Heidi M. Anderson - Ph.D.

Dr. Heidi Anderson is Professor and Assistant Dean for Education Innovation at the University of Kentucky (UK) College of Pharmacy. She holds the U.S. Surgical Endowed Professorship in Pharmacy Administration in the College. Dr. Anderson provides leadership with innovative teaching, learning and assessments methods. Faculty development is also a key area of her reasonability, she assists faculty in refining and utilizing active and innovative learning strategies, including distance learning. Another vital aspect of her role is being fully acquainted with all institutional and accreditation reviews that affect the college so that she may use the information gathered from these activities as guidelines to build upon the successes of the College and transform areas where growth should occur.

Prior to joining UK in 2002, she spent 12-years at Auburn University where she served as Chair of the Curriculum Committee in the School of Pharmacy and Head of the Department Pharmacy Care Systems. Dr. Anderson is a member of several organizations including: American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy (AACP), American Pharmacists Association (APhA), and American Association of Higher Education (AAHE). She served as Chair of the AACP Social and Administrative Sciences section from 2000-2001. In 2004, she received the honor of being selected as a Fellow in the charter class of the AACP Academic Leadership Fellows program. Within APhA she has served in the House of Delegates, a member of various APhA committees. In 2005, Dr. Anderson was honored by being selected as a 2005 Fellow of the American Pharmacists Association (FAPhA) for outstanding service to the profession through APhA and other organizations. In AAHE, she has served as an invited participant at the Assessment Conference Research Forum and as a session presider at the Annual Assessment Conference.

She also was selected as a participant in the 2004 UK Circles of Power Leadership Program for Women. Dr. Anderson received her B.S. degree in Pharmacy, M.S. in Education and Ph.D. in Pharmacy Administration, all from Purdue University.

Selected Honors

• American Pharmacists Association Fellow(2005)
• American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy Academic Leadership Fellow (2004)
• University of Kentucky Circles of Power Women's Leadership Program (2004)
• University of Kentucky Teaching and Learning Center Advisory Board (2003)
• University of Kentucky U.S. Surgical Endowed Professorship in Pharmacy Administration (2002)
• Auburn University Provost's Enhancement and Faculty Recognition for Innovative Teaching (1998)
• Microsoft Innovators in Higher Education Challenge, Honorable Mention (1997)
• Auburn University School of Pharmacy, Teaching Portfolio Award (1996)
• University of Tennessee College of Pharmacy Academy of Students of Pharmacy Outstanding Chapter Advisor (1989)
• Albert B. Prescott/ Glaxo Leadership Award (1989)

Selected Publications/Presentations

• Anderson , HM, Cain, J and Bird, E. "Online Student Course Evaluations: Review of Literature and A Pilot Study, American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education, vol 69, no. 1, article 5, 2005 online at http://www.ajpe.org
• Bird, E., Anderson, H.M., Anaya, G. and Moore, D. "Beginning an Assessment Project: A Case Study Using A Data Audit and Content Analysis", American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education (accepted for publication 2004-2005)
• Anderson , H.M., Bird, E., Anaya, G. and Moore, D. "Student Learning Outcomes Assessment", American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education (accepted for publication 2005)
• "Moving Student Course Evaluation into the 21st Century: Results of Pilot Study". Poster at the Annual Meeting, Salt Lake City, UT, July 2004; Abstract: Anderson, HM, Bird, E., Cain, J and Aken, S. published on American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy website, July 2004.
• Standards, Assessment, and Learning in Pharmacy Education". Poster at Annual Meeting of American Association of Higher Education (AAHE), June 12-15, 2004; Anaya, G., Anderson, HM and Bird, E.
• Anderson, H.M., Anaya, G., Bird, E., and Moore, D. "A Review of Educational Assessment" American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education ", vol 69, no. 1, article 12 online at http://www.ajpe.org
• Anderson, HM . "Preface: A Methodological Series on Assessment, American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education, vol 69, no. 1, article 11 online at http://www.ajpe.org
• *Cisneros, RM., Salisbury-Glennon, JD and Anderson-Harper, HM, "A Review of Problem-Based Learning Research in Pharmacy: A Call for Future Research". American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education, vol. 66, 19-26., 2002.
• "Personal Digital Assistants and Computer Use: The Status at US Schools and Colleges of Pharmacy. Poster at Annual Meeting, Kansas City, MO, July 2002; Abstract: Smith, KM, Romanelli, F, Cain JJ, Stinchcomb A, Foster TS, Anderson-Harper, HM. American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education, 66:82S, 2002.
• Anderson-Harper, HM "Dealing with Boundary Violations", Journal of Pharmacy Teaching, v. 9, no. 3, 2002.
• "Education Pathways to Cultivate Future Academic Leadership - An Elective Course and Learning Certificate Program". Lubawy W., Anderson-Harper HM, Piascik MN, Romanelli, F. American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy, Poster at Annual Meeting, Kansas City, MO, July 2002; Abstract: American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education, 66: 101S, 2002