faculty news
$50,000 grant will be used by the School of Pharmacy as part of a $1.5 million program designed to expand community pharmacy residencies for recent pharmacy school graduates.
Promotions
Agents; period of project: February 1, 2012 to January 31, 2017; source: National Institutes of Health (NIH), National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID); amount granted 02–12: $380,747; total grant: $1,903,735.
Creighton University
• Andrea L. Kjos recently received a $10,000 grant from AACP for her research project, “Impact of an Innovative, User-Centered Technology on Medication Self-Management.”
Appointments/Elections
Retirements
• Julie P. Karpinski has been promoted to associate professor of pharmacy practice.
• Krysta Baack was appointed contributed service for assistant clinical professor in the Department of Pharmacy Practice. • Shana Castillo was appointed assistant professor in the Department of Pharmacy Practice. • Stacey Friedman was appointed assistant professor in the Department of Pharmacy Practice. • Nicole Gillespie was appointed assistant professor in the Department of Pharmacy Practice. • Ariel Modrykamien was appointed secondary appointment as assistant clinical professor in the Department of Pharmacy Practice.
Drake University Appointments/Elections • Ed Bell was appointed to the Board of Directors for the Iowa Chapter of the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation.
Awards • Darla K. Eastman, Pharmacy Preceptors, 2012 Pharmacy and Health Sciences Day Awards • Sarah E. Grady, Preceptors, 2012 Pharmacy and Health Sciences Day Awards • Linda Krypel, Mentor of the Year, 2012 Pharmacy and Health Sciences Day Awards • Pramod Mahajan, Hartig Distinguished Professor Award, 2012 Pharmacy and Health Sciences Day Awards • Ron Torry, Teacher of the Year, 2012 Pharmacy and Health Sciences Day Awards • Geoff Wall, Granberg Professional Leadership Award, 2012 Pharmacy and Health Sciences Day Awards
Grants • Aleem Gangjee, principal investigator, project title: Pneumocystis jirovecii Targeted Antiopportunistic
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• Linda Krypel, professor of clinical sciences, retired in May 2012.
Mercer University Appointments/Elections • Hewitt W. Matthews, appointed senior vice president for health sciences
Awards • Hewitt W. Matthews received the 2012 APhA-Academy of Student Pharmacists (APhA-ASP) Outstanding Dean Award.
Grants • Ajay K. Banga was awarded a grant of $28,750 for “Formulation development, stability testing, and delivery of skin lightening agents” from Skin Medica Inc. • Melissa M. Chesson and Gina J. Ryan received a $4,035.00 continuing education grant for “Methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus: a review of treatment options” from Astella Pharmaceuticals. • Lisa M. Lundquist, Susan W. Miller and Annesha W. Lovett received a $1,215.50 grant for “Using films to teach in pharmacy education” from Mercer University College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, Teaching and Learning Development Grant. • Leslie F. Taylor, Lisa M. Lundquist, David C. Parish, Virginia D. Domico and Nannette C. Turner received a $15,720.40 grant for “Conducting an interprofessional fall prevention program and exploring the development of a university center for the promotion of healthy aging” from Mercer University Academic Initiative Monetary Fund. • Chad M. VanDenBerg and Vanthida Huang received a $122,172 grant for “A randomized, controlled, crossover study evaluating the effects of snack product formulations on ‘afternoon slump’” from the Cognitive Research Corporation.