Cynthia Richard
Associate Professor, Teaching Stream, Associate Director (Curriculum)
Email: c25richa@uwaterloo.ca
Location: PHR 5006
Biography
Dr. Richard completed her undergraduate degree in pharmacy at Dalhousie University, and has experience in community pharmacy. She completed her PhD in Pharmacology at Dalhousie University, and then studied vitamin D’s anti-cancer activity during a post-doctoral research fellowship at the University of Guelph. She was an Adjunct Clinical Assistant Professor at the University of Waterloo School of Pharmacy from 2009-2013, where she has taught courses related to natural health products, nutrition, pharmacology, self-care, and drug analysis, and is now a Clinical Lecturer with responsibility for oversight of the Professional Practice Program.
Dr. Richard is the Associate Director, Curriculum, and was formerly the Teaching Fellow for the School of Pharmacy. As such, she is responsible for fostering a culture of teaching at the School marked by an interest in engaging students and a commitment to professional development. To further this end, Dr. Richard is actively involved in scholarship of teaching and learning research.
Dr. Richard is the Associate Director, Curriculum, and was formerly the Teaching Fellow for the School of Pharmacy. As such, she is responsible for fostering a culture of teaching at the School marked by an interest in engaging students and a commitment to professional development. To further this end, Dr. Richard is actively involved in scholarship of teaching and learning research.
Research Interests
- nutrition
- natural health products
- scholarship of teaching and learning
Education
- 2006 PhD Pharmacology, Dalhousie University,
- 2001 BPharm, Dalhousie University
Awards
- 2020 University of Waterloo Distinguished Teacher Award
- 2020 Student Support Recognition Award, University of Waterloo School of Pharmacy
- 2019 Student Support Recognition Award, University of Waterloo School of Pharmacy
- 2019 Outstanding Performance Award, University of Waterloo
- 2017 Student Support Recognition Award, University of Waterloo School of Pharmacy
- 2012 Excellence in Science Teaching Award, University of Waterloo
- 2011 Student Support Recognition Award, University of Waterloo School of Pharmacy
Service
- 2018-present: Member of University of Waterloo Complementary Teaching Assessment Project Team
- 2015-2019: Member of Faculty of Science Teaching Fellows
- 2011-present: Chief Administrator, Pharmacy Examining Board of Canada Qualifying Examination, Part II (OSCE), Kitchener-Waterloo
- 2012-2013 & 2017-2018: Conference program planning co-chair Canadian Pharmacy Education and Research Conference, Association of Faculties of Pharmacy of Canada, Niagara-on-the-Lake (2013)/Ottawa (2018)
- 2015-2019: Member of Association of Faculties of Pharmacy of Canada Council of Faculties
Teaching*
- PHARM 129 - Professional Practice 1
- Taught in 2019, 2020, 2022, 2023
- PHARM 220 - Integrated Patient Focused Care 1
- Taught in 2019, 2020, 2021
- PHARM 222 - Integrated Patient Focused Care 3
- Taught in 2019, 2021, 2022, 2024
- PHARM 223 - Integrated Patient Focused Care 4
- Taught in 2021, 2024
- PHARM 228 - Professional Practice 3
- Taught in 2024
- PHARM 229 - Professional Practice 4
- Taught in 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024
- PHARM 329 - Professional Practice 5
- Taught in 2024
- PHARM 330 - Professional Practice 6
- Taught in 2022
- PHARM 362 - Advanced Patient Self Care
- Taught in 2019
- PHARM 366 - Concepts in Nutritional Sciences
- Taught in 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024
- PHARM 401 - Independent Study 2
- Taught in 2020
* Only courses taught in the past 5 years are displayed.
Selected/Recent Publications
- Guirguis F, Andrade R, Beck C, Ellen D, Slivecka Jennifer, Richard C. Partners in Pharmacy: an intraprofessional educational event with pharmacy and pharmacy technician students. Currents in Pharmacy Teaching and Learning 2020; 12(3):302-306.
- Richard CL, Spagnuolo P. Complementary and Alternative Therapies. Compendium of Therapeutics for Minor Ailments 2019 (CTMA 2019). Appendix I. Canadian Pharmacists Association. 2019.
- Nagge J, Lee-Poy MF, Richard CL Evaluation of a unique interprofessional education program involving medical and pharmacy students. American Journal of Pharmacy Education 2017; Volume 81, Issue 10, Article 6140.
- Houle S, Lillie E, Richard CL. Addressing Professionalism in Both Formative and Summative Simulated Patient Care Activities – Experience with a Discretionary Deduction Approach. Currents in Pharmacy Teaching and Learning Volume 10, Issue 9, September 2018, Pages 1243-1247.
- Richard CL, Lillie E, Mathias K, McFarlane T. Peer Review of Teaching in a Canadian Pharmacy School: Attitudes and Impact on Teaching Practice. American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education 2019; Volume 83, Issue 6, Article 6828.
- Fernandes HVK, Richard C, Bynkoski K, Ewan B, Houle S. Check-In: An educational activity to address well-being and burnout among pharmacy students. Pharmacy 2020; 8(4): 184.
- Houle SKD, Lillie E, Richard CL, Slivecka J, Miller A. The design and impact of an interprofessional education event among pharmacy and nursing students in palliative care – RnRx. Journal of Hospice and Palliative Nursing 2020; 22(4):292-297.