Molly Downing, PhD

In 2010, Molly Downing joined the College of Pharmacy at The Ohio State University as a postdoctoral fellow in pharmacy education and outreach. In 2014, she was hired as a lecturer in the college and now holds the position of assistant professor in the Division of Pharmacy Education and Innovation. Her current efforts focus on teaching, service, and outreach and engagement.

Since 2010, Dr. Downing has taught pharmacology and other drug-related courses to undergraduate, graduate, and professional pharmacy students. She has also designed three asynchronous distance learning courses that enroll multiple sections of undergraduates, and currently serves as course director for two of the courses that support the undergraduate GE curriculum. In addition, she holds a teaching endorsement in Teaching Online and Technology-Enhanced Teaching and recently participated in The Drake Institute Online Teaching Learning Community. She enjoys engaging in scholarly research projects focused on evaluating the impact of course design practices, as well as mentoring fellows and new faculty within the teaching and learning space.

Since 2010, Dr. Downing’s outreach and engagement efforts have also focused on STEM enrichment, medication safety outreach, and prescription drug misuse prevention education. She currently serves as assistant director for Generation Rx, a national prevention education program that aims to teach safe medication practices across the lifespan. In this role, Dr. Downing supports all educational initiatives, including co-designing the Generation Rx educational toolkits and Generation Rx Ambassador training programs. In addition, she also serves as the faculty liaison that supports the partnership between the College of Pharmacy and the Higher Education Center for Alcohol and other Drug Misuse Prevention and Recovery (HECAOD).