No Dual Track for Nurses Hurts Patients, Penn LDI Expert Says
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Our Mission
We connect researchers from across the University of Pennsylvania with a common mission: to improve health and health care by catalyzing collaborative, multidisciplinary research that influences policy and practice.
Featured Research Updates
LDI generates critical evidence to improve U.S. health care delivery, patient care, and health policy.
Why White Men in the U.S. Face Surprising Health Challenges
White Men’s Social Advantages May Fuel Suicide and Poor Health, LDI Expert Says
Despite Coverage Requirements, Insurers Added Barriers to Access for Drugs
Chart of the Day: Medicare, Medicaid, and Insurers Replaced High Costs With More Hurdles, LDI Expert Finds
David Grande Appointed Interim Executive Director of LDI
Will Serve as Provost Office Search for Permanent Director Continues
Opioid Prescriptions Can Lead to Misuse and Poor Job Performance
Military Data Link New Opioid Prescriptions to Fewer Promotions and More Misconduct
LDI and American Healthcare
The Pennsylvania Gazette Reflects on How LDI’s Leaders and Fellows Are Meeting the Federal Policy Moment
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2026 SUMR Research Symposium
Penn LDI Summer Undergraduate Mentored Research Program
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Consumer-Directed Health Care: Promise or Pitfall
A Conversation with Sherry Glied, PhD, and Stephen Parente, PhD, MPH
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.
Julia Lynch, PhD
- Professor, Political Science , School of Arts and Sciences
Phillip Pierorazio, MD
- Professor, Urology , Perelman School of Medicine
Joan Gluch, PhD, RDH
- Professor, Preventive and Restorative Sciences , Penn Dental Medicine
- Division Chief, Community Oral Health , Penn Dental Medicine
Anita Allen, PhD, JD
- Henry R. Silverman Professor Emeritus , Carey Law School
- Professor Emeritus, Philosophy , School of Arts and Sciences
Charles Leonard, PharmD, MSCE, MPH
- Associate Professor, Biostatistics, Epidemiology and Informatics , Perelman School of Medicine
Tyra Bryant-Stephens, MD
- Associate Professor, General Pediatrics , Perelman School of Medicine
Jessica Wong, MS
- PhD Student, Department of Biostatistics, Epidemiology and Informatics , Perelman School of Medicine
Sarah Lindley, PhD
- Postdoctoral Fellow, Obstetrics and Gynecology, Perelman School of Medicine , 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
$179M+
Awarded in External Grant Funding
12,100+
Journal Articles Published (2021–2025)
$622K+
Awarded in Research Grants from LDI