Megan McHugh, Ph.D., is an associate professor in the Center for Health Services and Outcomes Research, Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine. Dr. McHugh is a health services researcher, educator, and evaluator with expertise in conducting complex, multi-site evaluations of quality improvement programs and health policies. Dr. McHugh also directs the Center’s program in Manufacturing and Health, which aims to generate evidence to improve the health of manufacturing employees and communities, and reduce health care costs for companies. Previously, Dr. McHugh was research director at the Health Research & Educational Trust of the American Hospital Association and Senior Program Officer at the Institute of Medicine.
She is a 2019 grantee of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation's Understanding and Supporting Anchor Businesses to Build a Culture of Health program, managed by AcademyHealth.