Dr. Kadakia earned her Doctor of Pharmacy degree from The Ohio State University in May 2017. Prior to starting at UF, she completed a post-graduate year 1 community-based pharmacy residency with the University of Cincinnati and the City of Cincinnati Health Department, and a two-year academic and ambulatory care fellowship at Purdue University in West Lafayette, IN. In addition to her role as an assistant professor, she practices as an ambulatory care clinical pharmacist at the Mercy Health St. Charles Hospital Medication Management Clinic. She also volunteers as a pharmacist provider at Halim Clinic in Holland, OH. Her research interests include ambulatory care clinical topics, the scholarship of teaching and learning, health disparities and social determinants of health, health literacy, and medication safety. Outside of pharmacy and academia, Dr. Kadakia enjoys traveling and spending time with friends and family.

Additional credentials and certificates:

• Registered Pharmacist (RPh), Ohio and Indiana
• Board Certified Ambulatory Care Pharmacist (BCACP), Board of Pharmacy Specialties
• Basic Life Support Provider, American Heart Association
• Pharmacists & Patient-Centered Diabetes Care, American Pharmacists Association
• Delivering Medication Therapy Management Services, American Pharmacists Association
• Pharmacy-Based Immunization Delivery, American Pharmacists Association

Honors and awards:

• Westerville North High School Alumni Hall of Fame, WNHS Superintendent’s Student Advisory Committee, April 2024
• UNDER 40 Recognition Award, Ohio Pharmacists Association, April 2023
• Medical Reserve Corps Service Award, Hancock Public Health, June 2021
• Rho Chi Academic Honor Society, Delta Theta Chapter, University of Findlay College of Pharmacy, October 2020
• Daniel A. Herbert Incentive Grant Recipient, American Pharmacists Association Foundation, October 2017
• Anne L. Burns Award, The Ohio State University College of Pharmacy, May 2017
• Community Servant Award, The Ohio State University College of Pharmacy, April 2016
• A Little Goes A Long Way Mini-Grant Recipient, The Ohio State University P12 Initiative, March 2015

• Journal of Student-run Clinics
  • ​Reviewer
• University of Findlay
  • Watterson Center for Ethical Leadership Working Group
  • College of Pharmacy DEI Ad-Hoc Committee, chairperson
  • Academic Advising Committee, secretary
  • College of Pharmacy Awards Committee, chairperson
  • American Pharmacists Association Academy of Student Pharmacists. chapter advisor
• American Pharmacists Association
  • Incentive Grant Learning Extension facilitator
  • APhA–APPM Preceptor SIG Communication Committee, chairperson
  • Women in Pharmacy Committee
• American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy
  • Women Faculty SIG
• Ohio Pharmacists Association
  • Member Services Committee

Presentations

• Kadakia N. Prescription for Success: Applying the Layered Learning Model to Pharmacy Services in a Free Clinic Setting. Safety-Net Symposium 2024; April 2024; Columbus, OH.
• Kadakia N, Stone J, Patestos E, Alhariri A, Leupold S, and Eddy E. PharmTalk: Innovative Pharmacy Education Models. American Pharmacists Association Annual Meeting; March 2024; Orlando, FL.
• Kadakia N. Interactive Motivational Interviewing Training: A Gamified Approach to Practicing MI Skills. University of Findlay Excel@Teaching 2023; November 2023; Findlay, OH.
• Barga K, Burwinkel K, Fettman Z, and Kadakia N. New Practitioner Experience Student Mentoring Event. Ohio Pharmacists Association Annual Conference & Trade Show; April 2023; Columbus, OH.
• Corder, M, Kadakia N, Kulusich B, Sosinski L, Rodriguez J. To (Engaged) New Practitioner and Beyond! American Pharmacists Association Annual Meeting; March 2023; Phoenix, AZ.
• Corder M, Kadakia N, Schnelle T, Scott J, Sosinski L. Welcoming the Newest New Practitioners! American Pharmacists Association New Practitioner Network Unmuted; May 2022; virtual.
• Kadakia N. How to request a letter of recommendation. American Pharmacists Association Academy of Student Pharmacists Midyear Regional Meeting Professional Speed Dating Event; November 2021; virtual.
•  Kadakia N. Insights from a Junior Faculty Member. Indiana Pharmacy Residency Teaching Certificate Program End-of-Year Event; June 2021; virtual.
• Kadakia N. Tossing and Turning: A Discussion About Insomnia. Ohio Pharmacists Association New Practitioner Experience Lunch and Learn; December 2020; Findlay, OH; and Ohio Pharmacists Association Annual Conference & Trade Show; April 2021; virtual.
• Kadakia N. Pediatric Pharmacy Updates. Indiana Chapter of the National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners Annual Fall Conference; October 2019; Carmel, IN.
• Kadakia N. Round-Robin Reflections in an Underserved Patient Care Elective. Indiana Pharmacy Residency Teaching Certificate Program End-of-Year Event; June 2019; Indianapolis, IN.
• Kadakia N. Interventions for the Opioid Epidemic: A Systematic Review. Great Lakes Pharmacy Residency Conference; April 2019; West Lafayette, IN.
• Kadakia N. Medication Therapy Management at the Cincinnati Health Department. Cincinnati Board of Health; June 2018; Cincinnati, OH.
• Kadakia N. Medication Therapy Management for Pharmacy Technicians. City of Cincinnati Health Department Pharmacy Meeting; June 2018; Cincinnati, OH.
• Kadakia N. Impact of a Collaborative Management Service on Diabetes in an Underserved Population: A Pilot Study. Ohio Pharmacy Residency Conference; May 2018; Ada, OH.
• Kadakia N. Opioid Epidemic: Where Are We Now? City of Cincinnati Health Department Pharmacy Meeting; May 2018; Cincinnati, OH.
• Kadakia N. Thyroid Disorders. City of Cincinnati Health Department Northside Health Center Nursing Staff Meeting; September 2017; Cincinnati, OH.
• Fiorelli N and Kadakia N. Antibiotic IV-to-PO Conversions. OhioHealth O’Bleness Hospital Medical Residents Presentation; April 2017; Athens, OH
• Kadakia N, Dembski M, and Haas-Gehres A. Nurse Education Day. South High Primary Care Clinic; December 2016; Columbus, OH.
• Dembski M, Kadakia N, and Haas-Gehres A. ADHD: Current Treatment and Emerging Therapies. Academy of Pharmacy of Central Ohio Chapter VII Monthly Meeting; August 2016; Columbus, OH.
• Esber C, Herman H, Ho C, John S, Kadakia N, et al. The Role of the Free Clinic: Filling the Healthcare Gap. The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center Grand Rounds; July 2016; Columbus, OH.
• Kadakia N and Swinger P. Prescription for Stress Reduction: Mindfulness in the Pharmacy. Academy of Pharmacy of Central Ohio Chapter VII Monthly Meeting; February 2016; Columbus, OH.
• Jones S, Kadakia N, and Latsa M. Updates on the Progress of the Generation Rx Initiative, Including an Explanation of the New Ohio Regulations Concerning Naloxone. Academy of Pharmacy of Central Ohio Chapter VII Monthly Meeting; September 2015; Columbus, OH.

Posters:

• Baker H, Harr O, and Kadakia N. Do you know the difference? Poster presented at: Ohio Pharmacists Association Annual Conference & Trade Show; April 2024; Columbus, OH.
• Jackson C, Pierre J, Pugh S, and Kadakia N. Student Perspectives on Motivational Interviewing Learning Activities. Poster presented at: Ohio Pharmacists Association Annual Conference & Trade Show; April 2023; Columbus, OH.
• Mills J, VanAtta C, Kadakia N. Preparing for Pharmacy Residency: Is There a Right Way? Poster presented at: Pharmacy Education 2022: AACP Annual Meeting; July 2022; Grapevine, TX.
• Burkart T, Kadakia N, Edwards A, Shepherd C, Earle S, Sekar C, Parker D. Changing our Culture: A Look at Student-Led, College-Supported DEIA Initiatives in a Rural Midwest University. Poster presented at: Pharmacy Education 2022: AACP Annual Meeting; July 2022; Grapevine, TX.
• Kadakia N, Nolan M, Illingworth Plake K. Students’ reflections on learning experiences in Federally Qualified Health Centers. Poster presented at: Virtual Pharmacy Education 2021; July 2021.
• Shinn J, Kitchel T, Nolan M, Kadakia N, Shinn L, Illingworth Plake K. Interviewing Training for Pharmacy Students Led by Pharmacy Students: Measuring Confidence, Willingness, and Motivation to Use the Technique. Poster presented at: 55th ASHP Midyear Clinical Meeting and Exhibition; December 2020.
• Kadakia NN, Gadbois NR, Fenn NE, Illngworth Plake K. Impact of an underserved patient care elective course on student pharmacists' empathy. Poster presented at: Virtual Pharmacy Education; July 2020.
• Kadakia NN, Rogers RL, Reed JB, Dark ER, Illingworth Plake K. Interventions for the opioid epidemic: a systematic review. Poster presented at: 54th ASHP Midyear Clinical Meeting and Exhibition; December 2019; Las Vegas, NV.
• Shortman C, Sneed G, Kadakia N, Brown B. Impact of Pharmacist Intervention on Inappropriate Statin Therapies in a Federally Qualified Health Center. Poster presented at: PY4 Student Poster Presentations, University of Cincinnati James L. Winkle College of Pharmacy; April 2018; Cincinnati, OH.
• Kadakia N, Burns J, Sneed G, Brown B. Impact of Pharmacist-Managed Educational Visits on Hypertension in an Underserved Population. Poster presented at: APhA Annual Meeting and Exposition; March 2018; Nashville, TN; and Ohio Pharmacists Association Annual Conference & Trade Show; April 2018; Columbus, OH.
• Kadakia N, Burns J, Norman Q, Sneed G, and Brown B. Impact of a Collaborative Diabetes Management Service in an Underserved Population: A Pilot Study. Poster presented at: 52nd ASHP Midyear Clinical Meeting and Exhibition; December 2017; Orlando, FL.
• Kadakia N, Lamberjack K, Crim L. Adherence to HIV post-exposure prophylaxis follow-up and treatment before and after implementation of 7-day kits dispensed in a pediatric hospital emergency department. Poster presented at: 51st ASHP Midyear Clinical Meeting and Exhibition; December 2016; Las Vegas, NV.
• Dembski M, Kadakia N, Haas-Gehres A. Implementation of a student-led referral service at an urban free clinic. Poster presented at: 51st ASHP Midyear Clinical Meeting and Exhibition; December 2016; Las Vegas, NV.

Peer-reviewed manuscripts:

• Santee J; Addo-Atuah J; Arellano R; Arif S; DeVuyst-Miller S; Edwards A; Estes F; Hatcher T; Kadakia N; Kawaguchi-Suzuki M; Nonyel N; Seo S-W. Working environment for historically marginalized faculty, administrators, and librarians in pharmacy education. Curr Pharm Teach Learn. 2024;16(6):422-429. doi:10.1016/j.cptl.2024.03.006
• Kadakia N, Horn E, Fawcett N, Ou A, Illingworth K. Utilization of an implementation framework to obtain provider perspectives of pharmacist-led clinical services. Journal of the American Pharmacists Association. 2022. doi:10.1016/j.japh.2022.04.009
• Kadakia NN, Nolan ME, Illingworth KS. Students’ Reflections on Learning Experiences in Federally Qualified Health Centers. Journal of Pharmacy Practice. April 2022. doi:10.1177/08971900221097181
• Beal JL, Kadakia NN, Reed JB, Illingworth Plake KS. Pharmacists’ impact on older adults’ access to vaccines in the United States. Vaccine. 2020;38(11):2456-2465. doi:10.1016/j.vaccine.2020.01.061
• Kadakia NN, Rogers RL, Reed JB, Dark ER, Illingworth Plake KS. Patient education interventions for prescription opioids: A systematic review. Journal of the American Pharmacists Association. 2020;60(4):e31-e42.

Other publications:

• Kadakia N, Veach S, Strain O. Podcast: Locked on Pharmacy. Precepting Pharmacy Learners in Busy Practice Settings: Tips to Maintain a Good Learning Environment. 2024. https://pharmacypodcastnetwork.podbean.com/e/preceptor-special-interest-group-locked-on-pharmacy-members-edition/.
• Kadakia N. Benefits of Being a Pharmacist Preceptor. Ohio Pharmacists Association New Practitioner Experience (NPX) Launchpad, February 2024; Findlay, OH.
• Kadakia N. How to conference. Ohio Pharmacists Association New Practitioner Experience (NPX) Launchpad, March 2022; Findlay, OH.
• Kadakia N. Notability: Another tool in the pharmacist’s toolbox. American Pharmacists Association New Practitioner Network Transitions Newsletter, October 2021; Findlay, OH.
• Kadakia N. Ohio Days: Westerville. Ohio Pharmacists Association New Practitioner Experience (NPX) Launchpad, November 2020; Findlay, OH.
• Kadakia N. Tips for participating in video interviews. American Pharmacists Association New Practitioner Network Transitions Newsletter, July 2020; West Lafayette, IN.
• Kadakia N. Meeting new people as a new practitioner. American Pharmacists Association New Practitioner Network Transitions Newsletter, September 2019; West Lafayette, IN.
• Kadakia N. How to live in a new location. American Pharmacists Association New Practitioner Network Transitions Newsletter, January 2019; West Lafayette, IN.
• Kadakia N. Prescription Drug Samples Record-Keeping. North Central Nursing Clinic (Family Health Clinic) Newsletter, August 2018; Monon, IN.
• Kadakia N. CHD/UC partnership featured in Pharmacy Today magazine. Cincinnati Health Department Health Matters Newsletter, November 2017; Cincinnati, OH.
• Kadakia N. Protecting yourself and others from the flu. Cincinnati Health Department Health Matters Newsletter, September 2017; Cincinnati, OH.
• Arasz K and Kadakia N. A Call to Action in Pickaway County. Ohio Pharmacist, April 2017; Columbus, OH.
• Kadakia N. Use of Tenofovir Alafenamide-Containing HIV Treatment Regimens in the Outpatient IDC Clinic. Nationwide Children’s Hospital Pharmacy Department’s The Script, June 2016; Columbus, OH.
• Kadakia N. What does it take to raise passion and awareness? Generation Rx University Voices Blog, May 2016; Columbus, OH.
• Kadakia N and Kwiek N. The Generation Rx Lab: A Fun and Innovative Way to Increase Awareness. Generation Rx University Voices Blog, March 2015; Columbus, OH.
• Kadakia N. NOPE Candle Light Vigils raise awareness, decrease stigmas. Generation Rx University Voices Blog, November 2014; Columbus, OH.
• Kadakia N. Outpatient MTM Services. Nationwide Children’s Hospital Pharmacy Department’s The Script, January 2014; Columbus, OH.