Jeff Cain
Associate Professor, Director of Office of Teaching Innovation & Scholarship, and Vice-Chair, Pharmacy Practice and Science
Jeff Cain, EdD, MS, is an associate professor and Vice Chair of the Department of Pharmacy Practice & Science at the University of Kentucky College of Pharmacy and leads the Office of Teaching Innovation & Scholarship. In addition to teaching a Pharmacy Management course and a Creative Thinking for Innovation elective, he is a faculty mentor for the Community Service Learning and Scholarship II courses. He directs the University of Kentucky Teaching Certificate Program and mentors pharmacy students and residents through an academia rotation. He is actively involved in social and behavioral sciences research with numerous publications and presentations pertaining to digital media, innovative teaching, and contemporary higher education issues. He was a 2013 AACP Academic Leadership Fellow and in 2017 was named an AACP Distinguished Teaching Scholar. He won the Michael J. Lach Faculty Award for Innovative Teaching in 2013 and 2019 and has been recognized by students for several teaching and faculty member of the year awards. Dr. Cain currently serves as associate editor of Currents in Pharmacy Teaching and Learning.
Interests
- Innovative Teaching
- Social Media in the Health Professions
- Digital Media Afflictions
- Contemporary Higher Education Issues
Positions
Vice Chair, Department of Pharmacy Practice and Science
Director, Office of Teaching Innovation & Scholarship
Education
EdD Univ Of Kentucky
MS Univ Of Kentucky
BBA Univ Of Kentucky