Belmont University

Adam Pace

Executive Director of Health and Wellness

Be Well BU, Belmont Formation Collaborative

PharmD, University of Mississippi; M.Div., Southern Baptist Theological Seminary; B.S. (Pharmacy), University of Mississippi

Location: Jack C. Massey Center 303E

615-460-5059
adam.pace@belmont.edu

Biography

Dr. Adam Pace currently serves as Executive Director of Health and Wellness in the Belmont Formation Collaborative (BFC). In this role, he coordinates health and wellness promotion for all students, faculty, and staff. He serves as Director of Be Well BU, the university's primary health and wellness promotion program for students. The work of Be Well BU has been presented at national and international conferences. The program includes WELL Core, a co-curricular holistic wellness program completed by all undergraduate students. This program creates opportunities for students to improve their wellness via strong collaboration between academic and student affairs offices on campus.

Dr. Pace also works with the Department of Human Resources to promote health and wellness efforts for our faculty and staff. In addition to health and wellness responsibilities, he leads the Operations Team of the BFC. This involves administration of major grants from the Kern Family Foundation and Educating Character Initiative, in addition to the university-funded operations of the offices, programs, and initiatives within the BFC. 

Prior to serving in this role, Dr. Pace served as a faculty member in the Belmont University College of Pharmacy for ten years. He taught various topics related to community pharmacy. During that time, he also served as a pharmacy manager. In this role, he hosted pharmacy students as an Advanced Pharmacy Practice Experience site. He also served as a mentor to numerous work study and job shadow students. In his faculty work, Dr. Pace was extensively involved in the College of Pharmacy, serving in leadership roles in multiple faculty committees over the years. His scholarly work in the area of self-stigma of depression has yielded insights that serve well in fostering a culture of mental health on campus.