I’ve been quoted in national and international publications because of my work as the FDA’s deputy associate commissioner for regulatory affairs, but today, I want students to fully grasp the importance of regulations to the health of the United States.
Director, Biomedical Continuing Education at University of Georgia
With 40 years of service for the US Food and Drug Administration, eight of those years as regional director, I had a birdseye view of how food, drug, medical device, and biotechnology companies navigate through the regulations in the industry. I bring this experience into the online classroom for our regulatory students.
In addition to teaching in the Regulatory Affairs program at UGA, I’m Director of the Biomedical Continuing Education program, offering ways to bring people from the pharmaceutical industry together to dialogue about recent developments and processes. Every year, I help organize the Annual International Good Manufacturing Practices Conference, a conference that helps facilitate dialogue between the pharmaceutical industry and the FDA. This outreach effort has benefits locally for UGA students, but the impact is felt nationally and internationally as well.