stevich-Heemer returned to her alma mater, the LECOM School of Pharmacy, as a faculty member from the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, where she practiced as a clinical pharmacy specialist. Dr. Stevich-Heemer received a Bachelor of Science degree with a major in biology... Read More »
Lisa Cathleen Veith Stevens
Diana Speelman
Dr. Diana Speelman has a longstanding interest in the relationship between structure and function, including how changes at the anatomic level translate into changes at the molecular level and vice versa. She gained training and expertise in study design and analysis, and in a variety of different biochemical and physiologic techniques through her predo... Read More »
Inessa Slipak
Originally from Belorussia, Dr. Slipak immigrated to the United States at age 14. She received her bachelor’s degree in medical sociology and health law from Brandeis University in 1998 and her Doctor of Dental Surgery degree from NYU College of Dentistry in 2002. It was while at NYUCD that she developed her passion for restorative dentistry, as well ... Read More »
August Scialfa
University of Missouri - Kansas City, Doctor of Dental Surgery 1982; Washington University BA, 1976; US Army Medical Service Corps, 2nd Lieutenant 1978-1982; Attended Academy of General Dentistry Two Year Masters Program, University of Florida 2008 - 2009*; Implant Continuum - Dr. Arun Garg, Fort Lauderdale, Florida; Implant Educators, Dr. Rick Ferguson... Read More »
Terri Runo
Professor Runo has been a leader in the medical devices industry at Abbott Laboratories with a career spanning over three decades. She currently serves as an Adjunct Associate Professor in the LECOM School of Health Services Administration. Transitioning to academia, she brought a wealth of practical experience and industry insights into her role as ... Read More »
Beth Ann Callihan Ricci
Kayla Penta
Wednesday, 3 February 2021
Dr. Penta received her Bachelor of Science degrees in biology and chemistry from Utica College. After completion of her undergraduate degree, Dr. Penta began her graduate studies at the University of South Carolina School of Medicine. Dr. Penta received her Doctor of Philosophy degree in biomedical sciences in December 2016. During her doctoral studies,... Read More »
Nina Pavuluri
Dr. Pavuluri is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences at LECOM-Bradenton School of Pharmacy. She earned her Bachelor's degree (B.Pharm.) in Pharmacy (JNT University) in India. She graduated with Ph.D. in Pharmaceutics from the University of Mississippi in 2008. She joined the faculty of LECOM in July 2008. Dr. Pavuluri was ... Read More »
Rachel Roberts Ogden
Dr. Ogden is the Dean of the LECOM School of Pharmacy. She is a Professor in the Department of Pharmacy Practice. Prior to coming to LECOM she served as the Director of Pharmacy for Grove City Medical Center in Grove City, Pennsylvania. She also obtained extensive experience with the geriatric population as the Executive Director of Full Circle Solution... Read More »
Nicole E. Myers
Dr. Myers is a proud osteopathic physician who graduated from the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine. She is dually board certified in Family Medicine and Osteopathic Manipulative Treatment and Neuromusculoskeletal medicine/Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine. Dr. Myers has been teaching at LECOM Bradenton since 2017. She is currently the Osteop... Read More »
