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CURRICULUM VITAE
NATHANIEL MARC RICKLES, PHARM.D., PH.D., BCPP
Northeastern University School of Pharmacy
Department of Pharmacy Practice
206 Mugar Life Sciences Building, 360 Huntington Ave
Boston, MA 02115
OFFICE: (617) 373-7721; FAX: (617) 373-7655
E-mail: [email protected]
EDUCATION/EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
Education
01/00 – 05/03
Doctor of Philosophy in the Social and Administrative Sciences
University of Wisconsin, School of Pharmacy, Madison, Wisconsin
07/98 – 06/99
National Institute of Mental Health Postdoctoral Fellow in Mental
Health Services Research
School of Pharmacy, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin
08/97 – 12/99
Masters of Science in the Social and Administrative Sciences
University of Wisconsin, School of Pharmacy, Madison, Wisconsin
07/96 – 07/97
Residency in Psychiatric Pharmacy Practice
The University of Texas College of Pharmacy at Austin
The University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio, Texas
09/92 – 05/96
Doctor of Pharmacy
Philadelphia College of Pharmacy & Science, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
09/87 – 05/91
Bachelors of Science in Chemistry and Psychology
Dickinson College, Carlisle, Pennsylvania
Employment History
06/05 – Present
Associate Professor of Pharmacy Practice and Administration
Community Pharmacy Residency Coordinator
Northeastern University School of Pharmacy
Bouvé College of Health Sciences, Boston, Massachusetts
01/03 – 08/05
Assistant Professor of Social and Administrative Sciences
Arnold & Marie Schwartz College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences,
Long Island University, Brooklyn, New York
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09/00 – 09/01
Clinical Instructor
School of Pharmacy, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin
08/99 – 05/02
Teaching Assistant
School of Pharmacy, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin
08/97 – 05/98
Teaching Assistant
School of Pharmacy, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin
07/96 – 07/97
Clinical Instructor
College of Pharmacy, University of Texas at Austin
The Department of Pharmacology
The University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio, Texas
Professional Pharmacy Experience
05/09 – Present
Part-time Psychiatric Pharmacist Specialist
Humana-Lifesync, Louisville, KY
Responsibilities: Conduct prior authorization reviews to determine clinical
eligibility for non-formulary use of psychotropic medications
04/07 – 09/11
Part-time Staff Pharmacist
CVS Pharmacy, Boston, Massachusetts
Responsibilities: Oversee safe dispensing of medication; provide
consultations to patients and prescribers regarding medication use
10/03 – 09/05
Part-time Staff Pharmacist
Duane Reade Pharmacy, Brooklyn, New York
Responsibilities: Oversee safe dispensing of medication; provide
consultations to patients and prescribers regarding medication use
05/00 – 9/01
Part-time Decentralized Staff Pharmacist
University of Wisconsin Hospital & Clinics, Madison, Wisconsin
Responsibilities:
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Consult in the drug therapy management and monitoring of
inpatients; attend various rounds and make recommendations that
optimize patient drug therapy and outcomes; verify drug orders
and oversee safe distribution of medications; ensure compliance
with the standards of The Joint Commission
03/00 – 01/03
Part-time Staff Pharmacist
Shopko Pharmacy, Madison, Wisconsin
Responsibilities: Oversee safe dispensing of medication; provide
consultations to patients and prescribers regarding medication use
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Certification and Licensure
12/01 – Present
Board Certified in Psychiatric Pharmacy
Pharmacist Licensures:
Massachusetts #26882
Texas # 36337
Pennsylvania # RP-042176-L
Wisconsin # 12788
New York #049419
SCHOLARSHIP/RESEARCH
Major Areas of Research and Scholarship
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2.
3.
Medication Adherence/Safety (MAS)
Pharmacy Communication (PC)
Methodological Evaluation (ME)
Refereed Articles
(*Data based) (#Corresponding author)
(%Co-authored with Northeastern University PharmD Student) (!Invited)
MAS=Medication Adherence/Safety, PC= Pharmacy Communication,
ME=Methodological Evaluation
1.
Rickles NM, Skelton JB, Davis J, Hopson J. Implementation of a Cognitive Memory
Screening and Referral Program (CMSRP) in Community Pharmacy Practice. Submitted
to the Journal of the American Pharmacists Association. PC
2.
Smith TW, Catney CM, Rickles NM, Hermansen-Kobulnicky CJ, Broeseker AE,
Kimberlin CL. Pharmacy student comfort in communicating with persons with
disabilities. Submitted to Currents in Pharmacy Teaching and Learning. PC
3.
Rickles NM. Editorial: Medication adherence of patient assistance program recipients: a
Pilot Study. Innovations in Pharmacy. Innovations in Pharmacy. Innov.Pharm.
2012;3(3); Article 86. MAS, PC
4.
Rickles NM, Maclean LG, Hess K, Farmer KC, Yurkon AM, Ha CC, Schwartzman E,
Law AV, Milani PA, Trotta K, Labella SR, Designor RJ. Teaching medication adherence
in US Schools and Colleges of Pharmacy. American Journal of Pharmaceutical
Education. 2012;76(5): Article 79.*#% MAS, ME
5.
Orwig D, Rickles NM, Martin LG. Methodological issues in pharmacy research in older
adults. American Journal of Geriatric Pharmacotherapy. 2011;9:173-189.! ME
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Rickles NM, Dominguez S, Amaro H. Perceptions of healthcare, health status, and
discrimination among African-American veterans. Journal of Healthcare Disparities
Research and Practice. 2010;4(2):50-68.* #
7.
Rickles NM, Dube GL, McCarter A, Olshan JS. Relationship between attitudes toward
mental illness and the provision of pharmacy services. Journal of the American
Pharmacists Association. 2010;50:704-713. * # % PC, ME
8.
Rickles NM, Noland CM, Tramontozzi A, Vinci M. Response to Fisher and Wilson’s
Letter to Editor on “Pharmacy student knowledge and communication of medication
errors”. American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education 2010;74(9): Article 176. * # %
MAS, PC, ME
9.
Rickles NM. Viewpoint/Commentary: Student participants in faculty educational
research. American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education 2010;74: Article 92.! PC, ME
10.
Rickles NM, Noland C, Tramontozzi A, Vinici MA. Pharmacy student knowledge and
communication of medication errors. American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education
2010;74:Article 60. * # % MAS, PC, ME
11.
Brown TA, Rickles NM. Letter to Editor: Mail-order versus local pharmacies on
adherence: study methods make for unfair comparison. American Journal of Managed
Care 2010;16: 226-228. MAS, ME
12.
Rickles NM, Brown TA, McGivney MS, Snyder ME, White KA. Adherence: a review of
education, research, practice, and policy in the United States. Pharmacy Practice
2010;8:1-17. # % ! MAS, PC, ME
13.
Rickles NM. A multi-theoretical approach to linking medication adherence levels and the
comparison of outcomes. Research in Social and Administrative Pharmacy 2010;6:4962.# MAS, ME
14.
Howard EP, Rickles NM, Nannini A, Harvey R, O’Neil-Pirozzi TM, Kirwin J, Lowe S.
Establishing an Interdisciplinary Geriatric Education Center. Journal of Allied Health
2009;38:e125-e129.
15.
Noland C, Rickles NM. Reflection and analysis of how pharmacy interns learn to
communicate about medication errors. Health Communication 2009; 4:351-360. *MAS,
PC
16.
Rickles NM, Tieu P, Myers L, Galal S, Chung V. The impact of a standardized patient
program on student learning of communication skills. American Journal of
Pharmaceutical Education 2009;73: Article 4.* # % PC, ME
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O’Connell MB, Rickles NM, Sias JJ, Korner E. Cultural competency in health care and
its implications for pharmacy practice. Part 2: Emphasis on pharmacy systems and
practice. Pharmacotherapy 2009;29:14e-34e. PC
18.
Rickles NM. Book review: Improving medication adherence: how to talk with patients
about their medications. American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education 2008;72: Article
17. MAS
19.
Rickles NM, Svarstad BL. Relationships between multiple self-reported nonadherence
measures and pharmacy records. Research in Social and Administrative Pharmacy
2007;3/4:663-677. * # MAS, PC, ME
20.
O’Connell MB, Korner E, Rickles NM, Sias JJ. Cultural competency in health care and
its implications for pharmacy practice. Part 1: Emphasis on cultural competency.
Pharmacotherapy 2007;27:1062-1079. PC
21.
Rickles NM, Svarstad BL, Statz-Paynter J, Taylor LV, Kobak K. Improving patient
feedback about and outcomes with antidepressant treatment: a study in eight community
pharmacies. Journal of the American Pharmacists Association 2006;46:25-32. * # MAS,
PC, ME
22.
Rickles NM, Svarstad BL, Statz-Paynter J, Taylor LV, Kobak K. Pharmacists’
telemonitoring of antidepressant use: effects on patient feedback and other outcomes.
Journal of the American Pharmacists Association 2005;45: 344-353. * # MAS, PC, ME
23.
Rickles NM, Svarstad BL. Using Medicaid claims and dosing guidelines to assess the
prescribing and outcomes of conventional antipsychotics. The Journal of Pharmacy
Technology 2003;19:146-53. * # MAS, ME
24.
Rickles NM, Wertheimer AL, McGhan WF. The selective attention model for patient
evaluation of pharmaceutical services (SAMPEPS). Journal of Social and Administrative
Pharmacy 1998;15:174-189.# ME
25.
Solimando DA, Phillips ET, Weiss RA, Dawson NA, Diehl LF, Rickles NM.
Hypertensive reactions associated with paclitaxel. Cancer Investigation 1996;14:340342. * MAS
26.
Scribner C, Kapit R, Phillips ET, Rickles NM. Aseptic meningitis and intravenous
immunoglobulin therapy. Annals of Internal Medicine 1994;121:305-306. * MAS
Non-Refereed Articles
Rickles NM. Psychosis. Monograph written in the edited Omnicare Formulary on Geriatric
Pharmaceutical Care Guidelines, 2000.
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BOOKS
Edited Book
Rickles NM, Wertheimer AI, Smith MC. Social and Behavioral Aspects of Pharmaceutical
Care. Second Edition. Sudbury, MA: Jones and Barlett Publishers, 2009. MAS, PC, ME
Book Chapters
1.
Rickles NM, Svarstad BL. The patient: behavioral determinants. In: Allen L, ed.
Remington: the science and practice of pharmacy, 22nd ed. London: Pharmaceutical
Press, 2012:1893-1902. MAS, PC
2.
Rickles NM, Wolfe M. Randomized Controlled Trials. In: MacKinnon GE, ed. Health
Outcomes and Pharmacoeconomics. First Edition. Sudbury, MA: Jones and Bartlett
Publishers, 2011. ME
3.
Rickles NM, Britten N,Traulsen JM, Bissell P. Patient Decision Making: Responses to
Illness and Treatment. In: Rickles NM, Wertheimer AL, Smith MC, eds. Social and
Behavioral Aspects of Pharmaceutical Care. Second Edition. Sudbury, MA: Jones and
Bartlett Publishers, 2009:177-194. PC
4.
Rickles NM. Care for Individuals with Mental Illness. In: Rickles NM, Wertheimer AL,
Smith MC, eds. Social and Behavioral Aspects of Pharmaceutical Care. Second Edition.
Sudbury, MA: Jones and Bartlett Publishers, 2009:355-374. PC
INVITED PRESENTATIONS
MAS=Medication Adherence/Safety, PC= Pharmacy Communication,
ME=Methodological Evaluation
International Presentations
1.
Rickles NM. Improving medication knowledge and individualized care: a culturally
competent approach. Podium. Annual Meeting of the International Society of Clinical
Pharmacy and American College of Clinical Pharmacy (Orlando, Florida) in April 2009.
PC
2.
Rickles NM. Pharmacologic adherence. Podium. Third International Congress of
ADHD, Multimodal Intervention, Answer of the XXI Century of ADHD (Mexico City,
Mexico) in September 2007. MAS
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National Presentations
3.
Rickles NM, Kobulnicky CHJ. Integrating health behavior theory across pharmacy
curricula. Podium. Annual Meeting of the American Association of Colleges of
Pharmacy (Boston, MA) in July 2009.
4.
Lipowski E, Rickles NM, Raebel MA, Zgarrick DP. Colleagues in research: powers in
numbers or how to build interdisciplinary relationships to advance pharmacy practice.
Podium. Annual Meeting of the American Pharmacists Association (San Diego, CA) in
March 2008.
5.
Rickles NM. Teaching ethical responsibility: meet the ACPE mandate. Panelist at a Joint
Session of the Pharmacy Ethics, Liberal Education, and Curriculum SIGs. Annual
Meeting of the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy (Salt Lake City, UT) in
July 2006. PC
6.
Rickles NM. Strategies for developing curricular content-related to cultural competence.
Moderator for panel presentation. Annual Meeting of the American Association of
Colleges of Pharmacy (Salt Lake City, UT) in July 2006. PC
Regional/Local Presentations
7.
Rickles NM. A review of history of mental healthcare in the United States. Professional
Development Days. Northeastern University (Boston, MA) in December 2012.
8.
Rickles NM. ADHD: Current Concepts and Controversies. Continuing education
program. Professional Development Days. Northeastern University (Boston, MA) in
December 2011.
9.
Rickles NM. ADHD: Current Concepts and Controversies. Continuing education
program. Eastern Medicaid Pharmacy Administrators Association (Farmington, PA) in
November 2011.
10.
Rickles NM. Culture: Yours, Mine, and Theirs Part 2. Continuing education program.
Vermont Pharmacists Association (Colchester, VT) in November 2011.
11.
Rickles NM. Culture: Yours, Mine, and Theirs Part 2. Professional Development Days.
Continuing education program. Northeastern University (Boston, MA) in December
2010. PC
12.
Rickles NM. Culture: Yours, Mine, and Theirs Part 2. Continuing education program. 6th
Annual New England Pharmacists Convention (Mashantucket, CT) in September 2010.
PC
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Rickles NM. Culture: Yours, Mine, and Theirs Part 2. Continuing education program.
Northeastern University (Braintree, MA) in August 2010. PC
14.
Rickles NM. Interpersonal and group communication to improve patient safety.
Webinar. Meet the Research Series of the Center for Health Services Research and
Patient Safety (CHRP), Creighton University, Omaha, NE in April 2010. MAS, PC
15.
Rickles NM. Keynote Speaker: Helping older adults use medications safely: an important
part of healthy aging. Continuing Education Program. 14th Annual Aging and Dignity
Conference of the Massachusetts Department of Public Health (Worcester, MA) in June
2009. MAS
16.
Rickles NM. Motivational interviewing: facilitating behavioral change. Continuing
education program. Vermont Pharmacist Association (Colchester, VT) in November
2008. MAS, PC
17.
Rickles NM. Communication skills for the pharmacists. Podium. Japanese Pharmacist
Association (Boston, MA) in September 2008. MAS, PC
18.
Rickles NM. Interdisciplinary medical issues involving psychiatric medication use in
older adults. Continuing education program. Annual Meeting of the Massachusetts
Association of Older Adults (Worcester, MA) in June 2008. MAS
19.
Rickles NM. Preceptor development: developing, teaching, and evaluating
communication skills in the community. Continuing education program. Northeastern
University (Boston, MA) in May 2008. PC
20.
Rickles NM. Interactive approaches to improving medication adherence. Continuing
education program. Northeastern University (Boston, MA) in November 2007. MAS, PC
21.
Rickles NM. Medication safety at the Northeastern University School of Pharmacy.
Podium. Annual Meeting of the National Association of Boards of Pharmacy
Meeting/American Association Colleges of Pharmacy District 1 (Burlington, VT) in
October 2007. MAS
22.
Rickles NM. Current and future directions in medication counseling education and
practice. Podium. Massachusetts Board of Pharmacy (Boston, MA) in May 2007. MAS,
PC
23.
Rickles NM. Health care experiences and health status of African-American veterans.
Podium. Veterans at the Walter E. Carter Veteran Affairs Post (Mattapan, MA) in April
2007.
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Rickles NM. From psychology to regulations: interdisciplinary approaches to improve
medication use and safety. Podium. Clinician and hospital safety officials from Turkey.
Harvard Medical International (Boston, MA) in March 2007. MAS, PC
25.
Rickles NM. Interdisciplinary medical issues involving psychiatric medication use in
older adults. Continuing education program. Joint conference of the Massachusetts
Association of Older Americans and Massachusetts Department of Mental Health
(Plymouth, MA) in December 2006. MAS
26.
Rickles NM. Motivational interviewing- how it relates to the practice of pharmacy.
Continuing education program. Northeastern University (Boston, MA) in October 2006.
MAS, PC
27.
Rickles NM. From telephone monitoring to stigma assessment: identifying pharmacy’s
role in mental health services delivery. Podium. Cornell Institute of Geriatric Psychiatry
at the Weill Medical College of Cornell University (White Plains, NY) in September
2006. MAS, PC
28.
Rickles NM. Methods of assessing literacy and comprehension in the older adult.
Podium. Fourth Annual VA New England GRECC Conference in Gerontology (Boston,
MA) in September 2006. ME
29.
Rickles NM. From psychology to regulations: interdisciplinary approaches to improve
medication use in hospitals. Continuing education program. The Council of Boston
Teaching Hospitals Pharmacy Grand Rounds (Boston, MA) in June 2006. MAS, PC
30.
Rickles NM. Plenary Presentation: Psychiatric medication use in older adults. Joint
conference of the Massachusetts Association of Older Americans and Massachusetts
Department of Mental Health (Tyngsboro, MA) in April 2006. MAS
31.
Rickles NM. From psychology to regulations: interdisciplinary approaches to improve
medication safety at your hospital. Continuing education program. Annual Meeting of
the Massachusetts Society of Health-System Pharmacists (Newton, MA) in April 2006.
MAS, PC
32.
Rickles NM. From psychology to regulations: interdisciplinary approaches to improve
medication use. Home-study continuing education program. Northeastern University
(Boston, MA) in December 2005. MAS, PC
33.
Rickles NM. From psychology to regulations: interdisciplinary approaches to improve
medication use. Continuing education program. Northeastern University (Boston, MA)
in October 2005. MAS, PC
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Rickles NM. Introduction to multicultural diversity and impact on health care.
Continuing education program. Fifth Annual Behavioral Science Seminar (Queens, NY)
in April 2004. MAS, PC
35.
Rickles NM. Using medication claims in social epidemiologic investigations:
methodological issues and examples. Podium. Center for Demography of Health and
Aging at the University of Wisconsin-Madison (Madison, WI) in October 2000. ME
REFEREED PRESENTATIONS
(*Data based) (#Corresponding author)
( Co-authored with Northeastern University PharmD Student)
MAS=Medication Adherence/Safety, PC= Pharmacy Communication,
ME=Methodological Evaluation
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International Presentations
1.
Rickles NM, Kobayashi M, Chan S. The quality of the community pharmacist-patient
relationship and its association with adherence to medicines and other recommended
behaviors. Podium. Annual Meeting of the European Society for Patient Adherence,
COMpliance, and Persistence (Utrecht, Netherlands) in November 2011.*#% MAS, PC
2.
Rickles NM, Kobayashi MK, Chan S, Phan A, Murphy K. Factors affecting the quality
of the pharmacist-patient relationship. Poster. 16th International Social Pharmacy
Workshop (Lisbon, Portugal) in August 2010.* # % PC
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Rickles NM, Bell JS, Chen T, Foulon V, O’Reilly C, Liekens S. Understanding and
resolving barriers to the community pharmacist’s provision of services to individuals
with mental illness. Workshop.16th International Social Pharmacy Workshop (Lisbon,
Portugal) in August 2010. # PC
4.
Martin LG, Rickles NM, Krueger K. Research in the elderly: identifying and overcoming
the obstacles. Workshop. 16th International Social Pharmacy Workshop (Lisbon,
Portugal) in August 2010. ME
5.
Noland CM, Rickles NM. Reflection and analysis of how pharmacy students learn how
to communicate about medication errors. Podium. Annual Meeting of the International
Communication Association (Montreal, Canada) in May 2008. * MAS, PC
6.
Rickles NM, Simajuntak J. An interim-analysis: the impact of a community pharmacy
rotation on the socialization of pharmacy students toward the value of patient medication
counseling. Podium. 13th International Social Pharmacy Workshop (Malta) in July 2004.
* # PC
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Rickles NM, Svarstad BL. A randomized, controlled study evaluating the impact of an
antidepressant monitoring program on consumer outcomes. Podium. 12th International
Social Pharmacy Workshop (Sydney, Australia) in August 2002. * # MAS, PC, ME
National Presentations
8.
Rickles NM, Young GA, Raver E. The relationship between demographics and
medication adherence star ratings. Podium. Meeting of the Academy of Managed Care
Pharmacy (Cincinnati, OH) in October 2012. MAS, ME
9.
Rickles NM, Maclean LG, Hess K, Farmer KC, Yurkon AM, Ha CC, Schwartzman E,
Law AV, Milani PA, Trotta K, Labella SR, Designor RJ. Teaching medication adherence
in US Schools and Colleges of Pharmacy. Podium. Meeting of the American Association
of Colleges of Pharmacy (Orlando, FL) in July 2012. MAS, PC
10.
Rickles NM, Kobayashi MK, Chan S. Factors affecting consumer likelihood of
acceptance of pharmacist advice. Poster. Meeting of the American Pharmacists
Association (New Orleans, LA) in March 2012. PC
11.
Rickles NM, Tieu P, Alam A, Baki AA, Nguyen T, Naidjate S. Comparative impact of
using peers vs. standardized patients in evaluating student communication skills. Poster.
Meeting of the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy (San Antonio, TX) in July
2011. *#% PC
12.
Rickles NM, Kobayashi M, Chan S, Phan A, Murphy K. Communication factors
affecting the pharmacist-patient relationship in community pharmacies. Poster. Meeting
of the American Pharmacists Association (Seattle, WA) in March 2011. *#% PC
13.
Rickles NM, Tieu P, Baki AA, Nguyen T, Naidjate S, Alam A. Comparative evaluation
of using standardized patients vs. peers in communication skills lab. Poster. Annual
Meeting of the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy (Seattle, WA) in July
2010. * # % PC, ME
14.
Young A. Rickles NM, Donney J. Cultural Competency and Pharmacists. Poster.
Annual Meeting of the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy (Seattle, WA) in
July 2010. * PC
15.
Rickles NM, Babington L, O’Neil-Pirozzi T, Hayward L, Ippolito R, Lowe S, Bhat V.
Development of an interdisciplinary healthcare communication tool. Poster. Annual
Meeting of the American Pharmacists Association (Washington, DC) in March 2010. * #
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PC, ME
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Rickles NM, Kirwin JL, Brown T. Development and integration of a communication
skills evaluation form for use across the pharmacy curriculum. Poster. Annual Meeting of
the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy (Boston, MA) in July 2009. * # PC,
ME
17.
Gonyeau MJ, DiVall MV, Rickles NM, Kirwin JL. Developing a systematic curricular
review process. Poster. Annual Meeting of the American Association of Colleges of
Pharmacy (Boston, MA) in July 2009.
18.
Rickles NM, Tieu P, Myers L, Galal S, Chung V. The impact of a standardized patient
program on student learning of communication skills. Poster. Annual Meeting of the
American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy (Chicago, IL) in July 2008. * # % PC, ME
19.
Rickles NM, Singh RL, Montagne M. Pharmacist attitudes toward types of mental
illnesses and provision of services. Podium. Annual Meeting of the American
Pharmacists Association (San Diego, CA) in March 2008. * # PC, ME
20.
Rickles NM, Singh RL, Montagne M. Pharmacy student attitudes toward types of mental
illnesses and provision of services. Poster. Annual Meeting of the American Association
of Colleges of Pharmacy (Orlando, FL) in July 2007. * # PC, ME
21.
Rickles NM, McNair N. A hypothetical regulation of herbal medicines and its impact on
consumer use and attitudes. Poster. Annual Meeting of the American Pharmacists
Association (Atlanta, GA) in March 2007. * # MAS
22.
Rickles NM, Tieu P, Myers L. Implementation and evaluation of a standardized patient
program in a pharmacy communication course. Poster. Annual Meeting of the American
Association of Colleges of Pharmacy (San Diego, CA) in July 2006. * # % PC, ME
23.
Rickles NM, Simanjuntak J. The impact of a community pharmacy rotation on student
value and intention to perform patient medication counseling. Poster. Annual Meeting of
the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy (Cincinnati, Ohio) in July 2005. * #
PC
24.
Rickles NM. Improving pharmacist-patient communication on antidepressants. Poster.
18th Annual Mental Health Services Research Conference of the National Institute of
Mental Health (Washington, DC) in July 2005. * # PC
25.
Rickles NM, Svarstad BL. The impact of antidepressant education and monitoring by
community pharmacists on multiple consumer outcomes. Podium. Annual Meeting of
the American Pharmacists Association (Seattle, Washington) in March 2004. * # MAS,
PC, ME
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Rickles NM, Svarstad BL. Pharmacists’ evaluation of an antidepressant monitoring
program in community pharmacies. Poster. Annual Meeting of the American
Association of Colleges of Pharmacy (Minneapolis, Minnesota) in July 2003. * # MAS,
PC, ME
27.
Rickles NM. Integration of health promotion concepts into the pharmacy curriculum.
Podium. Annual Meeting of the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy
(Minneapolis, Minnesota) in July 2003. #
28.
Rickles NM, Gidal BE, Collins M, Hermanson MK, Sheth RD, Ruteki PA. Possible
association of behavioral disturbances with levetiracetam: report of a case series. Poster.
Annual Meeting of the American Epilepsy Society (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) in
December 2001. * # MAS
29.
Rickles NM, Svarstad BL. Use of medication claims to evaluate outcomes of prescriber
adherence to a national antipsychotic dosing guideline. Podium. Annual Meeting of the
American Pharmacists Association Meeting (Washington, D.C.) in March 2000. * #
MAS, ME
30.
Rickles NM, Eggert AE, Saklad SR. Comparisons of outcomes between three a priori
lithium dosing methods. Poster. Annual meeting of the Americal Society of HealthSystem Pharmacists (New Orleans, Louisiana) in December 1996. * # MAS, ME
Regional/Local Presentations
31.
Rickles NM, Kobayashi M, Chan S, Phan A, Murphy K. Communication factors
affecting the pharmacist-patient relationship in community pharmacies. Poster. 2011
Research Expo at Northeastern University (Boston, MA) in March 2011.
32.
Rickles NM, Tieu P, Baki AA, Nguyen T, Naidjate S, Alam A. Quantitative and
qualitative evaluation of using peers vs. standardized patients in the learning of
communication skills. Poster. 2010 Research Expo at Northeastern University (Boston,
MA) in March 2010. * # % PC, ME
33.
Rickles NM, Babington L, O’Neil-Pirozzi T, Hayward L, Ippolito R, Hamel P, Bhat V.
Developing tools measuring miscommunication involving interdisciplinary healthcare
teams. Poster. 2008 Research Expo at Northeastern University (Boston, MA) in March
2008. * # % PC, ME
34.
Rickles NM, Babington L, O’Neil-Pirozzi T, Hayward L, Ippolito R, Hamel P, Bhat V.
Developing tools measuring miscommunication involving interdisciplinary healthcare
teams. Poster. 5th Annual Honors Evening at Northeastern University (Boston, MA) in
March 2008. * # % PC, ME
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Rickles NM, Svarstad BL. Use of medication claims to identify predictors of prescriber
adherence to a national antipsychotic dosing guideline. Podium. Midwestern Pharmacy
Administration Conference (Toledo, Ohio) in July 2000. * # MAS, ME
FUNDING
MAS=Medication Adherence/Safety, PC= Pharmacy Communication,
ME=Methodological Evaluation
External Funded
Interprofessional Geriatric Education for Team Based Care. PC
Role:
Co-Investigator
Agency:
Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA)
Amount:
$518,670 (2% support for faculty time)
Project Period:
07/01/12 – 06/30/15
Walgreens-Northeastern University Community Pharmacy Residency Program. MAS, PC
Role:
Principal Investigator
Agency:
National Association of Chain Drug Stores (NACDS)
Amount:
$50,000 (no faculty support)
Project Period:
10/1/12 – 06/30/16
Transforming Opioid Prescribing in Primary Care (TOPCARE) MAS, PC, ME
Role:
Consultant
Agency:
National Institute of Drug Abuse (NIDA)
Amount:
$1,625,000 (5% support for faculty time)
Project Period:
07/01/2012 – 06/30/2017
The impact of a telephone-based pharmacist intervention to improve adherence to asthma
medications. MAS, PC, ME
Role:
Principal Investigator
Agency:
PhRMA Foundation, Research Starter Grant in Health Outcomes
Amount:
$60,000 (20% faculty time not supported by grant; sole investigator with
subcontract and consultants)
Project Period:
01/01/10 – 12/31/2010
Development and implementation of telephone and web-based tools to improve medication
adherence. MAS, PC, ME
Role:
Principal Investigator
Agency:
InnovationRx (20% faculty time supported by grant; sole investigator with
cooperative education student researchers)
Amount:
$60,000
Project Period:
02/15/08 – 12/31/2009
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Adherence research. MAS, PC, ME
Role:
Principal Investigator
Agency:
InnovationRx
Amount:
$38,000 (unrestricted gift)
Project Period:
No timeline specified
The impact of training preceptors in assessing and evaluating student communication skills
on student’s counseling attitudes and behaviors. PC
Role:
Principal Investigator
Agency:
American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy/American Foundation on
Pharmaceutical Education New Investigator Award
Amount:
$9,980 (20% faculty time not supported by grant; sole investigator with
research student help)
Project Period:
12/15/07 – 06/30/09
F31: A telephone-based antidepressant education and monitoring program. MAS, PC, ME
Role:
Principal Investigator
Agency:
National Institute of Mental Health
Amount:
$25,000 (50% time as graduate student researcher. Sole investigator)
Project Period:
07/2001 – 07/2002
Pending External Grants
Tailoring Options for Urban Communities with Hypertension (TOUCH). MAS, PC, ME
Role:
Co-Investigator
Agency:
Patient Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI)
Amount:
$1.8 million (15% support for faculty time)
Project Period:
06/01/13 – 05/31/16
Cultural meanings of medications and diet as they are related to disease control. MAS, ME
Role:
Co-Investigator
Agency:
NIH
Amount:
$455,698
Project Period:
09/01/13 – 08/31/15
External Not Funded
Boston Circle of Care Initiative (BCCI)
Agency:
CMS Innovation Center
Amount:
$17 million (15% support for faculty time)
Project Period:
01/13 – 12/15
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Relationship of state pharmacy counseling regulations and health outcomes. MAS, PC, ME
Role:
Principal Investigator
Agency:
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
Amount:
$149,931
Project Period:
01/01/13 - 06/30/14
Development of an oral chemotherapy adherence barrier assessment tool. MAS, ME
Role:
Principal Investigator
Agency:
Pfizer, Inc.
Amount:
$218,388 (support for 15% faculty time; have co-investigator, research
assistant, consultants, and coop student)
Project Period:
1/01/2012 – 6/30/2013
Factors Affecting Consumer Likelihood of Acceptance of Pharmacist MTM
Recommendations
Role:
Principal Investigator
Agency:
National Community Pharmacy Foundation
Amount:
$60,000 (support for 15% faculty time)
Project Period:
06/12 – 05/13
An Interdisciplinary Investigation on Primary Medication Non-Adherence: To Pick Up or
Not to Pick Up, that is the Question. MAS, ME
Role:
Principal Investigator
Agency:
National Association of Chain Drug Stores
Amount:
$387,290 (support for 30% faculty time; includes other NU faculty and
research associates, research coop students, consultants, statisticians)
Project Period:
6/1/2011 – 5/31/2013
Improving the health, safety, and quality for the VA with a comprehensive scalable
medication adherence solution. MAS, ME
Role:
Principal Investigator (subcontract)
Agency:
Veterans Administration
Amount:
$1,143,225 (support for 30% faculty time; graduate research assistants,
research coop students, statistician, and consultants)
Project Period:
11/01/2010 – 10/31/2012
Impact of a clinical pharmacy hypertension adherence program in community health
centers. MAS, PC, ME
Role:
Principal Investigator
Agency:
AstraZeneca HealthCare Foundation
Amount:
$362,400 (support for 20% faculty time; includes multiple clinical
pharmacy faculty members, 9 coop students, and consultants)
Project Period:
1/1/2011 – 12/31/2011
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Comparing adherence barriers to hypertension across different racial/ethnic populations.
MAS, ME
Role:
Principal Investigator
Agency:
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation
Amount:
$151,467
Period:
04/01/10 – 04/01/2011
Using assessment of adherence barriers for interventions to improve adherence. MAS, PC.
ME
Role:
Principal Investigator
Agency:
The Anthony Marchionne Foundation
Amount:
$33,480
Period:
08/01/09 – 07/31/2010
The impact of a pharmacist call center on antidepressant adherence. MAS, PC, ME
Role:
Principal Investigator
Agency:
National Institute of Mental Health
Amount:
$901,133
Project Period:
10/01/09 – 09/30/2011
Validation and pilot of a telephone-based pharmacy adherence assessment and
intervention program. MAS, PC, ME
Role:
Principal Investigator
Agency:
Foundation for Managed Care Pharmacy
Amount:
$64,855
Period:
04/01/2009 – 09/30/2010
Evaluation of the extent of the science of safety across the Doctor of Pharmacy programs in
U.S. colleges and schools of pharmacy. MAS
Role:
Principal Investigator
Agency:
American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy
Amount:
$90,000
Period:
01/06/2009 – 09/23/2009
Web-based self-monitoring system for antidepressant medication management. MAS, ME
Role:
Co-Principal Investigator
Agency:
HealthVault Be Well Fund (Microsoft)
Amount:
$289,685
Period:
08/01/2008 – 07/31/2009
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Improving patient safety: a simulated patient approach to facilitate interdisciplinary
communication among future and current healthcare providers. MAS, PC, ME
Role:
Principal Investigator
Agency:
National Patient Safety Foundation
Amount:
$100,000
Period:
06/01/2008 – 05/31/2010
Using patient-reported personal goals to improve understanding of the value of
antidepressant adherence. MAS, PC, ME
Role:
Principal Investigator
Agency:
Pfizer Pharmaceuticals’ Fellowship in Health Literacy/Clear Health
Communication
Amount:
$130,000
Period:
07/01/2008 – 06/20/2010
A collaborative approach to improve interdisciplinary communication involving
medication adherence. MAS, PC, ME
Role:
Principal Investigator
Agency:
Commonwealth Fund
Amount:
$268,804
Period:
1/30/2008 – 12/31/2010
R21: Using the internet and mobile phones to improve adherence in hypertension. MAS,
ME
Role:
Co-Principal Investigator
Agency:
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
Amount:
$261,102 (Project was scored by NIH)
Period:
10/01/2007 – 09/31/2009
Internal Funded
A Pilot Investigation into the Nature and Extent of Medication Adherence Support
Activities (MASA) in Boston-area Pharmacies. MAS, PC, ME
Role:
Primary Investigator
Agency:
Provost’s Office, Tier 1 Grant Process
Amount:
$50,000 (10% time with no support; several co-investigators: Drs. Gary
Young, Judy Hall, Carey Noland)
Project Period:
07/01/2012 – 06/30/2013
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Bridge to patient safety: development of a model for interdisciplinary collaboration using
simulated patients. MAS, PC, ME
Role:
Principal Investigator
Agency:
Provost’s Office, Research and Scholarship Development Fund
Amount:
$20,000 (20% time with no support; several co-investigators: Drs. Therese
ONeill-Pirozzi, Susan Lowe, Lynn Babington, Rosann Ipolitto)
Project Period:
07/2007 – 06/30/2008
Developing an interdisciplinary geriatric education resource center.
Role:
Co-Investigator
Agency:
Provost’s Office, Instructional Development Fund
Amount:
$6,000 (5% time but no support for faculty time)
Project Period:
07/01/2007 – 06/30/2008
The impact of a standardized patient program on communication skills of pharmacy
students. PC, ME
Role:
Principal Investigator
Agency:
Provost’s Office, Instructional Development Fund
Amount:
$7,005 (no support for faculty time; sole investigator with student
assistants)
Project Period:
07/01/2006 – 06/30/2007
Honors and Awards
05/11
Inducted in Rho Chi Honorary society
02/11
2010 Best Paper Award
Research in Social and Administrative Pharmacy
05/10
Gerald E. Schumacher Pharmacy Faculty Excellence Award
School of Pharmacy, Northeastern University
01/10
2009 Top Reviewer
Research in Social and Administrative Pharmacy
10/07
New Investigator Award
American Foundation for Pharmaceutical Education
07/05
New Investigator Award
National Institute of Mental Health
03/04
Recipient of APhA’s Best Postgraduate Research Award
Economic, Social and Administrative Sciences Section
American Pharmaceutical Association
153rd Annual Meeting, Seattle, Washington
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08/02 – 02/03
Pre-doctoral National Research Service Award Fellowship
National Institute of Mental Health
12/01
Vilas Dissertator Travel Award for attendance to the Social Pharmacy
Workshop in Sydney, Australia in August 2002
09/00- 08/01
American Foundation for Pharmaceutical Education Fellowship Award
TEACHING & ADVISING EXPERIENCE
Courses Taught ($New course developed)
Northeastern University
Fall 2012
MCOP U100
Research Cooperative Education Rotation,
12 SH, 2 students
Directed Study, Research, 4 SH, 4 students
Jr/Sr Honors Project 1, 4 SH, 1 student
PHMD 4991
PHMD 4970
Summer 2012
PHMD 2310 Sec 01
Communication Skills for Pharmacists, 3
SH, 145 students
Communication Skills for Pharmacists Lab,
1 SH, 145 students
Education APPE, 6 SH, 3 students
PHMD 2311 Sec 01-06
PHMD 6470
Spring 2012
PHMD 6267 Sec 01
Comprehensive Disease Management 7,
Depression & Anxiety lecture, 4 SH, 130
students
Fall 2011
MCOP U100
Research Cooperative Education Rotation,
12 SH, 1 student
Summer 2011
PHMD 2310 Sec 01
Communication Skills for Pharmacists, 3
SH, 153 students
Communication Skills for Pharmacists Lab,
1 SH, 153 students
Education APPE, 6 SH, 2 students
PHMD 2311 Sec 01-07
PHMD 6470
Spring 2011
PHMD 6267 Sec 01
Comprehensive Disease Management 7,
Depression & Anxiety lecture, 4 SH, 122
students
Research Cooperative Education Rotation,
12 SH, 1 student
MCOP U100
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Summer 2010
PMD U310 Sec 01
Communication Skills for Pharmacists, 3
SH, 140 students
Communication Skills for Pharmacists Lab,
1 SH, 140 students
PMD U311 Sec 01-06
Spring 2010
PMD G467 Sec 01
Directed Practice APPE Rotation in
Research- Community Based, 1 student
Cooperative Education Rotation, 12 SH, 2
students
MCOP U100
Fall 2009
PMD G467 Sec 01
Directed Practice APPE Rotation in
Research- Community Based, 3 students
Summer 2009
PMD U310 Sec 01
Communication Skills for Pharmacists, 3
SH, 116 students
Communication Skills for Pharmacists Lab,
1 SH, 116 students
Communication Skills for Pharmacists, 3
SH, 14 students
PMD U311 Sec 01-06
PMD G202 Sec 01
PMD G204 Sec 01
Fall 2008
Communication Skills for Pharmacists Lab,
1 SH, 14 students
Directed Study, 3 SH, 1 student
Directed Study, 3 SH, 1 student
Directed Practice APPE Rotation in
Research- Community Based, 1 student
Cooperative Education Rotation, 12 SH, 2
students
PMD U924 Sec 01
PMD G403 Sec 01
PMD G467 Sec 01
MCOP U100
Summer 2008
PMD U310 Sec 01
Communication Skills for Pharmacists, 3
SH, 83 students
Communication Skills for Pharmacists Lab,
1 SH, 83 students
Communication Skills for Pharmacists, 3
SH, 16 students
Communication Skills for Pharmacists Lab,
1 SH, 16 students
PMD U311 Sec 01-06
PMD G202 Sec 01
PMD G204 Sec 01
Spring 2008
PMD G467 Sec 01
Directed Practice APPE Rotation in
Research- Community Based, 1 student
Honors Project 2, 4 SH, 1 student
Research, 1 student
PMD U971
PMD U964
Fall 2007
PMD G467 Sec 01
Directed Practice APPE Rotation in
Research- Community Based, 1 student
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Summer 2007
PMD U971
BHS U100
Honors Project I, 4 SH, 1 student
Introduction to College, 1 SH, 19 students
PMD U310 Sec 01
Communication Skills for Pharmacists &
Lab, 3 SH, 14 students
Communication Skills for Pharmacists, 3
SH, 16 students
Communication Skills for Pharmacists Lab,
1 SH, 16 students
Directed Practice APPE Rotation in
Research- Community Based, 2 students
Honors Project I, 4 SH, 1 student
PMD G202 Sec 01
PMD G204 Sec 01
PMD G467 Sec 01
PMD U971
Spring 2007
PMD G467 Sec 01
Directed Practice APPE Rotation in
Research- Community Based, 1 student
$
HNR U530 Sec 01
Health Promotion & Social Change:
Transforming Organizational Paradigms, 25
students
PMD U310 Sec 01
Communication Skills for Pharmacists, 3
SH, 24 students
Pharmacy Jurisprudence, 3 SH, 117 students
Directed Practice APPE Rotation in
Research-Community Based, 3 SH, 2
students
Cooperative Education Rotation, 12 SH, 1
student
Fall 2006
Summer 2006
PMD U530 Sec 01
PMD G467 Sec 01
MCOP U100
$
Spring 2006
PMD U310 Sec 01
Communication Skills for Pharmacists, 3
SH, 23 students
Communication Skills for Pharmacists, 3
SH, 24 students
Communication Skills for Pharmacists, 3
SH, 23 students
Communication Skills for Pharmacists, 3
SH, 19 students
Communication Skills for Pharmacists, 3
SH, 20 students
Communication Skills for Pharmacists, 3
SH, 18 students
Cooperative Education Rotation, 12 SH, 1
student
PMD U310 Sec 02
PMD U310 Sec 03
PMD U310 Sec 04
PMD U310 Sec 05
PMD U310 Sec 06
MCOP U100
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Fall 2005
PMD G467 Sec 01
Directed Practice APPE Rotation in
Research- Community Based, 3 SH, 4
students
Long Island University
Spring 2005
Taught Social and Behavioral Aspects of Pharmaceutical Care/Ethics
lecture course and coordinated labs in the course (and taught 2 labs), 3SH,
220 students.
Fall 2004
Co-taught honors elective on “Providing Quality Health Care to Culturally
Diverse Populations: Challenges for the 21st Century, 3 SH, 5 students
Spring 2004
Taught Social and Behavioral Aspects of Pharmaceutical Care/Ethics
lecture course and coordinated labs in the course (and taught 2 labs), 3SH,
220 students.
Taught Seminar in the Social and Administrative Sciences, 3 SH, 20
students.
Taught elective on “Development, Implementation and Assessment of
Pharmaceutical Care Programs”, 3 SH, 5 students
Fall 2003
Taught graduate course in research methodology in the social sciences, 3
SH, 20 students and two communication skills labs (25 students each lab).
Spring 2003
Taught communication lectures on mental illness, taught communication
skills labs and two labs in Social and Behavioral Aspects of
Pharmaceutical Care/Ethics (25 students each lab)
Additional Teaching Opportunities
08/07-10/07 &
08/08 – 10/08
Instructor for small group discussions and assignments in Epidemiology
and Biostatistics, School of Medicine, Department of Family Medicine
and Public Health, Tufts University, Boston, MA
08/00 – 05/03
Educational/Professional Mentor for Web-Based Distance Education
Pharmacy Pathway Program, Pharmacy Administration, Creighton
University, Omaha, Nebraska. Assist in facilitating on-line weekly
discussions in a Health Care Systems course. Grade student contributions
and offer comments regarding discussions.
08/97 – 05/02
Teaching Assistant, Department of Social and Administrative Sciences,
School of Pharmacy, University of Wisconsin-Madison in Madison,
Wisconsin. Assist course instructors in three pharmacy courses: a course
on the psychosocial aspects of pharmacy, a course on pharmacists in the
U.S. Health Care System, and a course on pharmacist communication:
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educational and behavioral interventions. These courses involve assisting
the course instructors in the development of lectures, labs and exams,
leading discussion sections, and grading exams and papers.
07/98 – 03/00
Presented several lectures to the first year psychiatry interns at the
University of Wisconsin-Medical School in Madison, Wisconsin.
Lectures covered such topics as basic psychopharmacology of key
psychiatric disorders, and psychopharmacology algorithms.
10/96 – 04/97
Presented various topics to doctor of pharmacy students at the University
of Texas School of Pharmacy in Austin, Texas. Such topics included
mental status skills, managing the psychiatric and medical problems seen
in the mentally retarded/developmentally disabled population,
pharmacologic management of aggression, pharmacologic management of
depression, and the management of tricyclic antidepressant overdose.
Undergraduate and Graduate Advising Activities
Northeastern University
Spring 2010 – 2012
Chair, dissertation committee for Dorothy Bausemer, a Law & Public
Policy Doctoral Candidate.
2011 – Present
Member, dissertation committee for Todd Brown, a Law & Public Policy
Doctoral Canddiate.
Fall 2006 –
Present
Actively involved in the student portfolio system, meet with
approximately 12 students per year on an individual basis to discuss their
career plans and review their professional portfolio.
Spring 2010
Helped oversee two third-year pharmacy cooperative education students,
Erin Bolen and Charles Berds IV, in projects related to the development of
a telephone-based pharmacy adherence monitoring program.
Summer 2007 Spring 2008
Helped direct an honors research project for a pharmacy student, Vrinda
Bhat, titled “Developing tools measuring miscommunication involving
interdisciplinary healthcare teams.”
Fall 2008
Helped oversee two fourth-year pharmacy cooperative education students,
Dara Dayani and Amy Pitt in projects related to the development of webbased and telephonic adherence management programs.
Summer 2006
Helped oversee one cooperative education student in survey research
projects examining pharmacist attitudes toward those with mental illness.
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Helped oversee one cooperative education student in evaluating the impact
of a standardized patient program on student communication skills.
Long Island University
2003-2005
Thesis advisor of Joice Simanjuntak, a masters degree student in social
and administrative sciences with a concentration in marketing and
management. Her thesis was titled: “The impact of a community
pharmacy rotation on students’ value of patient medication counseling.”
2004-2006
Thesis advisor of Nicole McNair, a masters degree student in social and
administrative sciences with a concentration in drug regulatory affairs. Her
thesis was titled: “A hypothetical regulation of herbal medicines and its
impact on consumer use and attitudes.”
SERVICE AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Service to Northeastern University
Department of Pharmacy Practice
2012 – Present
PhD Committee in Pharmaceutical Policy and Research, Chair
2011 – Present
Member, Merit Committee
2011 – Present
Member, Tenure and Promotion Committee
2011 – Present
Chair, Strategic Initiative Committee on Postgraduate Programs
2009 – 2011
Member, Communications Committee
2007 – 2008
Member, Faculty Search Committee for Social and Administrative
Positions
 Assisted in the recruitment of three faculty members for department in
the area of the social and administrative sciences
School of Pharmacy
2011 – Present
Member, Assessment Committee
2008 -2009
Member, Subcommittee of the Self-Study for Accreditation by the
American Council on Pharmaceutical Education
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Member, Curriculum Committee
 Assisted in the development of school-wide, systematic curricular
review process
Bouvé College of Health Sciences
2012 – Present
Bouvé Tenure & Promotion Committee, Chair
2012 – Present
Interprofessional Education and Practice Committee , Member
2011 – Present
Research Cooperative Education Committee, Member
2011 - Present
Assisted in reaching out to accepted early action pharmacy students
2011 - Present
Member, Steering Committee, PhD program in Population Health
2011 – Present
Member, Simulation Task Force
2011 – Present
Member, Bouvé Graduate Curriculum Committee
2006 – 2009
Member, Bouvé Interdisciplinary Geriatric Education Committee
2008
Assisted in a Health Science Friday to greet prospective parents and
students
2007
Assisted in reaching out by telephone to accepted students
2007-2008
Assisted Bouvé Diversity Committee in coordinating two Schwartz rounds
regarding difficult conversations between patients and clinicians
University-Wide
2011 – Present
Advisor, AEPi Fraternity
2011 – Present
Member, Graduate Council
2011 – Present
Academic Policy Committee, Chair
2011 – Present
Member, Center for Health Policy and Healthcare
2011 – Present
Member, Health Law & Policy Steering Committee
2010 – Present
Member, Institutional Review Board
2010 – Present
Member, Holocaust Awareness Committee
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2010 – Present
Member, Cardinal Cushing Award and William H. Wildes Scholarship
Selection Committee
2009 – Present
President, Northeastern University Hillel Advisory Committee, Inc.
 Facilitated 1.7 million gift to Northeastern University
2008
2008 Research & Scholarship Expo Program Committee
Service to Long Island University
Arnold & Marie Schwartz College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences
09/03 – 05/05
Member, Curriculum Committee
09/03 – 05/05
Member, Disciplinary and Grievances Committee
08/03 – 04/04
Program Coordinator of a 6-Credit Continuing Education Program on
“Incorporating Multicultural Pharmaceutical Care Into Today’s Pharmacy
Practice” to be held on April 4, 2004 in Jamaica, New York.
Service to Profession
Editorial Board Activities
2010 – Present
Member, Editorial Board of the Journal of the American Pharmacists
Association
2009 – Present
Member, Editorial Board of the Journal of Pharmaceutical Health
Services Research
2008 – 2011
Member, Editorial Board of the American Journal of Pharmaceutical
Education
Reviewer Activities
2010
Reviewer for the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy’s New
Investigator Program
2010 - Present
Reviewer of abstract submissions for podiums and posters at the 2011
Annual Meeting of the American Pharmacists Association.
2006 – Present
Reviewer for several pharmacy and medical journals: Medical Care,
Current Medical Research and Opinion, Journal of Affective Disorders,
Pharmacy World and Science, Journal of the American Pharmacists
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Association, American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education, Journal of
Pharmacy Teaching, Currents in Pharmacy Teaching and Learning,
Journal of Pharmacy Practice, European Journal of Psychiatry,
Psychology and Health, and Research in Social and Administrative
Pharmacy
2009, 2011:
Reviewer for chapter, “Communicating Effectively With Others” in
textbook, Pharmacy Management, Leadership, Marketing, and Finance,
Burns MA, Vaillancourt AM, Shepherd M, eds., Sudbury: Jones and
Bartlett Publishers, 2010.
2009
Reviewer of posters for Best Postgraduate Student Poster Award of the
Economic, Social and Administrative Sciences section of the American
Pharmacists Association
2008
Reviewer of poster abstracts for 2008 American Association of Colleges
of Pharmacy meeting
2008
External grant reviewer for grant on medication adherence, University of
Missouri
Committees
2011 – Present:
Member, Selection Committee, Best Paper Award for Research in Social
and Administrative Pharmacy
2010
Chair of the American Pharmacists Association’s Committee for the
Wiederholt Best Paper in the Economic, Social, and Administrative
Sciences
2010
Member, American Pharmacists Association’s Awards Committee
2010- 2011
Member, Research Roundtables Programming Committee of the
Economic, Social and Administrative Sciences for the 2011 Annual
Meeting of the American Pharmacists Association
2010
Member, Committee on National People’s Pharmacy School Pilot
2009 – Present
Member, Curriculum Committee, Social and Administrative Sciences
Section of the American Association Colleges of Pharmacy
01/08 – 12/09
Member, Review Course Committee, College of Psychiatric and
Neurologic Pharmacists
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07/08 – 04/09
Chair, Methods Programming Committee of the Economic, Social and
Administrative Sciences Section for 2009 Annual Meeting of the
American Pharmacists Association.
09/07 – 03/08
Member, Colleagues in Research Programming Committee of the
Economic, Social and Administrative Sciences Section for the 2008
Annual Meeting of the American Pharmacists Association.
07/05 – 07/06
Chair, Subcommittee of the Curriculum Committee of the Social and
Administrative Sciences Section of the American Association of Colleges
of Pharmacy.
 Subcommittee is charged with building and maintaining electronic
repository of syllabi of social and administrative courses.
11/01- 12/03
Member, ACCP Committee dedicated to developing a White Paper on
cultural competency in pharmacy practice.
Other Professional Activities
2010 – Present
Member, Prescription Monitoring Advisory Council
2009 – Present
Moderator for sessions at Annual Meeting of the American Pharmacists
Association
2009 – Present
Member, Board of the Massachusetts Pharmacists Association Foundation
2008
Member, Coordinating Council to Discuss the Collaborative Role of the
Community Pharmacist in Managing Depression
 Led to the development of a published white paper “Expanding the
role of the community pharmacist in managing depression”
07/06 – 07/07
Chair, Liberal Arts Special Interest Group, American Association of
Colleges of Pharmacy
09/05 – 06/06
Chair-Elect, Liberal Arts Special Interest Group, American Association of
Colleges of Pharmacy
12/97
Served as a judge in the final rounds of the American Society of HealthSystem Pharmacy Student Clinical Skills Competition in Atlanta, Georgia.
11/96
Assisted faculty in grading of doctor of pharmacy student patient
counseling presentations at the University of Texas Health Science Center
at San Antonio in San Antonio, Texas.
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04/96
Organized the first ASHP Clinical Skills Competition at the Philadelphia
College of Pharmacy and Science in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
02/95
Philadelphia College of Pharmacy and Science, Office of Professional
Programs, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Participated in the development of
a manuscript titled “Tailoring the AHCPR Clinical Practice Guidelines on
Depression in Primary Care for Use in Long-Term Care Facilities.”
Assisted in the content and construction of several algorithms. Document
was presented at the 17th MidYear Conference of the American Society of
Consultant Pharmacists in May 1995.
Service to the Community
2010
Health Careers Academy Summer Institute, University of MassachusettsBoston
 Presented lecture to middle-school and high-school minority students
about pursuing the pharmacy profession.
2009
Member, Patient Health Education and Literacy Project, Center for
Community Health Education Research and Service, Inc.
 Assisted in developing a resource guide for community education
classes on diabetes and hypertension
 Led three community education classes on proper medication diabetes
and hypertension medication use in Roxbury, MA
2008 – Present
Member, Advisory Board of Families for Depression Awareness
2007 – 2009
Chair of the Rentals Committee of Congregation Kehillath Israel
2005 – 2009
Volunteer as a big brother in the Jewish Big Brothers/Big Sisters of
Boston, Massachusetts.
1999 - 2003
Volunteered as a big brother in Big Brothers/Big Sisters of Dane County,
Madison, Wisconsin.
1997 - 1998
Epilepsy Center of South Central Wisconsin, assisted in a monthly support
group on anticonvulsant medications.
Spring 1997
"Drug Abuse: A lesson in being kool, knowledgeable, and free", presented
participants of the 1997 National Youth Sports Program.
Spring 1997
National Anxiety Screening Week, San Antonio, Texas
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PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Membership in Professional Organizations
2009 – Present
Active member, National Communication Association
2007 – Present
Active member, Massachusetts Pharmacists Association
2005 – Present
Active member, College of Psychiatric and Neurologic Pharmacists
2005 – Present
Active member, AcademyHealth
2000 - Present
Active member, American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy
2000 - Present
Active member, American College of Clinical Pharmacy
1999 - Present
Active member, American Sociological Association
1993 - Present
Active member, American Society of Health-System Pharmacists
1993 - Present
Active member, American Pharmacists Association
Selected Conferences Attended
2012
Academy of Managed Care Meeting, Cincinnati, OH
Annual Meeting of the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy,
Orlando, FL
2011
Annual Meeting of the American Pharmacists Association, Seattle, WA
Annual Meeting of the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy,
San Antonio, TX
Annual Meeting of the European Society of Patient Adherence,
COMpliance, and Peristence
2010
16th International Social Pharmacy Workshop, Lisbon, Portugal
Annual Meeting of the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy,
Seattle, Washington
Annual Meeting of the American Pharmacists Association, Washington,
D.C.
2009
Annual Meeting of the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy,
Boston, MA
14th Annual Aging and Dignity Conference of the Massachusetts
Department of Public Health, Worcester, MA
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Annual meeting of the International Society of Clinical Pharmacy and
American College of Clinical Pharmacy, Orlando, FL
Annual Meeting of the American Pharmacists Association, San Antonio,
TX
2008
Annual Meeting of the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy,
Chicago, IL
5th Annual World Health Care Congress, Washington, D.C.
Annual Meeting of the American Pharmacists Association, San Diego, CA
Annual Meeting of the College of Psychiatric and Neurologic Pharmacists,
Scottsdale, AZ
Annual meeting of the Massachusetts Association of Older Adults
Worcester, MA
2007
4th Annual World Healthcare Innovation and Technology Congress,
Washington, D.C.
Annual Meeting of the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy,
Orlando, FL
Annual Meeting of the American Pharmacists Association, Atlanta, GA
Third International Congress of Attention Deficit and Hyperactivity
Disorder, Mexico City, Mexico) in September 2007
National Association of Boards of Pharmacy Meeting/American
Association Colleges of Pharmacy District I Meeting, Burlington, VT
2006
Annual Meeting of the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy,
San Diego, CA
Conference of the Massachusetts Association of Older Americans and
Massachusetts Department of Mental Health held in Plymouth, MA
4th Annual VA New England GRECC Conference in Gerontology held at
Northeastern University in September 2006.
Conference of the Massachusetts Association of Older Americans and
Massachusetts Department of Mental Health held in Tyngsboro, MA
Annual Meeting of the Massachusetts Society of Health-System
Pharmacists, Newton, MA
Auburn University Motivational Interviewing Skills Training, Auburn, AL
2005
Annual Meeting of the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy,
Cincinnati, OH
18th Annual Mental Health Services Research Conference of the National
Institute of Mental Health, Washington, D.C.
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