Faculty & Staff

Academic Title(s)

• Assistant Professor, Pharmacy Practice

Area of Expertise/Research Interests

Principal Investigator. Multiple research evaluating the impact of a pharmacist-run multidisciplinary chronic disease state clinic. Alliance Community Hospital, Medication Education Diet Support-MEDS Clinic. Currently in progress.

Principal Investigator. Multiple research evaluating the impact of a health coach program of coordinated care on the patients, coaches, and institutions involved. Alliance Community Hospital-ACCN. Currently in progress.

Educational Background

• Primary Care Transformation and Enhancement Fellowship, NEOMED, Rootstown, OH. January 2020-Present.
• Post Graduate Year One (PGY1) Pharmacy Resident, Akron General Medical Center, Akron, OH. 2012.
• Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD), NEOMED, Rootstown, OH. 2011.
• Bachelor of Science, Zoology, Magna Cum Laude, Kent State University, Kent, OH. 1998.

Courses

• Course Director, Pharmacist Patient Care Experience 8. 2019-Current.
• Course Director, Instructor, Pharmacology I and II. 2017-Current.

Lecturer:

• Pharmacology I and II. Annually, Fall and Spring.
• Pharmacotherapeutics II, Endocrine Module. Annually February.
• Pharmacotherapeutics II, Cardiology Module. Annually April.
• Pharmacist Patient Care Experiences. Annually March.

Small Group Facilitator:

• Pharmacotherapeutics I, Cardiology Module, 2016-Present.
• Evidence Based Medicine I and II. 2012-Present.

Academic & Professional Activities

• ASHP, 2007-Present. Clinical Skills Competition Semi-Final Round Judge, 2013-Present. Section of Ambulatory Care Practitioners-Section Advisory Group-Clinical Practice Advancement, 2013-Present.
• AASHP (Akron Area Society of Health-System Pharmacists), 2007-Present. CE Coordinator, 2013-2015.
• OSHP (Ohio Society of Health-System Pharmacists, 2007-Present. Member, Residency Expansion Task Force, 2017-Present. Member, Educational Affairs Division, 2011-Present.
• OCCP, Member, 2010-Present.
• Ohio Pharmacist Association (OPA), Member, 2007-Present.

Awards

• Rural Pathway Service Excellence Award, 2019.
• Alliance Community Hospital Healthy Communities Award, 2017.
• NEOMED College of Pharmacy Excellence in Role Modeling of Interprofessional Collaboration and Education for Patient-Centered Care Award, 2016.
• Eli Lilly Achievement Award, 2011.
• Council of Ohio Colleges of Pharmacy Leadership Award, 2010.

Presentations

• Motivational Interviewing and Chronic Disease Statement Management. Summa Pharmacotherapy CE, Virtual. June 2020.
• Vaping and Pulmonary Updates. 18th Annual Spring APN Symposium, Virtual. June 2020.
• Communication/Feedback. NEOMED preceptor development conference, Rootstown, OH. September 2019.
• Poster Presentation: The Impact of Pharmacist-Led Interventions on Smoking Cessation in an Established Outpatient Medication Management Clinic. ASHP Midyear Clinical Meeting, Anaheim, CA. December 2018.
• Poster Presentation: The MEDS Clinic Difference: A Multidisciplinary Approach to Better Diabetes Care at a Small Community Hospital. AADE Annual Meeting, Baltimore, MD. August 2018.