Doctor of Pharmacy, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 2010

PGY1 Pharmacy Residency Practice , Puget Sound VA Health Services, WA 2011

PGY2 Ambulatory Care Residency , University of Illinois at Chicago, IL 2012

Research Areas: Contraception, medication use during pregnancy, collaborative drug therapy management, pharmacist scope of practice, medication access

Opportunities for Collaboration: See research areas above

• ACCP Focused Investigator Training Program (FIT) 2025-2027 

• ACCP Mentored Research Investigator Training Program (MeRIT) 2015-2017 

• Board Certified Ambulatory Care Pharmacist 

• Board Certified Pharmacotherapy Specialist 

• American College of Clinical Pharmacy (ACCP), Women’s Health PRN – Chair 2017/2018, Chair-Elect 2016/2017, Secretary Treasurer & Communications Committee Chair – 2014-2016
• American College of Clinical Pharmacy (ACCP), Ambulatory Care PRN: Vice-Chair Budget and Finance Committee 2013-2014, Research Committee 2015-2018
• American Pharmacists Association (APhA), University of Illinois at Chicago, New Practitioner Mentor 2011-2015
• Georgia Pharmacists Association (GPhA), Member
• Georgia Society of Health-System Pharmacists (GSHP), Member
• Phi Delta Chi Professional Pharmacy Fraternity, Alumni Member, Rosalind Franklin College of Pharmacy Reginal Colony Coordinator 2012-2013

Contraception, Emergency Contraception, Medication use during pregnancy, Pharmacist Scope of Practice, Medication Access

A full list of publications can be found at the links below:

Google Scholar Profile

Pub Med Profile

Stone RH, Lodise NM, Morin AK, Rafie S. What is the restriction on over-the-counter emergency contraception access today?. J Adolesc Health. 2014;55(1):148.  

Stone RH, Rafie S, El-Ibiary SY, Karaoui LR, Shealy KM, Vernon VP. Oral contraceptive pills and possible adverse effects. Journal of Symptoms and Signs. 2014; 3(4): 282-291.  

Stone RH, Hong J, Jeong H. Pharmacokinetics of monoclonal antibodies used for inflammatory bowel diseases in pregnant women. J Clin Toxicol. 2014;4(4):209.  

Rafie S, Stone RH, Wilkinson TA, Borgelt LM, El-Ibiary SY, Ragland D. Role of the community pharmacist in emergency contraception counseling and delivery in the United States: current trends and future prospects. Integr Pharm Res Pract. 2017;6:99-108. Published 2017 Mar 23.  

Tran TH, Griffin BL, Stone RH, Vest KM, Todd TJ. Methadone, Buprenorphine, and Naltrexone for the Treatment of Opioid Use Disorder in Pregnant Women. Pharmacotherapy. 2017;37(7):824-839.  

Stone R, Rafie S, El-Ibiary SY, Vernon V, Lodise NM. Emergency Contraception Algorithm and Guide for Clinicians. Nurs Womens Health. 2017;21(4):297-305. 

Griffin BL, Stone RH, El-Ibiary SY, et al. Guide for Drug Selection During Pregnancy and Lactation: What Pharmacists Need to Know for Current Practice. Ann Pharmacother. 2018;52(8):810-818.  

Stone RH, Anguiano R, Falk K, Bobowski C, Alvarez P, Mastrogiannis D. Latency of 17OHP delivery from prescription to first dose in patients receiving compound vs commercial product and patient outcomes. Journal of Reproductive Medicine. 2018 Jun;3:276-284  

Ti A, Stone RH, Whiteman M, Curtis KM. Safety and effectiveness of hormonal contraception for women who use opioids: A systematic review. Contraception. 2019;100(6):480-483.  

Stone RH, Rafie S, Griffin B, Shealy K, Stein AB. Pharmacist self-perception of readiness to prescribe hormonal contraception and additional training needs. Curr Pharm Teach Learn. 2020;12(1):27-34.  

Stone RH, Rafie S, Ernest D, Scutt B. Emergency Contraception Access and Counseling in Urban Pharmacies: A Comparison between States with and without Pharmacist Prescribing. Pharmacy (Basel). 2020;8(2):105. Published 2020 Jun 19.  

Stone RH, Griffin B, Fusco RA, Vest K, Tran T, Gross S. Factors Affecting Contraception Access and Use in Patients With Opioid Use Disorder. J Clin Pharmacol. 2020;60 Suppl 2:S63-S73. doi:10.1002/jcph.1772 

Stone RH, Rafie S. Medication abortion: Advocating for mifepristone dispensing by pharmacists. Contraception. 2021;104(1):31-32.  

Beal JL, Reed JB, Stone RH, Satterfield KG, Meredith AH. Pharmacist-prescribed hormonal contraception services: A systematic review of implementation studies. J Am Coll Clin Pharm. 2021; 1- 14.  

Stone RH, Cieri-Hutcherson NE, Vernon V, et al. An Integrative Review of Curricular Considerations for Preparing Student Pharmacists to Prescribe Hormonal Contraception [published online ahead of print, 2021 Aug 12]. Am J Pharm Educ. 2021;8667.  

Rikard R, Elliott J, Dalton E, Stone RH. Pharmacist-Prescribed Hormonal Contraception: Does Didactic Hormonal Contraception Education Affect Student Pharmacist Perceptions of This Professional Activity?. Pharmacy (Basel). 2021;9(3):145. Published 2021 Aug 20. 

Rawal S, Tackett RL, Stone RH, Young HN. COVID-19 Vaccination among Pregnant People in the U.S.: A Systematic Review [published online ahead of print, 2022 Mar 10]. Am J Obstet Gynecol MFM. 2022;100616.  

Cleland K, Kumar B, Kakkad N, et al. Now is the time to safeguard access to emergency contraception as abortion restrictions sweep the United States [published online ahead of print, 2022 Jun 23]. Contraception. 2022;S0010-7824(22)00167-6.  

Miller J, Lavender D, Johnson B, Osae S, Stone RH, Thomas I, Phillips B. Factors Associated with Pharmacy Residency Matching: A Scoping Review. JACCP. 2022 Sept. https://doi.org/10.1002/jac5.1704  

Stone RH, Gross S, Reardon B, Young HN. Emergency Contraception Access and Counseling in Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan Pharmacies in Georgia. J Pharm Pract. 2023 Jun;36(3):523-531. doi: 10.1177/08971900211052821. Epub 2021 Dec 9. PMID: 34881653. 

Rafie S, Majerczyk D, Cieri-Hutcherson N, Campbell N, Stone RH, Leader L, Weddendorf E, McBane S, Karaoui L, Herman A, Kaczmarski K. Pharmacist Dispensing of Mifepristone: An Opinion of the Women’s Health Practice and Research Network of the American College of Clinical Pharmacy. JACCP. Dec 2023. https://doi.org/10.1002/jac5.1909 

Whitten S, Phillips BB, Osae SP, et al. Factors associated with attaining a pharmacy residency interview: A scoping review. J Am Coll Clin Pharm. 2024; 7(3): 244-254. doi:10.1002/jac5.1929 

Osae SP, Palmer R, Harvey A, et al. Collaborative drug therapy modification (CDTM): Facilitators, barriers, and perceptions of individual pharmacist participation in Georgia. J Am Pharm Assoc (2003). Published online February 16, 2024. doi:10.1016/j.japh.2024.102041 

Stone RH, Johnson BR, Lavender DL, et al. Pharmacist certification of drug therapy modification: A survey of pharmacist-reported practices, facilitators, and barriers in Georgia. J Am Coll Clin Pharm. 2024; 1-9. doi:10.1002/jac5.1938 

Kolanczyk DM, Merlo JR, Bradley B, et al. 2023 Update to the American College of Clinical Pharmacy Pharmacotherapy Didactic Curriculum Toolkit. J Am Coll Clin Pharm. 2024; 7(3): 255-269. doi:10.1002/jac5.1930 

Stone RH, Patel MD, Beene LL. Pharmacist-Prescribed Hormonal Contraception: A Survey of Perceptions of Georgia Community Pharmacists and Non-Community Pharmacists. Pharmacy. 2024; 12(5):156. https://doi.org/10.3390/pharmacy12050156