Department Head
Sterling Professor
Unit: Health Outcomes Research and Policy
Auburn University
Harrison College of Pharmacy
4306g Walker Building
Auburn, AL 36849
Email: westrsc@auburn.edu
Phone: 334-844-8314
Fax: 334-844-8307
The goal of Dr. Westrick's research program is to improve the quality of health care and patient health outcomes through promoting the uptake of evidence-base innovations into practice. Using organizational theories and implementation science principles, she has studied the adoption, implementation, and evaluation of various types of health care innovations. While much of her research experience focuses on the adoption of immunization services in community pharmacies, concepts related to the adoption and implementation of innovations are transferrable and applicable to other organizations and other innovations including biometric screening, naloxone dispensing, Immunization Information Systems, and medication therapy management services.
In the area of pharmacy-based immunization services, Westrick's work has spanned from adoption to sustainability to abandonment of immunization services. Currently, she partners with the National Community Pharmacists Association (NCPA) through a contract from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to enhance the implementation of immunization standards among community pharmacies.
Another area of her research is to increase access to care among Medicare beneficiaries with limited income. Since 2013, Westrick has partnered with Alabama's State Health Insurance Assistance Program to implement a Medicare outreach program by offering student-facilitated enrollment events for Medicare beneficiaries. Further, through funding from the Alabama Department of Senior Services, she is leading a program to increase the number of Medicare beneficiaries who enroll in low-income subsidy programs by creating a referral network between community pharmacies and state-wide Aging and Disability Resource Centers. More details about this network can be found at www.alpharmacycares.org.
Title: Enhancing Implementation of Immunization Practice Standards Among Independently Owned Community Pharmacies
Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1 NH23IP922660
Investigator: Westrick SC (PI)
Date: September 2023 - September 2028
Title: Promoting Access to Community Resources for Medicare Population
Source: Alabama Department of Senior Services
Investigator: Westrick SC (PI)
Date: October 2015 – Present
alpharmacycares.org
Senior Medicare Patrol Program
Source: Alabama Department of Senior Services
Investigator: Westrick SC (PI)
Date: June 2022 – May 2023
See Westrick’s full list of publications online.
PYPD 9320 Longitudinal Learning Experience I
PYPD 9330 Longitudinal Learning Experience II
PYPD 9340 Longitudinal Learning Experience III
PYPD 9360 Longitudinal Learning Experience V
PYPD 9370 Longitudinal Learning Experience VI
HORP 7820 Research Methods & Design in Health Sciences I
HORP 7510: Health Services Delivery and Evaluation
HORP 7570: Social, Behavioral and Administrative Aspects of Pharmacy Practice
Oluchukwu Ezeala. PhD Program. 2022 - Present
Yi Zhao. PhD Program. 2018 - Present
Shahariar Fahim. PhD Program. Graduate 2022
Sura AlMahasis. MS Program. Graduated 2021
Tessa Hastings. PhD Program. Graduated 2019
Lindsey Hohmann. PhD Program. Graduated 2019
Benjamin Teeter. PhD Program. Graduated 2015
Saranrat Wittayanukorn. MS Program. Graduated 2012
Michelle Breland. PhD Program. Graduated 2011
Tinia Harris. Class of 2021. 2019-21
Kavon Diggs. Class of 2024. 2019 – Present
Kavon Diggs (pre-pharmacy). 2018-2019.
Stuart McFarland (engineering). Graduated 2017.