Special Appointment by Dean Pezzuto
Adjunct Professor of Pharmaceutical Sciences
Email: david.baker1@wne.edu
Interests
Pharmacy History Research
Pharmacy Filmography – the history of the depiction of pharmacy in movies and TV shows • History of Dr. Thomas Patrick and the Patrick School of Pharmacy • The “Fathers” of Traditional Eastern Medicine: Shennong – China; Tue Tinh – Vietnam; and Heo Jun – Korea • A Survey of Pharmacy Prescriptions of the 1890s • The Historical Use of Toxins in Cosmetics • Prohibition Era Medicinal Liquors • Triggering Events of Pharmacy School Founding • Founding Dates of U.S. Pharmacy Schools & Colleges. • History of the Hampden College of Pharmacy • The Voices of Pharmacy Past (VoPP) Project - the historical archiving of video-recorded interviews, conducted by pharmacy students, of pharmacists who graduated from Hampden College of Pharmacy, entered practice prior to 1985, or graduated from the WNE/MCPHS collaboration
Pharmacy Law Research
The Disparity of State Continuing Professional Education Requirements • Proposal of Federal Legislation to Legalize Medical Marijuana • Review of Medical Marijuana Dispensing Under Prescription Drug Monitoring Programs • The Food and Drug Administration's Consumer Safety Mandate
Pharmacy Education/Pedagogical Research
The Teaching of Pharmacy Ethics in U.S. Pharmacy Schools • Development of the American Institute of the History of Pharmacy Guidelines for the Teaching of the History of Pharmacy • The Teaching of History of Pharmacy in U.S. Pharmacy Schools • How to Engage Students in the History of Pharmacy • Creation, Implementation and Evaluation of Active Learning, Simulation-Based Healthcare Communications Courses • Grading Scale Variations in Doctor of Pharmacy Programs • Design and Validation of Reliable Course and Instructor Assessment Tools
Miscellaneous Areas of Pharmacy Research
The Use of Liposomal Formulations of Glucosamine to Enhance Bioavailability • Investigation of Lactose Intolerance and Medication Formulation • Pharmaceutical Evaluation of Commonly Compounded Topical Diclofenac Gel Preparations • Implementation of Pharmacist-supervised Outpatient Diabetes Treatment Clinics