M.Sc. (Pharmacy) Charles University in Prague, Czech Republic

Pharm.D. (Pharmacy) Charles University in Prague, Czech Republic

Ph.D. (Pathological Biochemistry and Xenobiochemistry) Charles University in Prague, Czech Republic

Ph.D. (Neuropharmacology) University of Kuopio, Finland

Dr. Marvanova has worked as a practitioner, researcher and academician during her career, and possesses a wide array of professional, social and intellectual skills vital to successful leadership and instruction in pharmaceutical sciences. She is a registered pharmacist in the Czech Republic and currently holds TN pharmacy licensure and Pharmacy-based immunizations certification. Dr. Marvanova finished a 3-year postdoctoral stint at Vanderbilt University Medical Center where she was involved with multiple studies of neuro-degeneration and neuro-protection of dopaminergic neurons in various animal models with emphases on developing new therapeutic interventions for Parkinson’s disease.

Her research expertise is Parkinson’s disease and neuropharmacology using molecular, electrophysiological and histochemical approaches. She has published numerous manuscripts on her research interests in several peer reviewed scientific journals. Dr. Marvanova is currently a member of the study team headed by Dr. Sunil Kripalani at the Vanderbilt University Institute for Health Services Research as researcher and clinical pharmacist in the PILL-CVD Study that started in 2008. This is a clinical study on post-discharge hospital’s patients (acute coronary syndrome, heart failure) medication compliance, medication understanding and safety. Study seeks to reduce adverse drug events among patients with heart disease through pharmacist counseling and the provision of medication aids. Most recently, an interest in health professions education and clinical practice has emerged in the form of investigating the impact of interdisciplinary teaching in simulation-based classroom settings for nursing and pharmacy students’ learning. 

As Assistant Professor in Pharmaceutical Sciences in the Belmont University School of Pharmacy, Dr. Marvanova is responsible for teaching such courses as: Biochemistry, Microbiology & Immunology, selected series courses on Pharmacodynamics and Pathophysiology & Therapeutics and electives. In her spare time, she enjoys watch movies, going to the gym and spending time with her husband, Paul, and their two pets, Kimi and Ruth. 

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