Aleda Chen, Pharm.D., Ph.D., FAPhA
Associate Dean and Associate Professor of Pharmacy Practice
- Cedarville OH UNITED STATES
Dr. Chen is an expert in pharmacy education, patient health behavior change, and vaccine hesitancy.
Media
Social
Biography
Industry Expertise
Areas of Expertise
Accomplishments
American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy Teacher of the Year
2014-01-01
Issued by Cedarville University
Education
Purdue University
Ph.D. (Dual-Title)
Pharmacy Practice and Gerontology
2011
Purdue University
M.Sc.
Pharmacy Practice
2009
Ohio Northern University
Pharm.D.
Pharmacy
2006
Affiliations
- CVS Health
- Profero Team, LLC
Media Appearances
CU student interning at Mayo
Xenia Gazette
2017-03-22
Dr. Aleda Chen, assistant dean and assistant professor of pharmacy practice said Rudy’s internship continues to demonstrate how diligent students are in the school of pharmacy.
“As our faculty engages students in all aspects, it’s encouraging to see how prepared students are for advanced positions,” Chen said...
Cedarville student publishes research study
Xenia Gazette
2017-02-07
The study was conducted by Stephanie Cailor, third-year professional pharmacy student, and Aleda Chen, Pharm.D., Ph.D., assistant dean and assistant professor of pharmacy practice.
The results of the study showed significant improvements in the students’ understanding of and confidence in the usefulness of research. However, there was no significant change in the students’ plans to perform or participate in future research.
Articles
Relationships between health literacy and heart failure knowledge, self-efficacy, and self-care adherence
Research in Social and Administrative Pharmacy2014
It has been argued that only 12% of adults have the necessary health literacy to manage their health care effectively, which can lead to difficulties in self-care activities, such as medication adherence. Prior research suggests that health literacy may influence knowledge, self-efficacy and self-care, but this has not been fully examined.
Validation of an empathy scale in pharmacy and nursing students
American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education2013
Objective. To validate an empathy scale to measure empathy in pharmacy and nursing students.
Health literacy and self-care of patients with heart failure
The Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing2012
Today’s complex health care system relies heavily on sophisticated self-care regimens. To navigate the system and follow self-care protocols, patients must be able to understand and use health information, which requires health literacy. However, nearly 90 million Americans lack the necessary health literacy skills to adequately care for themselves in the face of a complex healthcare system and self-care regimens. Understanding how to effectively care for one’s self is thought to improve heart failure symptoms and patient outcomes, but little is actually known about how health literacy influences self-care in patients with heart failure. The purpose of this pilot study was to examine the relationship between health literacy and self-care of patients with heart failure.
Potential for toxicity with use of bitter orange extract and guarana for weight loss
Annals of Pharmacotherapy2005
With the recent FDA ban of the weight loss herbal supplement ephedra, manufacturers of those products are switching to other ingredients, such as bitter orange extract and guarana. Four of the five top-selling weight loss products (Metabolife®, Hydroxycut®, Dexatrim Natural®, and Xenadrine EFX®) contain either bitter orange extract, guarana, or both. Are these replacements safe, or do they have the potential to cause harm?
