Position:

Director of Hybrid Pathway

Location:

HPB 1017

Phone:

540.545.7336

Email: adarr@smxjjl.com

Educational History:

Shenandoah University, PharmD, 2001

Fields of Expertise:

Community pharmacy practice, immunizations, physical assessment skills, contraception prescribing; medical speaking and expert input forums; expert witness

Research Interests: Pharmacist involvement in increasing adult immunization rates, innovative teaching strategies or use of classroom technology, student outcomes and assessment performance, pharmacist prescribing contraception

Professional Highlights:

Shenandoah University Wilkins Award Recipient, 2024

Preceptor of the Year, Nontraditional PharmD Pathway (2023)

Bernard J Dunn Junior Faculty Research Award Recipient (2020)

Rho Chi National Pharmacy Honorary Society, Shenandoah University

Kappa Psi Pharmaceutical Fraternity, Delta Xi, Shenandoah University

Medical Speaker, Merck Speakers Bureau, Adult Vaccines, Merck & Co., Inc. 2008-present

Licensed Pharmacist 2001-present

President, Northern Virginia Society of Pharmacists (Region D), Virginia Pharmacists Association 2011-2019

Pharmacist Preceptor in the GEL Medical Mission to Leon, Nicaragua (2017)

Research:

MANUSCRIPTS (peer-reviewed)
Woods K, Elsobky T, Adams E, Darr AY, Brackbill M. (2021). Moving Assessments Online. Experiences within a School of Pharmacy. Online Learning (OLJ). 25(1) 245-252. Published March 2021.

Darr AY, Kyner M, Fletcher R, Yoder A. Comparison of Students’ Performance in a Laboratory Course Delivered Live and by Virtual Facilitation. American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education (AJPE). February 1 2021;85(2). www.ajpe.org/content/early/2020/11/16/ajpe8072. Published February 2021 http://www.ajpe.org/content/85/2/8072#T1

Darr AY, Gottfried S. Identifying Vaccination Rates of Adult Patients in Ambulatory Care Clinics. Sage Open Medicine. 2020. Published online June 2020. http://doi.org/10.1177/2050312120935461.

Darr AY, McCormick S, Devine T, Tran T. Design and Students’ Perceptions of a Virtually Facilitated Outpatient Pharmacy Practice Laboratory Course. Currents in Pharmacy Teaching and Learning. 2019;11(7). Published July 2019. http://doi.org/10.1016/j.cptl.2019.03.012

Personal Quote:

“There is no replacement for experience, creativity, innovation and collaboration. Be willing to think outside the box and explore new opportunities every chance you get. Say yes and figure the rest out later.”