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Center Team

James Carlson, PhD, PA‑C, CHSE‑A
Associate Provost for Innovation, Vice President for Interprofessional Education and Simulation

Robin L. Dyer, MD, OTR
Assistant Professor, Interprofessional Education and Clinical Simulation, Co-Course Director, Foundations for Interprofessional Practice

Mark A. Grumet, DC
Director of the Center for Clinical Anatomy, Assistant Professor, Co-Course Director, Foundations for Interprofessional Practice

Meredith L. Baker‑Rush, PhD, MS CCC‑SLP/L, CHSE, FNAP
Associate Program Director, IPHS Doctoral Program, Interprofessional Research Faculty Lead, DeWitt C. Baldwin Institute
Tamzin Batteson
Interprofessional Research Specialist

Catherine Deamant, MD
Professor, Chicago Medical School, Palliative Care Education Faculty Lead

Marilyn Hanson, EdD
Associate Vice President for Interprofessional Operations, Assistant Professor

Thad Anzur, MHPE
Interprofessional Learning Experience Designer

Patti Garland
Executive Administrative Assistant
Steering Council for Interprofessionalism
The purpose of the Steering Council for Interprofessionalism (SCI) is to provide an advisory forum and governance structure to advance the University’s mission, vision, and commitment to interprofessional education, research, and practice.
Membership includes:
- Shelly Brzycki, Dean of Students
- James Carlson, PhD, PA-C, CHSE-A, Vice President for Interprofessional Education and Simulation, Professor
- Jeffrey Damaschke, PT, DPT, PhD, Chair, Lifestyle Medicine, CHP Co-Director of Student Affairs, Associate Professor
- Robin Dyer, MD, OTR, Co-Course Director, Foundations for Interprofessional Practice, Instructor, Interprofessional Education and Clinical Simulation
- Kimberly Fasula, PhD, MS, MPH, RDH, PHDH, Director of Interprofessional Education
- Sarah Garber, PhD, Director of Interprofessional Studies
- Derek Talbot, DC, PhD, Chair, Department of Basic Biomedical Sciences, Associate Professor
- Lori Thuente, PhD, RN, Founding Chair, Director MSN-MENP Program, Associate Professor, Interprofessional Healthcare Studies
- Eric Williams, PhD, Vice President for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
- Megan Mazander, Vice President, CMS 2025, Student Representative