The SRC’s research helps policy makers, the profession, and citizens to improve the health of our population and health care system, particularly as it relates to pharmacy. SRC investigators study the organization, delivery, financing, quality, patient perspective, and outcomes of pharmacy within the broader health care system. Researchers have conducted descriptive and intervention studies funded by federal, state, international and private agencies.
Olufunmilola Abraham
Partnering with Youth, Parents, & Community Pharmacists to Curb Adolescent E-cigarette Use
2022-2023
Role: Principal Investigator
Awarded by: UW Baldwin WI Idea Endowment
Developing a Theory-Driven Serious Game to Promote Opioid Medication Safety Among Adolescents
2019-2023
Role: Principal Investigator
Awarded by: ICTR KL2
Betty Chewning
An Evaluation of the Spread and Scale of PatientToc from Primary Care to Community Pharmacy Practice for the Collection of Patient-Reported Outcomes
2022
Role: Principal Investigator
Awarded by: UW VCRGE: Pandemic-Affected Research Continuation Initiative 2
An Evaluation of the Spread and Scale of PatientToc from Primary Care to Community Pharmacy Practice for the Collection of Patient-Reported Outcomes
2019 – 2023
Role: UW subcontract PrincipaI Investigator, David Kreling, PhD, Co-Investigator
Awarded by: AHRQ to Purdue University, Margie Snyder, PhD, Principal Investigator
Optimizing Medication Management by Older Adults Through the Med Wise Rx Community-based Program
2022-2024
Role: Co-Principal Investigator with Beth Martin, UW School of Pharmacy, Pharmacy Practice & Translational Research Division
Awarded by: UW Institute for Clinical and Translational Research (UW ICTR) and the Wisconsin Partnership Program (WPP), ICTR D&I Research Award
Inclusive Tai Chi: Promoting Leaders of Color to Adapt Tai Chi for Latinx & African American Elders
2022-2024
Role: Co-Investigator, Kristi Hallisy PT, DSC, PrincipaI Investigator, UW Dept of Family Medicine
Awarded by: Baldwin Wisconsin Idea Endowment, UW-Madison
Michelle Chui
Helping Wisconsin Parents Make Safe Over-the-Counter Medication Choices for their Children
2022-2023
Role: Principal Investigator
Awarded by: Baldwin Wisconsin Idea Endowment, UW-Madison
Facilitating the Dissemination of an Opioid Stewardship Framework Across Wisconsin
2020-2022
Role: Principal Investigator
Awarded by: ICTR D&I Pipeline
News story: New Toolkit Helps Pharmacists Build Opioid Stewardship Programs in Rural Wisconsin – School of Pharmacy
Scaling the Implementation and Dissemination of a System Redesign to Improve OTC Medication Use in Older Adults
2020-2023
Role: PrincipaI Investigator
Awarded by: AHRQ R18
Validating a Tool to Measure Pharmacist Fatigue: Implications for the Quadruple Aim
2021-2022
Role: Principal Investigator
Awarded by: AHRQ R36
James Ford II
Stagewise Implementation-To-Target – Medications for Addiction Treatment (SITT-MAT)
2022-2027
Role: Principal Investigator
Awarded by: NIH
Pharmacy Outreach to Expand Injectable Naltrexone Services
2021-2023
Role: Principal Investigator
Awarded by: UW ICTR D&I Pipeline
Kevin Look
Medicaid Evaluation, Research, and Technical Assistance (MERTA II)
2019-2028
Role: Principal Investigator
Awarded by: Wisconsin Dept. of Health Services
David Mott
Effects of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Pharmacists and Their Practices
2021-2022
David Mott, PhD, Principal Investigator; Aaron Gilson, PhD, Co-Investigator
Awarded by: American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy
Lucas Richert
Accessing the History of Health, Pharmacy and Medicines
2022-2025
Awarded by: National Endowment for the Humanities
Olayinka Shiyanbola
Improving Diabetes Programs for African Americans in Wisconsin: Peers as Coaches in Medicine Use
2020-2022
Role: Principal Investigator
Awarded by: Baldwin WI Idea Endowment
Innovation in Person-Centered Dementia Care and Dementia Assessments: Development of the Care Team Connect App Deployed for Home Care Agencies
2020-2021
James Ford II, PhD
Awarded by: NIH Generation Connect
Subjective and Objective Assessment of Pharmacist Fatigue
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Michelle Chui, PhD
Awarded by: University of Minnesota
MCOS Pilot
2019-2021
Michelle Chui, PhD
Awarded by: University of Minnesota
Pharmacy Medication Assisted Therapy (MAT) Best Practice Tool Kit
2019-2020
James Ford II, PhD & David Mott, PhD
Awarded by: WI DHS
ACS Cancer Youth Grant
2019-2020
Olufunmilola Abraham, PhD
Awarded by: ACS IRG/ICTR
Implementing and Scaling Electronic Health Record Clinical Support Tools to Optimize Prescribing of Pain Medications
2019-2021
Michelle Chui, PhD and David Mott, PhD, subaward
Awarded by: Cardinal Health/PSW
Partnering with Peers in the Community to Improve Diabetes Medication Adherence for African Americans
2019-2020
Olayinka Shiyanbola, PhD
Awarded by: UW ICTR CCOR
Partnering with a Wisconsin Health System to Optimize Opioid Stewardship Across the Care Continuum
2019-2020
Michelle Chui, PhD
Awarded by: ICTR SPER
Partnering with Peers in the Community to Improve Diabetes Medication
2019-2020
Olayinka Shiyanbola, PhD
Awarded by: UW OVCRGE Contemporary Social Problems
Impact of CancelRx on Discontinuation of Controlled Substance Prescriptions
2019-2020
Michelle Chui, PhD
Awarded by: NCPDP
Model State Supported AHEC Program – NE WI AHEC Supplement
2019
David Mott, PhD, subcontract PI
Awarded by: HRSA to NE WI AHEC
Exploring the Unintended Consequences of CancelRx, a Health IT Tool to Decrease Medication Discrepancies in the Outpatient Setting
2018-2019
Michelle Chui, PhD
Awarded by: UW OVCRGE
Predictors of Changes in Medication Adherence Over Time Among Black Patients with Diabetes: A Mixed Methods Study
2018-2019
Olayinka Shiyanbola, PhD
Awarded by: UW OVCRGE Fall Competition
Geo-mapping Antimicrobial Resistance in E. coli from Humans and Animals
2019-2020
Laurel Legenza, PharmD
Awarded by: UW ICTR Marshfield
Incorporating Game-Based Learning into Pharmacy Education: Pharmacotherapy Skills Lab
2019
Olufunmilola Abraham, PhD
Awarded by: DFMCH, UW Innovation Fund
Exploring the Status of Community Pharmacist Access to HER
2019
David Mott, PhD, Principal Investigator
Awarded by: Community Pharmacy Foundation
Community Needs Assessment for Pharmacist Involvement in Opioid Prevention and Medication Assisted Treatment
2018-2019
David Mott, PhD, Principal Investigator
Awarded by: NE WI AHEC/HRSA
Identifying Interventions to Improve Medication Self-Management and Pharmacy Services for Young Adults Living with Cystic Fibrosis
2019-2020
Olufunmilola Abraham, PhD, Principal Investigator
Awarded by: UW-Madison OVCRGE Fall Competition
Tai Chi Prime for Community-based Falls Prevention
2018-2019
Betty Chewning, PhD, Principal Investigator
Awarded by: ICTR Evidence to Implementation (E2I)
Implementing Integrated Services in Routine Care Using NIATx Strategies
2017-2021
James Ford II, PhD, subcontract Principal Investigator
Awarded by: NIH to Stanford University
Substance Abuse Treatment to HIV Care (SAT2HIV)
2015-2020
James Ford II, PhD, Principal Investigator
Awarded by: RTI International
Applying an Updated Methodology to Evaluate US Pain Policy
2018
Michelle Chui, PhD, Principal Investigator
Awarded by: ACS, Inc.
CancelRx: A Health IT Tool to Decrease Medication Discrepancies in the Outpatient Setting
2017-2019
Michelle Chui, PhD, Principal Investigator
Awarded by: Moore Foundation
Feasibility and Acceptability of a Pilot Culturally Specific Educational-Behavioral Intervention for African Americans with Type 2 Diabetes
2018
Olayinka Shiyanbola, PhD, Principal Investigator
Awarded by: ICTR CHER
Developing Outpatient and Community Pharmacist Support Services for People Living with Cystic Fibrosis
2015-2016
Michelle Chui, PhD, subcontract Principal Investigator
Awarded by: CPF to University of Pittsburgh
CancelRx: A Health IT Tool to Decrease Medication Discrepancies in the Outpatient Setting
2018-2020
Michelle Chui, PhD, Principal Investigator
Awarded by: AHRQ R21
Sustaining Engagement of Blended Stakeholder Boards across the PCOR Trajectory
2016-2017
Betty Chewning, PhD, Co-Principal Investigator (Elizabeth Cox, Co-PI)
Awarded by: ICTR-CAP PCOR Program Suppl
Improving Balance for Older Adults: Disseminating Tai Chi Fundamentals through Community Organizations
2015-2016
Betty Chewning, PhD, Principal Investigator
Awarded by: UW ICTR D&I
Physician Referral for Pharmacist Provided MTM Services
2015-2016
David Kreling, PhD, Principal Investigator, Betty Chewning, PhD, Co-Investigator
Awarded by: Community Pharmacy Foundation
Expanding the Role of the Community Pharmacist in Falls Prevention
2013-2015
David Mott, PhD, Principal Investigator
Awarded by: ICTR-CAP Type 2 Translational Research
Med Wise: Improving Older Adults’ Medication Use
2012-2014
Betty Chewning, PhD, and Beth Martin, PhD, Co-Principal Investigators
Awarded by: Baldwin Wisconsin Idea Endowment
Pilot Study to Reduce Preventable Rehospitalization of Patients with Heart Failure
2011-2012
Betty Chewning, PhD, Karen Kopacek, MS & Mara Kieser, MS
Awarded by: SoP Research Innovations Award
Taking steps to become Med Wise: Engaging Your Pharmacist
2011-2012
Betty Chewning, PhD, Co-Principal Investigator and Beth Martin, PhD, Co-Principal Investigator
Awarded by: Portage County
Preventing Falls Among Older Adults: The Role of the Community Pharmacist
2011-2013
David Mott, PhD, Principal Investigator
Awarded by: ICTR-CAP Type 2 Translational Research
Enhancing Physician Referral and Recommendation of Pharmacist Provided MTM Services
2010-2011
Michelle A. Chui, PharmD, PhD, Principal Investigator
Awarded by: Community Pharmacy Foundation
Exploring Pharmacist to Pharmacist Communication During Patient and Prescription Handoffs
2009-2010
Michelle A. Chui, PharmD, PhD, Principal Investigator
Awarded by: UW-Madison Graduate School
Pharmacy Quality Alliance – Wisconsin Pharmacy Quality Collaborative Demonstration Project (Phase I)
2008-2009
Dave Mott, PhD, Principal Investigator
Awarded by: Pharmacy Society of WI, Pharmacy Quality Alliance
Barriers to Medical Care and Medication Adherence in Persons with Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Disorders
2009-2010
Joshua Thorpe, PhD, Principal Investigator
Awarded by: Wisconsin Comprehensive Memory Program
Suboptimal Medication Use in Persons with Dementia and Their Informal Caregivers
2008-2011
Joshua Thorpe, PhD, Principal Investigator
Awarded by: NIH, National Institute on Aging
Medications Prescribed in Emergency Departments for Non-Traumatic Dental Conditions
2010-2011
Joshua Thorpe, PhD, Methodologist Consultant
Awarded by: NIH, National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR)
Disparities in Healthy Behaviors and Preventive Care in Adults with Elder Care Responsibilities
2010-2012
Joshua Thorpe, PhD, Principal Investigator
Awarded by: NIH Loan Repayment Award for Health Disparities Research, National Center on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NCMHD)
The Role of Pharmacist Evaluation in Activation of Adult Asthma Patients
2009-2010
Henry N. Young, PhD, Principal Investigator
Awarded by: NIH, CTSA/MERC
Establishing a Center to Examine the Quality of Prescription Drug Use: A Pilot Study of Non-steroidal Anti-inflammatory Drugs (NSAIDs)
2005-2006
James M. Robinson, PhD, University of Wisconsin–Madison Center for Health Systems Research and Analysis, Principal Investigator
David Kreling, PhD, Co-Investigator
Awarded by: WEA Trust
A Team Model of Hypertension Care in African Americans
2004–2010
Bonnie Svarstad, PhD, Principal Investigator
Awarded by: National Heart Lung & Blood Institute, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Student Outreach to Prevent and Reduce Smoking (STOPRS)
2004–2006
Betty Chewning, PhD, Principal Investigator
David Kreling, PhD; and Beth Martin, RPh, MS, Co-Principal Investigators
Awarded by: Ira and Ineva Reilly Baldwin Wisconsin Idea Endowment
National Sample Survey of the Pharmacist Workforce to Determine Contemporary Demographic and Practice Characteristics: 2004
2004-2005
David Mott, PhD; David Kreling, PhD; Craig Pedersen, PhD; Jon C. Schommer, PhD; William Doucette, PhD; and Caroline Gaither, PhD, Principal Investigators
Awarded by: Pharmacy Manpower Project, Inc.
Developing and Validating a Measure of Patient Provider Concordance
2003-2004
Betty Chewning, PhD, Principal Investigator
Awarded by: University of Wisconsin Graduate School
Evaluation of Participation in the Wisconsin Medicaid Pharmaceutical Care Program
2003-2004
David Mott, PhD, and David Kreling, PhD, Principal Investigator
Awarded by: Community Pharmacy Foundation
Older Adults & Drug Decisions: Collaboration & Outcomes
2002-2009
Betty Chewning, PhD, Principal Investigator
Carolyn Bell, MD, and David Kreling, PhD, Co-Investigators
Betsy Sleath, PhD, University of North Carolina–Chapel Hill, Subcontract Principal Investigator
Awarded by: National Institute on Aging, National Institutes of Health
Pharmacy-Based Smoking Cessation Program for Young Adults
2001
Betty Chewning, PhD, Principal Investigator
David Kreling, PhD, and Dale Wilson, MA, Co- Investigators
Awarded by: Tobacco Control Board, State of Wisconsin, Department of Health and Family Services
Updating the Prescription Drug Trends Chartbook
2001
David Kreling, PhD, and David Mott, PhD, Principal Investigators
Awarded by: Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
Factors Associated with Academic Performance of School of Pharmacy Students
2001
David Mott, PhD, Principal Investigator
Awarded by: Assessment Council, University of Wisconsin–Madison
Prescription Drug Coverage for Older Americans: Prevalence, Type and Associated Drug Use
2001
Jon C. Schommer, PhD, and David Mott, PhD, Principal Investigators
Awarded by: University of Minnesota
Wisconsin Family Impact Seminars
2001
David Mott, PhD, and David Kreling, PhD, Speakers, Discussants, and Program Planning Committee Members
Evaluation of Prescription Drug Information Materials–2001
2000-2001
Bonnie Svarstad, PhD, Principal Investigator
Jeanine Mount, PhD, RPh, and Nathan Kanous, PharmD, Co-Investigators
Awarded by: National Association of Boards of Pharmacy and the U.S. DHHS PHS Food and Drug Administration
Pharmacy Cost of Dispensing/Acquisition Cost Study
2000-2001
David Kreling, PhD, Principal Investigator
Awarded by: State of Wisconsin, Department of Health and Family Services
National Sample Survey of the Pharmacist Workforce to Determine Contemporary Demographic and Practice Characteristics
2000
David Mott, PhD; William Doucette, PhD; Caroline Gaither, PhD; Craig Pedersen, PhD; Jon C. Schommer, PhD, Co-Principal Investigators
Awarded by: Pharmacy Manpower Project, Inc.
A National Survey of Elderly Drug Insurance and Drug Use
2000
David Mott, PhD and Jon C. Schommer, PhD, Co-Principal Investigators
Awarded by: University of Minnesota
Use of Over-the-Counter Drug Products: The Role of Prescription Drug Insurance and Time Costs
2000
David Mott, PhD, Principal Investigator
Awarded by: University of Wisconsin Graduate School
Chartbook on the Trends in the Pharmaceutcal Industry
1999
David Kreling, PhD, Principal Investigator
Joseph Wiederholt, PhD, and David Mott, PhD, Co-Principal Investigators
Awarded by: Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
Core Disease State Documents: Parkinson’s Disease and ALS
1999
David Kreling, PhD, Principal Investigator
David Mott, PhD; Joseph Wiederholt, PhD; and Patrick D. Meek, PharmD, Co-Principal Investigators
Awarded by: Eli Lilly and Company
Wisconsin Pharmacist Salary Survey
1999
David Kreling, PhD, Principal Investigator
David Mott, PhD, and Joseph Wiederholt, PhD, Co-Principal Investigators
Awarded by: Pharmacy Society of Wisconsin
Early Head Start Program Evaluation
1998-2003
Betty Chewning, PhD, Director of Evaluation Subcontract
Awarded by: Administration for Children and Families, US Department of Health and Human Services
Consumer Attitudes and Behaviors Toward Pharmacist Services and Prescription Drug Plans
1998
Joseph Wiederholt, PhD, Principal Investigator
David Kreling, PhD, Co-Principal Investigator
Awarded by: Pharmacist Society of Wisconsin
Factors Associated with Generic Drug Use Behavior
1998
David Mott, PhD, Principal Investigator
Awarded by: American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy
Springboard to Teaching Fellowship
1997
David Mott, PhD, Principal Investigator
Awarded by: American Foundation for Pharmaceutical Education
Patients with Epilepsy
1997
James McAuley, PhD; David Mott, PhD; and Jon C. Schommer, PhD, Principal Investigators
Awarded by: Parke-Davis, Inc.
Springboard to Teaching Fellowship
1996
David Mott, PhD, Principal Investigator
Awarded by: American Foundation for Pharmaceutical Education
The Influence of Patient Out-of-Pocket Payment for Prescription Drugs on Unit Costs of Prescribed Drugs: A Case Study in Ohio
1996
David Mott, PhD, Principal Investigator
Awarded by: The Ohio State University
Aazhiganan Project
1995-1998
Betty Chewning, PhD, Grant Author
Awarded by: State of Wisconsin APPS Board to the Aazhiganan Coalition
Assessment of the Impact of Pharmacy Benefit Managers
1995-1996
David Kreling, PhD, Co-Principal Investigator
Helene Lipton, Co-Principal Investigator and Project Director, University of California, San Francisco
Awarded by: Health Care Financing Administration, US Department of Health and Human Services
Pharmaceutical Care Outcomes: The Role of the Patient
1993-1999
Betty Chewning, PhD, Principal Investigator
Carolyn L. Bell, MD, Larry E. Boh, MS, Nancy S. Nowlin, MD, David Kreling, PhD, and Joseph Wiederholt, PhD, Co-Principal Investigators
Dale Wilson, MA, Co-Investigator
Awarded by: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (formerly Agency for Health Care Policy and Research), US Department of Health and Human Services
Graduate Explorer Monograph Project
1993-1996
Joseph Wiederholt, PhD, Principal Investigator
Awarded by: Glaxo
Methodology for Calculating the Savings Attributable to the Medicaid Drug Utilization Program
1993-1994
David Kreling, PhD, and Joseph Wiederholt, PhD, consultants to Shepard Patterson, Inc.
Awarded by: Health Care Financing Administration, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Rural Native Americans: A Minority Youth Intervention
1992-1999
Betty Chewning, PhD, Principal Investigator
Pat Kokotailo, MD, and Dale Wilson, MA, Co-Investigators
Awarded by: National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, US Department of Health and Human Services
Evaluation of the Wisconsin Pharmacy Self-Inspection Project
1992-1994
Joseph B. Wiederholt, PhD, Principal Investigator
Jon C. Schommer PhD, and Thomas D. McGregor MBA, Co-Investigators
Funding from: Wisconsin Department of Regulation and Licensing and an educational grant from Schering Pharmaceuticals
Patient Gender and Psychotropic Prescribing
1992-1993
Betsy Sleath, PhD, Principal Investigator
Bonnie Svarstad, PhD, Co-Investigator
Awarded by: Agency for Health Care Policy Research, U.S. DHHS
Up-to-date Immunization Evaluation Project
1992-1993
Betty Chewning, PhD, Director, in collaboration with the Dane County Head Start Program
Awarded by: U.S. Administration for Children and Families
Background Paper — Alternative Payment Methods: Value and Payment of Pharmacy Services
1992
David Kreling, PhD, Co-Investigator with Michael T. Rupp, PhD, Associate Professor of Pharmacy Administration at Purdue University
Awarded by: National Association of Chain Drug Stores
Analysis of Prescription Marketplace Parameters and Reimbursement
1991-1992
David Kreling, PhD, Principal Investigator
Funded by: National Association of Chain Drug Stores
The Pharmaceutical Access and Prudent Purchasing Act of 1990: Estimating the Economic Impact on Institutional Pharmacy Providers
1990
David Kreling, PhD, Principal Investigator
Funded by: American Society of Hospital Pharmacy
The International Medication Compliance Project
1989-1991
Betty Chewning, PhD, Principal Investigator
Bonnie Svarstad, PhD, and Larry E. Boh, MS, Co-Investigators
Practice Economics in Community Pharmacies
1989
David Kreling, PhD, Principal Investigator
Funded by: Wisconsin Independent Community Pharmacists
Demonstration and Evaluation of a Computerized Contraceptive Counseling Aid for Adolescents
1988-1991
Betty Chewning, PhD, Principal Investigator
Pat Mosena, PhD, Co-Principal Investigator for Chicago subcontract
Estimating the Costs of Inappropriate Psychotropic Medication Use Among Nursing Home Patients
1988
David Kreling, PhD, Principal Investigator
Funded by: Graduate School, University of Wisconsin–Madison
Environmental Dimensions of Consumer Choice For the Purpose of Prescription Drugs
1986-1988
PhD dissertation by Earlene Lipowski
Major professor Joseph B. Wiederholt, PhD
Partially funded by: Sonderegger Research Center
Predicting Sleep Medication Use in Nursing Homes
1985-1988
Bonnie Svarstad, PhD, Principal Investigator
Funded by: National Institute on Aging, NIH
Aid for Contraceptive Decision Making
1985-1987
Betty Chewning, PhD, Principal Investigator
Harold Erdman, PhD, Co-Investigator Awarded by: Office of Family Planning, US Department of Health and Human Services
Antecedents and Sequella of Adolescent Sexual Risk-Taking
1985-1987
Betty Chewning, PhD, Principal Investigator
Awarded by: Office of Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention, US Department of Health and Human Services