Roger W. Sommi, Jr., Pharm.D.

Professor / Associate Dean, UMKC School of Pharmacy at MU / Vice Chair, Division of Pharmacy Practice and Administration

  • University of Missouri - Kansas City, Center for Behavorial Medicine

Education and Training

  • Undergraduate School - B.S., Pharmacy - University of Wisconsin at Madison
  • Pharm.D. - University of Utah
  • Residency - Pharmacy - University of Utah Hospital
  • Fellowship - Psychopharmacy - University of Texas at Austin

Section:

  • Pharmacology

Specialties and Research/Medical Interests

  • Pharmacology, psychiatric disorders, schizophrenia

Research Focus

  • His area of research interest is primarily in outcomes associated with drug treatment of schizophrenia and other psychiatric disorders. His practice is primarily associated with the ongoing projects in the research program. He is also a consultant to community mental health centers. He is also involved with the local Kansas City NAMI as an instructor in the Crisis Intervention Team training program for local law enforcement agencies.