Professor
Auburn University Harrison College of Pharmacy
Auburn University, Alabama
Brent Fox is Professor of Health Outcomes Research and Policy at Auburn University’s Harrison College of Pharmacy. He is also the School’s Director of Student Affairs. Dr. Fox completed his BS, PharmD, and PhD degrees at Auburn. He is originally from Daphne, Alabama, and began his career at Auburn in 2006.
Dr. Fox’s teaching, research, and outreach programs focus on pharmacy informatics education and the use of health information technology (HIT) in pharmacy practice. He has published several columns in national pharmacy publications and has delivered more than 300 presentations, posters, and papers on the integration of information technology into the health care system. He coauthored two texts on informatics, both published by the American Pharmacists Association. Dr. Fox’s most recent scholarly efforts have focused on the opioid epidemic, especially the role of prescription drug monitoring programs in combating the problem. He is a founding member of the Auburn University Center for Opioid Research, Education and Outreach.
Brent is an active member of the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP) and the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy. In 2012, ASHP recognized Brent’s service with the Distinguished Service Award for the Section of Pharmacy Informatics and Technology. Also in 2012, the Auburn University Alumni Association recognized Brent’s professional accomplishments with the Young Alumni Achievement Award. Brent’s outreach activities were recognized with the Excellence in Outreach Award from the Harrison School of Pharmacy in 2017. He is a former Fellow with the American Foundation for Pharmaceutical Education and current Fellow of the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists.
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