Faculty & Staff Directory
Alexandra Masterson
- Associate Professor
Contact Info
- Name
- Dr. Alexandra Masterson
- Job Title
- Associate Professor
- Phone Number
- Office Number
- Exploratory Hall, Room 1207
Affiliations
Departments
- Biology Department (Instructional Faculty)
Education
- Doctor of Pharmacy (Pharm.D.), University of the Pacific
- Master of Science in Education (MSEd) with Science Education concentration, Old Dominion University
- B.A., Biology, California State University at Fresno
About
Before joining the Mason faculty, Dr. Masterson was a Clinical Pharmacist for nearly 30 years, primarily in the U.S. Army Hospital system, where she served as the manager of anticoagulation and medication management clinics and as an intensive care unit pharmacist. She is an actively licensed pharmacist in Virginia and California and has recently served as a pharmacist in the George Mason University COVID-19 Vaccination Clinic.
Dr. Masterson is an active member of the Virginia Medical Reserve Corps where she serves as a pharmacist. She is also the faculty advisor for multiple organizations including (but not limited to):
Teaching Focus
- Biochemistry (Biology 483/583/Chemistry 463) - Faculty Lead
- Human Anatomy and Physiology I & II (Biology 124 & 125)
- Human Physiology (Biology 425)
- Biological Foundations of Pharmacology (Biology 429)
- Clinical Applications of Human Physiology (Biology 435)
Selected Publications
Papers Presented:
Speaker, Heparin Induced Thrombocytopenia (HIT): Are We Out of the Woods with the Low-Molecular Weight Heparins?, Joint Annual Forces Pharmacy Conference, Atlanta, Georgia, October 24, 2006.
Awards
- Virginia Department of Health, Medical Reserve Corps, COVID-19 Responder, Certificate of Appreciation for Outstanding Commitment and Service to the Virginia Department of Health during the Novel Coronavirus Disease 2019 Pandemic response efforts.
- Stearns Center for Teaching and Learning, University Teaching Excellence Award, 2018.
- U.S. Department of the Army, Certificates of Appreciation for Meritorious Service, 2002 and 2003.
Contact Info
- Name
- Dr. Alexandra Masterson
- Job Title
- Associate Professor
- Phone Number
- Office Number
- Exploratory Hall, Room 1207