about me
I am a healthcare services researcher with an interest in improving access to 'best practice' care. Much of my work has focused specifically on improving access to mental health and collaborative care programs, but I am also involved in a number of projects related to surgical and medical care, particularly in hospital settings. Bridging these different clinical domains is an interest in implementation science, & specifically testing implementation strategies, or interventions specificlally focused on changing care provisions and/or organization, clinician or patient behavior. More information about my research can be found on the Research page.
I am currently an Assistant Professor in the Department of Health Management & Policy at the University of Michigan's School of Public Health. I am also an affiliate of the Institute for Healthcare Policy & Innovation and the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Michigan Medical School, as well as the Data Science for Dynamic Decision-Making (D3) lab, based in the Quantitative Methods Program at the Insitute for Social Research. I am also core faculty for the Michigan Program on Value Enhancement, a joint venture between IHPI & the Michigan Medicine Department of Quality Improvement that focuses on improving care value within Michigan Medicine. Additionally, for the past 10+ years I have been involved in teaching Categorical Data Analysis at the University of Michigan's ICPSR Summer Program and the Global School in Empirical Research Methods.
In my spare time, I enjoy exploring new international locales, peaty single malts & lots of college basketball [rock chalk, Jayhawk!].