Principle Investigators

Jerome Dugan, PhD, Leo Greenawalt Professor of Health Policy; Assistant Professor, Department of Health Services, School of Public Health; Adjunct Assistant Professor, Evans School of Public Policy and Governance, University of Washington.

His research examines how health related factors, such as an individual’s health insurance status or the structure of providers and payer institutions, impact medical decision-making and the subsequent impact of these decisions on the cost and quality of care sought and received. In particular, he focuses on the prevention and control of major chronic diseases – diagnoses that require a high level of coordination between individual patients, treating institutions, and payers to minimize the probability of future acute and adverse outcomes.

Dr. Dugan received his MA and PhD in Economics at Rice University and his BS in Economics from Clemson University.

Layla Booshehri, PhD, Director of the Center for Health Innovation & Policy Science (CHIPS); Clinical Assistant Professor, Department Health Services, School of Public Health, University of Washington.

As a complex systems researcher trained in statistical modeling and causal inference, her research examines the distributional effects of state-administered social assistance programs across socioeconomic and socio-geographic groups and evaluates the role of household finance and financial literacy as a social determinant of population health. Her policy-focused research agenda involves routine engagement with non-profits, community partners, and local/state government policymakers.

Dr. Booshehri holds an MS and PhD in Applied Physics from Rice University and a BS in Physics from the University of Florida.