Pareeta Kotecha

Pareeta Kotecha is a researcher in the Department of Pharmaceutical Outcomes and Policy at the University of Florida. Her research focuses on health disparities, social determinants of health, and the impact of health policy on prescribing practices, particularly in diabetes and obesity pharmacotherapy. She utilizes real-world data and pharmacoepidemiological methods to assess drug safety, efficacy, and equitable access to novel therapies.

• Education: Doctor of Pharmacy (2014-2020) from Manipal Academy of Higher Education, India.
• Current Affiliation: University of Florida (2022-2024).

Her recent work examines GLP-1 receptor agonists, SGLT2 inhibitors, and their associations with neurodegenerative diseases and psychiatric outcomes, alongside developing NLP tools for suicide risk classification in dementia patients.