Biography and Research Information
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Bita Fayaz Farkhad's research focuses on understanding the impact of public health policies and economic factors on the use of pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) for HIV prevention. She has received two federal grants from the NIH/National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases totaling $615,485. The larger grant, for $481,087, supports her work on developing novel modeling approaches to assess the efficacy of pharmacy-based PrEP, investigating how evidence can be translated into action. The second grant, for $134,398, funds research into the influence of economic policies on PrEP utilization within the United States.
Her recent publications examine racial and ethnic disparities in HIV prevention policy environments and their correlation with HIV prevention outcomes. Additionally, she has investigated the geographic variations in the scope of practice for pharmacists regarding PrEP delivery across the United States. These studies contribute to the understanding of health disparities and the implementation of public health interventions.
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- h-index: 6
- Publications: 21
- Citations: 134
Positions
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Assistant Professor 2026–presentUniversity of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Division of Pharmaceutical Evaluation & Policy ORCID
Selected Publications
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State HIV Prevention Policy Environments and HIV Prevention Outcomes: Racial and Ethnic Differences in the United States (2026)
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Geographic Variation in Pharmacist Scope of Practice for PrEP Delivery Across the United States (2026)Scholar Commons (University of South Carolina) OpenAlex
Federal Grants 2 $615,485 total
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- Geographic Variation in Pharmacist Scope of Practice for PrEP Delivery Across the United States
- State HIV Prevention Policy Environments and HIV Prevention Outcomes: Racial and Ethnic Differences in the United States
- State HIV Prevention Policy Environments and HIV Prevention Outcomes: Racial and Ethnic Differences in the United States
- State HIV Prevention Policy Environments and HIV Prevention Outcomes: Racial and Ethnic Differences in the United States
- State HIV Prevention Policy Environments and HIV Prevention Outcomes: Racial and Ethnic Differences in the United States
- State HIV Prevention Policy Environments and HIV Prevention Outcomes: Racial and Ethnic Differences in the United States
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