Amy M. Franks
Professor and Chair
Also affiliated: United States Bureau of Reclamation (2018); American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy (2007); University of Arkansas Medical Center (2020–2023); Denver Health Medical Center (2023); American College of Clinical Pharmacy (2016); Monash University (2021–2022); University of Colorado Denver (2023)
Faculty Researcher
Pharmacy Practice, College of Pharmacy
Research Areas
Biomedical Subjects
Biography and Research Information
OverviewAI-generated summary
Amy M. Franks' research focuses on advancing pharmacy education and academic practices within US pharmacy schools. Her work investigates various aspects of faculty evaluation, promotion, and tenure processes, aiming to strengthen academic pharmacy. Franks has published on the analysis of teaching-related criteria in promotion and tenure documents and explored qualitative student perspectives on teaching evaluations. She has also contributed to understanding educational workforce development, particularly in the context of challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Her scholarship includes a systematic review on the management of self-inflicted amputations of the upper extremity. Franks has a significant body of work with an h-index of 19 and over 930 citations across 63 publications. She collaborates with colleagues at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, including Kaci Boehmer, Ben Quattlebaum, David J. Caldwell, and Chris Johnson.
Metrics
- h-index: 19
- Publications: 64
- Citations: 945
Selected Publications
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First-year evaluation of a campus-wide, cross-disciplinary scholarly writing development program supported by a center for biomedical research excellence (COBRE) (2024)
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Are we committed to commitment? (2024)
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Best-Practice Strategies for Faculty Evaluations: A Focus on Pharmacy Departments or Divisions with Both Tenure and Nontenure-Track Faculty Members (2024)
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Teaching Through the Student Lens: Qualitative Exploration of Student Evaluations of Teaching (2024)
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Qualitative Analysis of Pre and Postpromotion/Tenure Review Processes Employed by US Pharmacy Schools (2023)
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Analysis of Teaching-Related Criteria Within Promotion and Tenure Documents from US Pharmacy Schools (2023)
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Guidance for Qualitative Research Manuscripts in Pharmacy Education (2023)
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Strengthen Academic Pharmacy by Protecting Self-Expression (2023)
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Unpacking the Use of Therapy-Speak in Scholarly Writing (2022)
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Advancing Pharmacy Education and Workforce Development Amid the COVID-19 Pandemic: Report of the 2020-2021 AACP Academic Affairs Committee (2021)
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Analysis of Research and Scholarship Criteria Within Promotion and Tenure Documents of US Pharmacy Schools (2020)
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The Power of Peer Mentoring to Support Women Pharmacy Faculty Personally and Professionally (2020)
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Positioning the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning Squarely on the Center of the Desk (2020)
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Exploring factors associated with scholarly writing among US pharmacy practice faculty (2020)
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A cross-sectional analysis of self-reported scholarly publications among United States pharmacy practice faculty (2020)
Collaboration Network
Top Collaborators
- Teaching Through the Student Lens: Qualitative Exploration of Student Evaluations of Teaching
- Unpacking the Use of Therapy-Speak in Scholarly Writing
- Teaching Through the Student Lens: Qualitative Exploration of Student Evaluations of Teaching
- Strengthen Academic Pharmacy by Protecting Self-Expression
- Analysis of Teaching-Related Criteria Within Promotion and Tenure Documents from US Pharmacy Schools
- Qualitative Analysis of Pre and Postpromotion/Tenure Review Processes Employed by US Pharmacy Schools
- Analysis of Teaching-Related Criteria Within Promotion and Tenure Documents from US Pharmacy Schools
- Qualitative Analysis of Pre and Postpromotion/Tenure Review Processes Employed by US Pharmacy Schools
- Analysis of Teaching-Related Criteria Within Promotion and Tenure Documents from US Pharmacy Schools
- Are we committed to commitment?
- Advancing Pharmacy Education and Workforce Development Amid the COVID-19 Pandemic: Report of the 2020-2021 AACP Academic Affairs Committee
- Advancing Pharmacy Education and Workforce Development Amid the COVID-19 Pandemic: Report of the 2020-2021 AACP Academic Affairs Committee
- Advancing Pharmacy Education and Workforce Development Amid the COVID-19 Pandemic: Report of the 2020-2021 AACP Academic Affairs Committee
- Advancing Pharmacy Education and Workforce Development Amid the COVID-19 Pandemic: Report of the 2020-2021 AACP Academic Affairs Committee
- Advancing Pharmacy Education and Workforce Development Amid the COVID-19 Pandemic: Report of the 2020-2021 AACP Academic Affairs Committee
- Advancing Pharmacy Education and Workforce Development Amid the COVID-19 Pandemic: Report of the 2020-2021 AACP Academic Affairs Committee
- Advancing Pharmacy Education and Workforce Development Amid the COVID-19 Pandemic: Report of the 2020-2021 AACP Academic Affairs Committee
- Advancing Pharmacy Education and Workforce Development Amid the COVID-19 Pandemic: Report of the 2020-2021 AACP Academic Affairs Committee
- Advancing Pharmacy Education and Workforce Development Amid the COVID-19 Pandemic: Report of the 2020-2021 AACP Academic Affairs Committee
- Strengthen Academic Pharmacy by Protecting Self-Expression
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