Dean's Leadership Team

Samuel M. Poloyac, Pharm.D., Ph.D., FCCM

Dean Poloyac

Dean
James T. Doluisio Regents Chair

The dean serves as chief executive officer of The University of Texas at Austin College of Pharmacy and reports to the university’s executive vice president and provost. The dean oversees and supports all administrative aspects of the college—education, research, personnel and financial—and works to maintain a commitment to interprofessional collaboration, innovation and entrepreneurialism.

Leadership Team

The Dean’s Leadership Team includes College of Pharmacy Associate Deans, Assistant Deans, Division Heads and the chair of the Executive Committee. The team advises the dean of selected college policy, budget and administrative issues. The Leadership Team makes recommendations to the dean regarding faculty members for appointments to standing committees, and to the college faculty regarding changes to membership on the standing committees.

The Executive Committee (EC) consists of two members elected by each division and one appointed by the dean. The EC makes recommendations regarding promotion and tenure, annual merit raises when appropriate, evaluation of faculty progress in third year review and recommendations for assignment to endowed positions. The chair of the Executive Committee participates in the Dean’s Leadership Team.

College Leadership

  • Renee' Acosta

    W. Renee' Acosta, R.Ph., M.S.

    Senior Associate Dean for Academic Affairs
    Clinical Professor of Pharmacy Practice
    Abbott Centennial Fellow in Pharmacy
    Provost’s Teaching Fellow
    Health IPE Fellow
  • Antonio Burns wearing a checkered jacket and smiling.

    Antonio Burns, MBA

    Chief Development Officer
  • Dr. Ashley Castleberry

    Ashley Castleberry, Pharm.D., M.Ed.

    Assistant Dean for Curriculum and Assessment
    Division Head and Clinical Associate Professor of Pharmacy Practice
  • Carrie Cunningham wearing a patterned top and glasses.

    Carrie Cunningham, M.Ed.

    Assistant Dean for Administration and Business
  • Diane Ginsburg photo

    Diane B. Ginsburg, Ph.D., M.S., R.Ph., FASHP

    Associate Dean for Healthcare Partnerships
    Clinical Professor of Pharmacy Practice
    G.D. Searle & Co. Endowed Fellow in Pharmacy
    Provost's Distinguished Service Faculty
  • Dr. Tonia Guida smiling while wearing a suit coat.

    Tonia Guida, Ph.D.

    Assistant Dean for Opportunity and Belonging
    Assistant Professor of Instruction
  • Justin Pedigo photo

    Justin Pedigo, Pharm.D.

    Clinical Assistant Professor of Pharmacotherapy
    Interim Assistant Dean for Experiential Education
    Regional Director - San Antonio
  • Dr. John Richburg

    John H. Richburg, Ph.D.

    Associate Dean for Research and Graduate Studies
    Professor of Pharmacology & Toxicology
    Gustavus & Louise Pfeiffer Professor in Toxicology
  • Dr. Justin Samuel

    Justin Samuel, Ph.D.

    Assistant Dean for Student Affairs
    Assistant Professor of Practice
  • Dr. Chris Whitman

    Christian P. Whitman, Ph.D.

    Professor of Chemical Biology & Medicinal Chemistry
    Romeo T. Bachand, Jr. Regents Professor in Pharmacy
    Executive Committee Chair

Division Leadership

  • Dr. Jamie Barner

    Jamie C. Barner, Ph.D., FAACP, FAPhA

    Division Head and Professor of Health Outcomes
    Clifford L. Klinck, Jr. Centennial Professor
  • Dr. Ashley Castleberry

    Ashley Castleberry, Pharm.D., M.Ed.

    Assistant Dean for Curriculum and Assessment
    Division Head and Clinical Associate Professor of Pharmacy Practice
  • Dr. Walt Fast

    Walter L. Fast, Ph.D.

    Division Head and Professor of Chemical Biology & Medicinal Chemistry
    William I. Dismukes Fellow in Pharmacy
    Southwestern Drug Corporation Centennial Endowed Fellow in Pharmacy
  • Dr. Chris Frei

    Christopher R. Frei, Pharm.D., M.Sc.

    Division Head and Professor of Pharmacotherapy
    William J. Sheffield Centennial Endowed Professor
    Program Director, Translational Science PhD Program
  • Dr. Kristin Janzen

    Kristin Janzen, Pharm.D., BCPS

    Assistant Division Head, Pharmacy Practice
    Clinical Associate Professor of Pharmacy Practice
    Clinical Pharmacy Specialist, Internal Medicine - Dell Seton Medical Center
  • Dr. Rebecca Moote

    Rebecca Moote, Pharm.D., M.Sc., BCPS

    Assistant Division Head, Pharmacotherapy
    Clinical Associate Professor of Pharmacotherapy
  • Karen Vasquez Profile Pic

    Karen Vasquez, Ph.D.

    Division Head and Professor of Pharmacology & Toxicology
    Doluisio Regents Professor
  • Bill Williams Profile Pic

    Robert O. (Bill) Williams III, Ph.D.

    Division Head and Professor of Molecular Pharmaceutics and Drug Delivery
    Johnson & Johnson Centennial Chair in Pharmacy
    Editor-in-chief, AAPS PharmSciTech