Mini-Grant Past Recipients

The following individuals were awarded Educational Foundation grants in past years.


2023 Grant Recipients 

Natalie Klek

$1,000

Use of an independent pharmacy to assess and address food insecurity   

Annie Weyand

$1,000

Medication Adherence Packaging Services: Identifying Current Practices for Patient and Assessment and Documentation within Independent Community Pharmacies    
 
 2022 Grant Recipients

Isabelle Litvak

$1,000

Community Pharmacists’ Perceptions on their Role in Counseling Patients on Lifestyle Modifications  Click HERE  to view the see the APhA Journal article
 
2021 Grant Recipients 

Andrea Brilbeck

$500

Patient Perceptions of Community Pharmacists Facilitating SARS-CoV-2 Testing  Click HERE to see the full report!  

Sydney Lovett

$1,000

Evaluating Community Pharmacists’ Perceptions of Their Role in Caring for Mental Health Issues   
Elizabeth Midey
$1,000 
OTC Hearing Aids in the Community Pharmacy  Click HERE to see the full report!  
 
 2020 Grant Recipients

Carley Gabriel

$600

Informing the Development of a Transitions of Care Program Between an Emergency Department and Regional Supermarket Pharmacies

Click HERE to see the full report! 

Amisha 

Mehta

$1,000

Pharmacist-Led Utilization of Real-World Data to Personalize Prescriber Prescription Writing Education at a Family Medicine Residency Practice Click HERE to see the full report! 

Sehrish 

Panjwani

$1,000

Effect of a Pharmacist-Driven Workflow on Successful Implementation of Transitional Care Management Program in a Geriatric Interprofessional Practice Click HERE to see the full report! 

Evan

Turco

$1,000

Effective Coaching Strategies for the “Flip the Pharmacy” Practice Transformation Initiative in Pennsylvania Community Pharmacies

Click HERE to see the full report! 
 
2019 Grant Recipients 

Katie Doong

$1,000

Community pharmacist-provided comprehensive medication management services a case series  Click HERE to see the full report!

Linh
Huynh

$1,000

Provider perceptions of a pharmacist-administered long-acting injectable antipsychotic program in a community pharmacy chain a national survey-based study  Click HERE to see the full report!

Amber Lapping

$600

Successful implementation strategies for community pharmacy-based Nation Diabetes Prevention Programs (NDPP) in Pennsylvania

Kayla Askey

$900

Theoretical exploration of Pennsylvania pharmacists’ perceptions regarding Medication-Assisted Treatment dispensing behavior and harm reduction strategies for opioid use disorder  Click HERE to see the full report!

Vidhi Ganghi

$500

Evaluating the Impact of a Targeted Naloxone Protocol on Naloxone Dispensing for High Risk Patients in a Community Pharmacy Setting  Click HERE to see the full report! 
 
2018 Grant Recipients 

Taylor Buck

$1,000

Evaluating patients’ perceived value and experience with a comprehensive medication review in an independent community pharmacy  

Autumn Stewart-Lynch 

$817.50

Healthcare Providers’ Knowledge, Attitudes and Behavior Towards Prescribing and De-Prescribing of Benzodiazepines Click HERE to see the full report!

Sara Weinstein

$1,000

Pharmacists as Drivers of Precision Medicine: Perspectives of Pharmacogenomic Use in Primary Care  
 
 2017 Grant Recipients

Joni Carroll

$900

Utilizing Prescription Dispensing Data to Engage Prescribers in Collaborative Care with Community Pharmacists  

Angela DipPaola   

$1,000

Patients’ Perceptions of Barriers to Opioid Safety Counseling in a Grocery Store Pharmacy Click HERE for the full report.

Nicole Handlow $1,000

Effects of pharmacists intervention and education on adults with diabetes mellitus in a patient-centered medical home

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Click HERE for figure 1.

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Click HERE for table 1.

Karen Hoang

$400

Patient Preferences for Engagement in a Community Pharmacy-Based Diabetes Self-Management Education Program  

Mara Rubin

$1,000

High Prevalence of STIs Among Female Adolescents and Young Adults: Perspectives on the Role of Pharmacists Engagement and Interventions Click HERE for the full report.
 
 2016 Grant Recipients
Elizabeth Bunk $500

Pharmacists’and student pharmacists’ perceptions and baseline knowledge assessment on the naloxone standing order in community pharmacies.

 
Alana Grabigel $1,000

The Pharmacist’s Perception of Electronic Cigarettes

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Natalie Kokta $680

Appropriate Antimicrobial Selection in Dental Practice

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Click HERE to view the Appendix.

Danielle Mayer $1,000

Increasing childhood influenza vaccinations in the community pharmacy setting: what factors are most important?


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Rebecca Wytiaz

$1,000

Children’s Perceptions of Self-Care and Medication Adherence Mobile Applications: Implications for Pharmacist Provided Counseling

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2015 Grant Recipients
Hailey Choi $700

Medication Discrepancies in the Dental Record: Implications on Oral Health

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Click HERE for tables.

Gale Garmong $1,000

Impact of Pharmacist Coaching on Targeted Medication Review Completion Rates in a Traditional Chain Community Pharmacy

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Michele Hebda $993.06

Evaluation of the impact of pharmacist-run “Courage to Quit” group tobacco cessation classes on abstinence rates in patients prescribed varenicline or bupropion in a Patient-Centered Medical Home (PCMH) practice

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Click HERE for figure 1.

Click HERE for figure 2.

Click HERE for figure 3.

Click HERE for table 1.

Kyle McCormick $600

Patient Activation as a Measure of Medication List Accuracy

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Michelle Myers $1,000

Pharmacist-led Improvements to Care Coordination for Patients on Long-Acting Injectable Antipsychotics Transitioning from Hospital to Home

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