PharmD Application Deadline - June 2, 2025
Dr. Amy Cochran serves as Director of Experiential Education and Assistant Professor of Pharmacy Practice at the Appalachian College of Pharmacy. She completed pre-pharmacy coursework at UVA’s College at Wise, East Tennessee State University and Radford University. Dr. Cochran earned a Doctor of Pharmacy Degree from Shenandoah University in 2006. Dr. Cochran brings 16 years…Keep Reading Amy C. Cochran, PharmD
Dr. Ed Talbott is an Assistant Professor of Pharmacy Practice and Director of Information Technology and Safety at the Appalachian College of Pharmacy in Oakwood, VA. He received his Doctor of Pharmacy degree from the Appalachian College of Pharmacy in 2009. Dr. Talbott is a native of Buchanan County and a graduate of Grundy High…Keep Reading Edgar F. Talbott III, PharmD
Dr. Marcy Hernick serves the College as Associate Dean of Academic Affairs and Assessment, QEP Director and Professor of Pharmaceutical Sciences. Dr. Hernick was raised in upstate New York and received her B.S. in Pharmacy from Albany College of Pharmacy in 1998. She attended graduate school at Purdue University in the Department of Medicinal Chemistry…Keep Reading Marcy Hernick, Ph.D.
Ted Hagen received his B.S. in Physics and Mathematics from East Tennessee State University, D.Min. in Ethics and Counseling from Union Theological Seminary in Virginia, and Ph.D. in Counseling and Educational Psychology, from the University of Georgia. Dr. Hagen completed an Internship in Counseling Psychology at the University of Georgia, Post-doctoral Psychology Internship in Inpatient…Keep Reading Ted W. Hagen II, D.Min., Ph.D.
Shamly Abdelfattah serves as the Assistant Dean of Health Innovations and Collaborative Practice and Associate Professor of Pharmacy Practice at the Appalachian College of Pharmacy. Dr. Abdelfattah completed the requirements for a master’s degree in Medicinal Chemistry and earned a Bachelor of Pharmacy and a PharmD Degree from the University of Tennessee. His research in…Keep Reading Shamly A. Abdelfattah, PharmD
Dr. Kristen Nicar serves as the Pharmacy Practice Department Chair and Assistant Professor of Pharmacy Practice at the Appalachian College of Pharmacy. She attended University of Virginia and Medical College of Virginia where she earned a Doctor of Pharmacy degree in 1997. She obtained an MBA from King College in 2010. She is a Board…Keep Reading Kristen C. Nicar, PharmD
Karen Brown is a native of Buchanan County, and a 1985 graduate of Grundy Senior High School. She earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Mathematics from Emory & Henry College in 1989, Master of Science in Curriculum and Instruction from Radford University in 2001, and Education Specialist Degree from the University of Virginia in…Keep Reading Karen S. Brown, EdS
Dr. Mamoon Rashid serves the college as Director of International Recruitment for Southern Asia. Dr. Rashid obtained his Bachelor of Pharmacy (2003) as well as Master degree in Pharmaceutics from the University of Dhaka, Bangladesh. Then he worked in a pharmaceutical company for 18 months and then switched to a Pharmacy school as a lecturer….Keep Reading Mamoon Rashid, Ph.D.
Dr. Ingo Engels serves the College as Assistant Professor of Biochemistry. Dr. Engels began his research career at the University of Tübingen in Germany in 1992 where he worked as a full time researcher from 1998 until 2001, when he received his Ph.D. Dr. Engels continued his research as a Postdoctoral Fellow at the University…Keep Reading Ingo H. Engels, Ph.D.
