Associate Dean Academic Affairs
Department
Pharmacy Practice
Education & Training
- PGY1 Residency, Emphasis in Ambulatory Care and Academia, University of Louisiana at Monroe College of Pharmacy, 2007
- Pharm.D., University of Louisiana at Monroe College of Pharmacy, 2006
Research & Scholarly Interests
- Educational measurement
- Factors affecting student success
- Professional development
Honors & Awards
- AACP Innovations in Teaching Award, 2012 (with Laurel Andrews for the PHRD5008 Self-Care II Zombie Apocalypse Practical Activity)
Memberships
- American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy, 2008 – present
- American Academy of HIV Medicine, 2008 – present
Publications
REFERRED JOURNAL ARTICLES
Pate A , Caldwell D, Lafitte LM, Ramachandran S. Metacognition in pharmacy education: teaching from the exam using exam wrappers. Curr Pharm Teach Learn. Accepted.
Pate A , Smith J, Horace A, Caldwell D, Zagar M. Development, implementation, and impact of a collaborative junior faculty engagement and professional growth program: The Young Faculty Leadership Initiative. Curr Pharm Teach Learn. Accepted.
Pate K, Pate A , Sampognaro L, Brady J, Caldwell D. Design, Implementation, and Evaluation of an Online Elective Course on Current Topics in Pharmacy. Curr Pharm Teach Learn. Accepted.
Pate A , Payakachat N, Harrell KT, Pate K, Caldwell D, Franks A. Measurement of grit and correlation to student pharmacist academic performance: a multicenter study. Am J Pharm Ed. 2017;71(6): Article 105.
POSTERS AND ABSTRACTS (PEER REVIEWED)
Sampognaro LA, Caldwell D, LafiHe LM. Implementation of an Early Intervention and Remediation Process Targeting Progression Standards. American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy Annual Meeting, Boston, Massachusetts. July 2018.
Lafitte LM, Guidry GM, Pearson SC, Robertson, CA, Caldwell D. Effects of Social Desirability on Grit Survey and Grit Grid Scores in Pharmacy School Applicants. American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy Annual Meeting, Boston, Massachusetts. July 2018.
Daugherty KK, Welch AC, Gortney JS, Castleberry A, Caldwell D, Coyle EA, Trujillo JM, Medina MS, Sease JM, Le UM, Rudolph MJ, Brownfield A. Student Perceptions of the PCOA: A Multi-institutional Sample. American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy Annual Meeting, Boston, Massachusetts. July 2018. Name on poster but omitted from abstract.
LafiHe L, Zagar M, Caldwell D. Student Perceptions and Use of Active Retrieval as a Primary Study Method. American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy Annual Meeting, Anaheim, California.
July 2016.
Harrell T, Caldwell D, Pate A , Pate K, Payakachat N, Franks A. Is grittiness associated with academic performance of student pharmacists? American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy Annual
Meeting, Anaheim, California. July 2016.