Taylor L. Watterson
Assistant Professor, Pharmacy Systems, Outcomes and Policy
Center Affiliate, Center for Pharmacoepidemiology and Pharmacoeconomic Research
Institute Member, Institute for Equitable Health Data Science Research
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Overview:
I am committed to enacting genuine change within the community through serving others, providing compassionate care, and conducting meaningful research that promotes patient safety. The goal of my research and the Systems-based Collaborative Research for PatienT Safety Lab (SCRPTS Lab, pronounced scripts) is to markedly improve patient safety through a systems-based, human factors approach and by partnering with multidisciplinary researchers, scientists, practitioners, and community stakeholders to develop and study interventions that improve care.
Research Interests:
My research philosophy emphasizes quality patient care and medication safety—with interests spanning from health information technology, pharmacist occupational fatigue, and workforce utilization, to pharmacy student well-being.
Teaching Statement:
Teaching is engaging and interacting with students and fostering the next generation of professionals. When you walk into my classroom [or virtual classroom], you will notice my energy as I buzz around the space. I am excited and enthusiastic to interact with students, not only to impart my knowledge, to learn from them and their experiences in pharmacy, but also to experience that seminal moment when they first grasp the concept or begin to generate questions. The student is always at the center of my teaching philosophy, which encompasses two main themes: 1) promoting student motivation to learn and 2) fostering inclusive practices to make learning accessible to all.
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Social and Behavioral Pharmacy (PHAR 462), 8/26/2024 – 11/1/2024
Social and Behavioral Pharmacy (PHAR 462), 8/26/2024 – 11/1/2024
Social and Behavioral Pharmacy (PHAR 462), 8/2024 – 11/2024
Pharmacy Law and Regulation (S&A PHM 611), 10/2020 – 5/2021
Selected Grants
RxFill: An Innovative Approach to Support Medication Adherence, National Council for Prescription Drug Programs Foundation., 7/1/2022 - 6/30/2023, Obligated Amount: $73693; No Anticipated Amount Set
Validating a Tool to Measure Pharmacist Fatigue: Implications for the Quadruple Aim, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality., 1/7/2021 - 5/15/2022, Obligated Amount: $42765; No Anticipated Amount Set
Validating a Tool to Measure Pharmacist Fatigue: Implications for the Quadruple Aim, Sonderegger Research Center for Improved Medication Outcomes Dissertator Award., 1/2020 - 5/2022, Obligated Amount: $3500; No Anticipated Amount Set
Subjective and Objective Assessment of Pharmacist Fatigue, Midwest Center for Occupational Health and Safety Education and Research Center., 7/2019 - 6/2021, Obligated Amount: $20000; No Anticipated Amount Set
Selected Publications
Chladek, Jason S, Gilson, Aaron M, Stone, Jamie A, Berbakov, Maria E, Watterson, Taylor L, Lehnbom, Elin C, Hoffins, Emily L, Hemesath, Katherine A, Moon, Jukrin, Welch, Lauren L, Pigarelli, Denise L Walbrandt, Portillo, Edward C, Resendiz, Stephanie M, Mai, Shiying, Chui, Michelle A. (2024). The High Prevalence and Complexity of Over-the-Counter Medication Misuse in Older Adults. Innovation in Aging, 8, (10), igae083. doi:10.1093/geroni/igae083.
Watterson, Taylor L, Moon, Jukrin, Stone, Jamie A, Gilson, Aaron M, Berbakov, Maria E, Hoffins, Emily L, Chladek, Jason S, Lehnbom, Elin C, Resendiz, Stephanie M, Mai, Shiying, Walker, Kenneth D, Gollhardt, Joel D, Chui, Michelle A. (2024). Linking Inner Context and Innovation Factors: Examining a pharmacy-based intervention through the eyes of pharmacy staff. Exploratory Research in Clinical and Social Pharmacy, 15, 100486. doi:10.1016/j.rcsop.2024.100486.
Tarfa, Adati, Watterson, Taylor. (2024). When PharmDs pursue a PhD. Journal of the American Pharmacists Association, 64, (4), 102097. doi:10.1016/j.japh.2024.102097.
★ Watterson, Taylor L, Steege, Linsey M, Mott, David A, Ford, James H, Portillo, Edward C, Chui, Michelle A. (2023). Sociotechnical Work System Approach to Occupational Fatigue. The Joint Commission Journal on Quality and Patient Safety, 49, (9), 485-493. doi:10.1016/j.jcjq.2023.05.007.
★ Watterson, Taylor L, Hernandez, Sara E, Stone, Jamie A, Gilson, Aaron M, Ramly, Edmond, Chui, Michelle A. (2022). CancelRx implementation: Observed changes to medication discontinuation workflows over time. Exploratory Research in Clinical and Social Pharmacy, 5, 100108. doi:10.1016/j.rcsop.2022.100108.
★ Watterson, Taylor L, Stone, Jamie A, Brown, Roger, Xiong, Ka Z, Schiefelbein, Anthony, Ramly, Edmond, Kleinschmidt, Peter, Semanik, Michael, Craddock, Lauren, Pitts, Samantha, Woodroof, Taylor, Chui, Michelle A. (2021). CancelRx: a health IT tool to reduce medication discrepancies in the outpatient setting. Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association, 28, (7), 1526-1533. doi:10.1093/jamia/ocab038.
★ Watterson, Taylor L, Look, Kevin A, Steege, Linsey, Chui, Michelle A. (2021). Operationalizing occupational fatigue in pharmacists: An exploratory factor analysis. Research in Social and Administrative Pharmacy, 17, (7), 1282-1287. doi:10.1016/j.sapharm.2020.09.012.
★ Watterson, Taylor L, Chui, Michelle A. Subjective Perceptions of Occupational Fatigue in Community Pharmacists. Pharmacy, 11, (3), 84. doi:10.3390/pharmacy11030084.
★ Watterson, Taylor L, Stone, Jamie A, Kleinschmidt, Peter C, Chui, Michelle A. CancelRx case study: implications for clinic and community pharmacy work systems. BMC Health Services Research, 23, (1), 1360. doi:10.1186/s12913-023-10396-9.
Professional Leadership
APhA Well-being Advisory Committee, American Pharmacists Association, 10/1/2024 - Present
Colleagues in Training Committee, American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy (AACP), 8/1/2024 - Present
APhA-APRS Education Standing Committee, American Pharmacists Association, 5/1/2024 - Present
Notable Honors
2023, Loan Repayment Program (LRP) Award, National Institutes of Health
2022, 2022 Best Paper Award, Exploratory Research in Clinical and Social Pharmacy (ERCSP) Journal
2020, Grand Council Deputy Certificate of Excellence, Kappa Psi Pharmaceutical Fraternity, Inc.
2019, Grand Council Deputy Certificate of Excellence, Kappa Psi Pharmaceutical Fraternity, Inc.
Education
Degrees:
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), University of Wisconsin-Madison, United States, 2022
Master of Science (MS), University of Wisconsin–Madison, United States, 2018
Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD), University of Pittsburgh, United States, 2017
Bachelor of Science in Pharmaceutical Science (BSPS), University of Pittsburgh, United States, 2015
Postgraduate Training:
Primary Care Postdoctoral Research Fellow (T32), University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, United States, 2023
Licensures and Certifications
Delta Certificate in Research, Teaching, and Learning, Delta Program in Research, Teaching, and Learning (part of the CIRTL Network), 2022 - Present
Industrial and Systems Engineering Certificate in Patient Safety, University of Wisconsin–Madison, 2022 - Present
Pharmacist, Wisconsin Department of Health Services, 9/2017 - Present
Pharmacy-Based Immunization Delivery Certificate, American Pharmacists Association, 10/2015 - Present