Robert A. Mangione, P.D., Ed.D., Provost,
Office of the Provost, and Professor of Pharmacy, joined the St.
John's University faculty in 1979. Prior to his appointment as
Provost, Dr. Mangione served as Dean of the College of Pharmacy and
Health Sciences since 1999. During his tenure at St. John's
University, Dr. Mangione served as a clinical faculty member at
Nassau County Medical Center from 1979 to 1981 and at Long Island
Jewish Medical Center and the Schneider Children's Hospital from
1981 to 1990. While at the Children's Hospital, Dr. Mangione also
served as the institution's Pediatric Clinical Pharmacy
Coordinator. He was appointed Assistant Dean for Pharmacy Student
Affairs in 1990, Associate Dean in 1996 and Dean of the College in
1999. Prior to joining the faculty of the College of Pharmacy and
Health Sciences, Dr. Mangione served as a Pharmacy Intern at Lenox
Hill Hospital in Manhattan and a Pharmacy Resident at Mercy Medical
Center in Rockville Centre, Long Island. He was appointed as
Interim Provost in August of 2012.
Dr. Mangione earned his B.S. in Pharmacy from St. John's
University. He also holds an M.S. in Pharmaceutical Sciences
(Clinical Pharmacy) from St. John's University College of Pharmacy
and Health Sciences as well as a P.D. and an Ed.D. in Educational
Administration and Supervision from St. John's University, The
School of Education. He has authored or co-authored over 100
publications in the professional literature area. His research
interests include Pharmaceutical Care for Patients with Celiac
Disease, Pediatric Pharmacotherapy and Poverty Issues in Healthcare
and Education. He maintains professional pharmacy licensure in New
York State and is an active member of the Scientific/Medical
Advisory Board of the National Foundation for Celiac Awareness. He
previously served as the President of the Long Island Society of
Hospital Pharmacists, editor of the New York State Journal of
Pharmacy, and as a contributing editor to the Children's
Hospital Quarterly and to U.S. Pharmacist. In
addition, Dr. Mangione served for 10 years as a professional member
of the New York State Board of Pharmacy and is currently an
extended member of the Board. Dr. Mangione is currently
collaborating with NFCA ( National Foundation for Celiac Awareness)
Consultant Loretta Jay, as a Co-Primary Investigator in a research
study supported by a grant from the Food and Drug Administration
(FDA) to evaluate the risk of adverse reactions in celiac disease
patients associated with the ingestion of gluten contained in
medications. St. John’s University faculty members Dr. Somnath Pal
and Dr. S. William Zito are also working on this study.
St. John's University has honored Dr. Mangione with the
Outstanding Faculty Achievement Award in 1989, the Vincentian
Mission Award in 1995, the Pietas Medal in 2002 and the St. Vincent
de Paul Medal in 2008. Pharmacy students voted him Teacher of the
Year in 1987, 1989, 1990 and 1996 and he was presented with a
Leader in Education Award from the St. John’s University School of
Education in 2009. In 1997, he was named an "Outstanding Alumni"
and inducted into the Alumni Hall of Fame at Christ the King High
School in Middle Village, NY. Dr. Mangione and his family are
members of St. Raymond of Penyafort R.C. Church in East Rockaway,
Long Island, where he previously served as a CYO basketball coach
and is currently a lector.