Timothy J. Ives, PharmD, MPH, is a professor of pharmacy and adjunct professor of medicine at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He received his baccalaureate and doctoral degrees in pharmacy at the University of Florida, a master of public health in health policy and administration, and a fellowship at UNC-Chapel Hill. Prior to coming to Carolina, he was a member of the faculties of the University of Utah and the Medical University of South Carolina. Ives is a licensed pharmacist and clinical pharmacist practitioner in North Carolina and is a board certified in pharmacotherapy specialist. He is a fellow of the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists, as well as the American College of Clinical Pharmacy, of which he has served as secretary.

At UNC-Chapel Hill, Ives has served as interim chair of the Division of Pharmacy Practice, chair of the Orange County Board of Health, and currently directs the Chronic Pain Program in the Division of General Medicine and Clinical Epidemiology of the UNC School of Medicine.

Within AACP, Ives has served as chair of the Bylaws and Policy Development Committee and has served as both secretary and chair of the AACP Section of Teachers of Pharmacy Practice. He is the current chair-elect of the Council of Sections and is a member of the board of directors.

Research Interests

Chronic pain management, inflammation, cardiovascular/endocrine disease management, and the development of primary care roles for pharmacists