about us

MCGEC Principal Investigator

Charles Mouton, M.D., M.S.

Senior Vice President for Health Affairs

Dean, School of Medicine

Meharry Medical College

cmouton@mmc.edu

MCGEC Co-Principal Investigator

Mohamad Sidani, M.D., M.S.

Vice Chair for Clinical Affairs
Associate Professor, Family & Community Medicine

Meharry Medical College

msidani@mmc.edu

MCGEC Co-Principal Investigator

Pradumna Singh, M.D.
Associate Professor, Neurology Division, Department of Internal Medicine

Meharry Medical College

psingh@mmc.edu

Financial Officer

Alex Armstrong
Fiscal Officer, School of Medicine

Meharry Medical College

aarmstrong@mmc.edu

MCGEC Staff & Faculty – Meharry Medical College

Grace Smith, L.M.S.W.
Program Manager

gssmith@mmc.edu

Ruth Garrett, Ph.D.
Education Consultant

rgarrett@mmc.edu

Carol Galvez-Gutierrez
Program Coordinator & Office Manager

cgalvez@mmc.edu

Mary Ann Ruley, M.S.
Program Coordinator

mruley@mmc.edu

Susan DeRiemer, Ph.D.
Professor, Integrated Didactics

Curriculum Development & TSU Liaison
Geriatric Student Forum

sderiemer@mmc.edu

Shagufta Jabeen, M.D.
Assistant Professor, Psychiatry Dept.

sjabeen@mmc.edu

MCGEC Staff & Faculty - Vanderbilt University

Vanderbilt University  Principal Investigator

James Powers, M.D.
Associate Professor, School of Medicine

Associate Clinical Director of the VA GRECC

James.powers@vanderbilt.edu

Laurence Solberg, M.D.
Assistant Professor
Chief Geriatric Consult Service,
Delirium EBP Project Consultant

Laurence.m.solberg@vanderbilt.edu

Ruth Garrett, Ph.D.
Nursing Education Consultant

Ruth.g.garrett@vanderbilt.edu

Anna Lea Cothron

Program Coordinator & Evaluator

Anna.l.dozier@vanderbilt.edu

Pam Allen, R.N.
Nursing Education

Pamela.e.allen@vanderbilt.edu

Maciej Buchowski, Ph.D.
Research Professor & Nutrition Section Leader

Maciej.buchowski@vanderbilt.edu

For more information about educational events at Vanderbilt visit the Vanderbilt-Reynolds Geriatrics Education Center

MCGEC Faculty - Tennessee State University

Tennessee State University Principal Investigator

Kathy Martin, Ph.D., R.N., C.N.E.
Dean, School of Nursing

Kmartin3@tnstate.edu

Pamela Ark, Ph.D., R.N.
BSN Director, Associate Professor, Nursing

park@tnstate.edu

Ronald Barredo, P.T., D.P.T., Ed.D., GCS
Assoc. Professor and Head, Dept. of Physical Therapy
rbarredo@tnstate.edu

Jane Norman, Ph.D., M.S.N., C.N.E.
MSN Director, Professor, Nursing

jnorman@tnstate.edu

Marian Patton, Ed.D., M.Ed.
Department Head, Professor, Dental Hygiene

mpatton@tnstate.edu

Janice Williams, B.S.D.H., M.S.
Assistant Professor, Dental Hygiene

Jwilliams128@tnstate.edu

Elizabeth Brown, Ph.D.

Associate Professor, Health Admin. and Health Sciences

Tina Smith, Ph.D., CCC-SLP

Associate Professor & Interim Head, Dept. of Speech & Audiology

Marie Hammond, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Dept. of Psychology

MCGEC Evaluation Consultant

vocpsych@comcast.net