Our Experts

LDI's 300+ Senior Fellows bridge all twelve of Penn’s schools, the University of Pennsylvania Health System, and the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia. These national experts produce data-driven, policy-focused research that improves our nation’s health and health care.

Experts

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Linda Aiken, PhD, RN
Linda H. Aiken, PhD, RN, FAAN, FRCN
Claire Fagin Leadership Professor, School of Nursing
Professor, Sociology, School of Arts and Sciences
Director, Center for Health Outcomes and Policy Research, School of Nursing

B

Jose A Bauermeister, PhD, MPH
Presidential Professor, Family & Community Health, School of Nursing
Kathryn Bowles
Kathryn H. Bowles, PhD, RN, FAAN, FACMI
Professor of Nursing and vanAmeringen Chair, School of Nursing
Bridgette Brawner
Bridgette Brawner, PhD, MDiv, APRN
Associate Professor, Family and Community Health, School of Nursing
Alison M. Buttenheim, PhD, MBA
Director of Engagement, Leonard Davis Institute of Health Economics
Associate Professor, Family and Community Health, School of Nursing
Associate Professor, Health Policy, Perelman School of Medicine
Scientific Director, Center for Health Incentives and Behavioral Economics (CHIBE), Perelman School of Medicine

C

Pamela Z. Cacchione, PhD, CRNP, BC, FGSA, FAAN
Ralston House Term Chair, Gerontological Nursing, School of Nursing
Associate Professor of Geropsychiatric Nursing, Geropsychiatric Nursing, School of Nursing
Margo Brooks Carthon
J. Margo Brooks Carthon, PhD, RN, FAAN
Associate Professor, Family & Community Health, School of Nursing
Associate Professor, Africana Studies, School of Arts and Sciences
Ariana M. Chao, PhD, CRNP, FNP-BC
Assistant Professor, School of Nursing
Cynthia A. Connolly, PhD, RN, FAAN
Rosemarie B. Greco Term Endowed Professorship in Advocacy, Family and Community Health, School of Nursing
Associate Director, Barbara Bates Center for the Study of the History of Nursing, School of Nursing
Co-Faculty Director, Field Center for Children’s Policy, Practice & Research, School of Social Policy & Practice

D

Patricia D'Antonio, PhD, FAAN, RN
Patricia D'Antonio, PhD, RN, FAAN
Carol E. Ware Professor, Mental Health Nursing, School of Nursing
Chair, Department of Family & Community Health, School of Nursing
Director, Barbara Bates Center for the Study of the History of Nursing, School of Nursing
George Demiris, Penn Nursing School
George Demiris, PhD, FACMI
Penn Integrates Knowledge Professor, Biobehavioral Health Sciences, School of Nursing
Penn Integrates Knowledge Professor, Epidemiology and Informatics, Perelman School of Medicine
Jie Deng
Jie Deng, PhD, RN, OCN, FAAN
Associate Professor, Biobehavioral Health Sciences Department, School of Nursing

E

Mary Ersek
Mary Ersek, PhD, RN, FPCN
Professor of Palliative Care, Biobehavioral Health Sciences, School of Nursing
Professor of Medicine, Division of General Internal Medicine, Perelman School of Medicine

F

Julie Fairman
Julie Fairman, PhD, RN, FAAN
Endowed Nightingale Professor in Honor of Nursing Veterans, School of Nursing
Chair, Department of Biobehavioral Health Sciences, School of Nursing
Director Emerita, Barbara Bates Center for the Study of the History of Nursing, School of Nursing
Dalmacio Dennis Flores, PhD, ACRN
Assistant Professor, Family and Community Health, School of Nursing

G

Karen Glanz
Karen Glanz, PhD, MPH
George A. Weiss University Professor, Department of Biostatistics, Epidemiology, and Informatics, Perelman School of Medicine
Professor, Biobehavioral Health Sciences, School of Nursing
Director, UPenn Prevention Research Center, Perelman School of Medicine

H

Holly Harner
Holly M. Harner, PhD, MBA, MPH, RN, WHCNP-BC, FAAN
Practice Professor of Women's Health, Family and Community Health, School of Nursing
Karen Hirschman, PhD, MSW, FGSA
Research Associate Professor, School of Nursing
Nancy A. Hodgson, RN, PhD, FAAN
Professor, Biobehavioral Health Science, School of Nursing
John Holmes, PhD
John H. Holmes, PhD
Professor, Biostatistics and Epidemiology, Perelman School of Medicine
Professor, School of Nursing

J

Sara F Jacoby, PhD, MPH, MSN
Assistant Professor, Family and Community Health, School of Nursing
Assistant Professor, Surgery, Perelman School of Medicine

K

Susan Keim, PhD, MSN, MS, CRNP
Director, Doctor of Nursing Practice in Executive Leadership, School of Nursing
Director, Nursing & Healthcare Administration and Health Leadership, School of Nursing
Melanie Kornides, ScD, MPH, APRN
Assistant Professor, Family & Community Health, School of Nursing

L

Eileen Lake
Eileen Lake, PhD, RN, FAAN
Jessie M. Scott Endowed Term Chair, Professor of Nursing and Health Policy, School of Nursing
Professor, Sociology, School of Arts and Sciences
Associate Director, Center for Health Outcomes and Policy, School of Nursing
Karen Lasater
Karen Lasater, PhD, RN
Assistant Professor, Biobehavioral Health Sciences, School of Nursing
Terri Lipman, PhD, CRNP, FAAN
Assistant Dean for Community Engagement, Family and Community Health, School of Nursing

M

Lea Ann Matura, PhD, RN, FAAN
Associate Professor, Biobehavioral Health Sciences, School of Nursing
Catherine Claire McDonald, PhD, RN, FAAN
Associate Professor, Family and Community Health, School of Nursing
Associate Professor, Pediatrics, Perelman School of Medicine
Matthew D. McHugh, PhD, JD, MPH
Matthew D. McHugh, PhD, JD, MPH, RN, FAAN
Professor, Center for Health Outcomes and Policy Research, School of Nursing
The Independence Chair for Nursing Education, School of Nursing
Associate Director, Center for Health Outcomes and Policy Research, School of Nursing
Salimah Meghani
Salimah Meghani, PhD, MBE, RN, FAAN
Professor, Biobehavioral and Health Sciences, School of Nursing
Term Chair, Palliative Care, School of Nursing
Jennifer Myers
Jennifer Myers, MD
Professor, Medicine, Perelman School of Medicine
Professor, Biobehavioral Health Sciences, School of Nursing

N

Mary Naylor
Mary D. Naylor, PhD, RN, FAAN
Marian S. Ware Professor, Gerontology, School of Nursing
Director, NewCourtland Center for Transitions and Health, School of Nursing

P

Adriana Perez
Adriana Perez, PhD, CRNP, ANP-BC, FAAN, FGSA
Assistant Professor, Family and Community Health, School of Nursing
Jennifer Pinto-Martin
Jennifer A. Pinto-Martin, PhD, MPH
Viola MacInnes/ Independence Professor, Biobehavioral Health Sciences, School of Nursing
Professor, Center for Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Perelman School of Medicine

R

Therese Richmond
Therese S. Richmond, PhD, CRNP, FAAN
Andrea B. Laporte Endowed Professor, Biobehavioral Health Sciences, School of Nursing
Associate Dean, Research & Innovation, School of Nursing
Professor, Surgery, Perelman School of Medicine
Barbara Riegel
Barbara Riegel, PhD, RN, FPCNA, FHFSA, FAHA, FAAN
Professor, Biobehavioral Health Sciences, School of Nursing

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