Dr. Jonkman currently serves co-director of the Area of Concentration in Global Health and coordinates various global health experiences for student pharmacists and trainees. Within the school, Dr. Jonkman mentors students on research and practice experiences working in limited resource settings around the world. She coordinates a global health elective (P3s), an elective in Namibia during spring break orin the summer (P1-P3), and coordinates an elective for international students to be eligible for CPT (P2-P3).
Formerly as a full-time faculty member at Pitt, Dr. Jonkman practiced as a primary care clinical pharmacist at the Birmingham Free Clinic providing direct care for non-communicable diseases. She is passionate about primary care and dedicated to ensuring equitable, quality care to all people regardless of resources.
Currently, Dr. Jonkman is a full time faculty member at the University of Namibia School of Pharmacy where is is responsible for teaching, mentorship, and research in clinical pharmacy practice. She teaches therapeutics and clinical skills for BPharm and MPharm students at UNAM. She served as a Fulbright Scholar to the University of Namibia School of Pharmacy in 2018.
Dr. Jonkman received her PharmD in 2006 from the University of Pittsburgh School of Pharmacy. She subsequently completed a two-year pharmacy residency program at UPMC St. Margaret focusing in pharmacy practice, family medicine, and faculty development. She received her MPH from the University of Pittsburgh in 2012. She is a 2016 recipient of the University of Pittsburgh Chancellor’s Distinguished Public Service Award. Dr. Jonkman is a member of the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy, the American College of Clinical Pharmacy, and the International Pharmaceutical Federation.
1. Lauffenburger J, Jonkman LJ, Lange E, Sibale C, Connor SE. A public health approach to site-specific formulary management: Addressing deficient drug supplies in Malawi. International Journal of Pharmacy Practice 2011; 19: 201-205.
2. Sales I, Jonkman LJ, Connor SE, Hall DL. A comparison of educational interventions to enhance cultural competency in pharmacy students. American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education 2013; 77: Article 76.
3. Lupu AM, Connor SE, Jonkman LJ. Pharmacy students’ actual and perceived knowledge of issues related to underserved populations across the professional curriculum. Currents in Pharmacy Teaching and Learning 2013; 5: 526-540.
4. Kauffman YS, Jonkman LJ, Lupu AM, Connor SE. Exploring the value of clinical pharmacy services for patients with diabetes in safety net setting. Research in Social and Administrative Pharmacy 2013; 9: 770-6.
5. Connor SE, Scharf D, Jonkman LJ, Herbert MI. Focusing on the five A's: A comparison of homeless and housed patients' access to and use of pharmacist-provided smoking cessation treatment. Research in Social and Administrative Pharmacy 2014; 10: 369-77.
6. Kauffman YS, Connor SE, Jonkman LJ, Himisi T, Kane-Gill SL, Gillespie EM, Douglas GP. Retrospective evaluation of adverse drug reactions in a central hospital in Malawi. Enliven: Pharmacovigil Drug Saf 2014; 1: 004.
7. Kauffman YS, Jonkman LJ, Connor SE. Navigating across international borders: a guide to research in low and middle-income countries. Pharmacy Education 2016; 16: 28-32.
8. Dornblaser EK, Ratka A, Gleason SE, Ombengi DN, Tofade T, Wigle PR, Zapantis A, Ryan M, Connor S, Jonkman LJ, Ochs L, Jungnickel PW, Abrons JP, Alsharif NZ. AACP White Paper: Current Practices in Global/International Advanced Pharmacy Practice Experiences: Preceptor and Student Considerations. American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education 2016; 80: 39.
9. Bhuiyan J, Jonkman L, Connor S, Giannetti V. Qualitative evaluation of perceptions of smoking cessation among clients at an alcohol and other drug treatment program. Research in Social and Administrative Pharmacy 2017; 13: 1082-89.
10. Cope R, Jonkman L, Quach K, Ahlborg J, Connor S. Transitions of care: Medication-related barriers identified by low socioeconomic patients of a federally qualified health center following discharge. Research in Social and Administrative Pharmacy 2018; 14: 26-30.
11. Rennie T, Coetzee N, Hunter C, Jonkman L, Kalemeera F, Kibuule D, Lates J, Mubita M, Nangombe V, Rowlandson H, Rudall N. Short report: Piloting a new pharmacy internship support programme in Namibia. Pharmacy Education 2018; 18: 88-90.
12. Fisher AM, Mtonga T, Espino J, Jonkman LJ, Connor SE, Capella N, Douglas GP. User-centered design and usability testing of RxMAGIC: A Prescription Management and General Inventory Control system for free clinic dispensaries. BMC Health Services Research 2018; 18: 703.
13. Ko J, Connor SE, Jonkman LJ, Abraham O. Student Pharmacists’ Perspectives on Service Learning in Free Clinics. American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education. 2019; 83:7379.
14. Hachey D, Jonkman LJ, Mubita M, Lates J, Corkhill NL, Rennie TW. The Role of Visiting Faculty on the Training of Clinical Pharmacists in Namibia: A Qualitative Study. Journal of the American College of Clinical Pharmacy. 2019; 3(1):75-80.
15. Jonkman LJ, Gwanyanya MP, Kakololo M, Verbeek RK, Singu BS. Assessment of anticoagulation management in outpatients at a warfarin clinic in Windhoek, Namibia. Drugs & Therapy Perspectives. 2019; 35: 341-6.
16. Crowe SJ, Karwa R, Schellhase EM, Miller M, Abrons J, Alsharif NZ, Andrade C, Cope RJ, Dornblaser EK, Hachey D, Holm MR, Jonkman L, Lukas S, Malhotra JV, Njuguna B, Peckny CR, Prescott GM, Ryan M, Steeb DR, Tran DN. American College of Clinical Pharmacy Global Health Practice and Research Network’s Opinion Paper: Pillars for Global Health Engagement and Key Engagement Strategies for Pharmacists. Journal of the American College of Clinical Pharmacy. 2020; 3(6):1097-1112.
17. Corkhill N, Lates J, Mubita M, Kibuule D, Jonkman L, Hackey D, Hunter CJ, Bates IP, Rennie TW. Creating clinical pharmacy capacity in Namibia: A collaboration to establish a post-graduate pharmacy degree programme. International Journal of Clinical Pharmacy. 2020; 42(6): 1528-32.
18. Jonkman L, Nonyel N, Law M, Drame I. An Ethics-based Approach to Research in Global Health: a call to action for pharmacists. Research in Social and Administrative Pharmacy. 2020; 16(11): 1569-73.
19. Drame I, Kahaleh A, Connor S, Seo S, Jonkman L, Schellhase E, Miller M, Ombengi D, Amugsi J, Maina M. An Ethics-based Approach to Research in Global Health Part 3: Focus on Funding. Research in Social and Administrative Pharmacy. 2020; 16(11): 1588-96.
20. Abrons J, Jonkman L, Nonyel N, Connor S, Ombengi D, Kahaleh A. An Ethics-based Approach to Research in Global Health Part 4: Scholarship and Publications. Research in Social and Administrative Pharmacy. 2020; 16(11): 1597-1601.
21. Jonkman L, Ndungu M, Connor S, Pattabiraman R, Zaver A, Balakrishna Sharma V, Castillo T, Meyer M. A Qualitative Assessment of Diabetes Care Access and Disease Management in Central America. Research in Social and Administrative Pharmacy. 2020; 16(11): 1542-49.
22. Jonkman L, Tsuchihashi K, Liu E, Lates J, Niaz Q, Rennie T. Patient experiences in managing non-communicable diseases in Namibia: A qualitative evaluation. Research in Social and Administrative Pharmacy. 2020; 16(11): 1550-7.
23. Cernasev A, Desai M, Jonkman LJ, Connor SE, Ware N, Sekar MC. Schommer JC. Student pharmacists during the pandemic: Development of a COVID-19 knowledge, attitudes, and practices (COVKAP) survey. Pharmacy (Basel). 2021; 9(4)159.
24. Connor S, Jonkman L, Aruru M. Quo vadis? Pharmacy’s unique role in short term medical missions – from individual service provision to community building. Journal of the American Pharmacists Association. 2021; 62(1): 29-34.
25. Connor S, Jonkman L, Covvey J, Kahaleh A, Park S, Ryan M, Klein-Fedyshin M, Golchin N, Veillard R. A systematic review of global health assessment for healthcare professions education. Annals of Global Health. 2022; 88(1).
26. Rotundo HW, Connor S, Muzzio K, Taylor A, Meyer M, Jonkman L. Impact of an international service trip on pharmacy and medical student attitudes toward interprofessional collaboration. American Journal of Pharmacy Education. 2022; 86(7): 8748.
27. Axon DR, Cernasev A, Desai M, Connor S, Jonkman L, Sekar S. Evaluating Students’ COVID-19 Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices (COVKAP) during the COVID-19 pandemic. Pharmacy (Basel). 2022; 10(2): 46.
28. Jamil A, Jonkman LJ, Miller M, Jennings L, Connor SE. Medication adherence and health beliefs among South Asian Immigrants with diabetes in the United States: A qualitative study. Journal of the American College of Clinical Pharmacists. 2022; 5(8):829-36.
29. Prescott GM, Jonkman L, Crutchley RD, Dey S, Hong LT, Malhotra J, Seo SW, Kawaguchi-Suzuki M, Truong HA, Unni E, Tsuchihashi K, Forkan N, Abrons JP. Characteristics of successful international partnerships. Pharmacy (Basel). 2023; 11(1):7.
2. Jonkman LJ. HIV Pharmacotherapy Review. Philippine College of Physicians Annual Meeting, Manila, Philippines, May 2014.
3. Jonkman L, Connor S. A Global Health Area of Concentration: Personalizing Education in the PharmD Program. Mini-session. American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy Annual Meeting. Grapevine TX, July 2014.
4. Jonkman L, Karwa R, Hermes-Desantis E, Miller M, Connor S, Schellhase E. Developing leaders in global health: Three models of post-graduate training. Special Session. American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy Annual Meeting. Washington DC, July 2015.
5. Forrister D, Miller M, Jonkman LJ, Dang Y, Schellhase E. Public Health SIG: Expanding Global Pharmacy Practice Part 1: Getting Started. American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy Annual Meeting. Washington DC. July 2015.
6. Bohan K, Gleason SE, Jonkman LJ, Connor SE. Global Pharmacy Education SIG: Expanding Global Pharmacy Practice Part 2: Advanced Experiences. American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy Annual Meeting. Washington DC. July 2015.
7. Boone J, Brock T, Effendie B, Adome R, Salenga R, Kibuule D, Jonkman L. Interprofessional and Transformative Pharmacy Education: A New Beginning. International Pharmaceutical Federation Annual Meeting. Dusseldorf, Germany, September 2015.
8. Jonkman L. Global Access to Care and Essential Medicines. American College of Clinical Pharmacists Annual Meeting. Hollywood, FL, October 2016.
9. Jonkman L. Update on Pharmacy Practice in the United States. Pharmaceutical Society of Namibia Continuing Professional Development Session. Windhoek, Namibia, March 2017.
10. Jonkman L, Connor S, Schellhase E, Miller M, Brock T, Tofade T. Don’t forget the wrap-up! Promoting strategies for positive and meaningful closure of global health student experiences. American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy Annual Meeting. Nashville TN. July 2017.
11. Mestrovic A, Sobotka J, Garrelts MacLean L, Bradley C, Jonkman L, al Balushi S. Teaching and implementing effective team building. International Pharmaceutical Federation World Congress. Glasgow UK, September 2018.
12. Brock T, Jonkman L, Mubita M, Nangombe V. Interprofessional practice to improve the quality of patient care. Pharmacy SNOW Symposium. Breckenridge CO, January 2019.
13. Jonkman L, Connor S, Kiser S, Miller M, Schellhase E, Steeb D. Global to Local: Connecting Global Health to Local Practice. Special Session. American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy Annual Meeting. Chicago IL. July 2019.
14. Connor S, Covvey J, Kahaleh A, Ryan M, Jonkman L, Seed S. Soft Skills need Hard Tools: Assessment in Global Health. Public Health SIG/Global Pharmacy Education SIG Joint Session. American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy Annual Meeting. Virtual meeting. July 2020.
15. Jonkman L, Connor S, Brock T, Schellhase M, Miller M, Abrons J, Kahaleh A. First do no harm: How to Avoid Common Pitfalls and Address Ethical Challenges in Global Health Experiences. Global Pharmacy Education SIG Special Session. American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy Annual Meeting. Virtual meeting. July 2020.
16. Jonkman L, Connor S, Truong HA, Abrons J. Looking through your crystal ball: Strategizing for long-term preparedness for global health emergencies. American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy, Global Education SIG Webinar. November 2021.
17. Jonkman L, Zee J, Malati C. Postgraduate Training & Career Paths for Pharmacists in Public and Global Health. American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy, Global Education SIG Webinar. May 2022.
18. Borja-Hart N, Okoro O, Jonkman L, Sias J. Preparing pharmacists for a diverse world: incorporation of patient populations into clinical cases and beyond. American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy Annual Meeting. Grapevine TX, July 2022.
19. Borja-Hart N, Haack S, Abrons J, Prescott G, Jonkman L. A picture is worth a thousand words: Engaging students in health equity promotion through photovoice. American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy Annual Meeting. Grapevine TX, July 2022.
20. Jonkman LJ, Crowe S, Njuguna B, Yang S. Global Health PRN Focus Session: Non-communicable disease management at the last mile, where global meets local. American College of Clinical Pharmacy Global Conference on Clinical Pharmacy. San Francisco CA, October 2022.
