Provides Testimony In
Optometry, Optometrist, Vision, Vision Performance, Vision Standards, Contact Lenses & Lens Care, Retina Treatments, Allergy-Triggered Anaphylaxis,
Education
O.D. Illinois College of Optometry, 1979.
B.S. Illinois Benedictine College, 1975.
Licensure
Missouri (TO 2647) Optometry (Diagnostic and Therapeutic Agents Certified)
Experience
1979-1981 Associate practice, Wooddale, IL.
1979-1985 Associate practice, Wheaton, IL.
1980-1983 Instructor, Illinois College of Optometry, Chicago, IL.
1981-1985 Private Practice, Mundelein, IL.
1983-1985 Assistant Professor, Illinois College of Optometry, Chicago, IL.
1986-1995 Staff Optometrist, Group Health Plan Inc., St. Louis, MO.
1987-1988 Chief Optometrist, Group Health Plan Inc., St. Louis, MO.
1988-1994 Assistant Professor, University of Missouri- St. Louis School of Optometry
1995-2008 Associate Professor, University of Missouri- St. Louis School of Optometry
1995-2011 Chief, Primary Care Service, University of Missouri- St. Louis School of Optometry
1997-2011 Deputy Director of Clinics, University of Missouri- St. Louis School of Optometry
2003- 2004 Acting Director- American Optometric Association Clinical Care Group
2008- 2011 Professor- University of Missouri-St. Louis, College of Optometry
2012- Professor- University of the Incarnate Word, Rosenberg School of Optometry
2012- Assistant Dean for Academic Affairs- University of the Incarnate Word, Rosenberg School of Optometry
Educational Experience-Illinois College of Optometry
1980-1983 Instructor, served as a preceptor in the Primary Care and Binocular Vision Clinics.
1983-1985 Assistant Professor, served as a preceptor in the Primary Care and Binocular Vision Clinics,
also instructed in the clinical optometry laboratories.
Educational Experience-University of Missouri- St. Louis
Course and Laboratory Instruction
1988-2011 (521) Clinical Optometry II- Lecture and Laboratory
1988-2011 (550/560) Primary Care Clinic- Preceptor
1989-2011 (514) Clinical Optometry I- Lecture and Laboratory
1989-2011 (531) Clinical Optometry III- Lecture and Laboratory
1990-2011 (584/594) Externship Counselor
1991-96 (558) Geriatric Optometry Lab
1993-96 (571) Community Service Rotation
2002-2011 (520)Ophthalmic Optics-Lecture and Laboratory
Professional Society Membership and Offices Held
American Optometric Association
Member – Multidisciplinary Practice Section
Chair – Liaisons to Schools and Colleges of Optometry
Nursing Home and Geriatric Practice Committee 1998-2001
Commission on Ophthalmic Standards, 2001-2008
Acting Director Clinical Care Group 2003- 2004
Associate Director Clinical Care Section 2008-2009
Missouri Optometric Association
Member
Member-UMSL-MOA Relations Committee 1998-1999
Liaison from UMSL to the MOA Board of Trustees, 1997-2000, 2010-11
Member- Administrative Services Committee-2000
Member- Affiliated Services Committee 1998- 2000, Board Liaison
Member-MOA Board Coordinating Committee, 2000-05
Secretary of the MOA Board of Trustees-2000-2001
Member- Membership Services Committee 2001, Board Liaison
Treasurer of the MOA, 2001-2002
Member- Administrative Services Committee, Board Liaison
President Elect of the MOA 2002-2003
Member- Governmental Affairs Committee, Board Liaison
Member- Children’s Vision Task Force
President of the Missouri Optometric Assn. 2003-04
Past President of the Missouri Optometric Assn. 2004-05
Member- Public Relations Committee 2004-2005, Board Liaison
Member-Public Relations Committee 2006-2007, 2008-11
Chair-Government Relations Committee 2007-08
Chair-Public Relations Committee 2009-2011
American Academy of Optometry
Fellow – 1993-present
Diplomate -1997-present-Section on Public Health and Environmental Vision, renewed 2007
Assistant Diplomate Chair-Section on Public Health and Environmental Vision, 1999-2001.
Diplomate Chair-Section on Public Health and Environmental Vision, 2001- 2004
Academy Faculty Liaison to UMSL 2000-2007
Chair-Section on Public Health and Environmental Vision, 2004-2006.
European Academy of Optometry and Optics
Founder Member – 2009-present
National Academies of Practice
Member 2012-present
Professional Training
Continuing Education
16 hours required annually for Optometry Re-Licensure (Missouri) 1980-present
Courses to allow practicing at the highest level of licensure in 1984, 1986 and 1993.
Papers Presented, Publications, Book Chapters, Grants Funded
Available Upon Request
Consultant
Dicon Instruments Advisory Board, 1992-98
Council on Clinical Optometric Care, 1992-93
Accrediting Council on Optometric Education, 1994-present
Expert Witness- State of Missouri Attorney General’s Office, 1996-2003
Commissioner- Governor’s Commission on Children’s Vision, 2008-2012
Chair- Governor’s Commission on Children’s Vision, 2010-2011
Contributing Editor
Journal of the American Optometric Association 1994-1999
Journal of Optometric Education, 2003-present
Faculty Advisor
Student Volunteers in Optometry in Service to Humanity (SVOSH), 1994-96
Gold Key Honor Society- 2006-2011
Visiting Scholar:
Hogeschool van Utrecht, The Netherlands 1996
Fellow:
James T. Bush Sr., Center for Public Policy Research, 1996-97
Presidential Leadership Institute, 2004-2005
Center for International Studies, 2005-06, 2008-11
Research Associate:
Center for International Studies 1998-99
Awards
Optometric Educators Association-Journalistic Achievement, Second Place, 1996
U.S. Army- War on Terrorism Service Medal, 2003
St. Louis Optometric Society, Optometrist of the Year, 2004
President’s Academic Leadership Institute, 2004-2005
J William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board, Fulbright Scholar, Poland, 2005
Illinois College of Optometry, Distinguished Alumni Award in Education, 2005
Order of Witela, Honorary Optics Society, 2006
Missouri Optometric Association Optometrist of the Year-2007
Beta Sigma Kappa Honor Fraternity- Educator of the Year- 2011
Member
Missouri Children’s Vision Commission-Governor’s Appointment, 2007-2012
Missouri Children’s Vision Commission-Chair, 2010-2011
College Service– University of Missouri
1988 Member – Admissions Committee
1988 Member – Clinic Council
1989 Member – Admissions Committee
1989 Member – Clinic Council
1989 Member – Faculty Council, Planning and Fiscal Committee
1990 Member – Admissions Committee
1990 Member – Clinic Council
1990 Member – Faculty Council, Planning and Fiscal Committee
1991 Member – Admissions Committee
1991 Member – Clinic Council
1991 Member – Faculty Council, Planning and Fiscal Committee
1992 Member – Admissions Committee
1992 Member – Clinic Policy Committee
1992 Member – Dean’s Council
1992 Secretary – Faculty Steering Committee
1992 Member – Clinic Council
1992 Member – Senate Committee on University Relations
1992 Member – Faculty Council, Planning and Fiscal Committee
1992 Member – Graduate Council Committee on Curriculum and Instruction
1993 Member – Admissions Committee
1993 Member – Clinic Policy Committee
1993 Member – Dean’s Council
1993 Secretary – Faculty Steering Committee
1993 Member – Clinic Council
1993 Member – Senate Committee on University Relations
1993 Member – Optometry School Residency Committee
1993 Member – Graduate Council Committee on Curriculum and Instruction
1994 Member – Admissions Committee
1994 Member – Clinic Policy Committee
1994 Member – Optometry School Residency Committee
1994 Member – Faculty Council
1994 Member – Faculty Council Steering Committee
1994 Member – Senate Committee on Curriculum and Instruction
1994 Secretary – Core Faculty
1994 Member – Dean’s Council
1995 Member – Clinic Policy Committee
1995 Member – Optometry School Residency Committee
1995 Member – Faculty Council
1995 Member – Faculty Council Steering Committee
1995 Member – Faculty Council Administrator Evaluation Committee
1995 Member – Senate Committee on Curriculum and Instruction
1995 Secretary – Core Faculty
1995 Member – Dean’s Council
1996 Member – Clinic Policy Committee
1996 Member – Optometry School Residency Committee
1996 Member – Faculty Council
1996 Member – Faculty Council Steering Committee
1996 Member – Faculty Council Administrator Evaluation Committee
1996 Member – Senate Committee on Curriculum and Instruction
1996 Chair – Core Faculty
1996 Member – Dean’s Council
1996 Senator- University Senate
1996 Graduate Council New Program Committee
1996 Faculty Handbook Committee
1996 Educational Policy Task Force
1997 Member – Clinic Policy Committee
1997 Member – Optometry School Residency Committee
1997 Member – Faculty Council
1997 Member – Faculty Council Steering Committee
1997 Member – Faculty Council Administrator Evaluation Committee
1997 Acting Chair- Faculty Grievance Committee
1997 Member – Senate Committee on Curriculum and Instruction
1997 Chair – Core Faculty
1997 Member – Dean’s Council
1997 Senator- University Senate
1997 Graduate Council New Program Committee
1997 Member-UMSL-MOA Relations Committee
1997 Liaison from UMSL to the MOA Board of Trustees
1998 Member – Clinic Policy Committee
1998 Member – Optometry School Residency Committee
1998 Member – Faculty Council
1998 Member – Faculty Council Administrator Evaluation Committee
1998 Member – Senate Computer Committee
1998 Member – Dean’s Council
1998 Member-UMSL-MOA Relations Committee
1998 Liaison from UMSL to the MOA Board of Trustees
1999 Member – Clinic Policy Committee
1999 Member – Optometry School Residency Committee
1999 Member – Senate Library Committee
1999 Member – Dean’s Council
1999 Member-UMSL-MOA Relations Committee
1999 Liaison from UMSL to the MOA Board of Trustees
1999 Secretary – Core Faculty
1999 Liaison from UMSL to the St. Louis Optometric Association
1999 Chair- ACOE Committee Standard III
2000 Member – Clinic Policy Committee
2000 Member – Optometry School Residency Committee
2000 Member – Senate Library Committee
2000 Member – Dean’s Council
2000 Member-UMSL-MOA Relations Committee
2000 Liaison from UMSL to the MOA Board of Trustees
2000 Vice Chair – Core Faculty
2000 Liaison from UMSL to the St. Louis Optometric Association
2000 Chair- ACOE Committee Standard III
2001 Member -Clinic Policy Committee
2001 Member -Senate Library Committee
2001 Chair- ACOE Committee Standard III
2001 Member-Fall Research Panel
2002 Member -Senate Library Committee
2002 Member -Clinic Policy Committee
2002 Member-Fall Research Panel
2002 Member-Graduate School New Program Committee
2002 Member-Faculty Committee
2002 Member-Facilities Committee
2003 Member -Senate Library Committee
2003 Member -Clinic Policy Committee
2003 Member-Fall Research Panel
2003 Member-Graduate School New Program Committee
2003 Member-Faculty Committee
2003 Member-Facilities Committee
2004 Member -Clinic Policy Committee
2004 Member-Fall Research Panel
2004 Member-Graduate School New Program Committee
2004 Member-Faculty Committee
2004 Member-Facilities Committee
2005 Member -Clinic Policy Committee
2005 Member-Faculty Committee
2005 Member-Facilities Committee
2005 Member-Senate Academic Advisory Committee
2006 Member -Clinic Policy Committee
2006 Member-Faculty Committee
2006 Member-Facilities Committee
2006 Member-Curriculum Committee
2006 Senator-University Assembly/Faculty Senate
2006 Member-Senate Academic Advisory Committee
2006 Chair-ASCO Healthy Eyes, Healthy People Curriculum Committee
2007 Member -Clinic Policy Committee
2007 Member-Faculty Committee
2007 Member-Curriculum Committee
2007 Senator-University Assembly/Faculty Senate
2007 Member-Senate Academic Advisory Committee
2007 Chair-ASCO Healthy Eyes, Healthy People Curriculum Committee
2007 Member- University Accreditation Steering Committee
2007 Member- University Budget and Planning Committee
2008 Member -Clinic Policy Committee
2008 Member-Faculty Committee
2008 Member-Curriculum Committee
2008 Senator-University Assembly/Faculty Senate
2008 Member-University Accreditation Steering Committee
2008 Member- College Accreditation Committee, Curriculum Standard
2008 Member- College Accreditation Committee, Clinic Standard
2008 Member- Chancellor’s Advisory Committee on Public Radio
2008 Member- University Budget and Planning Committee
2008 Member-University Promotion and Tenure Committee
2009 Member -Clinic Policy Committee
2009 Member-Faculty Workload Committee
2009 Member-Curriculum Committee
2009 Senator-University Assembly/Faculty Senate
2009 Member- Chancellor’s Advisory Committee on Public Radio
2009 Member- University Budget and Planning Committee
2009 Member-University Promotion and Tenure Committee
2010 Member -Clinic Policy Committee
2010 Member-Faculty Workload Committee
2010 Member-Curriculum Committee
2010 Senator-University Assembly/Faculty Senate
2010 Member- University Budget and Planning Committee
2010 Member-University Promotion and Tenure Committee
2010 Consultant- American Board of Optometry
2011 Member -Clinic Policy Committee
2011 Member-Faculty Workload Committee
2011 Member-Curriculum Committee
2011 Senator-University Assembly/Faculty Senate
2011 Member- University Budget and Planning Committee
2011 Member-University Promotion and Tenure Committee
2011 Consultant- American Board of Optometry
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