Professor, Vice Chair for Postgraduate Professional Training
Ed II 6/110E
Department
Pharmacy Practice
Education & Training
University of Tennessee Center for Health Sciences, Memphis, TN (B.S.Pharm, 1982)
University of Tennessee Center for Health Sciences, Memphis, TN (Pharm.D., 1983)
Memphis Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Memphis, TN (Clinical Pharmacy Residency, 1984)
University of South Florida College of Public Health, Tampa, FL (MPH, 2001)
Teaching Responsibilities
- PHPR 73055 Therapeutics III: Course Coordinator; Geriatric Pharmacotherapy, Alzheimer’s and Other Dementias, Parkinson’s Disease, Pressure Injuries, Falls/Frailty, Epilepsy
- PHPR 72062 Applied Pharmacokinetics: Geriatric Pharmacokinetics
- PHPR 73083 Pharmacy Practice Assessment and Skills: Neurology and Mental Health
- PHPR 73452: Geriatric Therapeutics: Course Coordinator; Biology of Aging, Geriatric Medication Game, Geriatric Assessment, Polypharmacy and Inappropriate Medications, Adverse Drug Events, Behavioral and Psychological Complications of Dementia, Home and Long-term Care Options, Therapeutic Controversy Debates, Medicare Part D Open Season, Geriatric Syndromes
Research & Scholarly Interests
- Co-Editor, Fundamentals of Geriatric Pharmacotherapy, 3rd edition, submitted
- Faculty and Planning Committee, ASHP Geriatric Pharmacy Specialty Review and Recertification Course
- Faculty, ACCP Pharmacotherapy Review and Recertification Course
Honors & Awards
- Merck Sharp and Dohme Award for Outstanding Contributions to Hospital Pharmacy, 1990
- ASHP Foundation Award for Achievement in the Professional Practice of Pharmacy in Organized Health Care Settings, 1993
- Hospital Pharmacist Manager of the Year, Arkansas Academy of Hospital Pharmacists, 1993
- Federal Woman of the Year, Scientific/Medical (supervisory), Federal Women’s Program Council of AR, 1993
- American Pharmacists Association Distinguished Achievement in Hospital and Institutional Practice, 2008
- Fellow, American College of Clinical Pharmacy, 2008
- Investigation Award, Arkansas College of Clinical Pharmacy, 2015
- Arkansas Gerontological Society Intergenerational Group Volunteer Award (as course coordinator for Geriatric Therapeutics Course activities), 2016
Memberships
- American College of Clinical Pharmacy
- American Society of Healthsystem Pharmacists
- American Pharmacists Association
- American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy
- American Society of Consultant Pharmacists
- American Geriatrics Society
- Arkansas Pharmacist Association
- Arkansas Association of Health-system Pharmacists