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Michael DeYoung, PhD, RPh

Associate Professor of Pharmacy Practice

Started with this institution on November 1, 2001 when it was called the ‘Nevada College of Pharmacy’. Served in the College of Pharmacy as an Assistant/Associate Dean responsible for Admissions and Student Affairs from 2001 to 2013. Have been a pharmacy faculty member responsible for teaching coursework in the field of Pharmacy Social and Administrative Sciences since 2001. In 2013 transitioned from college to university administration by becoming the University’s first Vice President for Student Affairs and served in this role until 2025. I also served as the University’s first Title IX Coordinator from 2014 to 2025. In 2025, returned to the College of Pharmacy as a full-time faculty member.

Education

1995 University of Minnesota Doctor of Philosophy, Pharmacy Social and Administrative Sciences
1991 Purdue University Master of Science, Pharmacy Administration
1989 University of Iowa Bachelor of Science, Pharmacy

Research Interests

Research has focused on understanding how to help students and practitioners improve the quality of the pharmaceutical care they provide to patients in ambulatory care practice settings, including prescribing errors in outpatient settings and factors influencing pharmacist-patient communication.

Affiliations

1995 – present, American Pharmacists Association
1995 – present, American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy
2025 – present, Nevada Pharmacy Alliance