PA Program Faculty & Staff

Contact the CBU PA Program

Email: pas@cbu.edu
Phone: (901) 321-3388
Mailing Address: Physician Assistant Studies, Christian Brothers University • 650 East Parkway South • Memphis, TN 38104 

Click on each name for contact information and educational/biographical info.

John Easley, M.Ed.
Admissions Coordinator, Physician Assistant Studies
Dr. Cherese W. Tooley, MD
Medical Director, Associate Professor, Physician Assistant Studies
Karen Chaffin
Program Administrative Coordinator, Physician Assistant Studies

PA Program Faculty & Staff: Didactic Faculty

Todd Smith, MSPAS, PA-C
Associate Professor, Program Director, Physician Assistant Studies
Sophia Garrison, MSPAS, PA-C
Assistant Professor, Physician Assistant Studies
Tony Schnuerer, PA-C
Assistant Professor, Physician Assistant Studies
 
Ashley Gross, MSPAS, PA-C
Assistant Professor, Physician Assistant Studies

PA Program Faculty & Staff: Clinical Faculty

Robert Booth, EMPA-C, CAQ-EM
Associate Professor, Physician Assistant Studies
Holly Keating, MS
Data Manager & Clinical Administrative Specialist, Physician Assistant Studies
Amy Harkness, PA-C, RDMS, RVT
Director of Clinical Education and Assistant Professor, Physician Assistant Studies

PA Program Faculty & Staff: Instructional Faculty

  • Maria Zhorne, PharmD, BCCCP, Instructional Faculty
    Drake University
  • Allison Brunson, PharmD, Instructional Faculty
    University of Arkansas Medical School, University of Arkansas at Monticello
  • Whitney Gatewood, MSPAS, PA-C, Instructional Faculty
    Christian Brothers University, Arkansas State University
  • Tessa Denzin, PA-C, Instructional Faculty
    Harding University
  • William Cushman, MD, FACP, FAHA, FASH, Instructional Faculty
    University of Mississippi, University of Mississippi School of Medicine
  • Sarah Ford, MSPAS, PA-C, Instructional Faculty
    Central Michigan University
  • Thomas Cooper, DNP, APRN, ACNP-BC, FNP-C, Instructional Faculty
    University of Tennessee Health Sciences Center, Union University
  • Michaela Perkins, BSN, RN, MSN, AGPCNP, Instructional Faculty
    University of Mississippi Medical Center, University of South Alabama
  • Erin Chalmers, DMSc, MSPAS, PA-C, Instructional Faculty
    University of Lynchburg, University of Kentucky, Bellarmine University
  • Emily Lennon, MSPAS, PA-C, Instructional Faculty
    Christian Brothers University, University of Maryland