Dr. Jennifer Courtney is an assistant professor of Clinical and Administrative Sciences and the Introductory to Pharmacy Practice Education (IPPE) Director at California Northstate University College of Pharmacy (CNU-COP). She received her Bachelor of Science degree in Molecular and Cellular Biology at the University of California, Davis and her Doctor of Pharmacy degree from California Northstate University College of Pharmacy. After graduation, she became the pharmacist in charge at a community pharmacy and currently practices at an independent community pharmacy. She served as president of one of local chapters of the California Pharmacists Association (CPhA), the Sacramento Valley Pharmacist’s Association (SVPhA), in 2018, and continues to serve as Speaker of the House for the CPhA. In 2020, she was the recipient of the CPhA New Practitioner of the Year Award, which recognizes an outstanding new practitioner who has demonstrated leadership at multiple levels of pharmacy, as well as the SVPhA Pharmacist of the Year Award. She is also the student advisor for the CPhA/APhA-ASP chapter at CNU and enjoys precepting community outreach events with them. In 2022, she was awarded the AACP New Investigator Award and earned a grant for her work in community pharmacy education and professional identity formation. Professional interests include prevention of prescriptions of abuse, naloxone training, immunizations, leadership, and pharmacy advocacy.