The Health Professions Advisory Committee (HPAC) is made up of faculty and staff from a variety of backgrounds who help students prepare to apply to health professions programs.

Jessica Alber, PhD
Assistant Professor
Department of Biomedical and Pharmaceutical Sciences & the Ryan Institute for Neuroscience
Email: jalber@uri.edu | Meet Jessica

Alana Bibeau, PhD
Teaching Professor of Sociology
Sociology Advisor
Department of Sociology and Anthropology
Email: abibeau@uri.edu | Meet Alana

Jodi Camberg, PhD
Associate Professor
Department of Cell and Molecular Biology
Email: cambergj@uri.edu | Meet Jodi

Holly Dunsworth, PhD
Professor of Anthropology
Department of Sociology and Anthropology
College of Arts and Sciences
Email: holly_dunsworth@uri.edu | Meet Holly

Michael Chirillo, MD, PhD
Assistant Teaching Professor
Department of Biological Sciences
College of Environment and Life Sciences
Email: michael.chirillo@uri.edu I Meet Michael

Aura Fajardo Grandidge, PhD
Assistant Dean for Diversity
& Student Success Initiatives
College of the Environment and Life Sciences
Email: afgrandidge@uri.edu | Meet Aura

Jason Kolbe, PhD
Department Chair, Associate Professor
Department of Biological Sciences
College of the Environment and Life Sciences
Email: jkolbe@uri.edu | Meet Jason

Sarah Larson, M.S., RD
Associate Teaching Professor, Didactic Program in Dietetics Director
Department of Nutrition
College of Health Sciences
Email: sarahlarson@uri.edu | Meet Sarah

Andrea A. Rusnock, PhD
Professor
Department of History
College of Arts and Sciences
Email: rusnock@uri.edu | Meet Andrea