Jon C. Schommer, Ph.D. Professor and Associate Department Head Department of Pharmaceutical Care & Health Systems Director of Graduate Studies in Social and Administrative Pharmacy Track Office: 7-155 Weaver-Densford Hall Telephone Number: 612-626-9915 E-mail Address: schom010@umn.edu

Education:

B.S. in Pharmacy, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1985
M.S. in Pharmacy, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1989
Ph.D. in Pharmacy, University of Wisconsin, 1992

Research Interests:

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 or organizational and consumer behavior.

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.

Selected Publications:

Mott, David A., William R. Doucette, Caroline A. Gaither, David H. Kreling, Craig A. Pedersen, and Jon C. Schommer, “Pharmacist Participation in the Workforce: 1990, 2000, 2004,” Journal of the American Pharmacists Association, 2006, 46: 322-330.

Doucette, William R., David H. Kreling, Jon C. Schommer, Caroline A. Gaither, David A. Mott, and Craig A. Pedersen, “An Evaluation of Community Pharmacy Service Mix,” Journal of the American Pharmacists Association, 2006, 46: 348-355.

Kreling, David H., William R. Doucette, David A. Mott, Caroline A. Gaither, Craig A. Pedersen, and Jon C. Schommer, “Community Pharmacists’ Work Environments: Evidence from the 2004 National Pharmacist Workforce Study,” Journal of the American Pharmacists Association, 2006 , 46: 331-339.

Schommer, Jon C., Craig A. Pedersen, Caroline A. Gaither, William R. Doucette, David H. Kreling, and David A. Mott, “Pharmacists’ Time in Work Activities (Desired, Actual, and Gaps): Evidence from the 2004 National Pharmacist Workforce Study,” Journal of the American Pharmacists Association, 2006, 46: 340-347.

Lobo, Francis S., Samuel Wagner, Cynthia R. Gross, and Jon C. Schommer, “Addressing the Issue of Channeling Bias in Observational Studies with Propensity Scores Analysis,” Research in Social and Administrative Pharmacy, 2006, Vol. 2, No. 1: 143-151.

Schommer, Jon C., Reshmi L. Singh, Richard R. Cline, and Ronald S. Hadsall, “Market Dynamics of Community Pharmacies in Minnesota,” Research in Social and Administrative Pharmacy, 2006, Vol. 3, No. 2, 347-358.

Brown, Lawrence M., Jon C. Schommer, David A. Mott, Caroline A. Gaither, William R. Doucette, David P. Zgarrick, and Marcus Droege, “Examining Gender Salary Disparities: An Analysis of the 2003 Multi-State Salary Survey, Research in Social and Administrative Pharmacy, Vol. 2, No. 3, 370-387.

Gaither, Caroline A. Abir A. Kaheleh, William R. Doucette, David A. Mott, Craig A. Pedersen, and Jon C. Schommer, “A Modified Model of Pharmacists’ Job Stress: The Role of Organizational, Extra-Role and Individual Factors on Work Related Outcomes,” Research in Social and Administrative Pharmacy, 2006, Vol. 2, No. 4, in press.

Schommer, Jon C., Craig A. Pedersen, Marcia M. Worley, Lawrence M. Brown, Ronald S. Hadsall, Paul L. Ranelli, Timothy P. Stratton, Donald L. Uden, and Betty A. Chewning, “Provision of Risk Management and Risk Assessment Information: The Role of the Pharmacist,” Research in Social and Administrative Pharmacy, 2006, in press.

Worley, Marcia M., Jon C. Schommer, Lawrence M. Brown, Ronald S. Hadsall, Timothy P. Stratton, and Donald L. Uden, “Pharmacists’ and Patients’ Roles in the Pharmacist-Patient Relationship: Are Pharmacists and Patients Reading from the Same Relationship Script?,” Research in Social and Administrative Pharmacy, 2006, in press.

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Courses Taught:
PHAR 6133: Pharmacy Practice Management
PHAR 6231: Community Pharmacy Management
SAPH 8100: Seminar
SAPH 8420: Social and Behavioral Aspects of Pharmacy Practice