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College of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences

Meet Dean Heaton

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Pam Heaton, Ph.D., BSPharm, FAPhA

Dean and Professor

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Area of Research

  • Pharmacoeconomics
  • Health Outcomes
  • Health Policy
  • Pharmacoepidemiology
  • Drug Utilization Review

Educational Background

Ph.D. in Social and Administrative Sciences The University of Cincinnati, Ohio
M.S. in Social and Administrative Sciences The University of Cincinnati, Ohio
B.S. in Pharmacy The University of Cincinnati, Ohio

Awards, Honors and Grants

  1. Heaton, Pamela; Hincapie Echeverri, Ana Lucia; Kumar, Arun 01-01-2022 -12-31-2025 Eli Lilly and Company Scientific Deliverables to Support Observational Research Methods with Existing Claims or EMR Databases. Role: Collaborator.
  2. Heaton, Pamela; Hincapie Echeverri, Ana Lucia 01-01-2022 -06-30-2022 Ohio State University Episodes of Care -Code Sheets Review and Update. Role: Collaborator.
  3. Epplen, Kelly; Heaton, Pamela; Hincapie Echeverri, Ana Lucia 10-01-2018 -04-30-2019 National Association of Chain Drug Stores Transitions of Care in COPD: Patients, community pharmacists, and Care Coordinators’ Perspectives. Role: Collaborator, Amount: $2,500.00.
  4. Boone, Jill; Cuadros, Diego; Heaton, Pamela; Hegener, Michael; Hincapie Echeverri, Ana Lucia; MacKinnon, Neil; Weed, Elizabeth 11-28-2017 -08-31-2018 Ohio Department of Health Naloxone Access and Impact Evaluation. Role: Collaborator, Amount: $74,957.00.
  5. Heaton, Pamela; Hincapie Echeverri, Ana Lucia 01-01-2018 -12-31-2019 Eli Lilly and Company Scientific Deliverables to Support Observational Research Methods with Existing Claims or EMR Databases. Role: PI, Amount: $160,000.00.
  6. Heaton, Pamela; Hincapie Echeverri, Ana Lucia; Kelton, Christina 01-01-2017 -12-31-2017 Eli Lilly and Company Scientific Deliverables to Support Observational Research Methods with Existing Claims or EMR Databases. Role: PI, $79,995.00.

Publications and Journals

  • Hincapie, Ana L; Hegener, Michael; Heaton, Pamela C; Fish, Gabrielle; Fetters, Kathryn; Sneed, Gregory T; Koechlin, Kathleen; DeFiore-Hyrmer, Jolene; Holthusen, Amy; MacKinnon, Neil J.ÌýChallenges and Facilitators of Implementing a Physician-approved Naloxone Protocol: A Mixed-methods Study.ÌýJournal of addiction medicine,Ìý15 (1), 40-48.
  • Heaton, Pamela C.ÌýAuthors and Peer-Reviewers: Our Foundation.ÌýJournal of the American Pharmacists Association: JAPhA, 61 (2), 126.
  • Schroeder, Krista M; Gelwicks, Steve; Naegeli, April N; Heaton, Pamela C (2019).ÌýComparison Of Methods To Estimate Disease-Related Cost And Healthcare Resource Utilization For Autoimmune Diseases In Administrative Claims Databases.ÌýClinicoEconomics and outcomes research: CEOR,Ìý11, 713-727.
  • Heaton, Pamela C.ÌýJAPhA-New beginnings 2020.ÌýJournal of the American Pharmacists Association: JAPhA,Ìý60 (1), 7.
  • Heaton, Pamela C.ÌýPeer reviewers: Our hidden heroes.ÌýJournal of the American Pharmacists Association: JAPhA,Ìý60 (2), 277-278.
  • Heaton, Pamela C.ÌýCommunity-based residency programs: Practice without limits.ÌýJournal of the American Pharmacists Association: JAPhA,Ìý60 (3S), S5-S6.
  • Gangal, Neha S; Hincapie, Ana L; Jandarov, Roman; Frede, Stacey M; Boone, Jill M; MacKinnon, Neil J; Koechlin, Kathleen; DeFiore-Hyrmer, Jolene; Holthusen, Amy; Heaton, Pamela C (2020).ÌýAssociation Between a State Law Allowing Pharmacists to Dispense Naloxone Without a Prescription and Naloxone Dispensing Rates.ÌýJAMA network open,Ìý3 (1), e1920310.
  • Sitzman, Thomas J; Carle, Adam C; Lundberg, Jaclyn N; Heaton, Pamela C; Helmrath, Michael A; Trotman, Carroll-Ann; Britto, Maria T (2020).ÌýMarked Variation Exists Among Surgeons and Hospitals in the Use of Secondary Cleft Lip Surgery.ÌýThe Cleft palate-craniofacial journal : official publication of the American Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Association, 57 (2), 198-207.
  • Heaton, Pamela C (2020).Ìý2021 - A year of hope.ÌýJournal of the American Pharmacists Association: JAPhA.
  • Sitzman, Thomas J; Hossain, Monir; Carle, Adam C; Heaton, Pamela C; Britto, Maria T (2017).ÌýVariation among cleft centres in the use of secondary surgery for children with cleft palate: a retrospective cohort study.ÌýBMJ paediatrics open,Ìý1 (1).
  • Barnes, Brenda; Hincapie, Ana L; Luder, Heidi; Kirby, James; Frede, Stacey; Heaton, Pamela C.ÌýAppointment-based models: A comparison of three model designs in a large chain community pharmacy setting.ÌýJournal of the American Pharmacists Association: JAPhA, 58 (2),156-162. e1.
  • Luder, Heidi R; Kunze, Natalie; Heaton, Pamela C; Frede, Stacey M.ÌýAn appointment-based model to systematically assess and administer vaccinations.ÌýJournal of the American Pharmacists Association: JAPhA, 58 (3), 290-295.
  • Hensley, Caroline; Heaton, Pamela C; Kahn, Robert S; Luder, Heidi R; Frede, Stacey M; Beck, Andrew F (2018).ÌýPoverty, Transportation Access, and Medication Nonadherence.ÌýPediatrics,Ìý141 (4).
  • Heaton, Pamela C; Frede, Stacey; Kordahi, Andrew; Lowery, Lauren; Moorhead, Brooke; Kirby, Jim; Kunze, Natalie; Luder, Heidi.ÌýImproving care transitions through medication therapy management: A community partnership to reduce readmissions in multiple health-systems.ÌýJournal of the American Pharmacists Association: JAPhA, 59 (3 ), 319-328.
  • Lahrman, Rebecca; Johnson, Ashley; Heaton, Pamela C; Frede, Stacey M; Schwartz, Rowena.ÌýAssessment of community pharmacists' confidence, foundational knowledge, and coordination of care activities in patients with cancer as a chronic condition.ÌýJournal of the American Pharmacists Association: JAPhA, 59 (4S ), S106-S111. e2.Ìý
  • Sitzman, Thomas J; Carle, Adam C; Heaton, Pamela C; Helmrath, Michael A; Britto, Maria T (2019).ÌýFive-Fold Variation Among Surgeons and Hospitals in the Use of Secondary Palate Surgery.ÌýThe Cleft palate-craniofacial journal: official publication of the American Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Association,Ìý56 (5 ), 586-594.
  • Curington, Russell; Espel, Mike; Heaton, Pamela C; Luder, Heidi; Brown, Bethanne.ÌýClinical outcomes of switching from insulin glargine to NPH insulin in indigent patients at a charitable pharmacy: The Charitable Insulin NPH: Care for the Indigent study.ÌýJournal of the American Pharmacists Association: JAPhA,Ìý57 (3S ), S229-S235.
  • Hackerson, Meghan L; Luder, Heidi R; Beck, Andrew F; Wedig, Joseph M; Heaton, Pamela C; Frede, Stacey M.ÌýAddressing primary nonadherence: A collaboration between a community pharmacy and a large pediatric clinic.ÌýJournal of the American Pharmacists Association: JAPhA,Ìý58 (4S ), S101-S108. e1.Ìý
  • Heaton, Pamela C.ÌýCommunity-based pharmacy residents: Engaged at the intersection of health and medication needs.ÌýJournal of the American Pharmacists Association: JAPhA,Ìý57 (3S ), S189-S190.