Medication Use & Outcomes

Dr. Barnes’ research interests include implementation science focused on expanding the role of pharmacists in ambulatory settings, the use of population health management to improve the quality and cost of care provided in primary care settings, the sustainability of pharmacist-provided care in primary care settings, and methods to develop and support pharmacy practice preceptors. Dr. Barnes’ passion lies with mentoring the next generation of the profession to achieve their own personal goals and dreams.

Dr. Donneyong's passion is to improve health equity with respect to the effectiveness, safety and adherence to prescribed medications through research. His research interests include drug-drug interactions - adverse drug events precipitated by exposure to poly-pharmacy among older adults, especially racial/ethnic minorities; and medication adherence - the role of social determinants of health and patient-provider relationships in racial/ethnic disparities in medication adherence.

Dr. Matthews is passionate about developing innovative and effective teaching methods and measuring the impact of educational interventions through scholarship of teaching and learning (SoTL). His specific areas of interest within SoTL include interventions that promote metacognition and retention.

Dr. Schmuhl’s primary professional interest is caring for patients with substance use disorders (SUD) and implementing harm reduction strategies both on and off campus. She actively works to educate healthcare professional students across Ohio to care for patients with SUD in a collaborative and effective way. Her research focuses on medication use for SUD, SUD education, harm reduction, and innovative pharmacy practice. Dr. Schmuhl is also passionate about mentoring undergraduates, professional students, and pharmacy residents and serving as a resource for students during their educational and professional journeys.

Dr. Wei's area of research expertise is in geriatric pharmacoepidemiology, with specific focus areas on drug safety, drug effectiveness, and quality of medication prescribing in older adults, especially those with pain, neurodegenerative diseases (e.g., Alzheimer’s disease and related dementia [ADRD]), and nursing home stays.