Education:

Ph.D. Social and Behavioral Pharmacy, University of Wisconsin, Sociology minor
M.S. Pharmaceutical Administration, Wayne State University
B.S. Pharmacy, University of Rhode Island

Research Interests:

Medication-use behavior among specific patient groups, including caregiver/care-recipient, children, and people with disabilities; physician-pharmacist relationship; patient/provider communication behavior.

Selected Teaching Experience:

Communication, public health, medical sociology, and societal/organizational issues in healthcare.

Professional Memberships:

• American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy (AACP)
• American Pharmacists Association  (APhA)
• American Public Health Association (APHA)
• American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP)
• Kappa Psi Pharmaceutical Fraternity
• Omicron Delta Kappa
• Phi Lambda Sigma Pharmacy Leadership Society
• Rho Chi Pharmacy Honor Society
• Sigma Xi, The Scientific Research Society

Honors and Awards:

• American Pharmaceutical Association-Academy of Pharmacy Practice and Management Presentation Merit Award, 1995
• History of Pharmacy Certificate, American Institute of the History of Pharmacy, recognized for bringing pharmacy history into the classroom.
• Fellow, American Foundation for Pharmaceutical Education
• Fellow, American Pharmacists Association