Barbara E. Hayes MS, PhD

Barbara Hayes is a professor emeritus at Texas Southern University (TSU) in Houston, Texas. She began her academic career at TSU as an assistant professor of pharmacology. She received a BS degree in pharmacy from TSU, an MS degree in pharmacology from Purdue University, and a Ph.D. degree in pharmacology from the University of Houston. Over a span of 30 years, she served in various leadership capacities including Dean of the TSU College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences (COPHS) from 2000-2011. During her tenure as dean, TSU, through the COPHS, became a member institution of the Texas Medical Center; graduate degree programs in Health Care Administration and Pharmaceutical Sciences were established, and major construction projects were completed to expand the college’s teaching and learning infrastructure and enhance TSU’s faculty biomedical research capacity and competitiveness. Barbara served as the principal investigator for the National Institutes of Health (NIH) supported minority health and health disparities related grants totaling over $11 million and served on the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) Generic Drugs Advisory Committee, National Institute of Diabetes, Digestive and Kidney Diseases Advisory Council, and National Center for Research Resources Scientific and Technical Review Board for the Biomedical and Behavioral Research Facilities Improvement Program. She also served as Chair of the Council of Deans for the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy (AACP).