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Noteworthy Richard Hansen, (head, Pharmacy Care Systems) was elected chair of the American Pharmacists Association-Academy of Pharmaceutical Research and Science (APhA-APRS) Economic, Social and Administrative Sciences (ESAS) Section. He began his duties at the APhA annual meeting in New Orleans in March.
aureus, published in Nature Medicine. He is also part of collaboration with the College of Sciencea and Mathematics, Lucigen Corp., in Wisconsin, and the National Center for Nature Products Research at Ole Miss School of Pharmacy that received a significant grant from the National Institute of Health.
Several faculty members had work appear in the American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education including: Lynn Stevenson (Experiential Learning), Lori Hornsby (Pharmacy Practice), Haley Phillippe (Pharmacy Practice), Kristi Kelley (Pharmacy Practice), and Sharon McDonough (Teaching, Learning and Assessment) for “A Quality Improvement Course Review of Advanced Pharmacy Practice Experiences;” Lynn Stevenson and April Staton (Experiential Learning) for “Consortium-based Approach to an Online Preceptor Development Program;” and Pamela Stamm (Pharmacy Practice) for “A Critical Appraisal of and Recommendations for Faculty Development.”
Lea Eiland (Pharmacy Practice) is the new chair-elect for the ASHP section of Clinical Specialists and Scientists. She assumed her role as chair in June. Eiland was also named a Fellow of the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists. The ASHP Board of Directors grants fellowships based on the high standards of practice excellence demonstrated by Eiland and others.
For special issues of the American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education, Karen Marlowe (assistant dean, Mobile), Lynn Stevenson (Experiential Learning), Dana Carroll (Pharmacy Practice), and Miranda Andrus (Pharmacy Practice) collaborated on “Establishing and Maintaining a Satellite Campus Connected by Synchronous Video Conferencing” and Brent Fox (Pharmacy Care Systems) wrote “Information Technology in Pharmacy Education.”
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Laura Susan Cain (Pharmacy Practice) gave birth to a healthy baby boy, Matthew Springer Cain, on Sept. 1, 2011. Randall Clark and Jack DeRuiter (Pharmacal Sciences) received an award from the National Institute of Justice to support “Analytical and synthetic studies on designer drugs of the piperazine class.” Additionally, Clark was invited by NIJ to participate in the peer review of research proposals for the NIJ’s Forensic Science Research and Development Program.
Heather Whitley (Pharmacy Practice) was awarded a $10,000 grant from Diabetes Hands Foundation/Big Blue Test to support her work with diabetic patients at the Capstone Rural Health Center in Parrish, Ala. The grant was one of five that DHF/ BBT awarded nationwide in 2011.
Kimberly Braxton-Lloyd (Pharmacy Health Services) was named the Sandra Klein Gilliland and David Lewis Gilliland Professor, becoming the fourth named professor in the Harrison School of Pharmacy. Also, she was appointed to the position of vice chair of the Section of Ambulatory Care Practitioners on Clinical Business Development and named one of the recipients of the 2012 Alumni Achievement Award at Huntingdon College in Montgomery, Ala.
Peter Panizzi (Pharmacal Sciences) was the lead author on a study regarding a new way to detect specific types of infections, namely those caused by Staphylococcus
Jay Ramapuram (Pharmacal Sciences) is part of a research group at Tuskegee University that received a $1 million grant from the National Science Foundation for
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asthma severity and control, monitoring asthma triggers, inhaler technique, and medication therapy.
Six Pharmacy Practice faculty members passed BPS board exams. John Allen, Sarah Treadway and Diana Wells are certified in pharmacotherapy, while Jess Bellone, Emily McCoy and Robin Koffarnus are certified in ambulatory care.
Erika Kleppinger (Pharmacy Practice) served as the 2012-13 chair-elect for the Laboratory Instructors Special Interest Group during its annual meeting at the 2012 AACP Annual Meeting in Kissimmee, Fla., in July.
Jianzhong Shen (Pharmacal Sciences) secured a Scientist Development Award from the American Heart Association. His application ranked in the top 25 of the 294 received in summer 2011. The funds will enable Shen to test his innovative hypothesis that circulating SDF-1 regulates vascular homeostasis and plays a role in atherosclerosis.
Catherine Loosier (Pharmacy Health Services) and her husband, Bill, welcomed a baby girl, Charlotte Elizabeth, on May 17, 2012, her due date.
Harrison School of Pharmacy faculty and staff honored at a university ceremony in May 2011 for their years of service include Barry McConatha for 30 years, and Dave Brackett, Kathy Kyle and Maggie Phillips for 10 years each.
Comings and Goings
Richard Hansen (head, Pharmacy Care Systems) and Mark Carpenter, statistics professor in the College of Sciences and Mathematics, are collaborating with research groups conducting ways to improve the drug safety surveillance process. It is one of five research projects across the nation to receive funding from the National Pharmaceutical Council for 2012. The pair is conducting methods research to improve the process of identifying drug safety concerns with pharmaceutical products on the market. Allison Chung and Emily McCoy (Pharmacy Practice-Mobile) received an extramurally funded research award from the CDC through the Alabama Department of Public Health to pursue the Alabama Asthma Program. The award allows the pair to train pharmacists, nurses, physician assistants, and other healthcare providers on the initial diagnosis, assessment of
Allison Chung (Pharmacy PracticeMobile) is part of the editorial board for the International Journal of Clinical Pharmacology & Toxicology.
Departures
Amy Donaldson Sharon McDonough Leslie A. Hamilton Tahir Hussain
Laura Susan Cain Amy Parker Jimmy Harris
New faces Pharmacal Sciences Robert “Rusty” Arnold, associate professor from UGA Pharmacy Care Systems Jingjing Qian, assistant professor from University of Baltimore Pharmacy Practice Meredith Jernigan, assistant clinical professor on Mobile campus from University of Pittsburgh Bobby Helmer, assistant clinical professor on Mobile campus from TennesseeKnoxville Abbey Cox, facilitator on Mobile campus from Auburn University Amber Hutchison, assistant clinical professor, Auburn University alumna
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