Cindy D. Stowe

High Impact

Dean - College of Pharmacy

UAMS primary UA Little Rock

Also affiliated: Augsburg University (2003); Arkansas Children's Hospital (1998–2010); Sullivan University (2014–2017); University of Tennessee Health Science Center (1996); Medical College of Wisconsin (2010); University of Arkansas Medical Center (2026); Institute of Molecular Biology and Biophysics (2010); Melbourne Health (2026); Wake Forest University (2017)

Faculty Researcher

Pharmacy Practice, College of Pharmacy

22 h-index 71 pubs 2,284 cited

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Cindy D. Stowe's research focuses on advancing pharmacy education, particularly through the implementation and evaluation of competency-based education (CBPE) models. She has authored multiple publications exploring the definition, strengths, barriers, and readiness for CBPE in health professions, with a significant emphasis on pharmacy.

Her work investigates the behavioral foundations necessary for CBPE, utilizing frameworks like the Behavior Change Wheel to enhance individual readiness to change. Stowe also contributes to broader analyses of pharmacy education, including strengths-weaknesses-opportunities-threats (SWOT) assessments and stakeholder insights into preparing future pharmacists. Her scholarship metrics include an h-index of 22, with 69 total publications and 2,234 citations, designating her as a highly cited researcher. She leads a research group and has collaborated with Aleda M.H. Chen on eight shared publications.

Metrics

h-index: 22
Publications: 71
Citations: 2,284

Selected Publications

Identifying stakeholder behaviors for competency-based pharmacy education: A stage 1 behavior change wheel analysis (2026)

Research in Social and Administrative Pharmacy DOI OpenAlex
A bibliometric analysis describing the global scope of pharmacist roles (2000–2024) (2026)

Journal of the American Pharmacists Association DOI OpenAlex
2025–2026 Academic Affairs Committee Report: Advancing Competency-Based Pharmacy Education and Academic Coaching (2026)

American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education DOI OpenAlex
Future‐Proofing Pharmacy: A Stakeholder‐Informed Forecast of Workforce and Education Needs (2026)

JACCP JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF CLINICAL PHARMACY 3 citations DOI OpenAlex
A unifying vision for pharmacy: Defining professional identity through stakeholder perspectives (2025)

Journal of the American Pharmacists Association 4 citations DOI OpenAlex
The Hidden Architecture of Inertia: Stakeholder Perspectives on the Most Pressing Challenges in Pharmacy Education (2025)

American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education 2 citations DOI OpenAlex
Before the Waters Rise: Building the Levee for Competency-Based Pharmacy Education (2025)

American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education 3 citations DOI OpenAlex
From Strength to Struggle: Stakeholder Insights into the Readiness of Tomorrow’s Pharmacists (2025)

American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education 3 citations DOI OpenAlex
Assessing the Current State of Pharmacy Education: A Strengths-Weaknesses-Opportunities-Threats Analysis (2025)

American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education 2 citations DOI OpenAlex
Behavioral Foundations for CBPE: Using the BCW to Advance Individual Readiness to Change (2025)

American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education 3 citations DOI OpenAlex
Pharmacy Is an Applied Discipline: The Baumkuchen Layer Model of Curriculum Design (2025)

American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education 2 citations DOI OpenAlex
Evaluating the Need for Competency-Based Pharmacy Education (CBPE): The Report of the 2023–2024 Academic Affairs Standing Committee (2024)

American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education 16 citations DOI OpenAlex
Evaluating the Strengths and Barriers of Competency-Based Education in the Health Professions (2024)

American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education 22 citations DOI OpenAlex
The Need for Competency-Based Education (2024)

American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education 39 citations DOI OpenAlex
Competency-based pharmacy education definition: What components need to be defined to implement it? (2023)

American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education 23 citations DOI OpenAlex