Matthew J. Witry, PharmD, PhD
Associate Professor
Introduction
Matthew Witry earned his PharmD and PhD in Pharmaceutical Socioeconomics from the University of Iowa, where he also received a certificate in College Teaching from the College of Education. Witry currently is an associate professor in the Division of Health Services Research at the College. Witry collaborates with colleagues at College of Nursing, the Iowa Pharmacy Association, Iowa community pharmacies, Iowa State University, and others. In addition, Witry works with the UICOP community pharmacy residency program, graduate students, and student pharmacists on a variety of research projects. Witry teaches on topics related to patient-centered communication and mixed methods research. Current projects include establishing medication-taking habits in primary care, testing nurse decisions to report errors at the bedside, and promoting communication about antimicrobial stewardship.
Current Positions
- Director of HSR Graduate Program
- Associate Professor of Pharmacy Practice and Science
Education
- PharmD, College of Pharmacy,University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa
- Certificate in College Teaching, University of Iowa College of Education, Iowa City, Iowa, United States
- Pharmaceutical Socioeconomics, Graduate College, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa
Selected Awards & Honors
- AACP Leadership Development SIG Best Poster Award
- Top Reviewer, Research in Social and Administrative Pharmacy
- Lifetime Top Reviewer – Research in Social and Administrative Pharmacy
- Wiederholt Prize for Best Published Paper Award for Economic, Social and Administrative Sciences, APhA-APRS
- ACCP Ambulatory Care PRN 2022 Outstanding Paper of the Year, ACCP
- 50 Stories from 50 States Challenge, ACT Pharmacy Collaborative
- 3rd Place Best Poster Award, ACCP Ambulatory Care PRN and Endocrine and Metabolism PRN, ACCP
- Community Quality Champion, Telligen QI Connect
- Best Poster Award - IPA Annual Meeting 2020, Iowa Pharmacy Association, United States
- Best Poster Award - SAS 2020, AACP, United States
Professional Memberships
- Society of Behavioral Medicine
- American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy (AACP)
- American Pharmacists Association (APhA)
- Iowa Pharmacy Association (IPA)
Research Interests
- Patient-centered care
- Patient provider communication and empathy
- Mental Health First Aid
- Medication adherence
- The pharmacist's role in suicide prevention
- Patient perspective on health care
- Design Thinking
- Habit science
Selected Publications
- Witry M. The role of community pharmacists in point-of-care testing and treatment for influenza and Group A Streptococcus-a narrative review using Ecological Systems Theory. Research in Social and Administrative Pharmacy. 2025 Jan 11.
- Mott DA, Arya V, Bakken BK, Doucette WR, Gaither C, Gilson A, Kreling DH, Schommer JC, Witry M. Association of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Employment Status Change for Practicing Pharmacists. AJHP. 2024 Dec 15;81(24):1252-66.
- Murry LT, Reed B, Witry MJ. An exploratory qualitative study of student pharmacist perspectives on leadership. American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education. 2024 Jan 23:100658.
- Reid S, Nichols R, Veach S, Alhersh E, Witry M. Evaluation of an enhanced depression and anxiety screening with targeted pharmacist intervention. Journal of the American Pharmacists Association 64 (3), 102067
- Piehl E, Veach S, Powers A, Otting R, Smith J, Polgreen LA, Wolff K, Witry MJ. Impact of Outpatient Pharmacist Dispensing in an Opioid Use Disorder Clinic. Journal of the American Pharmacists Association. 10:102094.
- Witry MJ, Carpenter DM. Community pharmacist encounters with patients displaying suicide warning signs: a cross-sectional survey. JAPhA. 2023 Nov 1;63(6):1808-12.
- Schenkelberg C, Al-Khatib A, Bakken B, Arya V, Gaither C, Kreling D, Mott D, Schommer J, Witry M, Doucette W. Identifying services provided in community pharmacy practice settings. Innovations in pharmacy. 2023 Sep 7;14(3):2-78.
- Witry M, McDonough R, Urmie J, Deninger M, Kent K, McDonough A, Doucette W. Examining the case for direct contracting: A multistakeholder case study. Journal of the American Pharmacists Association. 2023 Sep 1;63(5):1592-9.
Selected Grants & Contracts
- Keeping patients safe: Patient and event characteristics associated with nurse judgments about safety concerns expressed by hospitalized patients in minority and other health disparity populations; NIMHD; Perkhounkova, Yelena (Co-Investigator), Sabin, Janice (Co-Investigator), Wright, Brad (Co-Investigator), Farag, Amany (Co-Investigator), Witry, Matthew (Co-Investigator), Groves, Patricia (Principal Investigator)
- A habit-based intervention to support medication adherence in primary care. Iowa Pharmacy Foundation. Witry (PI)
- Multi-Stakeholder Evaluation of Direct Contracting Between a Pharmacy and a Private Employer and Dissemination of Best Practices; Community Pharmacy Foundation; Doucette, William (Co-Investigator), McDonough, Randy (Co-Investigator), Witry, Matthew (Principal Investigator)
- Iowa pharmacist experiences with patient mental health; Iowa Pharmacy Foundation; Witry, Matthew (Principal Investigator)
- Evaluation of PMP Implementation into EMR; Iowa Board of Pharmacy
- 2019 National Pharmacist Workforce Study; Pharmacy Workforce Center; Witry, Matthew (Co-Investigator), Doucette, William (Principal Investigator)
- Virtual Brown Bag Intervention for Dual Use Rural Veterans; US Department of Veterans Affairs, Iowa City Veterans Affairs Medical Center; Witry, Matthew (Co-Investigator), Turvey, Carolyn (Principal Investigator)
- Evaluation of Mental Health First Aid training for pharmacy professionals; Community Pharmacy Foundation; Pudlo, Anthony (Co-Investigator), Witry, Matthew (Principal Investigator)
- Improving the Safety and Effectiveness of Home Medication Management; Community Pharmacy Foundation; Doucette, William (Co-Investigator), Kennelty, Korey (Co-Investigator), Witry, Matthew (Principal Investigator)
- Iowa Antimicrobial Stewardship Program/Iowa Health and Human Services and University of Iowa College of Pharmacy Partnership - Iowa Department of Health and Human Services