Associate Research Professor | Member of the Graduate Faculty
Rhys Axon, PhD, MPharm, MS, MRPharmS, is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Pharmacy Practice and Science at the University of Arizona College of Pharmacy. He received his MPharm 2014) from The University of Reading and later practiced community pharmacy in the United Kingdom. He received his MS 2017) and PhD 2019) in pharmaceutical economics, policy, and outcomes from the University of Arizona. Dr. Axon serves as an investigator at the Center for Health Outcomes and Pharmacoeconomics HOPE) and as co-director of the University of Arizona College of Pharmacy Outcomes Research Group. Dr. Axon’s research interests include improving the economic, clinical, and humanistic outcomes associated with managing chronic conditions, particularly pain and the opioid crisis, using both qualitative and quantitative methodologies. He also supports student pharmacists and pharmacists with scholarly activities and seeks to demonstrate the value of the pharmacy profession. Dr. Axon has published over 40 peer-reviewed research articles and presented his research at both national and international conferences. Dr. Axon is also a member of several professional organizations such as the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy AACP) and the International Society for Pharmacoeconomic and Outcomes Research ISPOR)