George Washington University, Health Sciences Programs: Staff Information

Margaret Plack , PT, EdD

Phone: (202) 994-7763

Interim Senior Associate Dean

I used to believe that knowledge was forever. I now know that knowledge is forever changing. It is exciting to be teaching in a time of change. Being a teacher is no longer about being the expert imparting knowledge and skills; it is about helping others learn how to learn so that they can become their own best teachers. Teaching IS learning. For me, the best teachers and learners are those that stop to reflect on what they know, question their knowledge, and never stop seeking to answer the questions posed. This is the essence of being a reflective practitioner. As Program Director and Chair it is my privilege to be among the best teachers and learners in health care today.

Phone: (202) 994-2945

I am a Professor of Pathology, Associate Dean for Health Sciences, and Director of the Clinical Laboratory Science Program. I am also the Principal Investigator of the NCI-funded East Coast AIDS and Cancer Specimen Bank and a Co-Investigator in the NIH-funded Women's Interagency HIV Study. My doctorate is in Microbiology. I have recently been developing a program for capacity building in clinical research.

Phone: (202) 994-0910

Fiscal Coordinator

As Fiscal Coordinator, numbers are not necessarily my passion, but I do believe that careful management of funds is what allows for wonderful opportunities for students and education development.

Phone: (202) 994-3725

Executive Coordinator

I've been a part of the Health Science Programs Dean's office since 1989. I provide assistance to the Senior Associate Dean, including maintaining her calendar, which I found to both a challenge and pleasure, it's always interesting. I love the administrative world and consider myself a good facilitator. I love a good laugh and teasing my co-workers.

Phone: (202) 994-9955

Research Professor

I'm proud for the opportunity to teach at one of the premier universities in the country. GWU attracts outstanding, committed, bright, and dedicated students - a professor's dream!

Phone: (202) 994-1668

Director of Admissions

As a student affairs practitioner I have the fortune of meshing my altruistic inclination with a passion for academia.

Tamahtra McClure-Williams

Phone: (202) 994-4982

Admissions Counselor

I enjoy being an admissions counselor with the Health Science Programs. I especially like the challenges that I face every day helping students obtain their goals and advancing their careers. There is never a dull moment and I work with such an amazing team.

Admissions Counselor

Director of Student Services

Education Specialist

Phone: (202) 994-9313

Director of Instructional Technology & Adjunct Assistant Professor

As instructional designer for the health sciences, I have the good fortune to collaborate with many talented people on an ever-changing array of topics and educational materials. I enjoy the creative process; connecting ideas and information; and finding simplicity and order amidst complexity and chaos.

Lisa Mustone Alexander , EdD, MPH, PA

Phone: (202) 994-7669

Program Office Director

I have been on the faculty of the School of Medicine and Health Sciences for 24 years and have spent the majority of my career as an advocate for interdisciplinary team practice. I enjoy working with students and faculty to address our city's most intractable health and service delivery problems.

Phone: (202) 994-7669

Program Coordinator

Christina Puchalski , M.D.

Phone: (202) 496-6409

I firmly believe that the way to reform healthcare is to recognize that spirituality is an essential element of healthcare and that compassionate and high quality healthcare is based on the spiritual values of service and love. For over fifteen years at GW, I have been developing creative, scholarly, and practical models of interdisciplinary spiritual care and teaching future clinicians and leaders in healthcare to integrate spirituality fully into their clinical practices. My passion is my clinical work and my teaching. My patients are my teachers and my students are the agents of change for creating better and more compassionate systems of care.

Angie Hinzey , MPH, CHES

Angie Hinzey, MPH, CHES is excited to be joining ISCOPES as its new Director in August 2010 after earning her Master of Public Health from George Washington University School of Public Health and Health Services. She also holds a BS in Molecular Genetics with a minor in Business from The Ohio State University. Angie started working in the medical field over ten years ago. During that time, she has also been a health education trainer and direct service provider, a small business owner, and a teacher for both adults and young people. She has worked extensively in projects involving community collaboration, service-learning, and adult learning. She looks forward to putting her experience to work as well as learning from the experiences of the huge ISCOPES family!

Phone: (202) 994-2887

Executive Coordinator

I am excited to have the opportunity to do meaningful work with passionate people in the Office of Community-based Partnerships. I assist with the service-learning program, ISCOPES (Interdisciplinary Student Community-Oriented Prevention Enhancement Service), and a healthcare initiative aimed at addressing the needs of adults with cognitive and physical disabilities.

Lisa Mustone Alexander , EdD, MPH, PA

Phone: (202) 994-7669