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Marie A. Abate is Professor of Clinical Pharmacy and Assistant Dean for Assessment and Strategic Planning at West Virginia University School of Pharmacy. She directs Programmatic Assessment and the 40-year-old West Virginia Center for Drug and Health Information (WV CDHI), serving as a statewide drug information resource for healthcare providers and the public.
- BS, University of Michigan, 1979
- PharmD, University of Michigan, 1981
- AAS, Macomb County Community College, 1975
Her research integrates forensic toxicology (opioid/benzodiazepine fatalities), drug information accessibility, and educational assessment. She developed predictive models for overdose deaths through WV Medical Examiner collaborations and created nationally adopted tools for student self-assessment and portfolio evaluation in pharmacy education.
Publication analysis reveals consistent contributions to drug safety epidemiology and educational methodology, with recent work focusing on social media pharmacovigilance and forensic concentration databases that inform public health interventions.
Scientific recognition includes:
- Innovations in Teaching award from the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy
She has secured $2M+ across 30+ projects from CDC, NSF, and National Institute of Justice. Her mentorship develops critical literature evaluation skills through the WV CDHI and experiential rotations, emphasizing evidence-based practice in drug information services.
The WV CDHI under her leadership provides essential medication safety resources across West Virginia, supporting clinical decision-making and public health initiatives through evidence-based drug information dissemination and forensic data analysis.
