JOSHUA CABALLERO, Pharm.D., BCPP, FCCP
Clinical and Administrative Pharmacy, Athens
Associate Professor
Clinical and Administrative Pharmacy, Athens
Clinical and Administrative Pharmacy, Athens
University of Tennessee, Memphis, TN Doctor of Pharmacy — 2001
University of Florida, Gainesville, FL — 1997
Bachelor’s of Science in Psychology Belen Jesuit Preparatory School, Miami, FL —1993
OU College of Pharmacy, Philip C. and Ethel F. Ashby Distinguished Lecturer — 2025
UGA Faculty Hooder — 2025
UGA Faculty Pinner — 2024, 2025
Phi Delta Chi, UGA Faculty of the Year — 2022, 2025
UGA COP PharmD Teacher of the Year Finalist — 2022
ACCP Educator of the Year Nomination — 2022
Phi Delta Chi, Distinguished Alumni, National — 2019
Phi Delta Chi, Distinguished Alumni, Omega Chapter — 2018
Phi Lambda Sigma, Outstanding Advisor of the Year, National — 2017
NSU Faculty Preceptor of the Year — 2016
Phi Delta Chi, Alumni of the Year, Omega Chapter — 2015
Advisor of the Year, NSU Student Organization — 2013
Golden Apple, NSU Teacher of the Year — 2008, 2012
Rho Chi, Honorary Induction — 2011
NSU Outstanding Teacher Finalist — 2008, 2011, 2012
Roche Pharmacy Communications Award — 2001
Ownby RL, Davenport R, Caballero J. User perceptions of individually-tailored health information in digital apps: Development of a scale. Frontiers in Digital Health. Pre-print. doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/2025.10.25.25338794 (submitted October 2025)
Proctor C, Hopkins N, Villa-Zapata L, Keown C, Caballero J. It’s a job. It’s a very hard job. And it makes you very angry: Migrant farmworkers’ perspectives on stress, coping, and their relationship with mental and physical health. Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health (submitted August 2025)
White L, Keedy C, Xu J, Pierce K, Hall D, Lee J, Greene A, Caballero J. Examining individual serotonin and norepinephrine reuptake inhibitors (SNRIs) and fall-related hospitalizations in older adults. Mental Health Clinician (in revisions October 2025)
Caballero J, Ownby RL, Young HN, McElhannon MB, Bhuiya NMMA, Esho KH, Palmer RH. Developing a culturally adapted digital health application for older Hispanics with type 2 diabetes: Protocol for qualitative and pilot study. JMIR Preprints. 22/04/2025:76294. DOI: 10.2196/preprints.76294. (accepted October 2025)
Thomas JE, Dellarole A, Caballero J. Efficacy and risks of psychedelics in treatment of post-traumatic stress disorder: A systematic review. American Journal of Health System Pharmacists. (accepted October 2025)
Bhuiya NMMA, Caballero J, Young HN, Villa Zapata L. Trends and Predictors of Antihypertensive Medication Adherence in Commercially Insured Adults under 65 (2018-2023). The Journal of Clinical Hypertension (Greenwich). 2025;27(8):e70108. doi: 10.1111/jch.70108.
Ownby RL, Caballero J. Practical approaches to lifestyle interventions for enhancing brain health in older adults: A selective narrative review. Aging and Health Research. 2025;5(3):100258. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ahr.2025.100258.
Ward T, Xu J, Chen X, Hall D, Benavides S, Young HN, Caballero J. Long-acting injectable antipsychotic use and discontinuation rates in pediatric patients using Medicaid claims data. Early Intervention. 2025;19(6):e70063. doi: 10.1111/eip.70063.
Ownby RL, Caballero J. Change in stress among individuals with chronic health conditions and low health literacy using a tailored communication app promoting self-management. Behavioral Sciences. 2025;15(6):783. https://doi.org/10.3390/bs15060783
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