Faculty and Staff

Assistant Director of Admissions, UMB Physician Assistant Program

Karen Frank has been the admissions administrator for the PA Program since the collaboration was created between Anne Arundel Community College and the University of Maryland Baltimore Graduate School.  Karen’s role in the PA admissions process included a wide range of responsibilities, from guiding a potential applicant seeking information to following up with students as they progress through the program.  

In January, 2020, the Physician Assistant Program underwent a change of sponsorship and Karen accepted a position as the Assistant Director of Admissions for the Physician Assistant Program at the UMB Graduate School.  As the Assistant Director, Karen continues her work in admissions using her in-depth knowledge and expertise while playing a supportive role in the applicant/student experience.

Clinical Coordinator, UMB Physician Assistant Program

Ashley Hargrove received a Bachelor of Science from Morgan State University. Her professional background includes more than 10 years in clinical research and project management at the University of Maryland. She hopes to integrate her experience in compliance and data management to ensure a seamless experience for students. Ashley is a Maryland native and enjoys eating anything that has crab.

Assistant Director of Experiential Learning, UMB Physician Assistant Program

Mystee Jennings is a Maryland native who earned her Bachelor of Exercise Science from the University of Maryland Eastern Shore in 2011 and her Master of Science in Health Science from Towson University in 2015. She has spent nine years in the administrative field and has three years of experience in higher education as an Academic Coordinator in the Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Graduate Program at The Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. She brings experience in recruitment, admissions, enrollment, and data management to the Physician Assistant program. She enjoys helping others reach their goals no matter how big or small. 

Mystee enjoys spending time with family and friends, travelling, exercising, and binge-watching shows with her husband and dog. Her favorite TV show of all time is “I Love Lucy”.

Clinical Coordinator, UMB Physician Assistant Program

Alexis Jones, born and raised in Maryland, obtained her Bachelor of Science in Economics from North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University. She has previous experience working in higher education as a Tuition Coordinator with University of Maryland Global Campus. She is dedicated to helping others and comes equipped with data management and consultative experience. Alexis enjoys spending time with family, cooking/baking, trying new foods/restaurants, and bowling.

Academic Services Specialist, UMB Physician Assistant Program

Tomika D. Jones, MA earned her Bachelor of Arts degree in Social Science/Early Childhood Education from Coppin State University in 1998 and her Master of Art in Instructional Technology from the University of Maryland, Baltimore County in 2002. In addition to 10 years’ experience in public school education and 15 years of experience in Healthcare, Tomika has worked with nonprofits, educational consulting and success coaching.  Tomika is dedicated to empowering individuals to achieve their fullest potential.  She focuses on fostering resilience, unlocking motivation and cultivating a mindset for success. During the pandemic, Tomika began her career in Higher Education, as a Program Coordinator, working with the PhD Nursing Program at UMB. Tomika is passionate about helping others and she enjoys spending time with family and traveling. 

Data and Assessment Analyst, UMB Physician Assistant Program

Curiosity about how the human mind and body interact and the underlying mechanisms have driven Dr. Lo’s education and research. Before her doctoral studies at the University of Maryland, College Park, she was a fifth-grade teacher at a public school in Taipei, Taiwan. Her graduate studies specialize in psychology and human behaviors, such as the phenomenon of “choking” in sporting competitions and the elevated anxiety experienced under stress. She completed several studies examining changes of brain activity across varying stages of skill acquisition, further investigating brain dynamics and the manners in which mental stress affects motor performance. Her research and experimental designs not only included hands-on work with patients, but included data acquisition, mining, correlation, and inference of data. Dr. Lo recently completed a research training program in the rehabilitation of clinical populations with neuromotor disorders in the Department of Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Science at the School of Medicine, University of Maryland Baltimore.