Jason Hurwitz, PhD
Assistant Research Scientist
Department:
Center for Health Outcomes and PharmacoEconomic Research (HOPE)
(520) 626-5883
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(520) 626-5518
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Bio / Research:
Jason Hurwitz, MS, PhD, is a member of the Center for Health Outcomes and PharmacoEconomic Research and affiliated with the Arizona Center for Education and Research in Therapeutics (AzCERT). Jason is also a recipient of the 2009 Post-Doctoral Fellowship in Health Outcomes award from the Pharmaceutical Research and Manufactures of America (PhRMA) Foundation
He has a PhD in educational psychology from the University of Wisconsin in Madison, with clinical and scholarly expertise in assessment, consultation, prevention and intervention concerning pediatric populations.
From 2001 to 2008, Jason assisted in research within the Wisconsin Center for Education Research (WCER), on three large-scale projects funded by the U.S. Department of Education. His current research evaluates prevalence, outcomes, and prevention of overdoses from over-the-counter medications, using large national databases and consumer testing. Jason is a course coordinator for the pharmacy class PhPr 845: Medication Use and the US Health Care System.