Charles D. Peterson, Pharm.D.

Dean, College of Pharmacy, Nursing, and Allied Sciences
123 Sudro Hall
701-231-5383
Charles.Peterson@ndsu.edu

CHARLES D. PETERSON is Dean and professor in the College of Pharmacy, Nursing, and Allied Sciences at North Dakota State University in Fargo, North Dakota. He is currently responsible for approximately 1,700 students, 80 employees, and 10 degree programs He also serves as Principal Investigator and Project Director for the North Dakota Telepharmacy Project. He received both his B.S. and Pharm.D. degrees from the University of Minnesota in 1976 and 1977, respectively. He completed a postdoctoral fellowship in Clinical Toxicology at Hennepin County Medical Center in Minneapolis in 1978.

Dr. Peterson's scholarly achievements include over 55 peer reviewed publications on a variety of topics including toxicology, curriculum innovations and development, and most recently telepharmacy. He has procured over $12.0 million in grants and contracts as principal investigator from private, state, and federal funding agencies, the most recent of which is $3.3 million from the Office for the Advancement of Telehealth/HRSA to support the implementation of a state-wide telepharmacy program in North Dakota to restore and retain pharmacy services in medically underserved rural areas of the state. Dr. Peterson has recently authored articles on telepharmacy applications in both retail and hospital pharmacy settings and has also authored a primer for the federal government providing guidelines for other states on how to successfully implement a telepharmacy program. As principal investigator, Dr. Peterson was also recently awarded $2.0 million from the North Dakota Department of Commerce Center of Excellence Commission to establish a Center for Biopharmaceutical Research & Production (CBRP) to develop vaccines and other biopharmaceuticals for commercialization with local biotechnology companies. Dr. Peterson also serves as a member of the evaluation team for the Accreditation Council on Pharmacy Education, the agency responsible for accrediting schools of pharmacy nationally.