In-Person Event
Research Seminar with Gopi Shah Goda, PhD
Insurance Against Health Shocks in the Tax Code: Eligibility and Take-Up
Open to Penn Affiliates
Our Mission
Penn LDI is dedicated to improving health and health care by catalyzing collaborative, multidisciplinary research that influences policy and practice.
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.
Upcoming Events
Virtual Event
Evidence-Driven Approaches to Preventing Firearm Deaths
A Conversation with Andrew Morral, PhD, Jo Richardson, PhD, and Ali Rowhani-Rahbar, PhD, MD, MPH, moderated by Therese Richmond, PhD, MSN
Featured Research Updates
Our work addresses some of the most pressing health and health care challenges facing our nation today.
Medicaid’s New Policy Boosts Street Medicine in the U.S.
But More Funding and Better Rules Are Needed to Help People Who Are Addicted or Homeless, LDI Experts Say
7 Ways to Improve an Already Effective Treatment for Stimulant Use Disorder
New Commentary Suggests Ways to Make Contingency Management More Effective For Drugs Like Cocaine and Methamphetamine
Why Health Privacy Online Is a Myth
Google Knows More About Your Health Than Your Mom, LDI Experts Explain. And Here’s What Can Be Done About It
How Can We Improve Telemedicine for Patients with Gynecologic Cancer?
Fewer Than 30% of Patients Used Telehealth Even During the Pandemic
Eileen Lake and Salimah Meghani Named to International Nurse Researcher Hall of Fame
Cited for Their Work’s Significant Impact on Nursing and Patient Care
Transportation Remains a Big Barrier to Health Care
Caregivers Should Screen for It and Have Options Available, LDI Experts Say
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.
Khalid Alkhatib, MD, MMSc
- Clinical Research Fellow, Urology, Perelman School of Medicine
George Dalembert, MD, MSHP
- Assistant Professor, Clinical Pediatrics, Perelman School of Medicine
Jessica Fishman, PhD
- Director, Message Effects Lab, Annenberg School for Communication
Richard Patti
- PhD Student, Sociology and Demography, School of Arts and Sciences
- MA Student, Statistics and Data Science, Wharton School
Christian Terwiesch, PhD
- Professor and Chair, Operations, Information, and Decisions, Wharton School
- Professor, Medical Ethics and Health Policy, Perelman School of Medicine
Mia Djulbegovic, MD, MHS
- Clinical Fellow, Hematology and Oncology, Perelman School of Medicine
Margaret Lowenstein, MD, MPhil, MSHP
- Assistant Professor, Medicine, Perelman School of Medicine
Erin Sieke, MD, MS
- Clinical Fellow, Department of Pediatrics, Division of Emergency Medicine, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
Fast Facts
$142 Million
In Research Grants Given Annually to Senior Fellows
141,957
Senior Fellow Journal Citations in 2018–2022
9,721
Articles Published by Senior Fellows in 2022