Speaker

Eberechukwu Onukwugha, PhD is a Professor in the Department of Practice, Sciences, and Health Outcomes Research and Executive Director of Pharmaceutical Research Computing at the University of Maryland School of Pharmacy. She received a Doctor of Philosophy in economics (concentration: econometrics) from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Virginia Tech). Dr. Onukwugha completed a two-year postdoctoral fellowship in pharmacoeconomics and health outcomes research at the University of Maryland School of Pharmacy. She was a recipient of the PhRMA Foundation’s Post-Doctoral Fellowship in health economics and outcomes research. Dr. Onukwugha’s research interests are in cost analysis, health disparities, and medical decision-making by individuals and institutions. She has approximately 20 years of experience conducting health economics and outcomes research using administrative medical and pharmacy claims, hospital discharge, and prospectively-collected data. Dr. Onukwugha has authored or co-authored over 140 peer-reviewed articles in health economics and outcomes research. She is an Editorial Board member for PharmacoEconomics and an Associate Editor for Ethnicity & Disease. Dr. Onukwugha serves as President, ISPOR Board of Directors, 2024-2025, and serves on the Maryland Prescription Drug Affordability Board.