Faculty Going Greater
UF College of Pharmacy faculty received various awards and recognitions throughout 2018–2019.
Josh Brown, Pharm.D., Ph.D., M.S.
Josh Brown, Pharm.D., Ph.D., M.S.The Academy of Managed Care Pharmacy, or AMCP, presented Josh Brown, Pharm.D., Ph.D., M.S., an assistant professor of pharmaceutical outcomes and policy, with its New Practitioner Award at the AMCP Managed Care & Specialty Pharmacy Annual Meeting in San Diego. The award recognizes an AMCP member who is making a significant contribution to managed care pharmacy within five years of graduation.
Julie Johnson, Pharm.D.
Clarivate Analytics named Julie Johnson, Pharm.D., dean and distinguished professor, as a 2018 Highly Cited Researcher. The honor is bestowed upon scholars who have produced multiple highly cited papers and rank in the top 1 percent of citations for a publication field and year, over a 10-year period. Johnson made the list this year in a new “cross-field” category, which identifies researchers with substantial influence across several fields during the last decade. This is the fourth consecutive year Johnson has appeared on the Highly Cited Researchers list.
Eric Krause, Ph.D.
The Society for the Study of Ingestive Behavior presented Eric Krause, Ph.D., an associate professor of pharmacodynamics, with its 2018 Alan N. Epstein Research Award. The honor recognizes a successful new investigator in the society, and Krause was chosen for his application of innovative techniques, well-designed experiments and creative theories to understand the role of stress in fluid intake.
Thomas Schmittgen, Ph.D.
Thomas Schmittgen, Ph.D., a professor and chair of pharmaceutics, has been named the V. Ravi Chandran Professor of Pharmaceutical Sciences in the UF College of Pharmacy. Appointment to a professorship ranks among the highest honors in the college and recognizes outstanding faculty for their research accomplishments. Schmittgen has secured more than $7 million in research funding, authored 85 publications and mentored more than 40 students during his career. V. Ravi Chandran established the professorship in 2000 to promote creative scientific projects, teaching and fellowships at UF.
Kathryn Smith, Pharm.D.
The American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy, or AACP, selected Kathryn Smith, Pharm.D., a clinical assistant professor of pharmacotherapy and translational research, as a 2018 Innovations in Teaching Competition award winner. The honor recognizes Smith’s work in developing an innovative Pharm.D. class that sees pharmacy students work side by side with dental students to solve overlapping patient care issues.
Three faculty lead national and international pharmacy organizations
David DeRemer, Pharm.D. BCOP, FCCP, FHOPA, a clinical associate professor of pharmacotherapy and translational research, was appointed president-elect of the Hematology/Oncology Pharmacy Association during the organization’s annual conference in April.
Almut Winterstein, Ph.D., a professor and the Dr. Robert and Barbara Crisafi Chair of Pharmaceutical Outcomes and Policy, will be appointed president of the International Society for Pharmacoepidemiology at the organization’s annual meeting in late August.
Chris McCurdy, Ph.D., a professor of medicinal chemistry and director of the UF Drug Development Core, is serving as past-president of the American Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists.
Dr. Stacey Curtis named the 2018-19 College of Pharmacy Teacher of the Year
Twenty-one years of professional experience has made Stacey Curtis, Pharm.D., a champion of community pharmacy. Inspired by her own community pharmacist who was always a phone call away, and her aunt, who balanced her responsibilities as both a pharmacist and a mother, Curtis achieved both goals.
Curtis, a clinical assistant professor, has won Mother of the Year every year since 1999, when she had her first child, but in 2018–19 she’s added the title UF College of Pharmacy Teacher of the Year.
There’s a lot Curtis has learned from her patients over the years that she instills in her students. “The most important thing I’ve learned is you don’t know where people are in their life, in their home, their health or in their family,” she said. “I am here to teach students how to be a patient’s advocate and to remind them of the important impact a pharmacist can make within their community: helping people live healthier and happier lives.”
UF College of Pharmacy Dean Julie Johnson, Pharm.D., singled out Curtis’ teaching excellence in the first-year skills lab. “Walking into skills lab as a first-year student can be overwhelming; however, when students are met with Curtis’ vibrant smile and contagious enthusiasm, they are put at ease, and their confidence in learning the material is bolstered.”
Curtis is a lifelong Floridian. Before coming to the UF College of Pharmacy, she was a pharmacist at a Winn Dixie in Tallahassee, a Target in Jacksonville, and Best Drugs in Newberry and Trenton and continues her community pharmacy career at a Walmart in Gainesville.
