Department of Pharmacy Administration
The University of Mississippi

DEPARTMENT OF PHARMACY ADMINISTRATION
UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI
DISSERTATIONS
1964-2023

1.  Aiken, Margaret Marx
Individual Determinants of Prescription Drug Use among Noninstitutionalized Elderly: A Path Analytic Study of the 1980 National Medical Care Utilization and Expenditure Survey
May, 1991
 

2.  Allen, David III
An Exploration of Interdisciplinary Graduate Education and Training: Currently Available Information, Perspectives, and Beliefs
October, 2022

 

3.  Arnold, Austin
Who, What, and How Much: Understanding the Profiles, Preferences, and Valuations of Individuals Likely to Participate in Food as Medicine Programs
July, 2023
 

4. Athavale, Amod S.
Development of the Medication Non-Adherence Scale and the Medication Non-Persistence Scale
January, 2015

 

5.  Banahan, Benjamin Franklin III
An Empirical Examination of the Components of Primary Care Medicine from the Viewpoint of the Practitioner
August, 1980
 

6.  Barbre, Anne Rouege
A Study of Determinants of Prescribed and Nonprescribed Medicine Use among a Sample of Urban Elderly
November, 1987
 

7.  Barker, Kenneth Neil
An Analysis of the Work and Utilization of the Pharmacist in Small Mississippi Hospitals to Estimate Some Effects of the Introduction of a Pharmacy Auxiliary Worker
May, 1971
 

8.  Barnard, Marie
The Potential for Screening for Interpersonal Violence in Community Pharmacies: An Exploratory Study
May, 2012
 

9.  Basak, Ram Sankur
Concurrent Adherence to Multiple Chronic Disease Medications: Examining the Behavior and Issues Concerning its Measurement
August, 2013
 

10.  Basara, Lisa Ruby
The Impact of Direct -to- Consumer Advertising of Prescription Medications on New Prescription Volume and Consumer Information Search Behavior
May, 1995
 

11.  Bellande, Bruce James
A Comparative Analysis of Cost and Perceived Effectiveness of Postgraduate Continuing Education for Mississippi Pharmacists
May, 1975
 

12.  Benfield, William Richard
A Determination of the Effect of a Unit of Education on the Community Pharmacist’s Ability to Detect the Early Warning Signs of Cancer
May, 1975
 

13.  Bentley, John Paul
An Examination of Consumer Judgments of the Level of Inherent Burden Associated with the Medication Consumption Experience and Generated by Features of Drug Therapy
December, 1998

 

14.  Bhattacharya, Kaustuv
Multiple Myeloma – Treatments, Economic Burden, and End of Life Care
March, 2020

 

15.  Blackwell, Steven A.
An Empirical Examination of Customer Loyalty
May, 1998
 

16.  Bonnarens, Joe Keith
Measuring the Presence of the Service Profit Chain and its Impact in Independent Community Pharmacy
May, 2003
 

17.  Bouldin, Alicia Corinne Sanders
Information Search and Preference in the Decision to Use Herbal Supplements
May, 1999
 

18.  Brown, Wayne M.
A Study of Study Attitudes: A Comparison of the Different Areas of Pharmacy Practice to an Ideal Pharmacy Practice
December, 1972
 

19.  Bunniran, Suvapun
Patient Service Experiences in Community Pharmacy: An Examination of Health Criticality, Service Failure Incidents, and Service Recovery Efforts and Their Influence on Patronage Outcomes
December, 2010
 

20.  Bynum, Leigh Ann
The Relationship between Psychological Contract Breach, Professional Identity, and Organizational Citizenship Behaviors among Pharmacy Faculty: An Equity Sensitivity Perspective
December, 2011
 

21.  Clark, Winston Craig
Effects of Self Esteem upon Perceptions of the Sick Role in an Urban, Poor, Minority Group Population
December, 1975
 

22.  Crumby, Ashley
Valuation of Mentorship in Pharmacy Education and the Impact of Perceived Personal Relevance
July, 2019
 

23.  Datar, Manasi
Predictors of Use of Hydroxyurea and its Impact on Clinical and Economical Outcomes among Children with Sickle Cell Disease
May, 2015
 

24.  Dibie, Chukwuebuka
Patient Treatment Priorities and Patient-Centered Care in Rheumatoid Arthritis
October, 2020
 

25. Dunn, Tyler  
Going Green – The Relationship Between Medical Marijuana Policy Implementation and Opioid Prescribing Pattern
September, 2022

 

26.  Feldhaus, Joseph Bernard
The Perception of Customer Service at the Drug Wholesaler-Independent Retail Pharmacist Interface
April, 1989
 

27.  Francis, William Rankin
A Study of Some Factors Related to Job Satisfaction among Staff Level Hospital Pharmacists in Hospitals Larger Than 200 Bed Capacity
May, 1976
 

28.  Freeman, Judy K.
Optimizing the Provision of Student Health Services in Southeastern Universities: A Maximum Difference Conjoint Analytic Approach Using Best-Worst Scaling
December, 1995
 

29.  Freeman, Robert Alan
The Economic Cost of Chronic Pulmonary Emphysema: A National Estimate for the Year 1970
December, 1973
 

30.  French, William Benjamin
The Presence and Perception of Health Belief Model Variables in Television Drug Commercial Advertisements: A Content Analysis
August, 1976
 

31.  Gangan, Nilesh
Testing a Modified Model of Stress Process for Understanding Quality of Life among Informal Caregivers and Assessing their Formal Service Use
July, 2019
 

32.  Garner, Dewey Duane
A Study of Drug Utilization Patterns through Prescription Analysis
August, 1970
 

33.  Gibson, Jerry Tyrone
A Factor Analytic Study of Pharmacy Students’ Explanation of Their Choice of Pharmacy as a Major with Comparisons by Race and Sex
August, 1971
 

34.  Goswami, Swarnali
Willingness to Use HIV Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PRE) and Preferences Among Men Who Have Sex with Men
November, 2022

 

35.  Grapes, Zach Thomas
A Study of Pharmacists’ Attitudes and Beliefs toward the Selling and Use of Cigarettes
January, 1984
 

36.  Gray, Rick H.
A Multivariate Analysis of Relationships between Objectively Defined Attributes and Physician Perceptions as an Approach to Marketing Substance Abuse Treatment Service
March, 1985

 

37.  Grogan, James Erwin
A Study of the Economic Cost of Ulcerative Colitis: A National Estimate for the Year 1968
August, 1971
 

38.  Hatoum, Hind Tillawi
The Development of the Professional Role of the Pharmacist during Various Stages of Socialization
December, 1980
 

39.  Hightower, William L.
An Index of Health for Mississippi
May, 1975
 

40.  Holmes, Erin R.
The Role of Emotional Dissonance as an Affective State on the Emotional Labor Process of Retail Chain Pharmacists
May, 2008
 

41.  Huffman, Delton C. Jr.
The Feasibility of Modern Managerial Systems and Innovative Professional Services in a Community Pharmacy: A Case Study
January, 1971
 

42.  Inguva, Sushmitha
Sleep and Health-related Quality of Life among Persons with Parkinson’s Disease and Their Caregivers
April, 2021
 

43.  Jackson, Joseph Dennis
An Investigation of Prescribed and Nonprescribed Medicine Use Behavior within the Family Context
August, 1981
 

44.  Jackson, Richard Allen
The Development of a Measure of Quality for Community Pharmacy Practice
August, 1972
 

45.  Jackson, Tristen
Pharmacy Value-Based Incentive Programs: An Evaluation of Health Plan Strategies, Pharmacist Attitudes, and Financial Impact on Retail Stores
July, 2019
 

46.  Jariwala-Parikh, Krutika Maulik
Quality of Life and Healthcare Utilization and Costs among Adults with Autism
April, 2015
 

47.  Jernigan, James Martin
An Examination of Factors Associated with Antihypertensive Prescribing Patterns and the Adoption of New Antihypertensives by a Sample of Physicians
December, 1991
 

48.  Joshi, Namita
Health Utility Assessment among Caregivers of Individuals with Multiple Sclerosis
December, 2015
 

49.  Juergens, John Philip
The Influence of Physician and Patient Characteristics on the Prescribing of New Prescription Drugs
April, 1985
 

50.  Kanaly, George William Jr.
A Multi Variate Analysis of Impact of Architecture upon Nursing Job Satisfaction in Mississippi Long Term Care Facilities 
August, 1979
 

51.  Keeling, Nicholas
A Sustainable Future in the Implementation of Clinical Pharmacogenomics
September, 2019
 

52.  Keller, Bernard Gerard
A Study of the Purchasing Practices of the State of Mississippi
January, 1966
 

53.  King, Sean R.
The Influence of Symbols on the Recall of Pharmacy-Generated medication Information in a Low Health Literate Population
May, 2008
 

54.  Kolassa, Eugene Micheal Jr.
Hospital Pharmacy Directors and Competing Optima: An Evaluation of the Importance of Cost-Effectiveness versus Acquisition Price
December, 1995

 

55.  Korgaonkar, Siddhi
Understanding Financial Toxicity Among Adult Cancer Survivors in the US
April, 2023

 

56.  Lampey, Paul
A Needs Assessment for Home Health Services in Mississippi
December, 1981

 

57.  Larson, Lon Norman
The Impact of Governmental Regulation on the Believability of Prescription Drug Advertising: An Experimental Investigation of Symbolic Impact and Fair Balance
August, 1976
 

58.  Lecca, Pedro Juan
A Feasibility Study of Latin American Cooperative Teaching and Research Programs at the University of Mississippi
January, 1971
 

59.  Lee, Benjamin Y.
A Structural Comparative Analysis of Hospital Based Alcohol Treatment Programs
May, 1984
 

60.  Lobb, William B.
Patients’ Decision Making in a Multi-Tier Co-Payment Environment
May, 2007
 

61.  Lockhart, Lora B.
Participative Behaviors of Hospital Directors of Nursing in Administration
August, 1984
 

62.  Lohrisch, David Niven
A Systems Analysis of a Hospital Based Rural Emergency Medical Service System
August, 1975
 

63. Lokhandwala, Tasneem
Impact of Time-Varying and Time-Invariant Measures of Adherence to Secondary Prevention Therapies Post-Acute Myocardial Infarction: An Application of Marginal Structural Models (MSMs)
December, 2013
 

64.  Lorendo, Leah Campbell
Educational Technology: Computer Implementation in Communication Sciences and Disorders
May, 1988
 

65.  Maclayton, Darego Wilson
A Multivariate Analysis of Foreign Market Entry Strategies in the United States – Based on Health-Care Products Industry: An Empirical Study of Current Corporate Behavior and Potential Future Opportunities
May, 1976
 

66.  Mahabaleshwarkar, Rohan
Management of Breast Cancer in the Medicaid Population
May, 2014
 

67.  Mburu, Francis Mwichigi
Health Behavior in Kenya: A Comparative Multivariate Analysis of Factors Associated with Child Health in Rural Communities
May, 1976
 

68.  McCaffrey, David John III
Initial Noncompliance: The Definition and Description of the Unclaimed Prescription Phenomenon in Community Pharmacy. A National Unclaimed Prescription Audit Pilot
December, 1995
 

69.  McDaniel, Phillip Anthony
Development, Implementation, and Evaluation of a Videotaped Program to Train Pharmacists and Pharmacy Students to Conduct Family Planning Consultations
November, 1981
 

70.  McKay, Alan B.
The Utilization of a Commercially Available Pharmacy Computer System as a New Medium for the Provision of Continuing Education
December, 1980
 

71.  Mendonca, Clive M.
Effect of Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategies (REMS) on Utilization of Thiazolidenediones in a Medicaid Population
December, 2015
 

72.  Monk-Tutor, Mary R.
Factors Influencing the Diffusion of a Health Care Innovation: Adoption of Home Infusion Therapy Services by Community Pharmacists
May, 1993
 

73.  Murphy, Masako Nagasawa
Promotion Strategies and the Boston Consulting Group Product Portfolio in the Ethical Pharmaceutical Industry
May, 1991
 

74.  Newton, David Simpson
An Inquiry into the Supply of and Demand for Pharmacy Manpower, 1960-1977
August, 1971
 

75.  Norwood, George Joseph
An Analysis of New Product Market Failures in Pharmacy Administration
January, 1970
 

76.  Nsiah, Irene
Evaluation of Quality Ratings in Healthcare: Is There Evidence of Disparities in Their Applications?
April, 2023

 

77.  Null, Kyle Dennis
Development and Comparative Predictive Validity of an Outpatient Medication Exposure Measure for Risk Adjustment Using Retrospective Claims Data
August, 2012
 

78.  Nunna, Sasikiran
End of life costs in Medicare beneficiaries with Parkinson’s disease
November, 2019

 

79.  Palumbo, Francis Bernard
An Experimental Study of Consumer Expectations and Knowledge of a Hypothetical Over-the-Counter Cold Preparation
December, 1974
 

80.  Patel, Amit S.
Antecedents of Consumers’ Intentions Regarding the Purchase of Prescription Drugs via the Internet:  An Examination of Two Different “Unlawful” Consumer Behaviors
May, 2007
 

81.  Paul, Douglas Randall
Effects of Off-Label Prescribing on Patient Decision Making
May, 2012
 

82.  Payne, Kattie B.
The Development and Evaluation of an Adverse Drug Event Risk Profile for Hospitalized Patients Taking Cardiovascular Drugs
May, 1990
 

83.  Poovala, Sai(Shaun) Prasanth
Segmentation of Managed Health Care Plans Based on Initial Pos-Introduction Longitudinal Utilization Levels of New Medications: An Exploratory Investigation
April, 1997
 

84.  Portner, Tracy S.
Factors Influencing College Students’ Selection of a Source of Information about OTC Medications
July, 1991
 

85.  Rappaport, Harvey Michael
The Identification and Assessment of Realistic Pharmacy-Specific Health Planning Goals
May, 1981
 

86.  Ramachandran, Sujith
Identification of Stimulant Misuse and Malingering of Symptoms of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
May, 2017
 

87.  Reisetter, Brian C.
Relationship between Psychosocial Physician Differences and Physician Price Awareness
August, 2002
 

88.  Roberts, Kenneth Boyett
A Drug Utilization Review of Medically Treated Duodenal Ulcers in Four Mississippi Hospitals
August, 1975
 

89.  Rong, Yiran
Immune-Related Adverse Events of Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors: Incidence, Risk Factors, Clinical Outcomes, and Economic Burden in Older Adults with Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer
November, 2022

 

90.  Rowland, Clayton Richard
An Analysis of Price Trends for Drugs and Pharmacy Services through the Calculation of Price Indexes
June, 1972
 

91.  Ruchit, Shah
Measuring and Understanding Health-Related Quality of Life among Adult Patients with Hemophilia
August, 2016
 

92.  Ryan, Michael Richard
An Analysis of the Work of Fifty Community Pharmacists in Northern Mississippi
December, 1972
 

93. Salkar, Monika
Coping with Pain and Health-Related Quality of Life among Adults with Sickle Cell Disease

 

94.  Schwab, Phil
Customer Tolerance in Community Pharmacy
October, 2014
 

95.  Scruggs, James A.
A Study of Pre-Medicaid and Post-Medicaid Prescribing Patterns of Physicians through Prescription Analysis
August, 1972
 

96.  Sewak, Saurabh S.
Building Effective Pharmaceutical Product Websites: Assessing Media and Interactivity Effects in Pharmaceutical Promotion
August, 2002
 

97.  Shah-Patel, Mansi A.
Corporate Advertising in the Pharmaceutical Industry
May, 2007
 

98.  Shahpurwala, Zainab
Youth with Type I Diabetes Mellitus: An Examination of Adolescents’ Illness Perceptions and Associated Impact on Health-Related Quality of Life
December, 2015
 

99.  Sharpe, Thomas Roberts
A Multivariate Analysis of Professionalism and Attitudes toward Drug Antisubstitution Laws among United States Pharmacists
May, 1975
 

100.  Smith, Mickey Charles
The Problems of Economic and Market Research in the Pharmaceutical Industry: An Application of the Census of Manufacturers
August, 1964
 

101. Sparkmon, Wesley
The Role of Values in Communicating Pharmacy Technician Role Expansion
July, 2022

 

102. Spies, Alan
Psychological Contract Violations in Pharmacy Students and Their Effect on Outcomes
August, 2006

 

103. Steiner, Kenneth Charles
The Economic Feasibility of Financing the Operation of a Centralized Drug Agency through Saving in the Costs of Drugs Used in the Mississippi Medicaid Drug Program
August, 1980
 

104.  Suryavanshi, Manasi
Treatment Patterns, Clinical and Economic Outcomes Associated with Intravenous Immunoglobulin Use in Medicare Population
June, 2020
 

105.  Suter, John L. Sr.
An Alternative to the Present Mississippi Medicaid Plan for Reimbursing Intermediate Nursing Home Care
August, 1987
 

106.  Sweeney, Patrick J.
A Comparison of Low Birthweight, Perinatal Mortality, and Infant Mortality between First and Second Births to Women Seventeen Years of Age and Under
April, 1987
 

107.  Tharp, Charles Patrick
Taxation in the Pharmaceutical Industry in Mississippi
February, 1971
 

108.  Thompson, James Blake
A Conjoint Analysis of Selection Criteria Used in the Screening Phase of Pharmaceutical Sales Selection
August, 2003
 

109.  Thumula, Vennela
An Evaluation of Medicaid Programs Using Medication Use-Related Quality Measures
August, 2012
 

110.  Toth, Jennifer
Medication Use and Adherence in Rheumatoid Arthritis
January, 2023

 

111.  Umeh, Joseph Chukwuemeka
The Attitudes of Nigerian Physicians toward a National Health Service
December, 1984
 

112.  Visconti, James Andrew
An Epidemiologic and Economic Study of Adverse Drug Reactions in Patients on the Medical Service of a University Teaching Hospital
January, 1969
 

113.  Wamble, David E.
The Role of Brand Name Fluency: A Pharmaceutical Marketing Perspective
May, 2018
 

114.  Watkins, Carey Eugene
A Feasibility Study for Pharmaceutical Processing Industries in Mississippi
May, 1964
 

115.  West, Donna Sue
A Conceptualization of the Trust Formation Process and Investigation of the Trustworthiness of Community Pharmacists Using a Practical Reasoning Framework
December, 1999
 

116.  White, Linda S.
Functional Analysis of Birth Certificate Data Collection Procedures in Mississippi Hospitals
April, 1990
 

117.  Whyte, Edward Gordon Jr.
A Multi Variate Analysis of the Marketing Background and Marketing Orientation of Community Mental Health Center Chief Executive Officers and of Community Mental Health Marketing Programs
May, 1985
 

118.  Wilcox, Sallye Montgomery
The Effect of PSRO on Utilization of Services in Mississippi Hospitals
August, 1984
 

119.  Wilson, Charles Nicodemus
Prospective Reimbursement to Hospitals by Medicaid
May, 1983
 

120. Zhang, Yiqiao
Quality and Cost Associated with Cancer Care
July, 2021

 

(Updated 8/4/2023)