Belmont University

Angela Hagan

Angela Hagan

Professor

College of Pharmacy & Health Sciences

PhD (Clinical, Social and Administrative Sciences) University of Michigan; MSPS (Pharmaceutical Sciences) University of Toledo; BS (Biology & Chemistry) University of Toledo

Location: McWhorter Hall 321

615-460-6676
angela.hagan@belmont.edu

Biography

Angela Hagan, PhD is a Professor of Pharmaceutical, Social, and Administrative Sciences at Belmont University College of Pharmacy & Health Sciences. Over the past decade, she has distinguished herself as an innovative educator and leader, coordinating and teaching core courses such as Health Care Delivery, Communications and Counseling, and Ethics in Pharmacy Practice. She also developed and led international experiences for pharmacy and business students through Belmont’s International Business Study Abroad program in Spain & Portugal. Dr. Hagan has served in multiple high-impact roles on curricular revision and admissions committees and has been recognized by students for her support and mentorship, being honored as Pharmaceutical, Social & Administrative Sciences Professor of the Year (2014, 2023, 2024, 2025). Her newest role as a Student Engagement Specialist, helping to recruit the future of pharmacy, provides an opportunity to interface with the local community at area high schools and community colleges.

Her scholarship in recent years has focused on representation in pharmacy education, cultural humility, and active learning pedagogy. She has co-authored award-winning articles, including the AACP Rufus A. Lyman Award recipient for best paper in 2022, and continues to present on issues of inclusion, co-curricular innovation, and educational gaming. She has also mentored pharmacy residents to receive multiple grants to support student and community engagement research. She was involved in developing interprofessional education IMPACT week curriculum with colleagues from nursing, medicine and CPHS, while continuing to facilitate educational opportunities in The Belmont University Center for Interprofessional Engagement & Simulation.

Beyond her academic work, Dr. Hagan has demonstrated a deep commitment to professional service and community involvement. She has served in leadership roles within the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy, co-advised Phi Lambda Sigma and SNPhA chapters, and mentored countless student leaders. Locally, she engages in extensive volunteer work—from mentoring Tennessee Promise scholars to serving as a Girl Scout troop leader and faith community educator. Dr. Hagan’s career reflects a passion for equipping future pharmacists not only with professional competence but also with the vision and compassion to flourish as servant leaders.

View Dr. Hagan's Curriculum Vitae

Secondary Data Mining

Trend Analysis

Patient Interviews

Focus Groups

Survey Instrument Development

Literature Review

Scholarship of Teaching & Learning

Provider/Student Attitudes toward Conscientious Objection

Active Learning Pedagogy

American Association Colleges of Pharmacy (AACP)

Phi Lambda Sigma, Delta Epsilon Chapter advisor and chartering member

NAACP, Lifetime Silver Member

Pharmacuetical, Social & Administrative Sciences Professor of the Year-2014, 2023


Rufus A Lyman Award AJPE & American Assocation of Colleges of Pharmacy 2022


Best Paper Award AACP Pharmacy Practice Section 2022


SNPhA Faculty Member of the Month December 2018


Phi Delta Chi Faculty Member of the Month October 2019




Campbell HE, Hagan AM, Gaither C. Addressing Ethnic and Racial Diversity in Pharmacy Faculty Pipeline. Am J Pharm Educ. July 2021, 8586. DOI: https://doi.org/10.5688/ajpe8586.

Diaz-Cruz ES, and Hagan AM. Developing a Co-Curricular Activity to Introduce Student Pharmacists to the Cultural Proficiency Continuum Framework. Innov Pharm 11(1); (2020). DOI:https://doi.org/10.24926/iip.v11i1.2185

Campbell HE, Hagan AM, Hincapie AL, Gaither C, Freeman MK, Avant ND. Racial disproportionality of students in United States colleges of pharmacy. Curr Pharm Teach Learn. 2020 May;12(5):524-530. doi: 10.1016/j.cptl.2020.01.011. Epub 2020 Jan 30. PMID: 32336448.

Clauson A, Hahn L, Frame T, Hagan AM, Bynum LA, Thompson ME, Kiningham K. An innovative escape room activity to assess student readiness for advanced pharmacy practice experiences (APPEs). Curr Pharm Teach Learn 2019 Jul; 11(7): 723-728. doi: 10.1016/j.cptl.2019.03.011.

Ficzere CH, Hagan A, Ness GL, Greene EM. & Hill K (2016). Comparison of Reading Levels of Pharmacy Students and Reading Level of Primary Literature. INNOVATIONS in pharmacy, 7(3), 5.

Hagan AM, Campbell, HE, & Gaither, CA (2016). The Racial and Ethnic Representation of Faculty in US Pharmacy Schools and Colleges. American journal of pharmaceutical education, 80(6), 108.

Hagan A, Clauson A. Educational Gaming: The Design of a Pharmacy ESCAPE Game. Lilly Educational Conference. Asheville, North Carolina. August 2018.

Campbell HE, Hagan A, Diaz-Cruz E, Butler L. Special Session: Diversity-Celebrated or Integrated? 118th Annual Meeting, American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy, Nashville TN, July 15-19, 2017.

Campbell HE, Diaz- Cruz E, Hagan A. Diversity and Inclusion Faculty Development Sessions I, II and III. Belmont University, Nashville TN January-April 2018 https://issuu.com/office.communications/docs/com-171332_president_s_report_simpl Pages 36-37.

Hagan A, Morse E, Hogan M, Peak A. The Implicit-Associations Test: Exploring Potential Biases. Belmont University Teaching Center Diversity and Pedagogy series mini-workshop, invited speaker. November 16, 2016.

Posters 
Patel M, Kane N, Campbell HE, Hagan AM. Acceptability of SARS-CoV-2 Vaccines among Pharmacy Students. Poster Presentation, National Pharmaceutical Association Annual Convention. July 31, 2021.

Jones K, Clauson A, Hagan A. Student Pharmacist Perspective of the Opiod Epidemic: Assessing Knowledge and Perception of First and Third-year Pharmacy Students. Poster Presentation, American Society of Health-System Pharmacists Mid-year Clinical Meeting & Exhibition, December 2020, Las Vegas, NV

APhA Foundation 2024 Incentive Grant