Lisa Dinkins received her doctor of pharmacy from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 2006. After graduation, she worked in the outpatient pharmacy at UNC Hospitals, and in fall 2007, she joined the UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy as a faculty member in the Pharmaceutical Care Labs.

She currently serves as the faculty adviser for Christian Pharmacists Fellowship International and Student Health Action Coalition. To maintain her practice skills, Dinkins continues to work at the UNC Hospitals Outpatient Pharmacy, a unique practice setting that offers her many opportunities to consult with patients and precept students.