2021 Defining the Future Grant Recipients Announced

The CPNP Foundation is pleased to announce the recipients of the sixth annual Defining the Future Research Grant Awards. The CPNP Foundation was encouraged by all of the submissions from students, residents, and fellows who are working to improve the lives of people living with mental disorders and their caregivers. Thank you to everyone who applied and is doing this important research!

A requirement of the Defining the Future grant program is that the research project must mirror the mission and vision of the CPNP Foundation. After a thorough evaluation process, the grant selection team chose four projects to receive grant funding. The award recipients are as follows (in alphabetical order):

• Kathryn Collins, PharmD, MSPH, PGY2 Psychiatric Pharmacy Practice Resident, Los Angeles County+USC Medical Center: “Improving Documentation and Patient Education on Psychotropic Drug-Drug Interactions”
• Logan Smith, Pharmacy Student, University of Georgia College of Pharmacy: “Prevalence of Impostor Phenomenon Among Graduate Students in Pharmacy and Counseling Psychology”
• Casey M. Tiefenthaler, PharmD, PGY2 Psychiatric Pharmacy Resident, UC San Diego Health: “Antidepressant Prescribing Patterns in Transgender Individuals Diagnosed with Gender Dysphoria and Mood or Anxiety Disorders”
• Kira Voyer, PharmD, PGY1 Pharmacy Practice Resident, Denver Health Medical Center, Denver Health Medical Center: “Effects of a Mindfulness Intervention on Burnout of Pharmacists in a Safety Net Health Care System”

Defining the Future Research Grants are awarded annually. Applications are due late summer, and recipients are announced in October. Pharmacy students, residents, and fellows are eligible to apply. Now is the time to start thinking about your research project and planning to apply during the 2022 grant cycle. Additional information will be posted online at cpnpf.org/grants/dtf when it becomes available.