Lawrence “LB” Brown, PharmD, PhD

Assistant Professor

Health Science Administration

Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences

Office Location:
Suite 205G Johnson Building
Memphis, TN  38163
(901) 448-1455 Office
(901) 448-2379 fax

 

Current Office Hours:
by appointment

Email: lbrown23@utmem.edu

 

Dr. Lawrence Brown, an Assistant Professor in the college of pharmacy, completed his Doctor of Pharmacy degree at the University of the Pacific in Stockton, California in 1999. But, he began his career in pharmacy as a U.S. Air Force Pharmacy Technician from 1985 to 1991. He has also worked in Independent, Chain, and grocery store pharmacies. Dr. Brown completed his Ph.D. in Social and Administrative Pharmacy at the University of Minnesota in 1999. His main research interests are the economic and clinical outcomes of Pharmacists-Provided Medication Therapy Management Services, pharmacist salary and workplace issues, and consumer perception of pharmacists’ roles within the health care system.

 Dr. Brown is a member of a number of professional associations, including the American Pharmacists Association, the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists, the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy, the Academy Health Association, and the Kappa Psi Pharmaceutical Fraternity.

He is past Speaker of the House of Delegates for APhA-ASP and the American Pharmacists Association. He the currently Parliamentarian for the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy, and the National Graduate Member at large for the Kappa Psi International Pharmaceutical Fraternity. Dr. Brown has received many awards and honors, including the California Pharmacists Association “Pharmacy Student of the Year” Award in 1999, and is a member of the Rho Chi Pharmacy Honor Society, as well as Phi Lambda Sigma Leadership Society.

Dr. Brown served on the planning committee and as moderator for the 2005 AHRQ MTMS Expert Meeting, and on the planning committee and as speaker for the 2006 International Symposium on Medication Therapy Management. Dr. Brown created and teaches a required course in Medication Therapy Management course for the second-year Pharm.D. students. He has also given over 50 invited presentations around the United States, as well as France, Hungary, and Thailand. Dr. Brown currently holds joint appointments with the UT College of Medicine, Dept of Preventive Medicine, Xavier University College of Pharmacy, and the University of Arizona, College of Pharmacy.

Dr. Brown and his wife have been married for over twelve years, and they are the proud parents to three girls; Leilani May, Kalea.Kai, and Lauren their 9 year-old Black Lab.

 

   

 

Peer-Reviewed Publications:

 

  1. Brown LM, Schommer JC, Mott D, et al. Examining Gender Salary Disparities: An Analysis of the 2003 Multi-State Salary Survey. Research in Social and Administrative Pharmacy. 2006 (in-press)
  2. Brown LM, Isetts BJ. Peer-Review Quality Assessment of Pharmacists-Provided Medication Therapy Management Services. Journal of the American Pharmacists Association. 2006 (in-review)
  3. Schommer, JC, Pedersen CA, Worley MM, Brown LM, Hadsall RS, Ranelli PL, Stratton TP, Uden DL, and Chewning BA. “Provision of Risk Management and Risk Assessment Information: The Role of the Pharmacist,” Research in Social and Administrative Pharmacy. 2006, (in press.)
  4. Worley, MM, Schommer, JC, Brown LM, Hadsall RS, Stratton TP, and Uden DL. “Pharmacists’ and Patients’ Roles in the Pharmacist-Patient Relationship: Are Pharmacists and Patients Reading from the Same Relationship Script?,” Research in Social and Administrative Pharmacy. 2006, (in press.)
  5. Brown LM. ”Low Health Literacy: What Pharmacists Can Do To Help.” Journal of the American Pharmacists Association. 2006:46(1); 4-6.
  6. Schommer JC, Brown LM, Millonig MK, Sogol EM. Career Pathways Evaluation

Program:2002 Pharmacist Profile Survey. American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education. 2003:67; article 79.

  1. Isetts BI, Brown LM, Schondelmeyer SS, Lenarz LA. Quality Assessment of a Collaborative Approach for Decreasing Drug-Related Morbidity and Achieving Therapeutic Goals. Archives of Internal Medicine. 2003:163;1813-1820.
  2. Brown LM, Millonig MK, Rothhotz MC, Schommer JC, Sogol EM. Career Pathways for Pharmacists. Journal of the American Pharmacists Association. 2003:43;459-62.
  3. Brown L. A New Era in Pharmacy School Education. Journal of the American Pharmacists Association. 2003; 43: 9-11.
  4. Stergachis A,  Maine L, Brown L. The 2001 National Pharmacy Consumer Survey. Journal of the American Pharmacists Association. 2002:42:568-576.

 

 Non Peer Reviewed Publications:

 

  1. Faris RR, Brown LM, Wingate LT. Part 2: Pharmacists’ Total Compensation and Hourly Wages. Tennessee Pharmacist. Winter 2004; 16-19.
  2. Brown LM, Faris RR, Wingate LT. Part 1: Pharmacists’ Total Compensation and Hourly Wages. Tennessee Pharmacist. Winter 2004; 17-20.
  3. Wingate LT, Brown LM. Tennessee Pharmacists Salary Surveys 1981- 2002: An Historical Review. Tennessee Pharmacist. Fall 2004; 17-19.

 

Abstracts:

 

  1. Brown L, et.al. Abstract: Quality Assessment of an Ambulatory Care Clinic Based Collaborative Care Approach to Achieving Therapeutic Goals. Journal of the American Pharmacists Association 2003; 43: 318-319.
  2. Brown L. Abstract: Use of Focus Groups to Identify Patients’ Perceptions and Expectations of Pharmacists. Journal of the American Pharmacists Association 2002:42:328.

 

Books and Book Chapters:

  1. Isetts BJ, Brown LM. Handbook of Nonprescription Drugs: An Interactive Approach to Self-Care, Chapter 2: Patient Assessment and Consultation. American Pharmacists Association, Washington DC. 2006.
  2. Brown LM. The APhA Complete Review for Pharmacy 3rd edition. Chapter 15: Hyperlipidemia. Castle Connolly Graduate Medical, New York, NY. 2006.
  3. Isetts BJ, Brown LM. Handbook of Nonprescription Drugs: An Interactive Approach to Self-Care, Chapter 2: Patient Assessment and Consultation. American Pharmacists Association, Washington DC. 2004;17-36.