Capstone Experience

The Capstone Research Project is designed to allow fourth year professional students to apply and integrate knowledge learned throughout the curriculum to the development and implementation of a research-based project. In addition to developing and implementing the project, students will also create a research manuscript suitable for publication and create a poster suitable for formal poster presentation. Capstone Research Projects commence in the beginning of the fourth professional year, with assignments completed throughout the fourth year. Final culmination involves formal poster presentation at the annual CSU-COP Capstone Research Day that occurs in spring.

Capstone research projects utilize a scholarly approach and reflect the diversity of research performed in the profession of pharmacy. Research projects can include, but are not limited to, laboratory research, clinical research, educational research, business plan development, public health and drug utilization review. Capstone Research Mentors, along with the Director of Capstone & Milemarker Experiences, guide and mentor students along the Capstone Experience. Research mentors include faculty, preceptors, employers, pharmacists, and other interested parties. Additionally, research projects involving pharmacy and other health disciplines are encouraged and welcomed.

2012-2013 Capstone Research Projects

2012-2013 Best Capstone Poster Awards

PHARMACY EDUCATION

Capstone Research Projects & Beyond: Perceptions of Fourth Year Professional Students on Pharmacy Job Attainment

Capstone Students: Nicole Serafin & Blaine Gooch, PharmD Candidates
Capstone Research Mentor: Rosalyn P. Vellurattil, PharmD, CDE
Chicago State University College of Pharmacy (CSU-COP)

PHARMACY PRACTICE

Comparison of Traditional Point of Care Testing in an Anticoagulation Clinic Versus Home Self-testing

Capstone Students: Riddhi Parikh & Chandni Patel, PharmD Candidates
Capstone Research Mentor: Sneha Srivastava, PharmD, BCACP
Franciscan St. James Hospital, Olympia Fields, IL

Pharmacist led Phone Calls after Hospital Discharge and Acute Decompensated Heart Failure Readmissions

Capstone Students: Stacey Dust, Diana Hegazin, & Kelsey Pieper, PharmD Candidates
Capstone Research Mentor: Michael Moranville, PharmD, BCPS
University of Chicago Medical Center, Chicago, IL

PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCES

Preliminary Phytochemical Investigation of Cochlospermum angolense Bark

Capstone Students: Vaidehi Thakkar & Jadwiga Zawada, PharmD Candidates
Capstone Research Mentor: Ehab Abourashed, MS, PhD
Chicago State University College of Pharmacy (CSU-COP)

PUBLIC HEALTH

The Pharmacist as a Public Resource

Capstone Students: Ankit Patel & James Rodriquez, PharmD Candidates
Capstone Research Mentor: Joseph Slonek, PhD, RPh
Chicago State University College of Pharmacy (CSU-COP)

2012-2013 Capstone Judges

PHARMACY EDUCATION

Don Brower, B.S. Pharm
Melany Puglisi-Weening, Ph.D.

PHARMACY PRACTICE

John Esterly, PharmD, BCPS
Deborah Harper-Brown, PharmD
Diana Isaacs, PharmD, BCPS

PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCES

Kristy Mardis, Ph.D.
Anna Ratka, Ph.D., Pharm.D., RPh, CPE

PUBLIC HEALTH

Mohammad Newaz, M.D., Ph.D., FAHA
Joseph Slonek, Ph.D., RPh

2011-2012 Capstone Research Projects

2011-2012 Best Capstone Poster Awards

PHARMACY EDUCATION

Development of a Preceptor Education Online Video Podcast

Capstone Students: Charles Anderson & Cody Chan, PharmD Candidates
Capstone Research Mentor: Charisse Johnson, MS, PharmD
Chicago State University College of Pharmacy (CSU-COP), Chicago, IL

PHARMACY PRACTICE

Evaluation of Urine Cultures with Enterococcus: Correlation with Clinical Infection and Assessment of Treatment Options

Capstone Students: Carlos Gomez & Rebecca Adorable, PharmD Candidates
Capstone Research Mentor: John Esterly, PharmD, BCPS
Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Chicago, IL

Evaluation of Hypoglycemia and its Management in Hospitalized Patients

Capstone Student: Heather Roberts, PharmD Candidate
Capstone Research Mentor: Nishil Patel, PharmD, BCPS
University of Chicago Medical Center, Chicago, IL

PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCES

Neurotoxic Effect of Acrylamide on Kappa Opioid Receptor 1 Expression

Capstone Students: Wing Ho & Tina Jun, PharmD Candidates
Capstone Research Mentor: Abir El-Alfy, PhD
Chicago State University College of Pharmacy (CSU-COP)

2011-2012 Capstone Judges

PHARMACY EDUCATION

Joseph Slonek, PhD, RPh
Allison Rose, PsyD
Tatjana Petrova, PhD
Katrina Sutton, PharmD
Ehab Abourashed, PhD

PHARMACY PRACTICE

Janene Marshall, PharmD
John Esterly, PharmD, BCPS
Sabah Hussein, PharmD
Diana Isaacs, PharmD, BCPS
Sneha Srivastava, PharmD, BCACP
Dolores Nobles-Knight, PharmD, MPH
Abir El-Alfy, PhD
Charisse Johnson, MS, PharmD

PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCES

Duc Do, PhD

For additional information or inquiries, contact:

Rosalyn P. Vellurattil, PharmD, CDE

Director, Capstone & Milemarker Experiences

Pharmacy Academic Affairs

(773)821-2822

rvellura@csu.edu