2020 Defining the Future Grant Recipients Announced

The CPNP Foundation is pleased to announce the recipients of the fifth annual Defining the Future Research Grant Awards. The CPNP Foundation was incredibly encouraged by all of the submissions from students, residents, and fellows who are working to improve the lives of people living with mental disorders and their caregivers. Thank you to everyone who applied and is doing this important research!

A requirement of the Defining the Future grant program is that the research project must mirror the mission and vision of the CPNP Foundation. After a thorough evaluation process, the grant selection team chose six grant recipients. The award recipients are as follows (in alphabetical order):

• Madilyn Eberle, Pharmacy Student, Purdue University College of Pharmacy: "Assessing the Need for Trans-inclusive Education Amongst Practicing Community Pharmacists"
• Zach Krauss, Pharmacy Student, Cedarville University School of Pharmacy: "Analyzing the Effect Art Therapy Interventions and Wellness Programs Have on Graduate Pharmacy Students’ Mental Health"
• Anthony Reeves, PharmD, Pharmacotherapy Fellow, Larkin University, College of Pharmacy: "Psychiatric Drug-nutrient Interactions of Vitamin D: A Retrospective Study"
• Kelsey Reivers, Pharmacy Student, Wingate University Levine College of Health Sciences: "Assessing the Impact of Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) Training on Health Profession Students’ Attitudes Towards Mental Health and Mental Health Literacy"
• Aaron Salwan, PharmD, MPH, PGY2 Psychiatric Pharmacy Resident, Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey Monmouth Medical Center: "Perceptions and Efficacy of Brexanolone for the Treatment of Postpartum Depression: A Mixed Methods Analysis"
• Andreea Temelie, PharmD, PGY2 Psychiatric Pharmacy Resident, UPMC Western Psychiatric Hospital: "Deprescribing in Older Adults during Inpatient Psychiatric Hospitalization: Impact of Pharmacist Intervention and Interprofessional Collaboration"

Defining the Future Grants are awarded annually. Applications are due late summer and recipients are announced in early October. Pharmacy students, residents, and fellows are eligible to apply. Now is the time to start thinking about your research project and planning to apply during the 2021 grant cycle. Additional information will be posted online at cpnpf.org/grants when it becomes available.

Congratulations to Deepika Rao, 2017 Grant Recipient, on Publication of her Research on Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices of Community Pharmacists Regarding Persons with Substance Use Disorders