Name: Bruce Allan Berger Title: Professor and Head Educational Background: 1980 PhD, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio 1976 MS, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio 1974 B.S. in Pharmacy, College of Pharmacy, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio Research Interests: Health Communication, Patient Counseling, Health Behavior Change Completed Recent Research Projects: Project Title: Motivational interviewing train-the-trainers institute (AU MITI) Sponsoring Agency: Pfizer Role: Principal Investigator Period: June 1, 2006 – December 31, 2006 Project Title: Using the Virtual Patient to teach motivational interviewing Sponsoring Agency: Pfizer Role: Principal Investigator Period: May 1, 2005 – October 31, 2005 Project Title: Interactive CD ROM to teach health care providers motivational interviewing Sponsoring Agency: Pfizer Role: Principal Investigator Period: October 1, 2003 – March 31, 2004 Project Title: Evaluating the impact of pharmaceutical care services on Public Education Employees Health Insurance Plan (PEEHIP) Sponsoring Agency: PEEHIP Role: Co-Principal Investigator Period: February 1, 2004 – January 31, 2006 Project Title: Using The Transtheoretical Model of Change to Improve Treatment Outcomes 2001 Sponsoring Agency: Biogen Idec Role: Principle Investigator Period: March 1, 2001 – March 31, 2003 Project Title: Development of a Program to Improve Treatment Adherence Sponsoring Agency: Novopharm Role: Principle Investigator Period: March 1, 2002 – July 31, 2003 Project Title: The Pharmacy of the Future Sponsoring Agency: Eckerd Corporation Role: Co-Principle Investigator Period: January 1, 2000 – December 31, 2000 Courses Taught: Fall – PYPC 5720 Professional Communication II (Motiv Int) (2007 – present) Fall – PYPC 5010 Professional Communication I (2003 – present) Fall – PYPC 5900 Motivational Interviewing (2004 – 2006) Fall, Winter - PCS 471 Professional Communication (1982 - 2003) Winter, Spring - PCS 465 Pharmacy Operating Systems (1982 - 1990) Summer - PCS 686 The Pharmacist's Role in Treatment Adherence (1987 - present) Fall – PCS 351 Pharmaceutical Care (1998 - 2005) Selected Publications and Presentations: Villaume, W.A., Berger, B.A. & Barker, B.K. “Using scriptwriting for a virtual patient to teach       Motivational Interviewing”. American Journal of Pharmacy Education. Volume 70(2)       http://www.ajpe.org/view.asp?art=aj700233&pdf=yes,   May, 2006. Krueger KP, Berger BA, Felkey BG. "Medication Adherence and Persistence: A Comprehensive       Review. Advances in Therapy Volume 22(4), July/August 2005, 313-356.