Rural Curriculum Design Team:

Team Chairs:

Debra Litzelman, M.D.
Associate Dean for Medical Education and Curricular Affairs
Richard Powell Professor of Medicine
IUSM - Indianapolis
dklitzel@iupui.edu

Taihung Duong, Ph.D.
Interim Director
Associate Professor of Anatomy & Cell Biology
IUSM – Terre Haute
tduong@iupui.edu

Team Members (in alphabetical order):

Kathryn Bowman
Administrative Secretary
IUSM - Indianapolis
katbowma@iupui.edu

Jennifer Custer
Project Coordinator, Department of Family Medicine
IUSM – Indianapolis
jcuster@iupui.edu

Tina Elliott
Assistant Director
Indiana Rural Health Association
telliott@indianarha.org

Ronald Frederick
MS2 student, IUSM – TH
rafreder@iupui.edu

Shawna Girgis, M.S.W.
Executive Director
Indiana Rural Health Association
sgirgis@indianarha.org

Mary Johnson, Ph.D.
IUSM Competency Director of Problem Solving
Associate Professor of Microbiology & Immunology
IUSM – Terre Haute
johnsomt@iupui.edu

Michael Lannoo, Ph.D.
Chair, IUSM Academic Standards Committee
Professor of Anatomy & Cell Biology
IUSM – Terre Haute
mlannoo@iupui.edu

Sue Maple, Ph.D.
Independent Consultant
IUSM - Indianapolis
samaple@iupui.edu

Kathleen O'Connell, Ph.D., R.N.
Associate Vice Chancellor for Faculty Affairs
Director, Behavioral Health & Family Studies Institute
Professor of Nursing
IUPUI Fort Wayne
oconnell@ipfw.edu

Scott Renshaw, M.D.
Assistant Professor, Clinical Family Medicine
Assistant Clerkship Director for the Underserved
IUSM - Indianapolis
serensha@iupui.edu

Mary Beth Seaward
Educational Specialist
IUSM – Terre Haute
mseaward@medicine.indstate.edu

Randall Stevens, M.D.
Family Physician, Addiction Medicine Specialist
Clinical Assistant Professor of Family Medicine
IUSM – Terre Haute
rstevens@medicine.indstate.edu

Dana Stidham
Rural Clinic Emergency Preparedness Coordinator
Indiana Rural Health Association
dstidham@indianarha.org

Gabi Waite, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Cellular & Integrative Physiology
IUSM – Terre Haute
gnindl@iupui.edu

Paula Wales, Ed.D.
Assistant Dean for Medical Education and Curricular Affairs
IUSM - Indianapolis
pwales@iupui.edu

Kenneth Watkins, M.D.
pollywog2@verizon.net  

Deanna Willis, M.D.
Assistant Professor of Family Medicine
Director of Affiliate Faculty of Family Medicine
Medical Director for Quality in Medical Management – IU Medical Group
IUSM - Indianapolis
drwillis@iupui.edu