Jon Schommer

Biography

Available.

Education

He received his B.S., M.S., and Ph.D. degrees from the University of Wisconsin – Madison. Before joining the faculty at the University of Minnesota in 1999, he was an associate professor at The Ohio State University.

Research Interests

Dr. Schommer and his research team investigate problem solving and decision making related to the provision, use and evaluation of drug products and pharmacist services. The work is grounded in health behavior theories; decision-making theories; cognitive, social, and behavioral psychology; and marketing models of organizational and consumer behavior. Areas of research specialization include: (1) organization, pharmacist, and patient effects on the provision of pharmacist services, (2) patients' evaluation of pharmacist services, (3) patients' processing of medication information and resultant decision-making, (4) outcomes from the use of specific drug products and pharmacist services, and (5) use of drug products and pharmacist services in elderly populations.

Findings from these areas of research contribute to: (1) the development, delivery and promotion of pharmacist services, (2) an understanding of patients' knowledge, use and evaluation of pharmacist services, (3) a patient-centered perspective of appropriate drug use, and (4) decision-making about the feasibility of drug therapies and pharmacist services for improving patient care outcomes and containing health care costs.

Dr. Schommer has served as an information source/consultant to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Division of Drug Marketing, Advertising and Communication and numerous pharmaceutical-affiliated corporations. Findings from his research have been widely quoted. Quotes and citations have included: Los Angeles Times, USA Today, Chicago Sun Times, Chicago Tribune, Orlando Sentinel, Philadelphia Inquirer, CBS This Morning News, United Press International, Arthritis Today, Prevention, Consumer Reports, Pharmaceutical Executive, Montreal Gazette, Modern Maturity, Better Homes and Gardens, CNBC, American Health and The Wall Street Journal.

Publications

• Minnesota Salary Survey 1997-2001. R. Cline, R. Hadsall, T. Larson, J. Schommer, S. Schondelmeyer, D. Uden College of Pharmacy, University of Minnesota, 2002.
• Minnesota Pharmacist Workforce: A Pharmacy Perspective. Richard A. Hansen RA,  Schommer JC, Hadsall RS, Larson TA,  Schondelmeyer SW, Uden DL. College of Pharmacy, University of Minnesota, 2002.
• 2001 Minnesota Pharmacist Compensation and Labor Survey (Part 1) Pharmacists’ Hourly Wages and Benefits. Schommer JC, Hadsall RS, Larson TA,  Schondelmeyer SW, Uden DL., Cline, RR. College of Pharmacy, University of Minnesota.
• 2001 Minnesota Pharmacist Compensation and Labor Survey (Part 2) Pharmacists’ Work Activities. Schommer JC, Hadsall RS, Larson TA,  Schondelmeyer SW, Uden DL., Cline, RR. College of Pharmacy, University of Minnesota.
• Schommer, Jon C., “An Experimental Approach for Investigating Consumers’ Evaluation of Pharmacist Consultation Services,” AAPS PharmSci, 2000, Vol. 2, No. 2, article 15 (http://www.pharmsci.org), 1-23.
• Palm, Jeffrey, Jon C. Schommer, David A. Mott, and Diane L. McAllister, "Acceptance and Cost-Impact of Timoptic-XE vs. Timoptic Use in Long Term Care Facilities, The Consultant Pharmacist, 2000, Vol. 15, No. 6, 637-643.
• McAllister, Diane L., Jon C. Schommer, James W. McAuley, Jeffrey Palm, and Paul Herring, “A Comparison of Skilled Nursing and Assisted Living Residents to Determine Potential Benefits of Pharmacist Intervention,” The Consultant Pharmacist, 2000, Vol. 15, No. 11, 1110-1116.
• Schommer, Jon C., "Pharmacists' New Communicative Role: Explaining Illness and Medicine to Patients," in Explaining Illness: Research, Theory, and Strategies, ISBN# 0-8058-3111-8, Brian Whaley, editor, Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, Inc., 2000, 209-233.
• McGhan, William, Ron Corey, Jon Schommer, Craig Pedersen, and Prasanna Gore, “EMMS Perspectives,” AAPS Newsletter, August 2000: 24-25.
• Pedersen, Craig A. and Jon C. Schommer, “Agenda for Pharmacy: Workforce Issues,” Journal of the American Pharmaceutical Association, 2001, Vol. 41, No. 3: 368-370.
• Hansen, Richard A., Jon C. Schommer, Ronald S. Hadsall, Tom A. Larson, Stephen W. Schondelmeyer, Donald L. Uden, “Minnesota Pharmacist Workforce: A Pharmacy Perspective,” Minnesota Pharmacist, 2001, Vol. 55, No. 4: 17-20.
• Bauman, Adam N., Craig A. Pedersen, Jon C. Schommer, and Niesha L. Griffith, “Policies on Documentation and Disciplinary Action in Hospital Pharmacies After a Medication Error,” American Journal of Health-System Pharmacy, 2001, Vol. 58, No. 12, 1120-1125.
• Schommer, Jon C., William R. Doucette, and Marcia M. Worley, "Processing Prescription Drug Information Under Different Conditions of Presentation,” Patient Education and Counseling, 2001, Vol. 43, No. 1, 49-59.
• Mott, David A., Bernard A. Sorofman, David H. Kreling, Jon C. Schommer, and Craig A. Pedersen, “A Four-State Summary of the Pharmacy Workforce, Journal of the American Pharmaceutical Association, 2001, Vol. 41, No. 5, 693-702.
• Schommer, Jon C. and Craig A. Pedersen, “Pharmacists’ Work Activities in Two Midwestern States,” Journal of the American Pharmaceutical Association, 2001, Vol. 41, No. 5, 760-762.
• Mott, David A., Craig A. Pedersen, William R. Doucette, Caroline A. Gaither, Jon C. Schommer, “A National Survey of U.S. Pharmacists in 2000: Validity of a Survey Methodology,” AAPS Pharm Sci, 2001, Vol. 3, No. 4, article 33, http://www.pharmsci.org.
• Schommer, Jon C., David A. Mott, Philip J. Schneider, and Karen N. Knoell,  "Performance Measurement of a Pharmacist – Directed Anticoagulation Management Service," Hospital Pharmacy, 2001, Vol. 36, No. 11, 1164-1169.
• Schommer, Jon C., “Factors Affecting Pharmacist Consultation Services in a University Health Insurance Plan,” Journal of Managed Care Pharmacy, Jan/Feb 2002, Vol. 8, No. 1, 32-40.
• Wiederholt, Joseph B., Jon C. Schommer, Jeanine K. Mount, Thomas D. McGregor, Patrick D. Braatz, “The Wisconsin Pharmacy Self-Inspection Project: An Application of Berwick’s Theory of Continuous Improvement,” American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education, 2002, in press.
• Schommer, Jon C., Craig A. Pedersen, William R. Doucette, Caroline Gaither, and David A. Mott, “Community Pharmacists’ Work Activities in the United States,” Journal of the American Pharmaceutical Association, 2002, in press.
• Schommer, Jon C., Ronald S. Hadsall, Tom A. Larson, Stephen W. Schondelmeyer, Donald L. Uden, and Richard R. Cline, “2001 Minnesota Pharmacist Compensation and Labor Survey: Part 1, Pharmacists’ Hourly Wages and Benefits, Minnesota Pharmacist, March 2002, Vol. 56, No. 2: in press.
• Schommer, Jon C., Ronald S. Hadsall, Tom A. Larson, Stephen W. Schondelmeyer, Donald L. Uden, and Richard R. Cline, “2001 Minnesota Pharmacist Compensation and Labor Survey: Part 2, Pharmacists’ Work Activities, Minnesota Pharmacist, May 2002, Vol. 56, No. 3: in press.
• Kucukarslan, Suzan N. and Jon C. Schommer, “Expectations and Patient Satisfaction,” Journal of the American Pharmaceutical Association, 2002, May/June, in press.
• Singhal, Puneet K., Gireesh V. Gupchup, Dennis W. Raisch, Jon C. Schommer, Mark T. Holdsworth, and Bruce C. Stuart, “Impact of Pharmacists’ Directive Guidance Behaviors on Patient Satisfaction,” Journal of the American Pharmaceutical Association, 2002, in press.
• Mott, David A. and Jon C. Schommer, “Prescription Drug Coverage for Older Americans: An Exploratory Study Examining Prevalence, Types, and Association with Reported Drug Use,” Annals of Pharmacotherapy, 2002, in press
• Schommer, Jon C., Sandra R. Byers, Linda L. Pape, Jon C. Schommer, Gerald L. Cable, Marcia M. Worley, and Thomas P. Sherrin, “Interdisciplinary Medication Education in a Church Environment,” American Journal of Health System Pharmacy, 2002, Vol. 59, No. 5, in press.
• Mott, David A., William R. Doucette, Caroline A. Gaither, Craig A. Pedersen, and Jon C. Schommer, “A Ten-Year Trend Analysis of Pharmacist Participation in the Workforce,” American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education, 2002, in press.
• Schommer, Jon C. and Suzan N. Kucukarslan, “Patient Satisfaction,” in Encyclopedia of Clinical Pharmacy, Joseph D. Dipiro, Editor, Marcel Dekker, Inc., New York, 2002, in press.