Biography

Dr. Orr’s teaching, scholarship, and practice interests are in nonprescription medications, asthma management, and smoking cessation. She serves as a course coordinator of PHP 418 Self Care 1 and PHP 518 Self Care 2. In addition to self care responsibilities, Dr. Orr is a coordinator and lecturer for the pulmonary therapeutics classes, also obtaining the National Asthma Educator Certification (AE-C). She is involved in immunization instruction and precepts P4 students on community rotations. She is advisor to the College of Pharmacy Student Leadership Council (SLC) and the local chapter of the National Community Pharmacists Association.

Dr. Orr currently serves as a member of the Nonprescription Medicines Academy (NMA) Steering Committee and was the 2011 – 2012 chair of the AACP Self Care Therapeutics/Nonprescription Medicines Special Interest Group. Along with national pharmacy organizations, locally Dr. Orr is an active member and past-president of the Rhode Island Pharmacists’ Association, as well as a member of the RI Board of Pharmacy.