Director, Principal Investigator olufunmilola.abraham@uky.edu
Dr. Olufunmilola "Funmi" Abraham is an Associate Professor and Chair of Pharmacy Practice & Science at the University of Kentucky. She is a NIH/UW Institute for Clinical and Translational Research (ICTR) KL2 Scholar. She received her BPharm Degree from the University of Lagos, Nigeria, and practiced as a hospital and community pharmacist in Nigeria. Dr. Abraham received her MS and PhD in Social and Administrative Pharmacy from the UW School of Pharmacy. She also received a PhD minor in Industrial and Systems Engineering from UW, focused on human factors and ergonomics and a graduate certification in patient safety.
Dr. Abraham has served as a faculty member at the University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Pharmacy and the University of Pittsburgh Schools of Pharmacy, Medicine (Departments of Pediatrics, Biomedical Informatics), Health Policy Institute, Center for Pharmaceutical Policy and Prescribing (CP3), and the Clinical and Translational Science Institute (CTSI). Dr. Abraham’s research goal is to improve medication use for vulnerable and underserved populations such as children, young adults, women, and people living with serious chronic health conditions. Dr. Abraham has over ten years of experience in conducting research to improve pharmacy practice and quality of patient care. Her research focuses on the development and dissemination of innovative interventions, such as serious games, to promote medication safety and adherence. Dr. Abraham uses human factors and system engineering concepts and techniques to characterize pharmacy practice and the medication use process.
Dr. Abraham is the author of over 60 publications and has over 70 scientific presentations which include invited lectures, seminars, and conference presentations. She has been funded by the AcademyHealth, American Cancer Society, UW Institute for Clinical and Translational Research, UW Carbon Cancer Center, UW Prevention Research Center, UW Morgridge Center for Public Service, UW Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research and Graduate Education (OVCRGE), UW Ira and Ineva Reilly Baldwin Wisconsin Idea Endowment, Robert F. and Jean E. Holtz Center, Science and Technology Studies, UW School of Medicine and Public Health, Department of Family Medicine and Community Health, University of Pittsburgh Clinical Translational Science Institute, Pennsylvania Pharmacists Association, Community Pharmacy Foundation, and the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy (AACP).
