School
School of Pharmacy
Department
Pharmacy Practice
Office Location
119A
Manchester
Office Phone Office Phone: 603.314.1711
About
Dr. Morrill is an associate professor in the School of Pharmacy–Worcester/Manchester at MCPHS. She earned her Doctor of Pharmacy degree summa cum laude from the University of Rhode Island and went on to complete a PGY1 pharmacy practice residency at the Elliot Health System in Manchester, New Hampshire. Before joining MCPHS in 2013, she worked as an inpatient pharmacist at Lahey Health Hospital in Burlington, Massachusetts.
Dr. Morrill practices as an ambulatory care clinical pharmacy practitioner at the Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Manchester. She holds credentials as a Board-Certified Pharmacotherapy Specialist and has a National Certificate of Tobacco Treatment Practice. In addition, she serves as president of the New Hampshire Pharmacist Association.
At MCPHS, Dr. Morrill coordinates Patient Care Seminar 2 and 3 and Introduction to Ambulatory Care within the accelerated PharmD program, combining her clinical expertise with a commitment to student education.
Education
- Doctor of Pharmacy, Summa cum laude, University of Rhode Island
Research Interests
- Interprofessional education
- Medication Therapy Management
- Tobacco Cessation
Programs
Featured Affiliations
New Hampshire Pharmacist Association (NHPA)
WebsiteAmerican College of Clinical Pharmacy
WebsiteAmerican Association of Colleges of Pharmacy (AACP)
WebsiteEducation
- Doctor of Pharmacy, Summa cum laude, University of Rhode Island
Research Interests
- Interprofessional education
- Medication Therapy Management
- Tobacco Cessation
Programs
Publications
Peer Reviewed Articles
- Willett, K.C., Bond, L.R., Morrill, A.M., Lorena, D., & Petru, I. (2024) Dextromethorphan/bupropion: a novel treatment for patients with major depressive disorder. American Journal of Therapeutics, 31: e24-29. DOI: 10.1097/MJT. 0000000000001699
- Alcorn, K.S., McCord, S.K., Seed, S.M., Gravel, T., & Morrill, A.M. (2022) The veteran-centered care conferences: interprofessional education and community involvement facilitated by the health science librarian. Journal of the Medical Library Association, 110 (3): 365-371. DOI: dx.doi.org/10.5195/jmla.2022.1491
- Sullivan, K.M., Morrill, A.M., Britt, K. Babin, C., Abel, C., Lenehan, K., & Dunican, K. (2022) Fostering cultural sensitivity amongst students of pharmacy through interprofessional book club activity. Currents in Pharmacy Teaching and Learning, 14: 379-386. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cptl.2022.01.015
- Munafo, N., Patel, S., Willett, K.C., & Morrill, A.M. (2021) Oral Factor Xa (FXa) inhibitors for the treatment of heparin-induced thrombocytopenia (HIT). Current Drug Therapy. 16 (20): 126-132. https://doi.org/10.2174/1574885515999201210213348
- Lewis, G., Morrill, A.M., Conway- Allen, S., & Kim, B. (2019) Review of Cerliponase alfa: recombinant human enzyme replacement therapy for late-infantile neuronal ceroid lipofuscinosis Type 2. Journal of Child Neurology. 35 (5): 348-353. https://doi.org/10.1177/0883073819895694.
- Morrill, A.M., Willett K.C., & Kanaan A.O. (2019) Review of andexanet alfa: new reversal agent for the new oral anticoagulants. Thrombosis and Haemostasis Research 3(2): 1026.
- Abelleira, A.A., Morrill, A.M., Abel, C., & Goldsmith, C.A. (2018) Perception and use of smoking cessation methods stratified by patient characteristics: A pilot study. Annals of Public Health and Research 5(3): 1082. https://doi.org/10.47739/2378-9328/1082
- Morrill, A.M., Abel, C.A., Januszewski, M., & Chamberlain B (2017). Community education by advanced pharmacy practice experience students: increasing electronic cigarette awareness amongst teens. Currents in Pharmacy Teaching and Learning, 9 (6) 1147-1150. doi: 10.1016/j.cptl.2017.07.022.
- Donovan, J.L., Cross, J., Morrill, A.M., Belliveau, P.P., Abel, C., Morin, A.K., & Malloy, M.J. (2017) Incorporating the American Pharmacists Association’s Delivering Medication Therapy Management Services Certificate program into an Accelerated Pharmacy Curriculum. Currents in Pharmacy Teaching and Learning, 9(5). 813-820. doi: 10.1016/j.cptl.2017.05.005.
- Hou, A.W. & Morrill, A.M. (2017) Obiltoxaximab: adding to the treatment arsenal for Bacillus anthracis infection. Annals of Pharmacotherapy. 51 (10): 908-913. doi: 10.1177/1060028017713029.
- Willett, K.C., Morrill, A.M. (2017) Use of direct oral anticoagulants for the prevention and treatment of thromboembolic disease in patients with reduced renal function: a short review of the clinic evidence. Therapeutics and Clinical Risk Management doi: https://doi.org/10.2147/TCRM.S88911
- Thibault, N., Morrill, A.M., & Willett, K.C. (2016) Idarucizumab for reversing dabigatran-induced anticoagulation: a systematic review. American Journal of Therapeutics [epub ahead of print].doi: 10.1097/MJT.0000000000000460
- Morrill, A.M., & Willett, K.C. (2016) The potential of reversal agents for target-specific oral anticoagulants. Cardiology Today. URL: https://www.healio.com/news/cardiology/20160308/the-potential-of-reversal-agents-for-targetspecific-oral-anticoagulants
- Comee, M., Morrill, A.M., & Carey, K. (2016). Evaluation of a hybrid ambulatory care elective for first year pharmacy students. Currents in Pharmacy Teaching and Learning, 8(1: 104-111.
- Morrill, A.M., Ge, D., & Willett, K.C. (2015) Dosing of Target Specific Oral Anticoagulants in special populations. The Annals of Pharmacotherapy, 49 (9).
- Downing, A., Mortimer, M., & Hiers, J. (2013). Impact of a pharmacist-driven warfarin management protocol on achieving therapeutic international normalized ratios. Journal of Health System Pharmacy Residents, Retrieved from. https://jhpr.org/journals/volume-2-issue-1/ Other scholarly products Sullivan, K.M., Jehle, G., Carace, N., Abel, C., Morrill, A.M., & Dunican K.C., (2018) IPE Initiative to enhance student preparation for introductory pharmacy practice experiences. AACP Pharmacy Practice Section Newsletter, Winter 2018. Morrill, A.M. (2017) Pharmacy practice in the VA setting. Worcester Medicine, 81, 3.
Book Chapters
- Babin C., Cina S., Geary, J., Lachowski, S., & Morrill, A. Interprofessional Education (IPE) case study: Neurologic disorders: Pain and its management case study and answer guide. In “The Point,” textbook's website with online resources: Zeind CS, Carvalho MG, Cheng, J, Zaiken, K, LaPointe, T eds. Applied Therapeutics: The Clinical Use of Drugs. 12th ed. Philadelphia: Wolters Kluwer Lippincott Williams & Wilkins; 5/2023
- Willett, K. & Morrill, A. (2016). American society of health-system pharmacists. In S. Boslaugh (Ed.), The SAGE encyclopedia of pharmacology and society (Vol. 4, pp. 97-99). Thousand Oaks,, CA: SAGE Publications Ltd. doi: 10.4135/9781483349985.n33
- Morrill, A. & Willett, K. (2016). Cardiovascular drugs. In S. Boslaugh (Ed.), The SAGE encyclopedia of pharmacology and society (Vol. 4, pp. 316-320). Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications Ltd. doi: 10.4135/9781483349985.n93
Refereed Abstracts
- Morrill. A.M., Abel C., Babin C., Britt K., Lenehan, K., & Dunican K. (2023) Opioid use disorder (OUD): an interprofessional approach to educating future pharmacists about this public health challenge. American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education, 87(8): DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajpe.2023.100336
- Sullivan, K.M., Dunican, K.C., Morrill, A., Jehle, G., Abel, C., Mukherjee, M., Kanaan, A., Belliveau P., & Morin A. (2020) Preparing students for interprofessional practice through curricular and co-curricular interprofessional education. American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education, 84(6) Article 8219: 724-5.
- Morrill, A.M., & Carey, K.C. (2017) Evaluation of a Living with Diabetes simulation experience to increase pharmacy student empathy. Pharmacotherapy, 37, e156
- Morrill, A.M., & Abel, C.A., (2016) Increasing electronic cigarette awareness amongst teens: community education by advanced pharmacy practice experience students. American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education, 80(5), article S2. Retrieved from: https://www.ajpe.org/article/S0002-9459(23)01250-0/fulltext
- Donovan, J.L., Abel, C., Comee, M., Dunican, K.C., Horton, E.R., Morin, A.K., & Morrill, A.M. (2016) Impact of an interprofessional education curriculum on pharmacy students in an accelerated school of pharmacy. American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education, 80(5), article S2. Retrieved from: https://www.ajpe.org/article/S0002-9459(23)01250-0/fulltext
- Donovan, J.L., Cross, J.E., Belliveau, P.P., Abel, C., Morrill, A.M., Morin, A.K., & Malloy, M.J. (2015). Student Perceptions Regarding the Integration of a Medication Therapy Management Certificate into the Pharmacy Curriculum. American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education, 79(5), article S4. Retrieved from: https://www.ajpe.org/article/S0002-9459(23)02078-8/pdf
- Seed, S.M., Gravel, T.L., Lamson, K.S., & Morrill, A.M. (2015) Increasing Awareness of Veteran Care Among Healthcare Professional Students: An Interprofessional Collaboration at MCPHS University. Journal of the American Pharmacists Association, 79 (5): 61.
- Morrill, A.M., & Willett, K.C. (2014) Student Perceptions on Employment During Enrollment in Pharmacy School in an Accelerated Program Compared to a Traditional Program. Pharmacotherapy, 34, e92.
Presentations
Peer Reviewed Presentations
National Conferences
- Abel, C.A., Morrill, A.M. (2018, July). Students Teaching Students: Tackling Public Health Issues in Adolescents through PharmD-student Driven Education Initiatives. American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy Annual Meeting, Boston, MA
- Morrill, A.M. (2015, July). Enhancing veteran care: an interprofessional collaboration. Roundtable Discussion. American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy Annual Meeting, National Harbor, MD
Invited Presentations
- Morrill, A.M. (2018, March). Meeting the Gold Standard for Medication Reconciliation. UMass Memorial Accountable Care Organization Cross Continuum Collaborative: Improving Medication Reconciliation in Transitions of Care, Worcester, MA.
- Morrill, A.M. (2013, November). Caring for Veterans Panelist. Veterans Care Conference, Manchester, NH
Poster Presentations
International Conferences
- Morrill, A.M., Abel C., Babin, C., Britt, K., Lenehan, K., & Dunican, K., (2024, November). Opioid Use Disorder (OUD): An Interprofessional Approach to Educating Future Pharmacists about this Public Health Challenge Interprofessional Education Collaborative Poster Fair. Virtual.
- Britt, K., Babin, C., Dunican, K., Morrill, A.M., Abel, C., & Lenehan, K. (2023, November). Transitioning IPE from in-person to virtual and back again, what went well and what went… Interprofessional Education Collaborative Poster Fair. Virtual.
- Lamson, K. S., Gravel, T. L., Morrill, A. M., & Seed, S. (2016, May). The big picture: An interprofessional collaboration to increase awareness of veteran care among healthcare students. Medical Library Association Annual Meeting. Toronto, Canada.
National Conferences
- Morrill, A.M., Abel C., Babin, C., Britt, K., Lenehan, K., & Dunican, K., (2023, July). Opioid Use Disorder (OUD): An Interprofessional Approach to Educating Future Pharmacists about this Public Health Challenge. American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy Annual Meeting. Aurora, CO.
- Pervanas, H.C., Willett, K., Cooper, M., Durand, C., Morrill, A., Towle, J., & Carace, N., (2021, May) Incorporating Student Pharmacists to Administer COVID-19 Vaccinations in the State of NH. National Association of Boards of Pharmacy Annual Meeting, Virtual.
- Sullivan K., Dunican K.C. Morrill A.M., Jehle G., Abel C.A, Mukherjee S.M., Kanaan A. O., Belliveau P.P., & Morin A.K. (2020, July) Preparing students for interprofessional practice through curricular and co-curricular interprofessional education. American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy Annual Meeting. Virtual.
- Morrill, A.M. & Carey, K.C. (2017, October) Evaluation of a Living with Diabetes simulation experience to increase pharmacy student empathy. American College of Clinical Pharmacy Annual Meeting. Phoenix, AZ.
- Abel, C.A., Dunican, K., Sullivan, K., Morin, A.K., & Morrill, A.M. (2017, July) Promoting self-awareness through required interprofessional, cultural sensitivity curricular activities. American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy Annual Meeting. Nashville, TN.
- Morrill, A.M. & Abel, C.A., (2016, October) Community education by advanced pharmacy practice experience students: increasing electronic cigarette awareness amongst teens. American College of Clinical Pharmacy Annual Meeting. Hollywood, FL.
- Dunican, K.C., Abel, C.A, Comee, M., Donovan, J.L., Horton, E.R., Morin, A.K., & Morrill AM. (2016, March) Incoming student pharmacists readiness to participate in interprofessional learning. American Pharmacists Association Annual Meeting. Baltimore, MD.
- Altongy-Magee, K., Babin, C., Comee, M., Donovan, J.L., Gravel, T., Horton, E., LaBoy, C., Morrill, A.M., Morin, A.K., & Rosen, M. (2015, May) Interprofessional Education Activity Interprofessional Discharge Planning and Home Care. Teaching Professor Conference. Atlanta, GA.
- Morrill, A.M. & Willett, K.C,. (2014, May) Student Perceptions on Employment During Enrollment in Pharmacy School in an Accelerated Program Compared to a Traditional Program. American College of Clinical Pharmacy Virtual Poster Symposium.
- Downing, A., Mortimer, M., Hiers, J., & Hayes, M. (2011, December) Assessing the prevalence and timing of HMG-CoA reductase inhibitor use post myocardial infarction in a community hospital. American Society of Health-System Pharmacists Midyear Clinical Meeting. New Orleans, LA.
Regional Conferences
- Lamson, K., Gravel, T., Seed, S., & Morrill, A.M., (2018, October) Veteran-Centered Care Conference: Strengthening Veterans Care Through Interprofessional Collaboration. North Atlantic Health Sciences Library Annual Meeting. Manchester, NH
- Gravel, T.,L., Morrill, A.M., Seed, S.,& Lamson, K.(2015, March) Enhancing veteran care: an interprofessional collaboration. MARLIN. Westwood, MA.
Local Conferences
- Britt, K., Babin, C., Dunican, K., Morrill, A.M., Abel, C., & Lenehan, K. (2024, May). Transitioning IPE from in-person to virtual and back again, what went well and what went… MCPHS University Faculty Scholarship Showcase, Worcester, MA.
- Gravel, T.L., Morrill, A.M., Seed, S., & Lamson, K. (2015, May) Enhancing veteran care: an interprofessional collaboration. MCPHS University Faculty Scholarship Showcase. Worcester, MA.
Awards & Honors
- December 2024, National Community Pharmacists Association Pharmacy Leadership Award, State of New Hampshire
- April 2024, MCPHS Faculty Scholarship Showcase Award. Integration Category
- December 2018, Distinguished Young Pharmacist. State of New Hampshire
- May 2018, MCPHS, School of Pharmacy- Worcester/ Manchester, Academic Year. Pharmacy Practice
- May 2016, MCPHS 2016 Faculty Scholarship Award. Teaching Category.
- May 2015, MCPHS 2015 Faculty Scholarship Showcase Award. Integration Category.
- December 2014, Certificate of Accomplishment for service to the site for tobacco cessation. Presented by the Chief Consultant for Preventative Medicine, Veterans Health Administration
Memberships/Affiliations
- American College of Clinical Pharmacy (ACCP) Cardiology PRN, Member, 2013-Present
- Membership Committee Member, 2013-2018
- Nominations Committee Member, 2018-2020 Ambulatory Care PRN, Member, 2020-Present Membership Committee Member, 2020-Present