Celebrating a Legacy: Linda Wastila’s Last Lecture and Next Chapter
December 17, 2025
A scholar, mentor, and advocate reflects on decades of impact on health policy and her new journey.
December 17, 2025
A scholar, mentor, and advocate reflects on decades of impact on health policy and her new journey.
August 22, 2019
Research team led by Dr. Linda Wastila aims to understand how a nationwide effort to reduce the use of antipsychotic medications in long-term care facilities has impacted those facilities’ use of other medications and patient health outcomes.
July 21, 2017
Three winning teams awarded $50,000 to help support pioneering projects in each of the School’s departments.
December 1, 2016
Celebrated pharmaceutical health services researcher examines how personal passions have helped fuel her remarkable career.
October 12, 2016
Linda Simoni-Wastila, BSPharm, MSPH, PhD, professor and Parke-Davis Chair in Geriatric Pharmacotherapy, recognized for her research on drug abuse and mental health in vulnerable populations.
September 2, 2016
Drs. Nicole Brandt, Linda Simoni-Wastila, and Chanel Whittaker will continue the Center’s legacy of improving drug therapy for older adults.
July 12, 2016
Dr. Linda Simoni-Wastila publishes first study documenting the underlying role of depression on reduced medication adherence in older adults with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).
January 20, 2016
Dr. Linda Simoni-Wastila joins an interdisciplinary group of public health professionals calling for widespread changes in how opioids are prescribed and opioid addiction is treated in the United States.
February 19, 2014
Dr. Linda Simoni-Wastila will use $421,000 grant to study COPD treatment in older adults with depression.