Dr Jacinta Johnson is a credentialled Advanced Practice Pharmacist based in Adelaide, currently serving as a Senior Lecturer in Pharmacy at the University of South Australia (UniSA) and as Senior Pharmacist – Research within SA Pharmacy. She earned her Bachelor of Pharmacy (Honours) at UniSA and PhD from the University of Adelaide, with her doctoral research focusing on the quality use of pain medicines and novel treatments for migraine. Dr Johnson has held diverse clinical roles, including Medication Safety Pharmacist and Clinical Educator at Flinders Medical Centre, as well as positions in primary care in community pharmacy and with Drug and Alcohol Services South Australia. Her research interests encompass medication safety, pharmacy practice, interprofessional learning, pain management, addiction. She has seved as a Federal Board Director for the Society of Hospital Pharmacists of Australia (SHPA), currently sits on the Leadership Committee for the Advanced Pharmacy Australia Research Specialty Practice Stream and has previously held leadership roles within the Pharmaceutical Society of Australia (PSA).
University of South Australia
Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
Clinical and Health Sciences
SA/NT Early Career Pharmacist of the Year 2017
Pharmaceutical Society of Australia
PL Jeffs Early Career Pharmacist Award
Society of Hospital Pharmacists of Australia
Australian Early Career Pharmacist of the Year (National) 2018
Pharmaceutical Society of Australia
Emerging Leader of the Year 2018
Society of Hospital Pharmacists of Australia
Excellence in Research and Building Collaborative Relationships Award 2022
SA Pharmacy, SA Health
Fellow of the Australian and New Zealand College of Advanced Pharmacy 2023
Australian and New Zealand College of Advanced Pharmacy
Unstoppable Award: Enterprising Engagement and Partnering 2024
University of South Australia
SA Tall Poppy 2024
Australian Institute of Policy and Science