As the college’s Director of the Advancement of Teaching and Learning Excellence, Connie has worked with faculty to improve teaching and learning excellence in both the professional program and the graduate program. A major focus of her attention has been on implementation of computerized testing within the college’s competency-based curriculum and use of rubrics within lab-based courses. Connie graduated from WSU with a Doctor of Pharmacy degree and PhD in Pharmaceutical Sciences. Following graduation, Connie completed a Clinical Pharmacology fellowship at the University of California San Francisco. Connie joined the WSU faculty in 2013 and teaches the pharmaceutics course series, pharmacy calculations, and compounding lab.