Maddie Norris, Pharm.D., a clinical assistant professor of pharmacotherapy and translational research in the University of Florida College of Pharmacy, received the 2026 Innovation in Pharmacogenomics Teaching Award for Junior Faculty from the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy, or AACP, Pharmacogenomics Special Interest Group.
The co-director of the college’s Clinical Pharmacogenomics and Precision Medicine Online Graduate Program received this honor for her work developing interactive course material for the program’s fully online and asynchronous curriculum. Norris’s syllabi pair the scientific rigor necessary to conduct pharmacogenomic testing with the human skills needed to develop relationships of trust and care with patients.
“I get fulfillment from building and creating things. In my free time, I love painting or woodworking, and that creative mindset translates into my approach to teaching,” Norris said. “There’s a similar sense of creative fulfillment when successfully creating a new and unique type of lesson or assignment. I don’t have years of experience in academia, which I think benefits me, because it forces me to start a lot of things from scratch and think critically about the best and most effective approach. I love learning and growing as an educator.”
This award is presented annually to those who demonstrate innovative teaching and learning strategies, as well as assessment methods. In 2021, UF College of Pharmacy faculty members Emily Cicali, Pharm.D., BCPS, and Kelsey Cook, Pharm.D., BCPS, were also honored with this national award, while Nathan Seligson, Pharm.D., won the award in 2022.