Heidi Milia Anderson, Ph.D., is Associate Provost for the Faculty Affairs at the University of Kentucky. She received her B.S. degree in Pharmacy, M.S. in Education and Ph.D. in Pharmacy Administration all from Purdue University. Prior to her promotion, Dr. Anderson was Professor and Assistant Dean for Education Innovation in the College of Pharmacy, University of Kentucky. Before that, she was the Head of Department Pharmacy Care Systems in the School of Pharmacy at Auburn University. As Chair of the Curriculum Committee at Auburn, Dr. Anderson helped develop a new ability-based curriculum for the entry-level Pharm.D. Degree. Her pharmacy practice experience includes work in independent and chain community practices.

Dr. Anderson's research draws on the social, behavioral, and administrative sciences to address problems in pharmacy practice and education. Her research emphasis on innovative teaching methods has uniquely qualified her to serve as primary host of Module 4, Problem-Based Learning, and co-author of Module 4A, Distance Learning. She has published or presented over 100 papers and has served as principal investigator, co-principal investigator or project director on numerous research grants and contracts. She has also served as educational consultant and/or provided presentations and workshops to the following:

American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy
American Pharmaceutical Association
Pharmacy Programme, University of West Indies, Port of Spain, Trinidad
American Association of Clinicians for the Underserved
University of Mississippi, School of Pharmacy
University of North Carolina, School of Pharmacy
University of Illinois, College of Pharmacy

• 2001 American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy Institute for Assessment
• American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy Teaching Primer Workshop

• Albert B. Prescott/Phi Delta Chi Leadership Award
• Auburn University Provost's Enhancement and Faculty Recognition, for Innovative Teaching.
• Honorable mention in the 1997 Microsoft Innovators in Higher Education award.

Robinson ET, Anderson-Harper HM, Kochan FK. Strategies to improve reflective teaching. Journal of Pharmacy Teaching, 2001:8(4).

Diggs AM, Anderson-Harper, HM, Janer A. Introducing pharmacy students to patient pathographies. American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education, 2000 Fall; 64 (3):233-238.

Felkey BG, Anderson-Harper HM., Applying cognitive theory to developing effective electronic presentations. Journal of Pharmacy Teaching, 2000; 7(3/4):75-90. Co-published simultaneously in Wilkin NE (editor), Handbook for Pharmacy Educators: Contemporary Teaching Principles and Strategies Haworth Press; 75-90.

Anderson-Harper HM, Kavookjian J, Dianne Munden C. Teaching students to develop a Web site as a tool for marketing pharmaceutical care services. American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education, 1998 Fall; 62:284-289.

Kochan FK, Anderson-Harper HM, Beck DE. Collaboration: An essential element in curricular reform. Journal of Pharmacy Teaching, 1998; 6(3):39-51

Anderson-Harper HM, Connolly JO. Producing an instructional video: An instructional design approach. Journal of Pharmacy Teaching, 1992 Winter; 3(1):49-63.

Anderson-Harper HM, Mason HL, Popovich NG. Developing, implementing, and evaluating microcomputer instruction in a nonprescription drug course. American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education, 1998 Fall; 52(3):259-266.