PhD, Pharmacy Administration: Health Outcomes Focus, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, 2010
MBA, Business, Wake Forest University, Winston Salem, NC, 2004
MS, Family Nurse Practitioner, University of Southern Indiana, Evansville, IN, 1999
BSN, Nursing, University of Evansville, Evansville, IN, 1982
Diploma, Nursing, West Suburban Hospital School of Nursing, Oak Park, IL, 1976
Recent Publications:
Davis-Ajami ML, Nahata M, Reardon G, Seiber E, Balkrishnan R. (2012). Associations between joblessness and oral anti-diabetic medication adherence in US diabetic working age adults. Health Outcomes Research in Medicine. 3:139-151.
Davis-Ajami ML, Nahata M, Seiber E, Reardon G, Balkrishnan R. Associations between joblessness and all-cause health services utilization in US diabetic working age adults. Podium Presentation: ISPOR 16th Annual International Meeting, Baltimore MD, USA May 23, 2011.
Neidecker M, Davis-Ajami ML, Balkrishnan R, and Feldman SR. (2009) Pharmacoeconomic considerations in treating actinic keratosis. PharmacoEconomics. 27(6):451-64.
Primary Teaching Areas:
Graduate-level Health Services Leadership and Management
NURS 690: Managerial Health Finance
NURS 691: Organizational Theories: Applications to Healthcare Management
Academic & Professional Activities:
Member, Academy Health
Member, American Academy of Nurse Practitioners
Member, International Society for Pharmacoeconomics and Outcomes Research
Member, Sigma Theta Tau
2011: Reviewer, Patient reported outcomes and preference based studies (PRO) research abstract review committee member for the ISPOR 14th Annual European Conference, Madrid Spain
2011-Current: Reviewer, Diabetes Care
2012: Poster presentation, “Persistence in use of antidepressants in pregnant women enrolled in Medicaid in the United States” (Wu J, Davis-Ajami ML, Sykes L, Keiser S), ISPOR 15th Annual European Conference, Berlin Germany
2012: Reviewer, Patient reported outcomes and preference based studies (PRO) research abstract review committee member for the ISPOR 15th Annual European Conference, Berlin Germany