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.

Dr. Gary B. Tooley, DHSc, PA-C Emeritus, DFAAPA
Professor & Didactic Faculty,
Physician Assistant Studies

John Easley, M.Ed.
Admissions Coordinator,
Physician Assistant Studies
Didactic Faculty

Todd Smith, MSPAS, PA-C
Associate Professor, Program Director,
Physician Assistant Studies

Sophia Garrison, MSPAS, PA-C
Assistant Professor,
Physician Assistant Studies
Clinical Faculty

Robert Booth, DMS, PA-C
Assistant Professor, Clinical Faculty,
Physician Assistant Studies

Holly Keating, MS
Clinical Administrative Coordinator,
Physician Assistant Studies

Claire Ellender, PA-C
Assistant Professor, Clinical Faculty,
Physician Assistant Studies

Amy Harkness, PA-C, RDMS, RVT
Director of Clinical Education and Assistant Professor,
Physician Assistant Studies
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