Dr. Reza Taheri

Reza Taheri is Professor and Senior Associate Dean of Pharmacy Education at Chapman University School of Pharmacy. Prior to Chapman, he served as the Chief Strategy Officer at RxPrep Inc. Dr. Taheri’s academic career started as a faculty at the Western University of Health Sciences, followed by faculty, Director of Experiential Education, and Chair of the Department of Pharmacotherapy and Outcomes Science at Loma Linda University School of Pharmacy. He then served as the founding Associate Dean of Academic Affairs and later Dean of the School of Pharmacy at West Coast University.

Reza completed undergraduate education, Doctor of Pharmacy, and fellowship in cardiovascular pharmacotherapy at the University of Minnesota. He earned an Executive Master of Business Administration at the University of Southern California's Marshall School of Business. Reza is a certified Emotional Intelligence Coach and certified trainer on a suite of programs through Crucial Learning and The Table Group.

Dr. Taheri’s teaching and scholarly contributions center around the development of skills and attributes necessary for effective communication and teamwork as well as leadership skills development.

Recent Creative, Scholarly Work and Publications

Dykhne M, Hsu S, McBane S, Rosenberg E, Taheri R. Assessing Student Characteristics to
Identify Predictors of Student Leadership Engagement. Am J Pharm Educ; 2019; 83 (5)
Article 7654.

Rosenberg E, Truong HA, Hsu SY, Taheri R. Collaborative Use of a Mock-Trial as Teaching-
Assessment Activity in Required Courses at Two Institutions. Am J Pharm Educ; 2019; 83 (5)
Article 7654.

Boyle CJ, Gonyeau M, Flowers SK, Hirtcko P, Taheri R, Prabhu S. Adapting Leadership Styles
to Reflect Generational Differences in the Academy. Am J Pharm Educ. 2018; 82(6): Article
6886.

Rosenberg E, Truong HA, Hsu A, and Taheri R. Implementation and Lessons Learned from a
Mock Trial as a Teaching- Learning and Assessment Activity. Curr Pharm Teach Lear. 2018;
10(8): 1076-1086.

Thai D, Taheri R, Lee SY, Verdell A. Development and Implementation of an Entrustable
Professional Activity (EPA) Framework in the Experiential Curriculum. Am J Pharm Educ;
2017; 81 (5) Article S6.

Giri N, Islam MA, Farris F, Taheri R. Status of Compounding Education in US Pharmacy
Colleges and Schools. Am J Pharm Educ; 2017; 81 (5) Article S6.

Talukder RM, Islam MA, Taheri R. Contribution of Pharmacy Academia in the Educational
Research Output on Curricular Integration: A Bibliometric Study. Am J Pharm Educ; 2017;
81 (5) Article S6.

Islam MA, Talukder RM, Taheri R. Contributions of Pharmacy Academia to the Scholarly
Output on Interprofessional Education: A Bibliometric Study. Am J Pharm Educ; 2017; 81 (5)
Article S6.

Islam MA, Taheri R, Talukder RM, McBane S. Status of Scholarship of Teaching and
Learning (SoTL) in US Colleges and Schools of Pharmacy. Am J Pharm Educ; 2017; 81 (5)
Article S6.

Taheri R, Islam MA, Talukder RM, McBane S. The US Pharmacy Faculty Perceptions About
the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL). Am J Pharm Educ; 2017; 81 (5) Article S6.

Rosenberg E, Truong HA, Hsu A, Taheri R. Development, Implementation, and Lessons
Learned From a Mock Trial as a Teaching and Assessment Activity. Am J Pharm Educ; 2017;
81 (5) Article S6.

Islam MA, Talukder R, Taheri R, and Blanchard, N. Integration of Basic and Clinical Science
Courses in US PharmD Programs. Am J Pharm Educ. 2016; 80(10): Article 166.

Taheri R, Ako J, Brown T, Frances J, Riddle M, Thomas H. Development, Implementation,
and Assessment of a Day-Long Interprofessional Education (IPE) Learning Event. Am J
Pharm Educ; 2016; 80 (5) Article S2.

Truong HA, Rosenberg E, Taheri R. Development and Implementation of a Mock Trial as
Final Exam in Required Evidence-Based Practice Course. Am J Pharm Educ; 2016; 80 (5)
Article S2.

Hurley K, Sousa K, Rosenberg E, Sabnis G, Taheri R. Early Impacts of a Comprehensive
Remediation Strategy in a School of Pharmacy. Am J Pharm Educ; 2016; 80 (5) Article S2.