Joined the Institute: 2018
Education and training: PhD, social and behavioral epidemiology, University of Minnesota; MS, physical activity and health, Oregon State University.
Evaluation interests:
- Healthcare utilization and cost measurement
- Patient, member and community-reported outcomes
- Measuring success of program implementation, treatment fidelity and process evaluation
- Quantitative, qualitative and mixed-methods data collection
- Statistical and epidemiologic methods
- Evaluation methods (e.g., stakeholder analysis, logic model development, needs assessment)
- Theory-based program design and formative evaluation
- Data visualization
Current evaluation activities and funding:
- Program evaluations in partnership with HealthPartners departments such as Primary & Specialty Care, Hospitals, Health & Care Engagement and Office of Health Professional Education
- Evaluation studies in collaboration with healthcare organizations, philanthropic foundations, government agencies and academic institutions
- Research studies related to pediatric obesity, care coordination, qualitative methods, behavior change theory, and treatment fidelity measurement
