President

Sierra Paul, P3
Undergrad: Ohio State University

My passion for neurological complications and mental health did not come to light until I was diagnosed with a severe eating disorder, needing to go through treatment while in college. During my time there, I was taught how the brain can be affected by different conditions and the unique neural pathways of patients with mental illnesses. I was also exposed to other mental health and neurologic conditions that I had never even heard of that other patients were struggling with and how all their conditions were connected through the central nervous system. I became incredibly interested in this area, craving knowledge about the brain – something so critical to life yet something the scientific community still knows very little about. My main interests are in eating disorders, addiction, epilepsy, and how one minor complication in the brain can lead to such drastic behavioral variations. CPNP will allow me to continue learning about this field and get exposure to how pharmacists in this area play a role in the patients’ health care. When not in class or working you can find me watching Disney movies or reading books in my hammock.

Treasurer

Kathryn Herr, P3
Undergrad: The Ohio State University

I joined CPNP because psychology and neurology have always interested me. During my undergraduate career I minored in clinical psychology, where I learned about the complexity of mental illness and the lack of solutions we currently have to treat both neurologic and psychiatric conditions. I feel as though pharmacists can have a major impact on the development of treatments for these conditions and I hope to contribute to this progress. Through CPNP I hope raise awareness on the importance of mental health and help to advance the fields of neurologic and psychiatric pharmacy. In my free time you can find me trying out new restaurants, hiking, or cheering on Ohio State at football or basketball games.


Secretary

Rosie Massey, P3
Undergrad: Ohio University

Hi, my name is Rosie Massey. I am currently a P2 and the secretary of CPNP. For undergrad, I attended Ohio University where I earned a bachelor of science degree in chemistry. I currently work as a pharmacy intern at CVS pharmacy and Equitas Health pharmacy. After completing pharmacy school, I hope to continue schooling in either psychiatric or ambulatory pharmacy. I joined CPNP because as an undergrad I took several different psychology classes which I ended up thoroughly enjoying and developed an interest in learning more about psychiatric pharmacy.

Historian

Keemia Rashidi, P3
Undergrad: Ohio State University 
I joined CPNP because I am interested in understanding more about the intricacy of mental health and how it can impact one’s overall wellbeing. It is important to understand how different chemicals work in the nervous system for any type of pharmacist. Specifically, I am interested in learning more about Obsessive Compulsive Disorders and aim to develop the skills to be able to help those patients one day. I currently work at Nationwide Children’s hospital as an inpatient pharmacy intern and CVS as a pharmacy intern as well.

P1 Liaison


Rachel Goldsborough, P1
Undergrad: Boston College
Why I joined: I joined CPNP because of my longstanding love for psychology and passion about mental health. I have been interested in both pharmacy and psychology since I was in high school, and as I rounded out my education and values in college, I discovered there could be a way to marry the two: psychiatric and neurologic pharmacy. It is unfortunate how little is still known about mental illness and its treatment- even now, while there are physical, concrete tests to confirm a diagnosis of cancer or diabetes, those struggling with their mental health are forced to fill out a checklist of subjective questions that may not give them the answers they need. As someone with personal experience and friends who have struggled with mental illness, I have learned over time that change comes from having a powerful voice. While I used to nervously wait for others to notice or help me or find a way to improve how we address mental health as a public health issue, I now find that if I don’t share my own knowledge and ideas, I could be missing important opportunities for change in our society, even if they are as small as within a singular pharmacy school. So here I am, learning all that I can about the human brain and current forms of treatment for mental illness, and hoping to continue growing as an advocate for the proper diagnosis and treatment of so many hoping to solve a problem that may lie as deep as within their neural network, or broadly as within the environment that primes their level of safety and comfort in their day-to-day life.