The Center’s research and curriculum development efforts are supported by faculty from across the health sciences. Faculty on the IPE Curriculum Committee help plan, develop, implement and evaluate IPE programming aimed at meeting program accreditation requirements. Faculty on grant-funded interprofessional or Team Science initiatives lead projects aimed at training health care students, faculty, researchers and practicing professionals.
UW School of Medicine

Christine Kempe, MS, PA-C, AT-Ret
Lecturer, MEDEX Physician Assistant Program
IPE Curriculum Committee
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Patricia Matsuda, PT, PhD, DPT
Assistant Professor, Physical Therapist, Rehabilitation Medicine
IPE Curriculum Committee
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Karen McDonough, MD
Associate Professor, General Internal Medicine
IPE Curriculum Committee

Genevieve Pagalilauan, MD
Associate Professor, General Internal Medicine
IPE Curriculum Committee
UW School of Social Work

UW School of Nursing

Erin Blakeney, PhD, RN
Research Assistant Professor, Biobehavioral Nursing and Health Informatics
Project Lead, ITHS Team Science Initiative

Tamara Cyhan Cunitz, MN, RN
Clinical Instructor, Child, Family, and Population Health Nursing
Clinical Liaison, HRSA NEPQR Grant
UW School of Public Health

Michelle Averill, PhD, RD
Senior Lecturer, Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences
IPE Curriculum Committee
UW School of Pharmacy

Jennifer Danielson, PharmD, MBA, CDE
Assistant Dean of Experiential Education and Student Professional Development, Pharmacy
IPE Curriculum Committee

UW School of Dentistry

Rachel Greene, DDS
Regional Clinical Director of Western Washington for Service Learning Rotations and Clinical Instructor, Restorative Dentistry
IPE Curriculum Committee

Sandra Phillips, MPA
Senior Lecturer, Restorative Dentistry
IPE Curriculum Committee
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UW College of Engineering

Jonathan Posner, PhD
Richard and Victoria Harrington Professor in Engineering Innovation in Health, Mechanical Engineering
Professor, Chemical Engineering
Adjunct Professor, Family Medicine, School of Medicine
Director, Engineering Innovation in Health Program
Project Lead, ITHS Team Science Initiative
Associate Dean Liaisons for IPE Curriculum

Peggy Odegard, PharmD, CDE
Associate Dean, Professional Pharmacy Education
Lynn and Geraldine Brady Endowed Professor, Pharmacy

Tessa Evans-Campbell, PhD, MSW
Associate Dean for Academic Affairs / Associate Professor, Social Work
Co-Director, Indigenous Wellness Research Institute (IWRI)