DAVID F. MAIZE
Associate Dean for Academic Affairs and Associate Professor, Pharmaceutical Sciences
maize@uiwtx.edu

Dr. David F. Maize joins the faculty as the Associate Dean for Academic Affairs and Associate Professor of Pharmaceutical Sciences.

Dr. Maize graduated with a bachelor’s degree with honors in pharmacy from Duquesne University, Pittsburgh, PA in 1991. He then attended West Virginia University and received his doctorate in Pharmacology / Toxicology in 1996. His specialty is pulmonary pharmacology.

In 1996, Dr. Maize was hired as one of the founding faculty members of the Nesbitt School of Pharmacy at Wilkes University in Wilkes-Barre, PA.

He has had a wide variety of teaching responsibilities at the school including pharmacology, anatomy and physiology and pharmacy business. In 2002, he was promoted to Associate Professor and assumed the role of Director of Assessment and Outreach (Continuing Education and Alumni). Dr. Maize received 6 Outstanding Teacher Awards while at Wilkes. He also received many additional awards at Wilkes and was a founding member of the University Assessment Committee.

Dr. Maize holds memberships in many professional organizations including: Rho Chi Pharmacy Honor Society, Phi Lambda Sigma Leadership Society, NCPA and American Thoracic Society. He is a member of Kappa Psi Pharmaceutical Fraternity and was the advisor for the chapter. During his time as advisor, the chapter was in the top 5 in the nation for 5 consecutive years. While at Wilkes, he was a member of the Pennsylvania Pharmacist Association, Luzerne County Pharmacists Association (past President and Secretary) and a board member of the local chapter of the American Lung Association. Dr. Maize holds training certificates in asthma awareness, smoking cessation and HIV education.