The Policy and Systems Science Analysis Core aims to improve and expand the use of innovative and state-of-the-art policy research methods, enhance the use of novel systems science methods, and increase the capacity for policy and systems science in diabetes translation research among WU-CDTR investigators.
Core Services
- Provide one-on-one consultation on:
- Policy and systems science research designs and analytic methods
- Application of policy and systems science models suited to diabetes translation research
- Foster collaborations with systems modelers, diabetes scientist, and community stakeholder
- Provide guidance on connecting WU-CDTR members with local, regional, and national policy stakeholders interested in research collaborations
- Facilitate participation by the next generation of diabetes scientists in interest groups that focus on rigorous and innovative policy and systems analysis methods
Resources
Systems science methods
- Using Systems Thinking and Tools to Solve Public Health Problems – NIH/NCI
- Microsimulation Strategies for health services research – CHEP
Policy analysis and economic evaluation
- Systems Science Interest Group
- The interest group is a community of scholars, researchers, and evaluators who are interested in systems science, including network analysis, agent-based modeling, and system dynamics. Sessions are held once per month during the academic year and include a mix of formal and informal presentations and discussions.
Core Personnel
Doug Luke, PhD
Director: Policy and Systems Science Analysis Core | Irving Louis Horowitz Professor in Social Policy
Ross A, Hammond, PhD
Associate Director: Policy and Systems Science Analysis Core | Betty Bofinger Brown Distinguished Professor in Public Health
Megan White, MSW
Research Project Manager, Center for Diabetes Translation Research
- Phone: 314-935-3005
- Email: m.white1@wustl.edu