Kristy Jackson, PharmD
Assistant Professor - Practice, Faculty Director for Student Success
Pharmacy Education and Innovation
Professional Interests
Kristy Jackson, PharmD, RPh, is actively engaged in college service and leadership. She serves as Faculty Director for Student Success, provides leadership on several college committees, including the Awards Committee, and advises multiple student organizations.
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Biography
Kristy Jackson, PharmD, RPh, earned a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Pittsburgh and a Doctor of Pharmacy degree from The Ohio State University College of Pharmacy. She is an associated-track faculty member in the Integrated Patient Care Laboratory at Ohio State, where she teaches and mentors student pharmacists in the development of patient care and clinical practice skills.
Before joining the faculty, Dr. Jackson practiced as a clinical pharmacist at OhioHealth Rehabilitation Hospital, where she continues to serve part time. Her professional interests focus on preparing student pharmacists for hospital practice.
Education
- 2016 - PharmD, The Ohio State University College of Pharmacy
- 2012 - BS, University of Pittsburgh
Honors
- 2026 - Inspire Teaching Award for Instructional Excellence-PharmD category from Ohio State College of Pharmacy
- 2024 - P3 Teacher of the Year Award Ohio State College of Pharmacy
- 2023 - Inspire Teaching Award for Instructional Excellence-PharmD category from Ohio State College of Pharmacy
- 2020 - Innovation in Teaching Award from AACP
- 2020 - AACP Lab SIG LITE (Laboratory Innovation and Teaching Excellence) AWARD runner up
Publications
- Simulated Live Interpreter–Patient Encounters: Impact on Pharmacy Students’ Communication Skills and Confidence, American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education. 2026 Sep | journal-article. doi: 10.1016/j.ajpe.2026.102037.
- Impact of Competency-Based Skills Assessments on Student Performance, Stress, and Preparedness in an Advanced Pharmacy Practice Experience (APPE) Readiness Course, American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education. 2025 May | journal-article. doi: 10.1016/j.ajpe.2025.101401.
- Developing supervisory and precepting skills through simulation: Near peer teaching in a skills laboratory, Currents in Pharmacy Teaching and Learning. 2024 Sep | journal-article. doi: 10.1016/j.cptl.2024.102121.
- Rising Cost of Anticancer Medications in the United States, Annals of Pharmacotherapy. 2017 Jan | journal-article. doi: 10.1177/1060028017702406.