Nicholas “Nick” Hagemeier, PharmD, PhD, is an Associate Professor of Pharmacy Practice in the East Tennessee State University (ETSU) Gatton College of Pharmacy and Research Director of ETSU's Center for Prescription Drug Abuse Prevention and Treatment. He earned his Doctor of Pharmacy, master's and doctorate degrees from Purdue University. He has nine years of experience in community pharmacy settings. Hagemeier is Co-Investigator of ETSU’s $2.2 million Diversity-Promoting Institutions Drug Abuse Research Program, which is funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH), and is Principal Investigator for a core project focused on Rx drug abuse-related communication. He is also Director of a Community Pharmacy Practice Research Fellowship. He has obtained over $2.3 million in NIH and state funds to conduct Rx drug abuse research. He has published 30 peer-reviewed manuscripts and has given multiple invited research presentations. He received the Tennessee Pharmacists Association GenerationRx Champions Award in 2016 for his efforts to engage community pharmacists in Rx drug abuse prevention.