Below is a list of health services research-related training programs offering a range of experiences from master’s and doctoral degrees, post-doctoral and experiential training. This list is organized alphabetically by degree type. When you click on the name of the university, you will be directed to the program landing page. The primary program contact name and email is listed for easy access, but may be found on the landing page as well.
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Postdoctoral Programs
Kaiser Permanente Division of Research, Northern California
Delivery Science Fellowship Program
Dr. Richard Grant, Program Director
richard.w.grant@kp.org 
Dr. Julie Schmittdiel, Program Associate Director
Julie.A.Schmittdiel@kp.org
Kaiser Permanente Division of Research, Northern California
T32 Training Program in Diabetes Translational Research
Dr. Richard Grant, Program Director
richard.w.grant@kp.org 
Dr. Julie Schmittdiel, Program Co-Director
Julie.A.Schmittdiel@kp.org
Kaiser Permanente Washington Health Research Institute
CATALyST K12 Washington Learning Health System Scholar Program
Dr. Diana Buist, Program Co-Director
diana.s.buist@kp.org
University of California, Los Angeles, David Geffen School of Medicine
Stakeholder-Partnered Implementation Research and Innovation Translation (SPIRIT) K12 Program 
Dr. Michael Ong, Professor of Medicine, UCLA/Hospitalist Chief, VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System 
Mong@mednet.ucla.edu
University of Colorado, Anschutz Medical Campus, School of Medicine
K12 Career Development Training in T4 Implementation Science and Heart, Lung, Blood, and Sleep (HLBS) Disorders
Rebecca Speer, Research Training Program Manager
Rebecca.Speer@ucdenver.edu
University of Massachusetts Medical School
PRACCTIS - Prevention and Control of Cancer Training in Implementation Science
Dr. Tom Houston, Program Co-Director
thomas.houston@umassmed.edu
Dr. Stephanie Lemon
stephanie.lemon@umassmed.edu
University of Minnesota, School of Public Health
Minnesota Learning Health System Mentored Career Development Program
Dr. Timothy Beebe, Program Co-Director
beebe026@umn.edu
University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill, Sheps Center for Health Services Research
T32 Training Program in Health Services Research 
Dr. Mark Holmes, Program Director
mark_holmes@unc.edu 
Dr. Kathleen Thomas, Program Associate Director
kathleen_thomas@unc.edu
University of Pennsylvania, School of Nursing 
Center for Health Outcomes and Policy Research (CHOPR) 
T32 Postdoctoral training program in nursing health services research 
Irene Hung, Administrative Director 
Irenedh@nursing.upenn.edu 
OAA National Program Contacts
U.S Department of Veterans Affairs Office of Academic Affiliations
Big Data-Scientist Training Enhancement Program (BD-STEP)
Dr. Stuart Gilman, Advanced Fellowships and Professional Development Director
Stuart.Gilman@va.gov
Dr. Jeff Cully, Advanced Fellowships and Professional Development Clinical Director
Jeffrey.Cully@va.gov
U.S Department of Veterans Affairs Office of Academic Affiliations
VA Advanced Fellowship National Clinical Scholars Program
Dr. Stuart Gilman, Advanced Fellowships and Professional Development Director
Stuart.Gilman@va.gov
Dr. Jeff Cully, Advanced Fellowships and Professional Development Clinical Director
Jeffrey.Cully@va.gov
U.S Department of Veterans Affairs Office of Academic Affiliations
VA Advanced Fellowship Program in Health Services Research and Development (HSR&D)
Dr. Stuart Gilman, Advanced Fellowships and Professional Development Director
Stuart.Gilman@va.gov
Dr. Jeff Cully, Advanced Fellowships and Professional Development Clinical Director
Jeffrey.Cully@va.gov
U.S Department of Veterans Affairs Office of Academic Affiliations
VA Advanced Fellowship Program in Clinical Simulation
Dr. Stuart Gilman, Advanced Fellowships and Professional Development Director
Stuart.Gilman@va.gov
Dr. Jeff Cully, Advanced Fellowships and Professional Development Clinical Director
Jeffrey.Cully@va.gov
U.S Department of Veterans Affairs Office of Academic Affiliations
VA Advanced Fellowship Program in Medical Informatics
Dr. Stuart Gilman, Advanced Fellowships and Professional Development Director
Stuart.Gilman@va.gov
Dr. Jeff Cully, Advanced Fellowships and Professional Development Clinical Director
Jeffrey.Cully@va.gov
U.S Department of Veterans Affairs Office of Academic Affiliations
VA Interprofessional Fellowship Program in Patient Safety
Dr. Stuart Gilman, Advanced Fellowships and Professional Development Director
Stuart.Gilman@va.gov
Dr. Jeff Cully, Advanced Fellowships and Professional Development Clinical Director
Jeffrey.Cully@va.gov
U.S Department of Veterans Affairs Office of Academic Affiliations
VA Quality Scholars Fellowship Program
Dr. Stuart Gilman, Advanced Fellowships and Professional Development Director
Stuart.Gilman@va.gov
Dr. Jeff Cully, Advanced Fellowships and Professional Development Clinical Director
Jeffrey.Cully@va.gov
PhD Programs in Health Services Research
Baylor University, Hankamer School of Business
Ph.D. in Health Services Research
Dr. Neil Fleming, Program Director
Neil_Fleming@Baylor.edu
Boston University, School of Public Health
Ph.D. in Health Services Research 
Dr. Steven Pizer, Director
pizer@bu.edu
Brown University, School of Public Health
Ph.D. in Health Services Research
Dr. Amal Trivedi, Graduate Program Director
Amal_Trivedi@brown.edu 
Emory University, Rollins School of Public Health
Ph.D. in Health Services Research and Health Policy
Dr. David Howard, Program Director
david.howard@emory.edu    
Kent Tolleson, Program Administrator
ktolles@emory.edu
Johns Hopkins University, Bloomberg School of Public Health
Dr.PH concentration in Implementation Science
Dr. Stefan Baral, Concentration Faculty
sbaral@jhu.edu
Dr. Melissa Davey-Rothwell, Concentration Faculty
mdavey1@jhu.edu
Johns Hopkins University, Bloomberg School of Public Health
Ph.D. in Health Services Research and Policy
Albert Wu, Ph.D., Program Director
awu@jhsph.edu
Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine
Ph.D. in Integrated Health Sciences
Dr. Neil Jordan, Program Director
neil-jordan@northwestern.edu 
Old Dominion University, College of Health Sciences
Ph.D. in Health Services Research
Dr. Richardean Benjamin, Associate Dean 
rbenjami@odu.edu
Bonnie Van Lunen, Professor and Chair
bvanlune@odu.edu
Rutgers University, School of Public Health
Ph.D. in Health Systems and Policy
Dr. Alan C. Monheit, Professor of Health Economics and Chair; and Associate Dean of Academic and Faculty Affairs    
monheiac@sph.rutgers.edu 
Texas A&M, School of Public Health
Ph.D. in Health Services Research
Dr. Robert Ohsfeldt, Program Chair
rohsfeldt@tamhsc.edu 
Dr. Michael Morrisey, Program Vice Chair
morrisey@sph.tamhsc.edu
University of Alabama at Birmingham, School of Health Professions
Ph.D. Program in Administration Health Services
Dr. Larry Hearld, Program Director
lhearld@uab.edu 
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Graduate School and College of Public Health 
Ph.D. in Health Systems  and Services Research
Dr. Holly Felix, Program Director
FelixHolly@uams.edu
University of Chicago, Division of Biological Sciences
Ph.D. In Health  Services Research
Dr. R. Tamara Konetzka, Associate Professor
konetzka@uchicago.edu 
University of Colorado Denver, School of Public Health
Ph.D. In Health  Services Research
Dr. Richard Lindrooth, Interim Chair & Professor    
richard.lindrooth@ucdenver.edu 
University of Florida, College of Public Health and Health Professions
Ph.D. in Health Services Research
Dr. Arch G. Mainous III, Program Director 
arch.mainous@phhp.ufl.edu 
University of Maryland, School of Public Health
Ph.D. in Health Services
Dr. Luisa Franzini, Professor and Chair, Health Services Administration
franzini@umd.edu 
University of Michigan, School of Public Health
Ph.D. in Health Services Organization and Policy    
Edward Norton, Program Director
ecnorton@umich.edu 
University of Michigan Medical School, Department of Learning Health Sciences
Ph.D. in Health Infrastructures and Learning Systems  
Dr. Gretchen Piatt, Program Director
piattg@umich.edu
Beth Hill, Program Coordinator  
bethhill@umich.edu 
University of Minnesota, School of Public Health    
Ph.D. In Health Services Research, Policy and Administration
Dr. Donna McAlpine, Associate Professor and Director  
mcalp004@umn.edu
University of North Carolina at Charlotte, College of Health and Human Services
Ph.D. in Health Services Research
Dr. Larissa Huber, Program Director
lrhuber@uncc.edu 
University of Pennsylvania, Wharton School
Ph.D. in Health Care Systems
Dr. Mark V. Pauly, Director
pauly@wharton.upenn.edu
University of Pennsylvania, School of Nursing 
Center for Health Outcomes and Policy Research (CHOPR) 
T32 Predoctoral training program in nursing health services research 
Irene Hung, Administrative Director 
Irenedh@nursing.upenn.edu 
University of Pittsburgh, School of Public Health    
Ph.D. in Health Services Research and Policy 
Jessica Dornin, Program Coordinator
jld115@pitt.edu 
University of Rochester, School of Medicine and Dentistry
Ph.D. in Health Services Research and Policy
Dr. Peter Veazie, Chief, Division of Health Policy and Outcomes Research
Peter_Veazie@urmc.rochester.edu 
University of South Carolina, Arnold School of Public Health
Ph.D. in Health Services Policy and Management    
Dr. Saundra Glover, Department Director
 sglover@mailbox.sc.edu 
University of South Florida, College of Public Health
Ph.D. in Health Services Research
Dr. Etienne Pracht    
epracht@usf.edu 
University of Texas, Houston, School of Public Health
Ph.D. in Health Economics / Health Services Research
Robert O. Morgan, Department Chair 
Robert.O.Morgan@uth.tmc.edu 
University of Washington, School of Public Health
Ph.D. in Global Health Metrics and Implementation Science
Emmanuela Gakidou, Program Co-Director
gakidou@uw.edu
Kenneth Sherr, Program Co-Director
ksherr@uw.edu
University of Washington, School of Public Health
Ph.D. in Health Services    
Dr. Emily Williams, Director
emwilli@uw.edu 
University of Wisconsin-Madison, School of Medicine and Public Health
Ph.D. in Population Health with concentration in Health Services Research
Dr. Maureen A. Smith, Director, AHRQ Pre-doctoral and Post-doctoral Traineeships in Health Services Research and Healthcare Quality Improvement    
maureensmith@wisc.edu 
Virginia Commonwealth University, School of Allied Health Professions
Ph.D. in Health Services Organization and Research
Dr. Jan P. Clement, Professor and Director
jclement@vcu.edu 
University of Nebraska Medical Center, College of Public Health
Ph.D. in Health Services and Policy Research
Dr. Fernando Wilson, Graduate Program Director
fernando.wilson@unmc.edu
PhD in Public Health & Informatics
Brandeis University, Heller School for Social Policy and Management
Ph.D. in Health and Behavioral Health 
Dr. Constance Horgan, Director
horgan@brandeis.edu 
Dr. Jon Chilingerian, Director
chilinge@brandeis.edu 
Saint Louis University, School of Public Health
Ph.D. in Public Health Studies
Dr. Mario Schootman, Director
mario.schootman@slu.edu 
Saint Louis University, School of Public Health
Ph.D. in Public Health Studies
Dr. Elizabeth Baker, Co-Director
bakerpa@slu.edu 
Case Western Reserve University, School of Medicine
Ph.D. in Population and Quantitative Health Sciences
Dr. Nickalaus Koziura, Administrative Director
nlk34@case.edu
University of Texas, Houston, School of Biomedical Informatics
Ph.D. in Biomedical Informatics
Dr. Dean F. Sittig, Program Director
dean.f.sittig@uth.tmc.edu 
PhD in Health Policy & Management
Dartmouth College, Dartmouth Medical School 
Ph.D. in Health Policy and Clinical Practice
Dr. Robert E. Drake, Director of PhD Program, Professor of Psychiatry, of Community & Family Medicine and of The Dartmouth Institute    
robert.e.drake@dartmouth.edu
Harvard University, School of Public Health
Ph.D. in Health Policy
Deborah Whitney, Executive Director
deborah_whitney@harvard.edu 
Penn State University, College of Health and Human Development
Ph.D. in Health Policy and Administration
Dr. Bobbi Robison, Program Coordinator
smr38@psu.edu 
Tulane University, School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine    
Ph.D. in Global Health Management and Policy
Dr. Valerie Yeager, Program Director
ghmp@tulane.edu 
University of California, Berkeley, School of Public Health 
Ph.D. in Health Policy
Dr. Hector Rodriguez, Program Director
hrod@berkeley.edu 
University of California, Los Angeles, Fielding School of Public Health 
Ph.D. in Health Policy and Management    
Anna Lim, Program Contact
apark@ph.ucla.edu
University of Iowa, College of Public Health
Ph.D. in Health Services and Policy
Gwen Archibald, Director of Student Services and Academic Program Support
gwendolyn-archibald@uiowa.edu 
University of Kansas, School of Medicine
Ph.D. in Health Policy and Management    
Dr. Mary Zimmerman, Professor and Ph.D. Program Director
mzimmerman@ku.edu 
University of Illinois, Chicago, School of Public Health
Ph.D. in Health Policy and Administration
Dr. Anthony T. LoSasso, Professor 
losasso@uic.edu 
University of Massachusetts, Amherst, School of Public Health and Health Sciences
Ph.D. in Health Policy and Management    
Dr. Michael Begay, Associate Professor
begay@schoolph.umass.edu 
University of Pennsylvania, Wharton School
Ph.D. in Health Care Management and Economics
Joanne Levy, Associate Director
levyj@wharton.upenn.edu 
Yale University, Yale School of Public Health 
Ph.D. in Health Policy and Management    
Dr. Howard Paul Forman, Professor, Director, Health Care Management Program
howard.forman@yale.edu 
 
Masters Degrees
Case Western Reserve University, School of Medicine
M.S. in Population and Quantitative Health Sciences
Nickalaus Koziura, Administrative Director
nlk34@case.edu 
Oregon Health Science University, School of Public Health    
M.P.H. in Environmental Systems and Human Health
Dr. Rick Johnson, Program Director 
johnsori@ohsu.edu 
Oregon Health Science University, School of Public Health
M.P.H. in Epidemiology
Dr. Janne Boone-Heinonen, Program Director
boonej@ohsu.edu 
Oregon Health Science University, School of Public Health
M.P.H. in Health Promotion
Dr. Lynne Messer, Program Director
lymesser@pdx.edu 
Oregon Health Science University, School of Public Health
M.P.H. in Health Care and Health Disparities
Dr. Elizabeth Waddell, Program Director
waddelle@ohsu.edu
Oregon Health Science University, School of Public Health
M.P.H. in Biostatistics
Dr. Rochelle Fu, Program Director
fur@ohsu.edu 
Oregon Health Science University, School of Public Health
M.P.H. in Management and Policy    
Dr. Julia Goodman, Program Director
jmg@pdx.edu 
University of California, Los Angeles, Fielding School of Public Health
M.S. in Health Policy and Management    
Anna Lim, Program Contact
apark@ph.ucla.edu
University of Iowa, College of Public Health
M.S. in Health Services and Policy Research
Gwen Archibald, Director of Student Services and Academic Program Support
University of Michigan Medical School, Department of Learning Health Sciences
M.S. in Health Infrastructures and Learning Systems  
Dr. Gretchen Piatt, Program Director
piattg@umich.edu
Beth Hill, Program Coordinator  
bethhill@umich.edu 
University of Michigan Medical School, Department of Learning Health Sciences
Online M.S. in Health Infrastructures and Learning Systems  
Dr. Caren Stalburg, Program Director
carens@med.umich.edu
Angie Sullivan, Program Coordinator  
sulland@med.umich.edu 
Weill Cornell Medical College
M.S. in Clinical Epidemiology & Health Services Research
Dr. Mary E. Charlson, Distinguished Professor of Medicine Program Director
rra2004@med.cornell.edu