The Wilkes University Nesbitt School of Pharmacy has a commitment to scholarship.
Each year students have the opportunity to participate in various research electives
mentored by faculty members from the departments of Pharmacy Practice and Pharmaceutical
Sciences. The results of these projects are showcased during an annual Student Research
Poster Day in April. Students and faculty members also regularly present posters at
national pharmacy conferences, including the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy and the American Pharmacists Association.
Detailed information on presented posters along with links to view them are available
in our Poster Archive. Those titles preceded by an asterisk (*) indicate winners in
the Student Research Day judging.
Past Presentations
Patients’ Attitudes Regarding Initiation of Therapy for Osteoporosis After a Fall-Related Fracture
- Student Authors: Bryanna Polascik, Emily Bradshaw
- Faculty: Dr. Dominick Trombetta
Integrating Systemic Racism into a First Professional year Course with a Student-Led Symposium Capstone
- Faculty: Dr. Meagan Mielczarek, Dr. Judith DeLuca, Dr. Troy Lynn Lewis, Dr. Kimberly Ference
Remote work in Pharmacy Academia and Implications for the New-Normal
- Student Author: William Allan Prescott
- Faculty: Dr. Daniel Kennedy, Dr. Judith DeLuca
Woke or fast asleep? Inclusion of Systemic Racism Education within Doctor of Pharmacy Curricula
- Other Authors: Katie Leslie, PhD; Kris Tupas, Hope Campbell, Michelle Blakely, PhD, MEd; Marina Kawaguchi-Suzuki, PharmD, PhD; Edo-abasi McGee
- Faculty: Dr. Troy Lynn Lewis
An Innovative Approach to Teaching Wellness Principles and Promoting Health Behavior Change in Pharmacy Students
- Faculty: Dr. Dominick Trombetta, Dr. Dana Manning
International Analgesia and Sedation Weaning and Withdrawal Practices in Critically Ill Adults: The Adult Iatrogenic Withdrawal Study in the ICU (ALERT-ICU).
- Other Authors: Burry L, Perreault M, Gélinas C, Smith K, Carini F, Eadie R, Saltarelli K, Mitchell J, Harpel J, Stewart R, Riker R, Fraser G, Erstad B
- Faculty: Dr. Scott Bolesta
Perceptions of Peer Teaching in a Pharmacy Skills-Based Lab
- Student Authors: Casciole M, Everett N, Kline L
- Faculty: Dr. Kimberly Ference, Dr. Brenda Gruver, Dr. Danielle Kieck
Student Pharmacist Perception of a Self-Directed Learning Experience in a Medication Therapy Management Program
- Student Author: Jaycee Blair
- Faculty: Dr. Avni Patel, Dr. Kendall Tucker
Characterizing Antibiotic Use Within a Free Primary Care Clinic
- Student Author: Stefanie Kramer
- Faculty: Dr. Kimmy Nguyen, Dr. Kendall Tucker
Assessing Cross-Pharmacy Discipline Collaboration Related to Transitions of Care
- Student Authors: Liam Bartko, Jaycee Blair
- Faculty: Dr. Letitia Warunek, Dr. Brenda Gruver
Variation in Use of Repurposed Medications Among Patients With Coronavirus Disease 2019
- Other Authors: Garcia MA, Johnson SW, Bosch NA, Sisson EK, Sheldrick CR, Kumar VK, Boman K, Bansal V, Deo N, Domecq JP, Lal A, Christie AB, Banner-Goodspeed VM, Sanghavi D, Vadgaonkar G, Gajic O, Kashyap R, Walkey AJ
- Faculty: Dr. Scott Bolesta
Variation in Use of High-Flow Nasal Cannula and Non-Invasive Ventilation among Patients with COVID-19
- Other Authors: Garcia MA, Johnson SW, Sisson EK, Sheldrick CR, Kumar VK, Boman K, Bansal V, Bogojevic M, Domecq JP, Lal A, Heavner S, Cheruku SR, Armaignac DL, Anderson HL, Denson JL, Gajic O, Kashyap R, Walkey AJ
- Faculty: Dr. Scott Bolesta, Dr. Adam VanWert, Dr. Dana Manning
Classification and Value of Faculty Scholarship Among Accredited Schools of Pharmacy
- Student Authors: Johnathan Little, Luke Minnich
- Faculty: Dr. Scott Bolesta, Dr. Adam VanWert, Dr. Dana Manning
Impact of Pharmacist Monitoring of Serum Triglycerides for Critically ill Patients Receiving Propofol
- Student Author: Katelin Ivey
- Faculty: Dr. Scott Bolesta
Engaging Generation Z Students through a Discover Pharmacy Summer Camp
- Faculty: Dr. Julie Olenak
The Impact of a Pharmacist-Assisted Interprofessional Continuous Glucose Monitor Workflow in a Patient Centered Medical Home
- Student Authors: Katelyn Jimison, Nicholas Preston
- Faculty: Dr. Troy Lynn Lewis
Patient-reported factors associated with improved motivation and retention in a diabetes prevention program hosted within a community pharmacy.
- Student Authors: D. Longyhore
- Faculty: Dr. Nicole Pezzino, Dr. Julie Olenak
The Impact of Covid-19 on Psychoactive Medication Use in Nursing Home Residents
- Student Authors: Morgan Burgess, Leeann Mihalick
- Faculty: Dr. Dominick Trombetta
Impact of Pharmacist Monitoring of Serum Triglycerides for Critically ill Patients Receiving Propofol
- Student Author: Katelin Ivey
- Faculty: Dr. Scott Bolesta
*Autophagy Induction by Alpha-Santalol in Human Prostate Cancer Cells
- Student Authors: Maverick Reed, Cole Walters, Samantha Bartholomew, Sarah Hughes
- Faculty: Dr. Ajay Bommareddy
Chemoprevention of Prostate Cancer by Alpha-santalol in Mouse Model of Prostate Cancer
- Student Authors: John Oberlin, Kaitlyn Blankenhorn, Sarah Hughes, Erica Mabry, Aaron Knopp, Isaiah Pinkerton
- Faculty: Dr. Ajay Bommareddy, Dr. Adam VanWert
Identification of xxDNA Atamer Specific to an Oral Anticoagulant
- Student Authors: Nevina Trunzo, Mina Roueinfar, Kayla Masters
- Faculty: Dr. Ka Lok Hong
In-solution molecular recognition comparison of Aptamers against the Herbicide Atrazine
- Student Authors: Mina Roueinfar, Kevin Abraham
- Faculty: Dr. Ka Lok Hong
*Patient reported factors associated with improved motivation and retention in a diabetes prevention program within a community Pharmacy
- Student Authors: Cody Morcom, Rachel Wood
- Faculty: Dr. Nicole Pezzino
*Pharmacist GRIT assessment and its association to the medication therapy management completion rates
- Student Author: Kimberly Jones
- Faculty: Dr. Nicole Pezzino
Synthesis of Higher Carbon Sugars Thio-functionalized with Heterocycles
- Student Author: Daon Kim
- Faculty: Dr. Zbigniew Witczak, Dr. Donald Mencer
Synthesis of Unexpected Chromanone Heterocycles from Dihydrolevoglucosenone
- Student Authors: Nicole Jankowski, Christopher Hager
- Faculty: Dr. Zbigniew Witczak, Dr. Donald Mencer
Formation of Exo-cyclic Enones form Formyl Benzoic Acids and Dihydrolevoglucosenone
- Student Author: Cassie Oldt
- Faculty: Dr. Zbigniew Witczak, Dr. Donald Mencer
Ring Contraction and Formation of Spironolactone During the Reaction of Dihydrolevoglucosenone and 2-Pyridinecarboxaldehyde
- Student Author: Holly Arcure
- Faculty: Dr. Zbigniew Witczak, Dr. Donald Mencer
Determining the Ratio of Reduced Glutathione to Oxidized Glutathione using Fluorescence Derivatization and UPLC
- Student Authors: Alison Walck, Hannah Whitesel
- Faculty: Dr. Adam VanWert, Dr. Scott Bolesta