About Us
IPE Core Team
Clea Tucker, PT, DPT, PES
IPE Program Director
Phillip E. Mitchell, EdD
IPE Program Assistant Director
Jillian Rivard, PhD
IPE Senior Research Analyst
Kinkini Kanagasunderam, BA, BS
IPE Program Coordinator
Franco Certeza
IPE Program Coordinator
The Design Team is comprised of liaisons from each of the college programs who have students in the IPE Program plus representatives from the Harriet K. and Phillip Pumerantz Library. Members of the Design Team serve as communication conduits with their home programs. They also collaborate with IPE faculty regarding curriculum and implementation. One of the key roles of Design Team member is that of faculty facilitator working with students in virtual large and small groups.
Keith Boyer, DDS – kboyer@westernu.edu – College of Dental Medicine
Beth Boynton, DVM, FNAP – bboynton@westernu.edu – College of Veterinary Medicine
Rosana Bravo, PhD, MPH – rbravo@westernu.edu – College of Health Sciences – MPH
Franco Certeza – fcerteza@westernu.edu – WesternU IPE
Jeannie Davis, EdD – jldavis@westernu.edu – College of Osteopathic Medicine of the Pacific-Northwest
Steve Do, MS, PA-C – stevedo@westernu.edu – College of Health Sciences – PA
Ruth Harris, MLIS, MSHS – harrisr@westernu.edu – Harriet K. and Philip Pumerantz Library
Malika Kachani, DVM, PhD, NAPF – mkachani@westernu.edu – College of Veterinary Medicine
Kinkini Kanagasunderam, BA, BS – kkanagasunderam@westernu.edu – WesternU IPE
Annika Linde, DVM, PhD, MPH – alinde@westernu.edu – College of Veterinary Medicine
Phillip Mitchell, EdD – pmitchell@westernu.edu – WesternU IPE
Gwendelyn Orozco, PhD, MSN. Ed, RNC-OB – gorozco@westernu.edu – College of Graduate Nursing
Gregory A. Pecchia, DO, FACOFP – gpecchia@westernu.edu – College of Osteopathic Medicine of the Pacific
Jillian Rivard, PhD – jrivard@westernu.edu – WesternU IPE
Karin Roback, EdD, DPT – kroback@westernu.edu – College of Health Sciences – DPT
Anthony Sengul, PharmD – asengul@westernu.edu – College of Pharmacy
Jacqueline Truong, DPM, MPH – jbtruong@westernu.edu – College of Podiatric Medicine
Clea Tucker, PT, DPT, PES – tuckerc@westernu.edu – WesternU IPE
Amy Walker, PT, DPT, OCS – walkera@westernu.edu – College of Health Sciences – DPT-Northwest
Naveen Yadav, BS (H) Optom., MS, PhD, FAAO – nyadav@westernu.edu – College of Optometry
Miou Zhou, PhD – mzhou@westernu.edu – College of Dental Medicine
The members of the Implementation Team are typically at the Associate Dean or Department Chair level of administration. They assist the IPE Program by providing facilitators and by collaborating with the IPE Core Team to address administrative issues including communication with their respective Deans.
Peggy Barr, DVM, PhD – pbarr@westernu.edu – College of Veterinary Medicine
Franco Certeza – fcerteza@westernu.edu – WesternU IPE
Eunice Chung, BS, PharmD – echung@westernu.edu – College of Pharmacy
Ida Chung, OD, MSHE, FCOVD, FAAO – ichung@westernu.edu – College of Optometry
Harshavardhan Deoghare, PT, PhD – hdeoghare@westernu.edu – College of Health Sciences – DPT
Kinkini Kanagasunderam, BA, BS – kkanagasunderam@westernu.edu – WesternU IPE
Phillip Mitchell, EdD – pmitchell@westernu.edu – WesternU IPE
Gwendelyn Orozco, PhD, MSN. Ed, RNC-OB – gorozco@westernu.edu – College of Graduate Nursing
Meghna Patel, MS, PA-C – meghnapatel@westernu.edu – College of Health Sciences – Physician Assistant
Jillian Rivard, PhD – jrivard@westernu.edu – WesternU IPE
Sandra Saavedra, PT. PhD, MS – ssaavedra@westernu.edu – College of Health Sciences-Northwest – Physical Therapy
Amber Singletary, DMSc, MSHS, PA-C – asingletary@westernu.edu – College of Health Sciences – Physician Assistant
Colleen Talbot, PhD – ctalbot@westernu.edu – College of Osteopathic Medicine of the Pacific (COMP) & COMP-Northwest
Jacqueline Truong, DPM, MPH – jbtruong@westernu.edu – College of Podiatric Medicine
Clea Tucker, PT, DPT, PES – tuckerc@westernu.edu – WesternU IPE
Shirley Y. Kang, DDS – sykang@westernu.edu – College of Dental Medicine
Participating Colleges
Students within the IPE Program at WesternU are uniquely positioned to learn from, with, and about students of other health care professions. This is due to the participation of students and faculty from these colleges and programs:
- College of Osteopathic Medicine of the Pacific
- College of Osteopathic Medicine of the Pacific – Northwest Campus
- College of Health Sciences
- College of Health Sciences – Northwest Campus
- College of Pharmacy
- College of Graduate Nursing
- College of Veterinary Medicine
- College of Dental Medicine
- College of Optometry
- College of Podiatric Medicine
Partner Institution
Students enrolled in the Nursing program at Linn-Benton Community College in Lebanon, Oregon also participate in the IPE Program.