In-Person Event
Research Seminar with Adam Sacarny, PhD
The Anatomy of a Hospital System Merger: The Patient Did Not Respond Well to Treatment
Open to Penn Affiliates
Our Mission
LDI’s mission is to improve health and health care by catalyzing collaborative, multidisciplinary research that influences policy and practice.
Upcoming Events
Virtual Event
Policy Seminar with Elizabeth Fowler, PhD, JD
The Future of CMMI: Fireside Chat with Liz Fowler
Open to Penn Affiliates
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
$104 Million
In Research Grants Given Annually to Senior Fellows
100,879
Senior Fellow Journal Citations in 2017–2021
7,457
Articles Published by Senior Fellows in 2021
Featured Research Updates
Our work addresses some of the most pressing health and health care challenges facing our nation today.
Emily Becker-Haimes Wins Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies Early Career Award
Recognized for Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Implementation Science Research
Why Do Black Patients Receive Fewer Emergency Surgical Consultations than White Patients?
Finding the Answer Could Help Reduce the Disparities that Worsen Outcomes and Survival
What Can Be Done to Break the Link Between Disability and Incarceration?
Data Reveals High Rate of Incarceration Among Disabled People and Opportunities for Intervention
Hidden Physician Financial Conflicts of Interest in Dialysis
Nephrologists’ Ownership Of Dialysis Facilities Doesn’t Affect Outcomes, But Why Is It So Secret?
Law Enforcement in the Emergency Department
Police are Commonly Found in EDs – But Hospital Policy is Lacking Regarding Their Interactions With Patients
Magnet4Europe Project Brings Hospital Partners Together in Philadelphia
Strong European Union Support and Extended Funding Set Tone of Two-Day Gathering
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.
Scott Harrington, PhD
- Alan B. Miller Professor, Health Care Management, Wharton School
Ariana M. Chao, PhD, RN
- Assistant Professor, Biobehavioral Health Sciences, Penn Nursing
- Assistant Professor, Psychiatry, Perelman School of Medicine
Bita Fayaz Farkhad, PhD
- Postdoctoral Fellow, Annenberg Public Policy Center, Annenberg School for Communication
Katherine Britt, PhD, RN
- Postdoctoral Fellow, NewCourtland Center for Transitions and Health, Penn Nursing
Gary Hettinger, MS
- PhD Student, Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Perelman School of Medicine
Danielle Cullen, MD, MPH
- Assistant Professor, Pediatrics, Emergency Medicine, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
Sara Handley, MD, MSCE
- Attending Physician, Division of Neonatology, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
- Instructor, Pediatrics, Perelman School of Medicine
Kathryn Jedrziewski, PhD
- Deputy Director, Institute on Aging, Perelman School of Medicine