BACKGROUND

Kenneth A. Lawson, Ph.D., R.Ph. received his B.S. in Pharmacy from The University of Texas College of Pharmacy in 1974. He practiced in hospital and community pharmacy settings until he returned to graduate school in 1986. He received his M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Pharmacy Administration from UT in 1989 and 1992, respectively. Since 1992, he has been a member of the UT College of Pharmacy faculty. He has received the Texas Excellence Teaching Award and the Texas Pharmacy Association Distinguished Service Award. He currently serves as faculty advisor for the UT chapter of the American Pharmacists Association Academy of Students of Pharmacy (APhA-ASP) and Member-at-Large for the APhA section on Economic, Social, and Administrative Sciences (ESAS).

RESEARCH AND TEACHING INTERESTS

Health care costs and outcomes are receiving attention in legislative and policy debates at the national, state, corporate, and organizational levels. These debates center on cost-containment and patient outcome issues. His current research activities focus on factors affecting the utilization and costs of prescription medications and other health care services (including managed health care system activities such as generic utilization incentives, benefit design, formulary restrictions, and drug utilization review). In addition, he is involved in research to evaluate the effects of educational interventions.

His primary teaching interests include health care systems in the professional program and managed health care systems, research methods, and data analysis in the graduate program.

RECENT PUBLICATIONS

Lawson, Kenneth A., Richard E. Wilcox, John H. Littlefield, Kennan A. Pituch, and Carlton K. Erickson, “Educating Treatment Professionals about Addiction Science Research: Demographics of Knowledge and Belief Changes,” Substance Use and Misuse, Vol. 39, 2003 (in press).

Erickson, Carlton K., Richard E. Wilcox, Gary W. Miller, John H. Littlefield, and Kenneth A. Lawson, “Effectiveness of Addiction Science Presentations to Treatment Professionals, Using a Modified Solomon Study Design,” Journal of Drug Education, 2003 (in press).

Shepherd, Marv, Ken Lawson, and Michael Johnsrud, “An Evaluation of ‘A Survey of Dispensing Costs of Pharmaceuticals in the State of Arkansas’ (Conducted by Myers and Stauffer LC),” The Center for Pharmacoeconomic Studies, The University of Texas at Austin, (Report), May 2002.

Zachry III, Woodie M., Marvin D. Shepherd, Melvin J. Hinich, James P. Wilson, Carolyn M. Brown, and Kenneth A. Lawson, “Relationship Between Direct-to-Consumer Advertising and Physician Diagnosing and Prescribing,” American Journal of Health-System Pharmacy, Vol. 59, January 1, 2002: 42-49.

Sasane, Rahul M., Marvin D. Shepherd, and Kenneth A. Lawson, “An Assessment of the Effectiveness of a Non-steroidal Anti-inflammatory Drugs Algorithm in an Integrated Health Care System,” Journal of Managed Care Pharmacy, 7(2), March/April 2001: 149-155.

Johnsrud, Michael, Marv Shepherd, Kenneth Lawson, “A Review of the Office of Inspector General’s Report: Medicaid Pharmacy—Actual Acquisition Cost of Brand Name Prescription Drug Products,” The Center for Pharmacoeconomic Studies, The University of Texas at Austin, (Report), December 2001. Presented before representatives of the Office of the Inspector General, Department of Health and Human Services, Washington, D.C. (January 10, 2002).

Skrepnek, Grant H. and Kenneth A. Lawson, “Measuring Changes in Capital Market Security Prices: The Event Study Methodology,” Journal of Research in Pharmaceutical Economics, 11(1); 2001: 1-18.

Skrepnek, Grant H. and Kenneth A. Lawson, “The Effect of Merger and Acquisition Activity on Shareholder Returns in the Pharmaceutical Industry,” Journal of Research in Pharmaceutical Economics, 11(1); 2001: 19-38.

Zachry, Woodie M., James P. Wilson, Kenneth A. Lawson, and Jim M. Koeller, Procedure Costs and Outcomes Associated with Pharmacologic Management of Peripheral Arterial Disease in the Department of Defense,” Clinical Therapeutics, 21(8): 1358-1369; 1999.

Villarreal, Maumi C., Carolyn M. Brown, and Kenneth A. Lawson, “Differences in Morphine Consumption Administered by PCA and Traditional IV Methods in a Pediatric Population,” Journal of Pharmaceutical Care in Pain & Symptom Control, 6:2, 75-91, 1998.

Petrus, Edward J., Kenneth A. Lawson, Luke R. Bucci, and Kenneth Blum, “Randomized, Double-Masked, Placebo-Controlled Clinical Study of the Effectiveness of Zinc Acetate Lozenges on Common Cold Symptoms in Allergy-Tested Subjects,” Current Therapeutic Research, 59:9, 595-606, September 1998.

Smith, David H., Daniel C. Malone, Kenneth A. Lawson, Lynn J. Okamoto, Carmelina Battista, and William B. Saunders, “A National Estimate of the Economic Costs of Asthma,” American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, 156, 787-793, September 1997.

Johnsrud, Michael T. and Kenneth A. Lawson, “An Analysis of Predictors of Prescription Drug Costs Among Medicaid Nursing Home Residents in Texas,” The American Journal of Managed Care, 3:9, 1379-1384, September 1997.

Wen, Lonnie K., Kenneth A. Lawson, and Zeba M. Khan*, "A Survey of Operational Costs Incurred by Home Infusion Pharmacies," Infusion, 3:8, 44-51, May 1997.

Malone, Daniel C., Kenneth A. Lawson, David H. Smith, and H. Michael Arrighi, "An Estimate of the Cost of Illness for Allergic Rhinitis," Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, 99:1, 22-27, January 1997.

Marshall, Bruce C., Kelley A. Cunny, and Kenneth A. Lawson, “HIV-Positive Males’ Satisfaction with Pharmacy Services,” Journal of the American Pharmaceutical Association, NS37:1, 66-75, January/February 1997.

Olson, David S. and Kenneth A. Lawson, "Relationship Between Hospital Pharmacists' Job Satisfaction and Involvement in Clinical Activities," American Journal of Health-System Pharmacy, 53:3, 281-284, February 1, 1996.

Khan, Zeba M. and Kenneth A. Lawson, "Providing Home Infusion Therapies in Texas: A Time Study," Infusion, 2:4, 30-43, January 1996.