Nalin Payakachat, BPharm, MSc, PhD
Assistant Professor
Department of Pharmacy Practice
Phone: (501) 686-7701
Fax: (501) 686-5156
Office: Education II Bldg 6253
Email: npayakachat@uams.edu

Education & Training:
Khon Kaen University, Thailand (BPharm)
Mahidol Univeristy, Thailand (MSc)
Khon Kaen University, Thailand (Resident and Fellow in Pharmacotherapy (Neurology))
Purdue University, Indiana (PhD)

Teaching Responsibilities
PHPR 3412US Health Care System: Behavior models, Health status measures
PHSC 5323 Foundations of Pharmaceutical Evaluation and Policy Research Methods: Patient Surveys and Literature Synthesis, Surveys, Interviews, Focus Groups, Sampling Methods
PHPR 5642 Evidence-based Medicine and Pharmacoeconomics: Quality of life and Utility assessment, Satisfaction and quality measure
PHSC 5393 Patient-reported Outcomes Measurement: Scale development, Psychometric testing, Factor analysis, Structural equation modeling, PRO instruments, US FDA & European requirements on PRO clinical studies

Research & Scholarly Interests
Patient reported outcomes measures (children with autism, cancer)
Methodology studies to incorporate family effects into economic evaluation

Honors & Awards
2009-2011     NIMH (Co-I): R01 MH089466-01 Measuring quality adjusted life years in children                      with autism spectrum disorders
2010             UAMS Medical Research Endowment Award: Intrinsic and extrinsic factors affecting                     pharmacists' job and career satisfaction
2007-2008       Contract research funding (Pfizer, Inc.)
2006-2007       ISPOR Student Chapter President Service Awards
2004-2008       Teaching Assistantship, Purdue University School of Pharmacy
2002                Research Assistantship, Purdue University School of Pharmacy
2001-2002       Residency and Fellowship in Pharmacotherapy, Khon Kaen University School of Medicine
2001                Training Grant at University of Illinois at Chicago, Khon Kaen University School of pharmacy

Memberships
Graduate faculty member, UAMS Graduate Council (September 2008 – present)
Member, ISPOR Health Care Decisions Using Outcomes Research Special Interest Group (HCDUOR) (2006 – present)
Member, International Society for Pharmacoeconomics and Outcomes Research (2004 – present)
Member, ISPOR Disease & Health Management Special Interest Group (DHM) (2006 – present)

Publications

Curriculum Vitae