Biography
Stacy Dawkins, MPAS, PA-C, is a clinical assistant professor in the physician assistant studies program. She is a certified physician assistant who currently practices with Gennesaret Free Clinics Women's Clinic on their volunteer advisory board; however, prior to working full-time at IU, she worked with Emergency Physicians of Indianapolis in the emergency department for 12 years, in inpatient cardiology for seven years, and nearly three years in an ambulatory clinic through the Dallas VAMC.
Dawkins’ educational focus includes cardiology, ECG, clinical therapeutics, and laboratory medicine with a goal of helping students understand the importance of diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of disease in the community.
Prior to beginning her appointment as faculty at the School of Health & Human Sciences in May of 2019, she served as a preceptor and adjunct instructor for IU’s program for five years, and Butler University’s PA program for 11 years.
Dawkins graduated from Indiana University with a bachelor’s in chemistry and English in 1998, received her B.S. in Physician Assistant Studies in 2001 from Butler University, and her MPAS from the University of Nebraska in 2007. She currently is pursuing a doctorate.
Dawkins is chair of the alumni and community relations committee and serves on the didactic curriculum, awards, and scholarship and research committees. She is a member of AAPA and PAEA.