APhA Academy Of Pharmaceutical Research & Science (APhA-APRS) Research Achievement Award
2025 APhA-APRS Research Achievement Award in the Pharmaceutical Sciences Recipient
Delesha Carpenter, PhD, MSPH
Delesha Carpenter, PhD, MSPH, is a professor and Executive Vice Chair in the Division of Pharmaceutical Outcomes and Policy. Her research currently focuses on improving patient-provider communication about sensitive issues, like suicide, opioid overdose, and vaccine hesitancy. She also is working to document barriers to community pharmacists delivering harm reduction services, including buprenorphine dispensing, naloxone counseling, and fentanyl test strip sales. She has developed four online training programs to help pharmacists overcome these barriers. She also previously led a research program in inhaler technique education, where she developed an adolescent asthma self-management app and a tailored video software program to improve children’s asthma inhaler technique.
Dr. Carpenter directs RURAL-CP, a practice-based research network for rural community pharmacists that has over 150 rural pharmacies across the Southeast and is especially interested in improving access to healthcare services in rural areas.
Carpenter has published more than 160 peer-reviewed articles on the topics of harm reduction, pediatric asthma, patient-provider communication, the effects of conflicting medication information on medication adherence, and evaluating the impact of technology on patient outcomes. She has received grants and contracts to support her research from a diverse body of funders, including the National Institutes of Health, private foundations, industry, and startup companies. Her research has been featured in the New York Times, National Public Radio, and the Associated Press.
About
The award, offered annually, is intended to recognize and encourage outstanding, meritorious achievement in any of the pharmaceutical sciences. This award recognizes contributions in basic pharmaceutical, clinical, and economic, social, and administrative sciences. The APhA Research Achievement Award was first established in 1961 as six separate awards, each recognizing outstanding, meritorious achievement in six disciplines of pharmaceutical sciences. Since 1995, these awards have been consolidated into a single annual award.
Criteria
The nominee must have accomplished outstanding research and must have published reports in the scientific professional literature that can be used as criterion in judging an individual’s contributions within a given category. This award is not restricted to members of the APhA Academy of Pharmaceutical Research and Science (APhA-APRS), but the recipient must be an APhA member. Self-nominations are allowed and encouraged for this award. Remington Honor Medalists are not eligible for the award. Applications will be evaluated based upon the following criteria (listed alphabetically; not in rank order):
Established “stream of research”
International recognition
Leadership and other recognitions
New concepts/innovative research in pharmaceutical science
Utilization/implementation of research by the profession, research community, and other disciplines
Nomination process
The nominees may represent any of the three Sections of APhA-APRS. In addition, any individual may nominate an eligible candidate. The nominator is responsible for submitting a complete award nomination.
The nomination is to include the following items:
A letter from the nominator describing the most important achievements of the nominee and explaining why the nominee meets the criteria for the award
Three supporting letters from scientists who are qualified to judge the pharmaceutical significance of the nominee’s research record should be sent with the nominations. Letters are to address the nominee’s worthiness to receive the award and include: (a) the major research contributions of the nominee, and (b) at least two major examples of published research.
Sample article reprints of the nominee’s most outstanding work
A current full curriculum vitae
Selection process
The selection of the recipient is made by the APhA-APRS Awards Committee.
Nature of award
The award, presented at the APhA Annual Meeting & Exposition, consists of an engraved plaque. The recipient also receives a complimentary APhA Annual Meeting & Exposition registration and reimbursement for meeting-related travel expenses, according to current travel policies and up to the maximum amount budgeted by APhA.
Past Recipients
2020 Philip S. Portoghese
2016 Myron (Mike) Jacobson (Basic)
2015 Sean D. Sullivan (ESAS)
2014 Marie Chisholm-Burns (Clinical)
2013 Stuart C. Porter (Basic)
2012 Carole L. Kimberlin (ESAS)
2010 Indra K. Reddy (Basic)
2009 JoLaine R. Draugalis (ESAS)
2008 Barry L. Carter (Clinical)
2006 Stephen W. Schondelmeyer (ESAS)
2005 James Cloyd (Clinical)
2004 James C. Price (Basic)
2003 Duane M. Kirking (ESAS)
2002 Leslie Hendeles (Clinical)
2001 Ronald T. Borchardt (Basic)
2000 Dale B. Christensen (ESAS)
1999 Milap C. Nahata (Clinical)
1997 J. Lyle Bootman (ESAS)
1996 William E. Evans (Clinical)
1995 Richard A. Glennon (Basic)
1994 Garnet E. Peck, Dev S. Pathak (ESAS)
1992 Ho-Leung Fung, Laurence H. Hurley
1991 Charles D. Hepler, Joseph R. Robinson
1990 John M. Cassady, Lee Timothy Grady
1987 Klaus G. Florey, Kenner C. Rice
1985 Sidney J. Stohs, Donald T. Witiak
1984 Lester Chafetz, David A. Knapp, John P. N. Rosazza, John G. Wagner
1982 Jack L. Beal, Leslie Z. Benet, John L. Neumeyer, Albert I. Wertheimer
1980 Kenneth A. Connors, Lester A. Mitscher, Philip S. Portoghese, Mickey C. Smith
1979 Leon Lachman, Wayne M. Levin
1978 Daniel Banes, Robert W. Hammel, Eugene C. Jorgensen
1977 Lewis S. Harris, Jens T. Carstensen
1976 Heinz G. Floss, Everett May
1975 Erminio Costa, John L. Lach, Ernest G. Wollish
1974 Norman R. Farnsworth, Karl Folkers
1973 Arnold Becket, Klaus Bienmann
1972 Henry Rapoport, Lewis S. Schanker
1970 William O. Foye, Edward R. Garrett, William I. Higuchi, Sidney Riegelman, Monroe Wall
1969 Albert Q. Butler, Gerhard Levy, Egil Ramstad, Corwin H. Ransch, David H. Tedeschi
1968 Morris E. Auerbach, Allan H. Conney, Sidney Riegelman, Joseph Sam,William I. Taylor
1967 Karl H. Beyer, Jr., Alfred Burger, John C. Craig, Alfred N. Martin, Frank H. Wiley
1966 John H. Biel, Joseph P. Buckley, William J. Mader, Eino Nelson, Varro E. Tyler Jr.
1965 S. Morris Kupchan, Lloyd C. Miller, Edward E. Smissman, Ewart A. Swinyard, Dale E. Wurster
1964 Takeru Higuchi, Tom S. Miya, Taito O. Soine, James M. Sprague, Joseph V. Swintosky
1963 Bernard R. Baker, Einar Brochmann Hanssen, Edward R. Garrett,Gordon H. Svoboda, Lawrence C. Weaver
1962 Joseph H. Burckhalter, John E. Christian, Ole Gisvold, Takeru Higuchi, E. Leong Way
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