The AAPP Foundation supports the Defining the Future Research Grant Program designed specifically for new practitioners, residents, fellows, and students interested in psychiatric pharmacy. This is an excellent opportunity to receive funding for a research project that will help define the future of psychiatric pharmacy practice and improve care for patients.
The application portal is closed.
Purpose
To create a competitive selection process challenging students and residents to research innovative and cutting-edge practices that will impact the care of patients into the future, to share this work within the field of pharmacy, and to provide financial support to achieve these outcomes.
Grant Award
Grant applications are accepted annually, May-August.
2026 Grant Recipients
Grant recipients will present posters at the 2027 AAPP Annual Meeting in Louisville, KY.
- Juliana Freisen, PharmD, PGY2 Psychiatric Pharmacy Resident, UPMC Western Psychiatric Hospital
Project: Identifying Opportunities to Optimize Insulin Regimens in a Psychiatric Hospital Through a Pharmacist-Led Intervention
Co-Investigators: Matthew Joseph, PharmD, BCPS; Andreea Temelie, PharmD, BCPP; Danforth Lincoln, MD
Award Amount: $1600
- Shuvon Islam, PharmD Student, Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy at Rutgers University, the State University of New Jersey
Project: Student-Led Psychiatric Pharmacy Journal Club Program and Pharmacy Student Perceptions of Literature Evaluation Skills
Co-Investigators: Nora Abdelfattah; Alexandra Bartoszek; Jaden He; Natalia Kalinowska; Aiden Renu; Ally Kim; Mahi Patel; Nandini Chittor; Oluwadarasimi Ajewole; Aaron Salwan, PharmD, MPH, BCPP; Daniel Greer, PharmD, BCPP; Caitlin McCoyd, PharmD, BCPP; Mei T. Liu, PharmD, BCPP; Danial Chowdhury, PharmD, BCPP; Maria Shelley, PharmD, BCPP
Award Amount: $1300
- Roisin M. Sabol, PharmD, BCPP, Advanced Fellow in Addiction Treatment and Clinical Psychiatric Pharmacist, Addiction Medicine Services, Veterans Affairs Pittsburgh Healthcare System and UPMC Western Psychiatric Hospital
Project: Impact of a Psychiatric Pharmacist-Led Telehealth Substance Use Disorder Transitions of Care Clinic
Co-Investigator: Tiffany Reid, PharmD
Award Amount: $1575
- Leah "Alex" Surbaugh, PharmD, BCPP, Assistant Professor and Clinical Pharmacist, East Tennessee State University Bill Gatton College of Pharmacy
Project: Patient-Reported Factors Associated With Long-Term Antidepressant Use
Co-Investigator: Karen Moeller, PharmD, BCPP, FAAPP
Award Amount: $5525
2025 Grant Recipient Posters
Saira Pacheco, PharmD Student, Western University of Health Sciences: Effects of a Curricular Long Acting Injectable (LAI) Antipsychotic Workshop on Student Pharmacists’ Readiness and Confidence to Administer LAIs
Seo Young Park, PharmD, PGY2 Resident, Montefiore Nyack Hospital: Theory of Planned Behavior Assessment of Experiences and Medication Attitudes in Pharmacist-Led Education Groups
Jack Smith, PharmD Student, Wayne State University: Addressing Pharmacy Student Mental Health through Peer-led Assessments of Psychosocial and Biological Mechanisms
Project completion in Spring 2027Amber Tran, PharmD, PGY2 Resident, Laureate Psychiatric Clinic and Hospital: Psychotropic Prescribing Patterns in Anorexia Nervosa Patients Presenting to an Inpatient Eating Disorders Program
Mina Wolfe, PharmD, Consultant Pharmacist, North Carolina Association of Pharmacists: Using a Needs Assessment Approach to Guide Future Development of Educational Material for Psychiatric Providers and Pharmacists on Clozapine Use and Monitoring