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Biography

Dr. Covvey earned her Doctor of Pharmacy from the University of Kentucky, and then completed residency training at Virginia Commonwealth University Health System (VCUHS). She subsequently achieved board certification in pharmacotherapy (BCPS) and was selected as a recipient of a Fulbright grant to complete a Doctor of Philosophy at the University of Strathclyde Institute of Pharmacy and Biomedical Sciences in Glasgow, Scotland. Her PhD focused on the use of routinely collected clinical data for quality improvement in the treatment of asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

Dr Covvey joined the School of Pharmacy faculty in 2014. She has didactic teaching responsibilities in the PharmD and across campus in interdisciplinary courses. Her teaching areas include public health, healthcare systems, literature evaluation, and research design. She serves as a preceptor for research-oriented advanced pharmacy practice experiences (APPEs) for PharmD students and for academia/research rotations for pharmacy residents. She regularly leads global health immersions for pharmacy students, establishing local partnerships with organizations in Haiti, Costa Rica, and Honduras over time.

Education

  • Ph.D., Pharmacy, University of Strathclyde (Scotland), 2014
  • PGY1, Pharmacy Practice, Virginia Commonwealth University Health System, 2011
  • PharmD, University of Kentucky, 2010

Research Interests or Expertise

Dr. Covvey's research interests are broad and focus on quality improvement in medication prescribing, utilization, and associated health outcomes. Her work extends across several clinical areas, including internal and emergency medicine, mental health, substance use, infectious disease, oncology, obesity, and pain management. She works with diverse methodologies and data sources including survey questionnaires, evidence syntheses, electronic medical records, qualitative interviews, and more.

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School

Pharm.D. Program

  • PHBA 310: The American Healthcare System
  • PHBA 311: Public Health and Epidemiology
  • PHPR 448: Drug Literature Evaluation
  • PHBA 423: Perspectives in Global Health (elective)
  • Additional teaching in CPD, ABLE, and independent studies

Other Teaching

  • HADM 102: Introduction to Healthcare Systems
  • GLBH 185: Introduction to Global Health Studies
  • PHPR 400: Pharmacy Foundations Capstone
  • UPNS 351: Global Health Immersion
Honors
  • Investigator of the Year, ACCP Health Outcomes PRN. Nov 2023.
  • Spirit of CTE Award, Duquesne University Center for Teaching Excellence. Apr 2022.
  • Creative Teaching Award, Duquesne University Center for Teaching Excellence. Apr 2021.
  • Faculty Award, Duquesne University School of Pharmacy, May 2019.
  • Fulbright-Strathclyde Postgraduate Research Award, Sep 2011-2014.
  • Kaplin-Passamanek Award, University of Kentucky, May 2010.
  • Merck Award, University of Kentucky, May 2010.
  • Clinical Skills Competition Top 10 national finalist, ASHP, Dec 2009.
  • Professional Promotion Award, Kentucky Pharmacists Association, Jun 2009.
  • Doughty-Hartman Award, University of Kentucky, Apr 2009.
  • Student Engaged Service Award, AACP, Feb 2009.

Positions
  • Chair-elect/Chair/Immediate Past Chair, AACP SAS Section, Jul 2025-present.
  • Editorial Board member, Pulses. May 2024-present.
  • Associate Editor, Journal of the American Pharmacists Association, Jun 2021-present.
  • Chair-elect/Chair/Immediate Past Chair, AACP SIG Cabinet Administrative Board, Dec 2020-Jul 2024.
  • Editorial Board member, Currents in Pharmacy Teaching and Learning. Jul 2019-Feb 2024.
  • Editorial Advisory Board Member, Journal of the American Pharmacists Association, Mar 2018-Jun 2021.
  • Chair-elect/Chair/Immediate Past Chair, AACP Public Health SIG, Jul 2016-2019.