Dr. Andrea Kjos is an Associate Professor of Social and Administrative Pharmacy in the department of Pharmaceutical, Biomedical, and Administrative Sciences at Drake University College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences. Her involvement in various organizations includes the Academy of Pharmaceutical Research and Sciences and Social and Administrative Sciences Section (part of the American Pharmacists Association and the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy, respectively). This has allowed her to stay abreast current topics in those areas. Her interests in research lies in looking into topics that relate to how patients and providers behave and interact with each other in the health care arena as well as looking into other social-behavior research – specifically “how behaviors and communications are influenced by outside factor such as organizations, providers, and patient level factors”. Dr. Kjos serves as a reviewer of several peer-reviewed journals, and is an editorial board member for one of those journals she reviews.

Health and Human Behavior, Medication Adherence, Medication Information & Safety, Social Network Analysis, Health Communication, Pharmacy Technician Workforce, Qualitative Analysis