Dr. Reza Taheri
Associate Dean of Professional Affairs and Student Success
- Education:
- University of Southern California, Executive MBA
University of Minnesota - Twin Cities, Doctor of Pharmacy
Biography
Reza Taheri currently serves as Professor and Associate Dean of Professional Affairs and
Student Success at Chapman University School of Pharmacy. Prior to joining Chapman, he
served as the Chief Strategy Officer at RxPrep Inc.. Dr. Taheri’s academic career path started
as a faculty at the Western University of Health Sciences, followed by faculty, Director of
Experiential Education, and Chair of the Department of Pharmacotherapy and Outcomes
Science at Loma Linda University School of Pharmacy. He then served as the founding
Associate Dean of Academic Affairs and later Dean of the School of Pharmacy at West Coast
University where he led the program to full accreditation.
Dr. Taheri completed his undergraduate training as well as the Doctor of Pharmacy
program at the University of Minnesota and a fellowship in cardiovascular
pharmacotherapy at the same institution. He earned an Executive Master of Business
Administration at the University of Southern California's Marshall School of Business. Reza
is also a certified Emotional Intelligence Coach.
Dr. Taheri’s research interests are in area of the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning
(SoTL). Particular areas of focus include curricular integration and affective domain
knowledge and skill development.
Recent Creative, Scholarly Work and Publications
Dykhne M, Hsu S, McBane S, Rosenberg E, Taheri R. Assessing Student Characteristics to
Identify Predictors of Student Leadership Engagement. Am J Pharm Educ; 2019; 83 (5)
Article 7654.
Rosenberg E, Truong HA, Hsu SY, Taheri R. Collaborative Use of a Mock-Trial as Teaching-
Assessment Activity in Required Courses at Two Institutions. Am J Pharm Educ; 2019; 83 (5)
Article 7654.
Boyle CJ, Gonyeau M, Flowers SK, Hirtcko P, Taheri R, Prabhu S. Adapting Leadership Styles
to Reflect Generational Differences in the Academy. Am J Pharm Educ. 2018; 82(6): Article
6886.
Rosenberg E, Truong HA, Hsu A, and Taheri R. Implementation and Lessons Learned from a
Mock Trial as a Teaching- Learning and Assessment Activity. Curr Pharm Teach Lear. 2018;
10(8): 1076-1086.
Thai D, Taheri R, Lee SY, Verdell A. Development and Implementation of an Entrustable
Professional Activity (EPA) Framework in the Experiential Curriculum. Am J Pharm Educ;
2017; 81 (5) Article S6.
Giri N, Islam MA, Farris F, Taheri R. Status of Compounding Education in US Pharmacy
Colleges and Schools. Am J Pharm Educ; 2017; 81 (5) Article S6.
Talukder RM, Islam MA, Taheri R. Contribution of Pharmacy Academia in the Educational
Research Output on Curricular Integration: A Bibliometric Study. Am J Pharm Educ; 2017;
81 (5) Article S6.
Islam MA, Talukder RM, Taheri R. Contributions of Pharmacy Academia to the Scholarly
Output on Interprofessional Education: A Bibliometric Study. Am J Pharm Educ; 2017; 81 (5)
Article S6.
Islam MA, Taheri R, Talukder RM, McBane S. Status of Scholarship of Teaching and
Learning (SoTL) in US Colleges and Schools of Pharmacy. Am J Pharm Educ; 2017; 81 (5)
Article S6.
Taheri R, Islam MA, Talukder RM, McBane S. The US Pharmacy Faculty Perceptions About
the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL). Am J Pharm Educ; 2017; 81 (5) Article S6.
Rosenberg E, Truong HA, Hsu A, Taheri R. Development, Implementation, and Lessons
Learned From a Mock Trial as a Teaching and Assessment Activity. Am J Pharm Educ; 2017;
81 (5) Article S6.
Islam MA, Talukder R, Taheri R, and Blanchard, N. Integration of Basic and Clinical Science
Courses in US PharmD Programs. Am J Pharm Educ. 2016; 80(10): Article 166.
Taheri R, Ako J, Brown T, Frances J, Riddle M, Thomas H. Development, Implementation,
and Assessment of a Day-Long Interprofessional Education (IPE) Learning Event. Am J
Pharm Educ; 2016; 80 (5) Article S2.
Truong HA, Rosenberg E, Taheri R. Development and Implementation of a Mock Trial as
Final Exam in Required Evidence-Based Practice Course. Am J Pharm Educ; 2016; 80 (5)
Article S2.
Hurley K, Sousa K, Rosenberg E, Sabnis G, Taheri R. Early Impacts of a Comprehensive
Remediation Strategy in a School of Pharmacy. Am J Pharm Educ; 2016; 80 (5) Article S2.
Recent Creative, Scholarly Work and Publications
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Xavior S, Bethishou L, Dintzner M, Taheri R, Lewis J. Addressing the crisis: Leveraging the United Nations sustainable development goals to prepare student leaders to tackle the opioid epidemic. New Dir Stud Lead. 2023;111–120. DOI: 10.1002/yd.20573
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Cadet T, Cusimano J, McKearney S, Honaker J, O’Neal C, Taheri R, Uhley V, Zhang Y, Dreker M, Cohn JS (20 Dec 2023): Describing the evidence linking interprofessional education interventions to improving the delivery of safe and effective patient care: a scoping review, Journal of Interprofessional Care, DOI: 10.1080/13561820.2023.2283119
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Rao H, Beuttler R, Taheri R, Dintzner M, Bach A. Cultivating Emotional Intelligence and Communication Skills Among Pharmacy Students. J Am Coll Clin Pharm; 2022; 5:1409
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Taheri, R, Brown, A, Beuttler, R. Introducing Interprofessional Roles/Responsibilities and Ethical Decision Making Through Guided Questions and a COVID-19 Case Discussion. J Am Coll Clin Pharm; 2022; 5(7) 747
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Beuttler R, Stewart J, Taheri R. Impact of Supplemental Instruction on Academic Performance of Students in a Doctor of Pharmacy Program. Am J Pharm Educ; 2022; 86 (5) Article 9171, p. 461.
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Beuttler R, Stewart J, Taheri R. Utilization Trends of Supplemental Instruction in a Doctor of Pharmacy Program. Am J Pharm Educ; 2022; 86 (5) Article 9171, p. 466.
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Rosenberg E, Truong HA, Hsu SY, Taheri R. Students’ Performance and Perceptions of Mock-Trial as Teaching-Assessment Activities over 3-Years at Two Institutions. Am J Pharm Educ; 2022; 86 (5) Article 9171, p. 545.
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Rao H, Beuttler R, Taheri R, Dintzner M, Bach A. Cultivating Emotional Intelligence and Communication Skills Among Pharmacy Students. J Am Coll Clin Pharm; 2022; 5:1409
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Hill-besinque K, Munjy L, Bethishou L, Beuttler R, Taheri R, Brown A, Won K. A longitudinal curriculum to develop empathy in doctor of pharmacy students. Pharmacy Education (2023)23(6)1-51
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Brown A, Bethishou L, Taheri R, Nation A. Interprofessional virtual simulation to promote leadership and patient advocacy skills in pharmacy and nursing students. J Interprof Educ Pract. 2022;29:100536.
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Taheri, R, Beuttler, R. Impact of Supplemental Instruction on Academic Performance of Students in a Course. 122nd Annual Meeting of the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy. Am J Pharm Educ; 2021; 85 (7) 8737
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Taheri, R., Dintzner, M., Sahli, H. Student Satisfaction with a Structured Post-graduation NAPLEX Preparation Program. 122nd Annual Meeting of the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy. Virtual, Am J Pharm Educ; 2021; 85 (7) 8737
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Dintzner M, Taheri R, Sahli H, Beuttler R. Predictors of Participation in a Licensure Preparation Course. 122nd Annual Meeting of the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy. Am J Pharm Educ; 2021; 85 (7) 8737
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Dintzner M, Taheri R, Sahli H, Beuttler R. Impact of a Post-Graduation NAPLEX-Prep Program on NAPLEX Performance. 122nd Annual Meeting of the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy. Am J Pharm Educ; 2021; 85 (7) 8737
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Dykhne M, Hsu SY, McBane S, Rosenberg E, and Taheri R. Differences in learning styles, critical thinking skills, and peer evaluations between students with and without leadership engagement. Curr Pharm Teach Lear. 2021; 13(6): 659-664
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Hsu AH, Rosenberg E, Truong HA, Lang L, and Taheri R. Feasibility of virtual mock trials as a parallel teaching-assessment activity for student pharmacists at two American pharmacy programmes during the COVID-19 pandemic and beyond. Pharmacy Education. 2021; 21(1):362-372
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Singh K, Leyson D, Venrick B, Wong C, Sun C, Klassen A, Taheri R. Acceptance of Supplemental Instruction as an Academic Support Mechanism in a Cardiology Course: A Pilot Study. JACCP; 2020; 3(8)
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Rosenberg E, Truong HA, Hsu SY, Taheri R. Use of Electronic Learning Management Platform to Facilitate Inter-Institutional Collaboration: West Coast Meets Eastern Shore. Am J Pharm Educ; 2020; 84 (6) Article 8220
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Rosenberg E, Truong HA, Hsu SY, Taheri R., Langan K, Olivares E. Using Video Conferencing Technology for a Mock-Trial Competition Across Geographically Separated Pharmacy Programs. Am J Pharm Educ; 2020; 84 (6) Article 8220
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Islam MA, Taheri R, McBane S., Talukder R, Faculty assessment of Scholarship of Teaching and Learning among United States pharmacy programs. Curr Pharm Teach Lear. 2020; 12(10): 1163-1170
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Dykhne M, Hsu S, McBane S, Rosenberg E, Taheri R. Assessing Student Characteristics to Identify Predictors of Student Leadership Engagement. 120th Annual Meeting of the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy. Chicago, Illinois, July 13-17, 2019 . Am J Pharm Educ; 2019
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Rosenberg E, Truong HA, Hsu SY, Taheri R. Collaborative Use of a Mock-Trial as Teaching-Assessment Activity in Required Courses at Two Institutions. 120th Annual Meeting of the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy. Chicago, Illinois, July 13-17, 2019 Am J Pharm Educ; 2019; 83 (5) Article 7654
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Islam MA, Talukder RM, Taheri R, Dutta A. Pharmacy Relative to Other Health Professions in Interprofessional Education: A Bibliometric Study. JNBNA. 2019; 30(2):38-43
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Boyle CJ, Gonyeau M, Flowers SK, Hirtcko P, Taheri R, Prabhu S. Adapting Leadership Styles to Reflect Generational Differences in the Academy. Am J Pharm Educ. 2018; 82(6): Article 6886
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Rosenberg E, Truong HA, Hsu A, and Taheri R. Implementation and Lessons Learned from a Mock Trial as a Teaching- Learning and Assessment Activity. Curr Pharm Teach Lear. 2018; 10(8): 1076-1086