Parisa Aslani BPharm, MSc, PhD, MPS, MRPharmS

Professor Parisa Aslani, Ph.D., BPharm(Hons), MSc, G Cert Ed Stud (Higher Ed), is the Professor in Medicines Use Optimisation at the School of Pharmacy, The University of Sydney.

Professor Parisa Aslani holds a BPharm(Hons) (1990) from Kings College (University of London); MSc (in Pharmaceutics; 1995), PhD (in Pharmacy Practice; 2000), and Grad Cert Ed Stud (Higher Ed) (2001) from the University of Sydney. She has worked as a community pharmacist in the UK and Australia.

Professor Aslani has been a researcher and educator in the field of consumer medicine information and adherence for the past 20 years. She has received the University of Sydney’s prestigious Thompson Equity Fellowship (2013), which recognizes research excellence and aims to promote and enhance the career of academic women. She was awarded the Royal Pharmaceutical Society (UK) Pharmacy Research UK Award 2013, in recognition of a significant contribution to the field of pharmacy research.

Professor Aslani has a career total research funding of over $3,500,000; this includes a competitive tender of (1million, 2008) in the area of Consumer Medicine Information (CMI) from the Commonwealth Department of Health and Ageing managed through the Pharmacy Guild of Australia; and a recent (2017-2019) NHMRC grant on Question Prompt Lists for parents and carers of children with ADHD. She has over 110 research articles in peer-reviewed journals; 3 books and 1 book chapter; and over 170 presentations at international conferences.