Chadwin Sandifer

Chadwin Sandifer

Executive Associate Dean and Chief Innovation Officer for FDU Health 
College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences

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Courses Taught

Doctor of Pharmacy, College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences

• Advanced Service Learning: Culturally Competent Approach to Wellness
• Advanced Service Learning: Culturally Competent Approach to Serving Veterans
• Beyond the Curriculum, Expanding Horizons
• Beyond the Curriculum, Foundations in Pharmacy Education
• Beyond the Curriculum, Preparing Practitioners
• Introduction to Service Learning: Culturally Competent Approach to Low-Income/Homeless Populations
• Service Learning: Culturally Competent Approach to Geriatrics Populations
• Service Learning: Culturally Competent Approach to Pediatric Populations
• Service Learning: Culturally Competent Approach to Low-Income/Homeless Populations

Doctor of Education, School of Education

• Advanced Studies in Higher Education
• Building an Inclusive University Culture
• Innovation and Technology in Higher Education
• Special Topics in Higher Education

School of Public and Global Affairs

• Technology Foundations in Higher Education

Education

• Ed.D, St. John’s University
• Advanced Certificate, Instructional Leadership, St. John’s University
• MPH, Fairleigh Dickinson University
• MS, College Student Personnel, University of Central Missouri
• BS, Psychology, University of Central Arkansas

Academic Profile

Dr. Chadwin Sandifer serves as Chief Innovation Officer and Executive Associate Dean at Fairleigh Dickinson University’s College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, where he leads enterprise innovation strategy, infrastructure development, academic operations, and cross-sector partnerships across a multi-program health sciences portfolio. One of the founding members of the College, Dr. Sandifer has been instrumental in building the program from the ground up — designing and operationalizing over 75,000 square feet of integrated health innovation environments that have become a model for workforce-aligned, technology-enabled health sciences education.

The health innovation ecosystem Dr. Sandifer designed and built includes a state-of-the-art simulation practice environment compliant with USP Chapter <797> Clean Room design and workflow, a sterile compounding training laboratory, patient assessment labs, an activities of daily living lab, a multisensory and wellness space, a telehealth lab, and an interprofessional simulation lab. These environments were designed not simply as facilities, but as purposeful learning ecosystems that adapt to multiple learning and working styles — and that directly connect academic preparation to workforce readiness, community health outcomes, and applied research.

In his role as Chief Innovation Officer, Dr. Sandifer leads the ongoing expansion and activation of this ecosystem, overseeing capital investment strategy, digital transformation initiatives, and the integration of learning platforms and emerging technologies into academic and healthcare environments. He builds and scales cross-sector partnerships with healthcare systems, academic institutions, corporate organizations, and community stakeholders to advance workforce development, digital inclusion, and population health outcomes.

As Executive Associate Dean, Dr. Sandifer oversees the College’s academic programs, accreditation strategy, student affairs, enrollment services, marketing and communications, technology operations, and campus facilities. He led the College successfully through the accreditation process established by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE) — the first pharmacy program authorization in New Jersey in over 120 years and the first pharmacy school built within a private institution in the state. Under his leadership, the College has expanded to include programs in pharmacy, physician assistant studies, public health, social work, and occupational therapy.

Dr. Sandifer’s commitment to equity-centered education is reflected in his extensive service-learning curriculum, which he developed to give students structured opportunities to engage with marginalized and underserved communities. He has designed and taught graduate and doctoral coursework across innovation and technology in higher education, organizational culture, public health, and leadership at Fairleigh Dickinson University, Montclair State University, and St. John’s University. He also serves as a doctoral dissertation committee advisor for EdD students at Fairleigh Dickinson University.

His scholarship includes a peer-reviewed publication in Currents in Pharmacy Teaching and Learning (Elsevier, 2022): “Focusing on cultural humility in pharmacy assessment tools” — a study examining unconscious bias in pharmacy examination question banks across 3,621 test items.

Dr. Sandifer holds a Doctor of Education in Educational Administration and Supervision from St. John’s University, a Master of Public Health from Fairleigh Dickinson University, an Advanced Certificate in Instructional Leadership from St. John’s University, a Master of Science in College Student Personnel from the University of Central Missouri, and a Bachelor of Science in Psychology from the University of Central Arkansas.

He has been recognized as NJBIZ Healthcare Educator of the Year, NJBIZ Healthcare Volunteer of the Year, NJBIZ 40 Under 40, and a Champions of Good Work Gold Award recipient from the Commerce and Industry Association of New Jersey. The College has also been recognized as a Best Places to Work in New Jersey and a Fit-Friendly Worksite by the American Heart Association under his leadership.