Steven Erickson is an Associate Professor of the University of Michigan College of Pharmacy. Notable achievements include 113 peer reviewed research publications, a book chapter on pharmacotherapy for patients with intellectual or developmental disability, creation of an interprofessional course “Health and Disability” with the goal of increasing health professional students’ understanding of the lived experiences of persons with disabilities, development of a comprehensive medication review program within the Michigan Medicine Health system for patients with disabilities, and collaborated with data scientists on projects that identified disparities in health outcomes of persons with intellectual or developmental disabilities. For the past twelve years, he has focused his attention on work to ensure the safe and effective use of medications taken by people who have disabilities, specifically those who have intellectual or developmental disabilities. This includes collaborating with clinical educators and researchers to develop interventions to improve the cultural competence of health care professionals working with people who have disabilities. He works with community partners from supports and advocacy agencies along with research colleagues to better understand the medication-related issues faced by people with disabilities and the people who support them.