Ashlan Kunz Coyne, PharmD, MPH

Dr. Ashlan J. Kunz Coyne is an infectious diseases pharmacy specialist with expertise in antimicrobial pharmacokinetic/pharmacodynamic (PK/PD) models to optimize conventional and novel therapeutic regimens against multidrug-resistant bacteria for improved health outcomes.

Kunz Coyne received her Doctor of Pharmacy degree from the University of Florida. She then pursued post-graduate training at UF Health Jacksonville in Jacksonville, Florida, by completing an American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP)-accredited acute care pharmacy practice residency, followed by a specialty practice residency in infectious diseases. Upon completion of her residency, she maintained her interest in infectious diseases and pursued an American College of Clinical Pharmacy (ACCP) peer-reviewed PK/PD and health outcomes pharmacotherapy postdoctoral research fellowship at Wayne State University under the mentorship of Michael J. Rybak, while concurrently completing her Masters in Public Health. Kunz Coyne is a distinguished recipient of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) LRP award, which aims to retain highly qualified health professionals in research careers.

Elaine Bailey, PharmD

Dr. Elaine Bailey is the Executive Director of the Michigan Antibiotic Resistance Reduction (MARR) Coalition and has served on the MARR Advisory Council since 2000. She earned her doctorate of pharmacy degree and completed fellowship training in anti-infective pharmacotherapy at Wayne State University. Her professional career has been devoted to improving antibiotic use and included positions in academia, clinical practice, and pharmaceutical industry. Through her work with the MARR Coalition, her goal is to educate the wider public and healthcare communities to be stewards of antibiotics in an effort to curb the public health crisis of antibiotic resistance.