Biography

Dr. Gubbins is the associate dean for the UMKC School of Pharmacy at Missouri State University (MSU), and vice chair and professor in the Division of Pharmacy Practice and Administration. He earned his doctor of pharmacy from the University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC). He then completed the two-year clinical pharmacy residency program at the Albert B. Chandler Medical Center at the University of Kentucky in Lexington, and a two-year fellowship in infectious diseases pharmacotherapy at UIC. For over 21 years he was a faculty member at the College of Pharmacy at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) in Little Rock, Arkansas. There, he rose to the rank of professor with tenure and served as chair of the Department of Pharmacy Practice and the director of clinical research. He also served UAMS as a member of their IRBs for 20 years, including serving two terms as the IRB chair and as a member and leader of their conflict of interest committees. He joined the faculty at UMKC in 2014.

Dr. Gubbins' clinical research interests have focused on the pharmacokinetics and drug interactions associated with antifungal agents, and currently he focuses on the scholarship of teaching and learning in pharmacy, point-of-care tests for infectious diseases and health education among college students. During his academic career he has successfully attracted extramural funding to support his research, and directed a fellowship training program at UAMS. He serves on several editorial boards and his focused scholarly efforts have produced nearly 70 peer reviewed publications and 21 book chapters.