Sarah Collier 

• Microbiology & Immunology
• Change Management Elective
• Teaching and Learning Elective

Dr. Collier's primary topics of interest are Immunology and Microbiology as well as Molecular Biology in alignment with her biomedical training. Dr. Collier is an expert in the scholarship of teaching and learning (SoTL). Her academic research focuses on metacognition, student pharmacist academic support, and active learning in health professions education.

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Manuscripts

• Collier SP, Uroza SF. Reinforcing Immunology Concepts With Student Pharmacists Through a Point-of-Care Testing Lab. Am J Pharm Educ. 2025;89(8):101442. doi:10.1016/j.ajpe.2025.101442
• Collier SP, Breeden EA. Introducing project management to student pharmacists in a healthcare informatics course. Pharmacy Education. 2023;23(1):755-761. https://doi.org/10.46542/pe.2023.231.7557
• Sowell H, McInturff LM, Collier SP. An operational solution to supplemental instruction session design and quality control. Pharmacy Education. 2023;23(1):262-268. https://doi.org/10.46542/pe.2023.231.262268
• Collier SP, Gill KD, Phipps SD, Mercer SL. Supplemental instruction in pharmacy education: Lessons learned from collected perceptions. Pharmacy Education. 2022;22(1):620-628. https://doi.org/10.46542/pe.2022.221.620628
• Collier SP, Weldon AJ, Johnson JL. More Than Our Enemy: Making Space for the Microbiome in Pharmacy Education. INNOVATIONS in pharmacy. 2022;13(1):9-9. doi:10.24926/iip.v13i1.4553

Podium Presentations

• Collier SP, Burmeister M. Where's COEPA? How Foundational and Pharmaceutical Sciences Can Incorporate and Assess COEPA in their Courses. Presented at the 126th Annual Meeting of the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy, July 22, 2025. Chicago, Illinois.
• Collier SP, Medina JL, Weldon AJ, Venditto V, Szollosi DS. Teach Them Enough to Get Them In Trouble - Integrating Immunology into the Pharmacy Curriculum. Presented at the 125th Annual Meeting of the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy, July 20-23, 2024. Boston, Massachusetts.
• Dicenso M, Collier SP. Evaluating the Influence of an Active Learning Community on the Dimensions of Belonging in First and Second Year Pharmacy Students. Presented on April 11, 2024 at the Lipscomb University Student Scholars Symposium, Nashville, Tennessee.
• Collier SP, Gordon S, Cunningham CW, Calinski D. Do Ambulatory Care Pharmacists Ride in Ambulances? Transitioning PhDs to Pharmacy Education. Presented at the 124th Annual Meeting of the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy, July 22-25, 2023. Aurora, Colorado.
• Collier SP, Fulford M. Closing Session. Presented at Teacher’s Seminar during the 124th Annual Meeting of the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy, July 22, 2023. Aurora, Colorado.
• Mercer SL, Collier SP, Pouliot JD, Beard T, Lee JL. Staying in T.U.N.E.: Creating the best student experience during a challenging time. Podium presented at Lipscomb University Center for Teaching and Learning Renew Conference; May 11, 2021; Virtual.
• Mercer SL, Gill KD, Collier SP, Phipps SD. Sink or swim: Supplemental Instruction (SI) in pharmacy education. Podium presentation at the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy Annual Meeting; July 13-30, 2020; Virtual.

Poster Presentations

• Young A, Collier SP. Examining the Influence of Mapped Bloom's Taxonomy Items on the Student Pharmacist Experience. Poster presented at the Lipscomb University Student Scholars Symposium on April 17, 2025. Nashville, Tennessee.
• Gaglio Jr L, Baird K, Collier SP. H. Pylori Infections Linked to Gastric Cancer Disparities Across Hispanic Populations throughout the United States: A Systematic Review. Poster presented at the APhA Annual Meeting Mar 2025. Nashville, Tennessee.
• Dorris J, Tunney R, Collier SP, Breeden B. “Change Control” Healthcare Informatics Simulation. Presented at the 3rd Annual Lipscomb University Faculty Research Day, September 25, 2024. Nashville, TN.
• Collier SP, Young G, Pouliot JD, Torr II J. A Probiotic Product Claim Exercise Integrating Natural Medicine and Biomedical Literature Evaluation Skills. Presented at the 125th Annual Meeting of the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy, July 20-23, 2024. Boston, Massachusetts.
• Collier SP, Parker R, Cook J, Cox L, Adams JL. The Influence of AACP Walmart Scholars Program on Academic Career Paths: A 16-Year Analysis. Research and Education Poster Abstracts Presented at the 124th Annual Meeting of the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy, July 19-22, 2023. American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education Aug 2021, 85 (7) 8737; DOI: 10.5688/ajpe8737
• Collier SP, Beard T, Nola K. That’s SLiCK. School Poster Abstracts Presented at the 123rd Annual Meeting of the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy, July 19-22, 2021. American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education Aug 2021, 85 (7) 8739; DOI: 10.5688/ajpe8739
• Cummings J, Do T, Hardison D, Cleaves K, Randlett S, Scott AG, Hammer K, Person A, Ray D, Hall C, Torr J, Collier SP. Advocacy for the Pharmacy Profession by Student Pharmacists – Forget Simply Counting Pills! Lipscomb University Student Scholars Symposium, April 13, 2023. Nashville, Tennessee.
• Jones G, Collier SP. Assessing Motivations and Goals for Attending Supplemental Instruction in Student Pharmacists. Lipscomb University Student Scholars Symposium, April 13, 2023. Nashville, Tennessee.
• McInturff LM, DiCenso M, Beard T, Collier SP. Repurposing Supplemental Instruction to Cultivate Self-Assessment Skills in Student Pharmacists. Lipscomb University Student Scholars Symposium, April 13, 2023. Nashville, Tennessee.
• McInturff L, Hardison D, Slaughter L, Collier SP. Zooming in on student engagement: a quality improvement project on supplemental instruction among first-year student pharmacists. Poster Presented at the Lipscomb University Student Scholars Symposium, April 17, 2022. Nashville, Tennessee.
• Nwokeabia C, Stanfill A, Gill KD, Collier SP. Defining the characteristics of "success" for an academic support program through a systematic review. Poster Abstract Presented at the Lipscomb University Student Scholars Symposium, April 17, 2022. Nashville, Tennessee.
• Parker RP, Collier SP, Alkateeb T, Gross B, Gentry C, Hamblin S. Prioritization and Implementation of APPE Readiness Assessments Into the Pharmacy Curriculum. School Poster Abstracts Presented at the 123rd Annual Meeting of the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy, July 23-27, 2022. American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education. 2022; 86 (5):9172. DOI:10.5688/ajpe9172
• Mercer SL, Collier SP, Pouliot JD, Beard T, Lee JL. Staying in T.U.N.E.: Creating the best student experience during a challenging time. School Poster Abstracts Presented at the 122nd Virtual Annual Meeting of the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy, July 19-22, 2021. American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education Aug 2021; 85 (7) 8739; DOI: 10.5688/ajpe8739

• AACP Walmart Scholars Mentor 2020
• Faculty of the Year by Class of 2023
• AACP Aspiring Academics Home Mentor 2025

• Lipscomb University Center for Teaching and Learning SoTL Faculty Fellow

• AACP Biological Sciences Section Member