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PSP Faculty Research Interests:
Khalid M. Kamal, MPharm, PhD:
Dr. Khalid Kamal's primary research and teaching interests have been pharmacoeconomics, patient-reported outcomes research, and improving quality of care using real-world data sources such as electronic medical records and specialty pharmacy data. Over the years, his research has focused on issues such as cost-effectiveness of treatments, quality of life, productivity costs, economic burden of diseases, and issues related to quality of care in chronic and rare conditions.
As a member of the International Society for Pharmacoeconomics and Outcomes Research (ISPOR) since 2000, Dr. Kamal has held several leadership positions and volunteer roles and actively contributed to ISPOR’s mission and activities. Dr. Kamal currently serves as the Associate Editor of Value in Health, the flagship journal of ISPOR. In the past, he has served as the Chair of the Faculty Advisory Council (2019-2023); as a member of the Health Science Policy Council and Education Council; Co-Chair of the Oncology Special Interest Group (2016-2019); Faculty Advisor of Duquesne University ISPOR Student Chapter (2006-2020) and as a co-Guest Editor on a Themed Issue on Prescription Drug Pricing published in Value in Health in March 2023. Outside of ISPOR, Dr. Kamal currently serves on the Editorial Advisory Board of the Journal of Managed Care and Specialty Pharmacy (2023-2026), the flagship journal of the Academy of Managed Care Pharmacy.
Sabina Nduaguba, PhD:
Dr. Sabina Nduaguba is an Assistant Professor in Department of Pharmaceutical Systems and Policy at West Virginia University School of Pharmacy. She obtained her master’s and doctoral degrees in Pharmaceutical Sciences (Health Outcomes) at the University of Texas at Austin. Prior to joining the Department, Dr Nduaguba completed a postdoctoral fellowship at University of Florida on the application of advanced epidemiologic methods in research design and real-world evidence generation. Dr Nduaguba’s research focuses on 1) cancer prevention and control through smoking cessation; 2) health disparities among people with cancer related to healthcare access along the cancer care continuum; and 3) the application of genetically-informed pharmacological treatment to improve health outcomes. Dr. Nduaguba holds a joint faculty position with the Cancer Institute.
Heather N. Owens, PhD, MPH:
Dr. Heather Owens is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Pharmaceutical Systems and Policy at West Virginia University School of Pharmacy. She obtained her PhD in Public Health (Epidemiology) at the University of South Florida College of Public Health and her Master of Public Health (Epidemiology) at East Tennessee State University. Dr. Owens completed a postdoctoral fellowship in Behavioral Oncology at Moffitt Cancer Center in Tampa, Florida.
Dr. Owens’s research focus is cancer prevention and control in rural areas. Her primary research program focuses on HPV-related cancer prevention through increasing access to and utilization of HPV vaccination and cervical cancer screening.