Research Projects & Grants

Federal

  • Hispanic Center of Excellence in Pharmacy, Role: Fellowship Program Co-Director, Bureau of Health Professions/Health Resources and Services Administration/DHHS, (07/2022 - 06/2027) Status: Awarded

Internal

  • Characterization of Trends in the Microbiology and Treatment of Extended Spectrum Beta-lactamase Urinary Tract Infections in the Emergency Department, Role: Investigator, LLU Dept. of Pharmacy Practice, (06/2022) Status: Approved
  • Local Surveillance of Antimicrobial Resistance and Microbiological Clinical Cultures, Role: Investigator, LLU Dept. of Pharmacy Practice, (11/2021) Status: Approved
  • Evaluation of providers’ concordance with 2017 IDSA/SHEA Clostridioides difficile treatment guideline updates to develop targeted education for the adaptation of the 2021 IDSA/SHEA guideline update at Loma Linda University Medical Center, Role: Investigator, LLU Dept. of Pharmacy Practice, (10/2021) Status: Approved
  • Pre- and post-implementation of T2Candida at a large academic medical institution, Role: Investigator, LLU Dept. of Medicine, (08/2021) Status: Approved
  • Characterizing Opportunities for Pharmacist-Initiated Interventions on an Outpatient Parenteral Antimicrobial Therapy (OPAT) Service, Role: Investigator, LLU Dept. of Pharmacy Practice, (07/2021) Status: Approved
  • Determining the Mediators of Resistance to SPR206,a Novel Polymyxin Derivative, in Acinetobacter baumannii, Role: PD/PI, LLU - GRASP, (05/2021 - 04/2024) Status: Awarded

Non-Profit Organization

  • Implementation of Integrated HIV Prevention and Care Program among Black and Latinx Community Pharmacy Clients, Role: Investigator, National Association of Chain Drug Stores Foundation, (11/2023) Status: Approved
  • Understanding the social and behavioral dimensions of COVID-19 vaccine acceptance among healthcare workers in Sierre Leone: Implications for community vaccine uptake, Role: Investigator, Sabin Vaccine Institute, (02/2022) Status: Approved
  • Implementation of integrated HIV prevention and care programs among Black and Latinx community pharmacy clients, Role: Co-Investigator, National Association of Chain Drug Stores Foundation, (04/2023 - 12/2026) Status: Awarded
  • Understanding the social and behavioral dimensions of COVID-19 vaccine acceptance among healthcare workers in Sierra Leone: Implications for community vaccine uptake, Role: PD/PI, Sabin Vaccine Institute, (11/2021 - 12/2022) Status: Awarded
  • Determining the Mediators of Resistance to SPR206, a Novel Polymyxin Derivative, Role: PD/PI, Society of Infectious Disease Pharmacists, (12/2021 - 11/2022) Status: Closed