Dr. Kathryn J. Smith received her Doctor of Pharmacy Degree with Leadership Emphasis from the University of Minnesota College of Pharmacy and completed a PGY-1 Community Pharmacy Residency with Supervalu/Cub Pharmacy. She was on faculty at the University of Florida College of Pharmacy and the University of Oklahoma College of Pharmacy before joining the University of Iowa College of Pharmacy in 2023.

Dr. Smith's teaching experiences include developing new courses, course coordination, content reinforcement and integration across courses, designing assessments of problem-solving skills, and collaboration with faculty across multiple practice settings. She serves as the coordinator for Synthesis, a component of the Applications of Pharmacy Practice course series where students apply previously learned concepts to solve complex case-based and other real-world challenges relevant to pharmacy practice. Dr. Smith is intentional about incorporating the Pharmacists’ Patient Care Process, clinical communication skills, and professional development into all her teaching.

Dr. Smith has practice experience in community pharmacy as both a staff pharmacist and pharmacy manager, as well as ambulatory care practice in anticoagulation, diabetes, and interprofessional teaching clinics.

Dr. Smith’s passion for leadership began in pharmacy school. She has developed several required and elective leadership courses for pharmacy students and has hosted informal leadership book clubs with pharmacy faculty across the country. Dr. Smith is an active member of the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy (AACP), including the Leadership Development SIG. Dr. Smith’s scholarly interests include leadership development and scholarship of teaching and learning. She is a recipient of the AACP Innovation in Teaching Award and the AACP Emerging Teaching Scholar Award.