Kristin Kari Janke, Ph.D.
Assistant Dean, Educational Development
Office of Educational Development
College of Pharmacy
 
612.625.8616 phone
612.626.4613 fax
janke006@umn.edu

Dr. Janke received her Ph.D. in Social and Administrative Pharmacy from the University of Minnesota. After graduation, she took a position with the College of Pharmacy at Dalhousie University in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada where she worked as a professor and researcher.

In 1997, Dr. Janke moved back to the U.S. and began preparing the Doctor of Pharmacy Program for Practicing Pharmacists for its Fall 1998 launch.  In July 1998, Dr. Janke was charged with the development of the Office of Outreach Education.  This office was responsible for providing learning opportunities for pharmacists.  These opportunities included:

• traditional CE events and programs, 
• certificate programs and 
• the College's "Non-traditional" Pharm.D

In 2002, the Office of Outreach Education evolved into the Office of Educational Development with expanded responsibilities.  The Office currently provides continuing education for pharmacists, and also delivers several courses for university and professional students, in addition to assisting with the College's expansion to Duluth.

Dr. Janke has been actively involved with educational research and is the 1997 recipient of the Association of Faculties of Pharmacy of Canada Bristol-Myers Squibb National Award for Excellence in Education.  For her contributions to web-based instruction, Dr. Janke received University of Minnesota Innovations in Technology Enhanced Learning Awards in both 1998 and 1999.  Read more about our recent educational research, grants and publications here.

In addition to directing the Office, Dr. Janke teaches drug literature evaluation course (for pharmacists), our Orientation to Pharmacy course (for prospective pharmacy students) and co-directs our medical terminology, self care and pharmacotherapy for the health professions courses.

Dr. Janke is the Past-Chair of the Continuing Pharmaceutical Education Section of the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy and the 2002-2003 ACPE-AACP/CPE Scholar in Residence.  She also chairs the College's Assessment and Instructional Design committees.