Research and scholarship from doctoral students at St. John Fisher University that has been published or presented outside of degree requirements.
Submissions from 2024
Vitamin B9 Supplementation and Its Associations with Cognitive Performance in the General Healthy Population: A Scoping Review, Arwa Al-aqori, Nicholas Lombardi, Michelle Price, and Jill Lavigne
Boosting Breast Cancer Immunotherapy: Microparticulate Approach with Synergistic Adjuvants, Emily Austin and Lipika Chablani
Local Chapters of ASHP and APhA Partner with the Monroe County Sheriff’s Department to host a Drug Take-Back Event in the Rochester Community, Mackenzie Bermingham, Michael Currier, Bailey Walker, Laura Witt, Shawn E. Fellows, and Angela Nagel
Tenecteplase Administered in a Patient on Concomitant Tranexamic Acid Therapy., Christopher J. Bunk and Michele Handzel
Exploration of Medication Acquisition for Clinics Serving Underprivileged Patients, Sarah Castellanos and Christine R. Birnie PhD
Maximizing Care and Savings in FQHCs: the Synergistic Union of Clinical Practice Pharmacists and the 340B Program, Alaina Dalheim, Kelly Jenkins, and Jacob Sprouse
Leading Biologics in Pharmacy Practice: The Role of Pharmacists, Amerah Elshayeb, Emily Austin, and Lipika Chablani
Achieving LDL-C Goals in Very High-Risk ASCVD Patients: A Retrospective Evaluation of Goal Attainment Across Lipid-Lowering Therapies, Victoria Gerasimovich and Lara Horvath
Impact of Order Set Implementation on Institutional Management of Clostridioides difficile in Adult Patients, Nicole Henry, Olivia Campbell, Katelyn Quartuccio, Heather Daly, and Melanie Lintala
Accuracy of Indication Based Prescribing Documentation for Anticoagulants-A Retrospective Review, Andrea Hoare, Ryan Andrew, Elizabeth Feldman, and Christopher Miller
Cost-Benefit Analysis of a Pharmacy Formulary for a Non-Profit Community Health Center, Kelly Jenkins and Christine R. Birnie PhD
Dalbavancin Use at a Health System Network in Compliance with a Standard Plan of Treatment for Infective Endocarditis and Osteomyelitis, Nicholas Lombardi, Anthoula Kritikos, Jacky Ye, and Victor Cohen
Assessment of Adult Diabetes Management in Roatan, Honduras: A Multiyear Descriptive Study, Anda Ochi, Lauren Skibitski, Kimmy Do, and Christine R. Birnie PhD
Leadership Style and Emotional Intelligence Among Pharmacists and the Relationship to Prescription Expedited Partner Therapy (RxEPT) Approach, Corey J. Plakosh, Martha Poe, Christine R. Birnie PhD, and Kelly Conn
Brushing Up on Antibiotic Stewardship: Pharmacy Students Survey and Educate Dentists on Antibiotic Prescribing Guidelines and Practices, Niyaz Pordel, Kamaladdin Saei, Feifei Jia, Kaitlin Meyer, and Lisa M. Avery
Crushability Analysis of Immediate-Release Oral Tablets and Capsules Among Novel FDA Approvals in 2023, Kamaladdin Saei, Anne Schweighardt, and Fang Zhao
Crushability Analysis of Immediate-Release Oral Tablets and Capsules from the 2020-22 FDA Novel Drug Approvals, Kamaladdin Saei, Anne Schweighardt, and Fang Zhao
Supplementary Data for "Crushability Analysis of Immediate-Release Oral Tablets and Capsules Approved by FDA in 2020-2023, Kamaladdin Saei, Anne Schweighardt, and Fang Zhao
Evaluation of Antibiotic Use During a Medical Mission Trip in Guatemala: An Observational Study, Sabrina Sarkis, Kelly Jenkins, and Amy L. Parkhill
Minimize Waste: Effects of Phenylephrine Concentration Change on Drug Waste in the Operating Rooms., Stephanie Taskovski, Ryan Andrew, Gregory Meola, and Christopher Miller
Submissions from 2023
Crushability Analysis of Immediate-Release Oral Tablets and Capsules Approved by FDA in 2020-2022, Kamaladdin Saei, Anne Schweighardt, and Fang Zhao
Submissions from 2022
Survey of New York State Health Department Leaders: Understanding Utilization, Impact, and Obstacles to Pharmacists Working Within Local Health Departments, Lauren E. St. John, Martha Poe, Joy Snyder, Michael Mendoza, and Kelly Conn
Submissions from 2021
Preliminary results: Pharmacy students’ note-taking strategies, cognitive engagement, and perceived effectiveness in learning, G. Ankenman, Kristin F. Picardo, Katie Sabourin, and Kelly M. Conn
To crush or not to crush: A brief review of novel tablets and capsules prepared from nanocrystal and amorphous solid dispersion technologies, Elizabeth Uttaro, Madhu Pudipeddi, Anne Schweighardt, and Fang Zhao
Filling the Gaps on the Institute for Safe Medication Practices (ISMP) Do Not Crush List for Immediate-release Products, Elizabeth Uttaro, Fang Zhao, and Anne Schweighardt
Submissions from 2020
Leading on Empty: An Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis of Secondary Trauma in School Leaders, Sharon L. Archer Ed. D.
Preliminary findings: impact of tailored and untailored interventions on patients’ beliefs about medication, a meta-analysis, G. Eppinger, S. Schermerhorn, Bruce Evan Blaine, G. Ankenman, and Kelly M. Conn
Changes in first year pharmacy students’ beliefs about medications after an educational lecture and their perceptions of patients’ and providers’ medication beliefs, S. Schermerhorn, G. Eppinger, C. Kern, Amy L. Parkhill, and Kelly Conn
Impact of COVID-19 on PHQ-9 scores in underserved patients in Rochester, New York, Amber Skinzera, Riley Goho, Christopher Noel, Kelly Conn, and Christine R. Birnie PhD
Submissions from 2019
Needed Specialists for a Challenging Task: Formerly Incarcerated Leaders’ Essential Role in Postsecondary Programs in Prison, Samuel Arroyo, Jorge Diaz, and Lila McDowell
Examining the Impact of a Penicillin Allergy Skin Testing Brochure on Inpatient Perceptions: a pre-post intervention study, Mikaela Brown, Joy Uzoma, Ryan VanSice, Kelly Conn, Allison Ramsey, and Mary L. Staicu
The use of aloe vera in cancer radiation: An updated comprehensive review, Carrie-Jo E. Farrugia, Elizabeth Sutton Burke, Mariah E. Haley, Komul T. Bedi, and Mona A. Gandhi
An Exploratory Study of Suboxone (Buprenorphine/ Naloxone) Film Splitting: Cutting Methods, Content Uniformity, and Stability, Kristin L. Reindel, Michael J. DeAngelis, Alexander S. Ferrara, Kelly Conn, Elizabeth Phillips, Anthony Corigliano, and Fang Zhao
Citalopram overdose and severe serotonin syndrome in an intermediate metabolizing patient, Rachel F. Schult, Anna J. Morris, Lindsey Picard, and Timothy J. Wiegand
Microparticulate Cancer Vaccines: Interpreting an Innovative Approach to Immunotherapy, Michelle Ubowski, Ryan VanSice, Morgan Marriott, and Lipika Chablani
Submissions from 2018
Stability of Extemporaneously Prepared Sodium Benzoate Oral Suspension, Julia Atkins, Melinda E. Lull, Andrew S. Decker, and David Hutchinson
Telepharmacy and the Law, Hailey Button and Karl Williams
Stability of extemporaneously prepared ophthalmic solutions for mydriasis, Nicole A. Camp, Jennifer T. Nadra, Susan E. Hughes, Justine M. Gilbert, and Fang Zhao
Pharmaceutical Care Management Association v. Rutledge, John J. Crean and Karl Williams
Pegvaliase: a novel treatment option for adults with phenylketonuria, Karlie C. Mahan, Mona A. Gandhi, and Sridhar Anand
Stability and Compatibility of Diphenhydramine Hydrochloride in Intravenous Admixtures: A New Look at an Old Drug, Daniel Sabins, Tuong Diep, Pamela McCartan, Shashi Patel, and Fang Zhao
Influence of punch geometry (head-flat diameter) and tooling type (‘B’ or ‘D’) on the physical–mechanical properties of formulation tablets, Harsh G. Shah, Rohit P. Dugar, Honghao Li, Vivek S. Dave, and Rutesh H. Dave
Stability of extemporaneously prepared cinacalcet oral suspensions, Kara Thomson, David Hutchinson, and Lipika Chablani
Correlation of Solid Dosage Porosity and Tensile Strength with Acoustically Extracted Mechanical Properties, Xiaochi Xu, Connor Mack, Zachary J. Cleland, Chaitanya Krishna Prasad Vallabh, Vivek S. Dave, and Centin Cetinkaya
Submissions from 2017
Anemia is a risk factor for bleeding: how is it being addressed in anticoagulation clinics?, Susan Al-Salameh, Gregory Szymaniak, and Lisa Phillips
Compounded Apixaban Suspensions for Enteral Feeding Tubes, Maria Caraballo, Seda Donmez, Kobi T. Nathan, and Fang Zhao
Attitudes and perceptions towards pharmacogenomics education and relevance in pharmacy practice in class of 2017 pharmacy students in New York and New Jersey, Shanice Coriolan, Nimota Arikawe, Arden Moscati, Stephanie Dym, Seda Donmez, Zvi Loewy, Melinda E. Lull, Maha Saad, Jane Shtaynberg, and Aniwaa Owusu Obeng
Examining the bleeding incidences associated with targeted therapies used in metastatic renal cell carcinoma, MacKenzie Crist, Elizabeth Hansen, Lipika Chablani, and Elizabeth Guancial
Abiraterone-induced rhabdomyolysis resulting in acute kidney injury: A case report and review of the literature, Michael Dineen, Elizabeth Hansen, Elizabeth Guancial, and Deepak Sahasrabudhe
Effects of fructose advanced glycation end- products (AGEs) on oxidation and gene expression in neuronal cell lines, Brigit Kirwan, J. Snyder, Thomas S. Maciulewicz, and Melinda E. Lull
Implementation of an algorithm to improve adherence to the 2016 CHEST Guidelines for DVT/PE, Mallory Knapp, Sarah Caternolo, Christina Sanborn, S. Fisher, and Nabila Ahmed-Sarwar
Implementation of clinical pharmacy services to improve health outcomes in a refugee primary care clinic, Nehal Koyawala, Melanie Symoniak, Alexander DeLucenay, Nabila Ahmed-Sarwar, and Christine R. Birnie
Effects of fructose and fructose advanced glycation end-products (AGEs) on oxidative stress markers in microglia, Thomas S. Maciulewicz, Brigit Kirwan, J. Snyder, and Melinda E. Lull
Solithromycin (CEM-101): A New Fluoroketolide Antibiotic and Its Role in the Treatment of Gonorrhea, Alexandra M. Mancuso, Mona A. Gandhi, and Judianne Slish
Management of Heart Failure in a Rural Community, Rachel F. Miller
Student perception of counseling competencies and assessment of a subset of course learning objectives versus American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy entrustable patient activities (EPA), Pham Ngoc-Yen and Anthony Corigliano
Assessing the efficacy in team strategies and tools to enhance performance and patient safety (TeamSTEPPS) related to interprofessional educational activities via a psychometric measurement tool, Pham Ngoc-Yen, Anthony Corigliano, and Shibu Varughese
Evaluation of clinical pharmacists’ early intervention to prevent gaps in Continuity of care when an insurance formulary change required long-acting insulin conversion, Christopher Nyiri, Matthew O'Connell, Frank Lattuca, Vishwa Patel, and Angela Nagel
Efficacy of oral vancomycin or metronidazole secondary prophylaxis at reducing the risk of Clostridium difficile recurrence, Matthew O'Connell, Judianne Slish, and Mark Shelly
Pharmacologic Interventions for Intractable and Persistent Hiccups: A Systematic Review, Nick B. Polito and Shawn E. Fellows
In Vitro Evaluation of Eslicarbazepine Delivery via Enteral Feeding Tubes, Kristin Reindel, Fang Zhao, Susan Hughes, and Vivek S. Dave
In vitro evaluation of eslicarbazepine delivery via enteral feeding tubes, Kristin Reindel, Fang Zhao, Susan E. Hughes, and Vivek S. Dave
Stability of diphenhydramine hydrochloride in intravenous (IV) admixture solutions: a new look at an old drug, Daniel Sabins, Tuong Diep, Pamela McCartan, Shashi Patel, and Fang Zhao
Prevalence and management of depression in patients with myotonic dystrophy (DM) and facioscapulohumeral dystrophy (FSHD), Deidre Skalla, K. Miller, Amy Parkhill, and M. Roberts
Elevated blood pressure in the developing world: a role for clinical pharmacists, Michael T. Smith, Megan P. Monahan, Paige Nelson, Matthew Moruzzi, Alexander DeLucenay, and Christine R. Birnie
Fructose effects neuronal gene expression and antioxidant capacity, J. Snyder, Thomas S. Maciulewicz, Brigit Kirwan, and Melinda E. Lull
Prospective evaluation of electronic medical record penicillin allergy documentation at a tertiary community teaching hospital, Mary L. Staicu, Matthew Plakosh, and Allison Ramsey
Questionable efficacy of direct-acting oral anticoagulants (DOACs) in patients post-bariatric Roux-En-Y surgery, L. Thompson, Laurie Abreu, and Nabila Ahmed-Sarwar
Stability Study of Extemporaneously Compounded Cinacalcet Oral Suspensions, Kara Thomson, David Hutchinson, and Lipika Chablani
Submissions from 2016
Designing a Support System for College Students with ADD/ADHD/Executive Functioning Disorders, Pamina A. Abkowitz and Susan Schultz
Comparing the pro-resolving effects of fish and krill oils, Joseph Aladeen and Ramil Sapinoro
Effects of over the counter omega-3 fish oils in modulating inflammatory responses, Jacqueline Ball, Maria Bertrand, Ngoc-Yen Pham, and Ramil Sapinoro
Effects of fructose advanced glycation end products (AGEs) on microglia and neuronal cell lines, Susan DeNapoli, Drew P. Seidel, J. Snyder, Brigit Kirwan, and Melinda E. Lull
Utilizing a medication synchronization program in improving adherence and overall health outcomes, Pejman Farrokh, MacKenzie Crist, Angela Nagel, Nabila Ahmed-Sarwar, and D. Webster
Medication adherence in patients with myotonic dystrophy and facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy, Bryan Fitzgerald, Kelly Conn, Joanne Smith, Andrew Walker, Amy L. Parkhill, James E. Hilbert, Elizabeth A. Luebbe, and Richard T. Moxley III
Evaluation of over the counter medication knowledge and literacy in middle school and high school students, Tessa Kelly, Kelly M. Conn, Allison Bosworth, and Matthew Zak
Assessment of Knowledge of Zika Virus and Level of Concern in Nuevo Cuscatlan, El Salvador, Alexandra M. Mancuso, Lauren Bowers, and Alexander DeLucenay
The use of desmopressin acetate in patients presenting with intracranial hemorrhage: A review, Jennifer L. Mappus, Shawn E. Fellows, Sridhar Anand, and Mona A. Gandhi
Clinical efficacy of turmeric use in gingivitis: A comprehensive review, Karissa A. Stoyell, Jennifer L. Mappus, and Mona A. Gandhi
Preferential Cyclooxygenase 2 Inhibitors as a Nonhormonal Method of Emergency Contraception: A Look at the Evidence, Erich A. Weiss and Mona A. Gandhi
Submissions from 2015
Safety of Popular Herbal Supplements in Lactating Women, Marwa R. Amer, Gabriela Cipriano, Jineane V. Venci, and Mona A. Gandhi
Colon-Targeted Oral Drug Delivery Systems: Design Trends and Approaches, Seth Amidon, Jack Brown, and Vivek S. Dave
Tasimelteon (Hetlioz™): A New Melatonin Receptor Agonist for the Treatment of Non-24-Hour Sleep-Wake Disorder, Janene M. Bonacci, Jineane V. Venci, and Mona A. Gandhi
Assessing the Immunogenicity of Enteric Acrylic Polymers Used in Oral Vaccines, MacKenzie Crist, Lauren Bowers, and Lipika Chablani
Drug-Drug Interactions Among Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) and Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Medications, Kirpal Kaur, Mona A. Gandhi, and Judianne Slish
Patiromer: a clinical review, Ann G. Montaperto, Mona A. Gandhi, Lauren Z. Gashlin, and Melanie Symoniak
A Pilot Chemical and Physical Stability Study of Extemporaneously Compounded Levetiracetam Intravenous Solution, Chenzira D. Raphael, Fang Zhao, Susan E. Hughes, and Katherine Juba
Stability of Glutamate-Aspartate Cardioplegia Additive Solution in Polyolefin IV Bags, Steven D. Rush, Stephanie E. Kim, Susan E. Hughes, Justine M. Gilbert, Peter P. Ciancaglini, and Fang Zhao
In‐vitro analysis of a spray‐dried breast cancer microparticulate vaccine, Matthew Yacobucci and Lipika Chablani
Submissions from 2014
Development and implementation of peer-led weekly review sessions and the assessment of their impact on student learning, Alyssa L. Ashworth, InLok Lam, Nicole E. Moore, and Melinda E. Lull
Educating pharmacists and the public about the role of over-the-counter medications in the management of Autism Spectrum Disorders, Jillian M. Bankoff and Melinda E. Lull
The differential effects of fructose and glucose on advanced glycation end-product formation and cellular damage in vitro, Regina Blackley, Matthew Stryker, Susan DeNapoli, and Melinda E. Lull
A Review of the Role of Melatonin in Irritable Bowel Syndrome, Nicole R. Brinn and Mona A. Gandhi
An Examination of the Effects of Atorvastatin and Parathyroid Hormone on Osteoblast Activity, InLok Lam, Andrea Traina, and Melinda E. Lull
Student Self-Screening for Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus (MRSA) Nasal Colonization in Hand Hygiene Education, Tia Lum, Kristin F. Picardo, Theresa Westbay, Amber Barnello, Lynn Fine, and Jill Lavigne
Analysis of Compounded Pharmaceutical Products to Teach the Importance of Quality in an Applied Pharmaceutics Laboratory Course, Alyssa M. Pignato and Christine R. Birnie
Stability of levetiracetam oral solution repackaged in oral plastic syringes, Daniel Prohotsky, Susan Hughes, and Fang Zhao
Levomilnacipran (Fetzima): A New Serotonin-Norepinephrine Reuptake Inhibitor for the Treatment of Major Depressive Disorder, Megan M. Saraceni, Jineane V. Venci, and Mona A. Gandhi
A Review of Current Evidence of Olmesartan Medoxomil Mimicking Symptoms of Celiac Disease, Michele L. Stanford and Angela Nagel
Altered Cell-surface Receptor Levels Result from Fructose Advanced Glycation End Product-Induced Inflammation, Matthew Stryker, Regina Blackley, and Melinda E. Lull