University Of Southern Nevada

Dr. Unni received her Bachelor of Pharmacy degree from the College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Manipal, India in 1998 after which she worked for three and half years in the pharmaceutical industry in India. She came to the United States in 2001 to pursue a Masters degree in Business Administration at the University of Louisiana at Monroe and graduated as Outstanding MBA Graduate in 2003. Subsequently, she joined the University of Iowa for her PhD in Pharmaceutical Socioeconomics and graduated in 2008. While at the University of Iowa, she was the recipient of Pharmaceutical Socioeconomics Department Fellowship in 2004 and College of Pharmacy Dissertation Fellowship in 2008. Dr. Unni has publications in peer reviewed journals and has also presented her research at various regional and national conferences. She has also received various awards for her research at both college and regional levels. 

Elizabeth’s research interest is in health services and include medication non-adherence, medication errors, medication management by elderly, and pharmaceutical care services. She is a member of the American Pharmaceutical Association, the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy, International Society of Pharmacoeconomics and Outcomes research, Beta Gamma Sigma and Rho Chi Academic Honor Societies. She is married to Sudhir Unni.