Scott J. Riley II

Scott J. Riley II, PhD, is an Instructor and MS Internship Coordinator in the Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences at the University of Maryland School of Pharmacy. His work focuses on integrating digital learning methods, particularly Virtual Reality (VR), into pharmacy education, alongside roles as a course director for technical writing and data science courses, and co-host of the educational podcast Moving the Needle.

• Education: Postdoctoral fellow, PhD in Bioinspired Materials Engineering from University of Maryland, Baltimore County, BS in Chemistry from Frostburg State University

Research Interests

• Development of VR tools for pharmacy education
• Innovations in technical writing pedagogy
• Data science applications in pharmaceutical fields

Program Leadership

• Dean’s Teaching Fellowship Program Director
• MS Co-Op Coordinator, facilitating industry partnerships for student training