Karen Farris received her BS in pharmacy from the University of Tennessee Health Science Center and her doctorate from the University of Michigan, with training in pharmacy, social psychology, and health behavior. Her research and teaching focus on social theories to examine how individuals manage medications and how pharmacists in oncology and primary care settings influence medication use. Her work in IPE examines agreement between different types of raters assessing interprofessional care. Most recently, she is working to establish the research agenda for the UM's Center for Interprofessional Education.