A Dedicated Effort to Reduce Black Birth Complications Yields Results
LDI Fellows Find a Coordinated Systematic Intervention Improved Black Maternal Health Outcomes
Our Mission
Penn LDI is dedicated to improving health and health care by catalyzing collaborative, multidisciplinary research that influences policy and practice.
Featured Research Updates
Our work addresses some of the most pressing health and health care challenges facing our nation today.
Top Dozen 2024 LDI News Stories
Focusing in on Health Care Policy’s Most Pressing Issues
LDI Research and Analysis That Caught Your Attention in 2024
Topics of Interest Included Insights About Health Disparities and Implications of Health Policies
J. Margo Brooks Carthon to Receive Distinguished Researcher Award
LDI Senior Fellow Cited for Her Contributions to Nursing Scholarship
Marilyn Schapira Honored with Perelman School of Medicine Award
Recipient of 2024 Samuel Martin Health Evaluation Sciences Research Award
Upcoming Events
In-Person Event
Research Seminar with Maggie Shi, PhD
The Limits of Spending Limits: Evidence from the Medicare Therapy Cap
Open to Penn Affiliates
Virtual Event
Has the U.S. Cured Health Care Cost Growth?
A Conversation with Melinda J.B. Buntin, PhD, Amitabh Chandra, PhD, and Ezekiel Emanuel, MD, PhD, moderated by Rachel M. Werner, MD, PhD
Our Experts
Our 500+ Fellows are national experts and thought leaders who bridge all of Penn’s schools, the University of Pennsylvania Health System, and the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia.
Dennis Culhane, PhD
- Professor, Social Policy, School of Social Policy & Practice
- Professor, Policy Evaluation and Research, Graduate School of Education
Levia Sutton, MSN, CRNA
- PhD Student, Nursing, Penn Nursing
Jose Reyes, MD
- Clinical Fellow, Perelman School of Medicine
Bruce Kinosian, MD
- Associate Professor, Medicine, Perelman School of Medicine
Diane Alexander, PhD
- Assistant Professor, Healthcare Management, Wharton School
Suzanne Tham, MSW
- PhD Student, School of Social Policy & Practice
Hita Kambhamettu
- PhD Student, Computer and Information Systems, School of Engineering and Applied Science
Eileen Wang, MD
- Resident, Obstetrics and Gynecology, Perelman School of Medicine
What We Do
As Penn’s hub for health care delivery, health policy, and population health, we connect and amplify over 500 Fellows across the University, and train the next generation of researchers.
Fast Facts
$160M+
Awarded in External Grant Funding
9,500+
Journal Articles Published (2020–2024)
$400K+
Awarded in Research Grants from LDI