Curricula Vitae in Pharm - Clin Pharm & Outcomes Sciences

Name	Personal Focus	Summary
Dr. Michaela M Almgren Clinical Associate Professor	Clinical Pharmacy, Outcomes Sciences	Michaela Almgren, Pharm.D., MS, is a Clinical Associate Professor in the Department of Clinical Pharmacy and Outcomes Sciences at the College of Pharmacy at the University of South Carolina. She also maintains a practice site at Nephron Pharmaceuticals as a Clinical Advisor and serves as a preceptor for pharmacy students, and as director of the pharmacy student intern program.
Dr. Reagan Kiger Barfield Clinical Assistant Professor		Reagan Kiger Barfield, Pharm.D., is a Clinical Assistant Professor in the Department of Clinical Pharmacy and Outcomes Sciences at the University of South Carolina College of Pharmacy. She also maintains a practice site in ambulatory care pharmacy at Prisma Health Family Medicine on Forest Drive, an outpatient family medicine clinic. Additionally, she serves as the Residency Program Coordinator for the Tandem Health-UofSC College of Pharmacy PGY1 outpatient pharmacy residency program.
Charles Bennett Professor	pharmaceuticals, safety	He oversees and does research in CoEE, which helps improve drug safety. Scientists there study the effects of prescription and over-the-counter medications, particularly on children and the elderly. The CoEE also is focused on education and outreach to healthcare professionals and the public through the Doris Levkoff Meddin Medication Safety Education Program.
Dr. Betsy Blake Clinical Associate Professor	Educational - Instructional design, Professional Advocacy, Clinical - Hypertension, diabetes, dyslipidemia, thyroid disorders	Betsy Blake, Pharm.D., BCPS, FNAP, is the Director of Interprofessional Education and a Clinical Associate Professor in the Department of Clinical Pharmacy and Outcomes Sciences at the College of Pharmacy. She practices in a patient-centered medical home primary care clinic affiliated with Prisma Health - Richland, collaborating with providers to improve outcomes for patients with diabetes.
Dr. Brandon Bookstaver Professor	antibiotic lock therapy, utilization and safety of antiretroviral prescribing, pooled testing of HIV	In addition to his duties as Clinical Assistant Professor in the Department of Clinical Pharmacy and Outcomes Sciences at the South Carolina College of Pharmacy at the University of South Carolina, Dr. Bookstaver is as an Adjunct Assistant Professor in the Internal Medicine Department and the USC School of Medicine.
Dr. Chao Cai Assistant Professor	Survival Analysis, Causal Mediation Analysis, Medication Adherence and Persistence	Chao Cai, Ph.D. has many years of working experience including academia, industry and government in statistical design, analysis, and statistical consulting. Her research interests include: survival analysis, cure modeling, causal mediation analysis, advanced statistical methods in pharmaceutical outcomes assessment.
Dr. Celeste (Rudisill) Caulder Clinical Associate Professor	Infectious Diseases, HIV/AIDS, Internal Medicine	Dr. Rudisill is an Assistant Professor, Department of Clinical Pharmacy & Outcomes Sciences, South Carolina College of Pharmacy as well as an Assistant Professor, Division of Infectious Diseases, USC School of Medicine.
Jennifer Clements Clinical Professor	Diabetes management, Utilization of glucagon for hypoglycemia, Weight management	Jennifer N. Clements, PharmD, FCCP, FADCES, BCPS, CDCES, BCACP, BC-ADM, is a Clinical Professor and Director of Pharmacy Education with the University of South Carolina College of Pharmacy at the School of Medicine – Greenville Campus. Dr. Clements earned her Pharm.D. from Campbell University in 2006 and completed a primary care pharmacy practice residency in 2007 at the Ralph H. Johnson VA Medical Center (VAMC) in Charleston, South Carolina.
Christina Cox Clinical Associate Professor		Dr. Cox joined the SCCP faculty in May 2010. Her research interests include Pediatric Obesity (Medication dosing, Outcomes, and prevention), Medication Safety & Management in Pediatrics, Neonatal & Pediatric Critical Care Medicine and Pain Management.
Brianne Lea Dunn Clinical Associate Professor	Clinical Pharmacy, Outcomes sciences	Currently my research interests focus on the pharmacotherapy of cardiovascular diseases, with a specific focus on anticoagulation, hypertension and heart failure.
Dr. Patricia Powell Fabel Clinical Associate Professor	Community pharmacy practice	Patti Powell is an Clinical Associate Professor with the University of South Carolina College of Pharmacy and serves as Executive Director of the Kennedy Pharmacy Innovation Center. She received her Doctor of Pharmacy Degree from the University of Rhode Island College of Pharmacy and completed a 1-year community pharmacy practice residency with the University of Georgia and Kroger Pharmacy in Athens, GA.
Amy Grant Clinical Assistant Professor	Clinical Pharmacy, Outcomes Sciences	Amy Grant is the Assistant Dean and Assistant Professor at the South Carolina College of Pharmacy.
Dr. Tessa J. Hastings Assistant Professor	Implementation Science	Tessa Hastings, Ph.D., is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Clinical Pharmacy and Outcomes Sciences at the University of South Carolina College of Pharmacy in Columbia, South Carolina. Hastings’ research applies implementation science principles to improve healthcare safety and effectiveness through the adoption of innovations in pharmacy settings. Her research primarily focuses on immunization information systems, or immunization registries.
Dr. Bryan Lindsey Love Associate Professor	Hepatology topics (e.g. viral hepatitis, cirrhosis), Gastroenterology (e.g. peptic ulcer disease, inflammatory bowel disease, irritable bowel disease), Opioid use/misuse	Dr. Love's is a clinical pharmacist, clinical educator, and health services researcher who specializes in the economic, clinical and humanistic outcomes of medication therapy. His interests are at the intersection between pharmacy, epidemiology, and public health for topics including: viral hepatitis, opioid use/misuse, cirrhosis, peptic ulcer disease, inflammatory bowel disease, and ​food allergy.
Dr. Kevin Lu, PhD Associate Professor	Pharmacy, Outcomes Science	His most recent research project investigated metformin exposure and the risk of cancer among patients with diabetes mellitus: A Comparative Effectiveness Study ($20,000.
Dr. Whitney Maxwell Clinical Associate Professor	Patient care models, Clinical pharmacy	My practical expertise is centered in the delivery of pharmacy services in primary care and family medicine settings. My research expertise is centered in research questions related to patient care models and clinical pharmacy.
Dr. Cynthia McCain Phillips Clinical Associate Professor		Cynthia Phillip's research interests include anticoagulation, hyperlipidemia, hypertension, and diabetes.
Dr. Scott Sutton Clinical Professor	HIV and Infectious Diseases, Retrospective observational research (VA), MRSA in collegiate athletes (USC)	In one of his research projects that he conducted they completed two different evaluations of MRSA colonization on collegiate football players. Their results have been successful and led to a publication in a top notch journal (impact factor > 4).
Chengwen Teng Assistant Professor		Chengwen Teng, Pharm.D., Ph.D., M.S., is an Assistant Professor at the University of South Carolina College of Pharmacy. Currently, he is working on the identification of new adverse drug reactions, drug-drug interactions, and drug-disease interactions, and is comparing drug safety and effectiveness profiles using spontaneous reporting systems, electronic health records, and other databases. Chengwen has research experience in pharmacology, immunology, and biochemistry.
Dr. Megan R Tran Clinical Assistant Professor		Megan Robinson Tran is a Clinical Assistant Professor in the Department of Clinical Pharmacy and Outcomes Sciences (CPOS), College of Pharmacy.
Ismaeel Yunusa Assistant Professor	Pharmacoeconomics, Pharmacoepidemiology, Economic Evaluation of Healthcare Interventions	Ismaeel Yunusa, Pharm.D., Ph.D., is an assistant professor in the Department of Clinical Pharmacy and Outcomes Sciences. Before joining the University of South Carolina, Dr. Yunusa worked as a Senior Scientist in Health Economics and Outcomes Research at Policy Analysis Inc. Brookline, Massachusetts. Dr. Yunusa profoundly cares about improving the health of the general public, and he is passionate about optimal pharmacotherapy in vulnerable populations, especially geriatric patients.