Professor, Pharmacy Practice, Vice Chair for Postgraduate Professional Training
Donald W. Reynolds Institute on Aging Room G129
Department of 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 7304 Therapeutics III: Course Coordinator; Geriatric Pharmacotherapy, Alzheimer’s and Other Dementias, Parkinson’s Disease, Pressure Injuries, Falls/Frailty
- PHPR 7411, 7413 Advanced Pharmacy Practice Experience: Geriatrics Acute Care
- PHSC 7206 Applied Pharmacokinetics: Geriatric Pharmacokinetics
- PHPR 7353: Geriatric Therapeutics: 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
Research & Scholarly Interests
- Factors that influence adherence in the elderly patient
- Adverse effects of medications in the elderly patient
- Interprofessional education in geriatrics
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 Geriatrics Society, Treasurer
- Arkansas College of Clinical Pharmacy, Founding Member