TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - About the Editors A1 - Aparasu, Rajender R. A1 - Bentley, John P. PY - 2020 T2 - Principles of Research Design and Drug Literature Evaluation, 2e AB - Rajender R. Aparasu, MPharm, PhD, FAPhA, is a Professor and Chair in the Department of Pharmaceutical Health Outcomes and Policy at the University of Houston College of Pharmacy. He has more than 20 years of experience in teaching and research in the field of pharmaceutical outcomes and policy. He has taught various professional and graduate courses in colleges of pharmacy. Dr. Aparasu is a recognized educational leader and scholar in pharmaceutical outcomes and policy. He was instrumental in the growth of graduate programs at the University of Houston to train the next generation of pharmacy leaders. He led the creation of one of the largest MS/Residency programs in the country in collaboration with six Texas Medical Center institutions in Houston. He has trained over 30 graduate students and post-doctoral fellows in pharmaceutical outcomes research. Dr. Aparasu has received continuous Federal and non-Federal funding to address a broad array of quality of pharmaceutical care issues, especially among the elderly. The goal of his research is to provide real-word evidence for practice and policy decisions using available data sources based on novel methodological and analytical approaches for causal inference in observational outcomes research. He has served on national level patient safety and medication therapy management task forces. SN - PB - McGraw-Hill Education CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/03/28 UR - accesspharmacy.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1166249449 ER -