Alumni
Emily Quinn, PhD, MS
Assistant Professor
Home Institution: OHSU Institute on Development & Disability
Health System: OHSU
Project Title: Delivering a Telehealth Language Intervention to Children and their Caregivers in Rural Communities
Dr. Quinn received her Ph.D. in Early Childhood Special Education at Vanderbilt University and her M.S. in Speech-Language Pathology at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. She is an Assistant Professor at the Institute of Development and Disability within the Department of Pediatrics at Oregon Health & Science University. Dr. Quinn has a strong research interest in telehealth, which arose from working as a pediatric speech-language pathologist and experiencing difficulty providing intervention to patients in rural communities. With the goal of advancing access to speech-language therapy in rural communities, she has launched a line of research focused on early language interventions delivered via telehealth.
Ilya Ivlev, MD, PhD
Affiliate Investigator
Home Institution: Kaiser Permanente NW, Center for Health Research
Health System: Kaiser Permanente NW
Project Title: Evidence-based De-implementation of Low-value Care in a Learning Health System
Dr. Ivlev completed his medical degree at the Siberian State Medical University (M.D. 2003-2009). He holds a Ph.D. in Biomedical and Clinical Technology from the Czech Technical University in Prague (2009-2014). He is an active permanent member of review committees in peer-reviewed journals, professional healthcare-related international associations, and task force groups. Dr. Ivlev is a leading author of articles in high- ranking peer-reviewed scientific journals, such as 'Operations Research & Management Science' and 'Economics’, ‘Econometrics and Finance'. He is also a co-author of 3 books dealing with decision-making in healthcare and medical technologies assessment and management. Dr. Ivlev’s current research aims to facilitate the rapid implementation of evidence into practice, with a focus on the deintensification/de-implementation of low-value care.
Susanne Klawetter, PhD, MSSW
Assistant Professor
Home Institution: Portland State University, School of Social Work
Health System: OHSU Newborn Intensive Care Unit (NICU)
Project Title: Integrated Behavioral Health Support for OHSU NICU Families
Dr. Klawetter received her Ph.D. in Social Work from the University of Denver, and her M.S.S.W. in Social Work at the University of Texas Austin. She is an Assistant Professor at the Portland State University School of Social Work. Currently, she is co-investigating maternal mental health and engagement in a mixed-methods research project across multiple NICU sites in Colorado. She has experience in clinical social work, such as working with children, adults, and families in community-based mental health and outpatient psychiatric hospital settings. Her work involves finding ways to improve infant and family health outcomes by working within learning health systems to integrate behavioral health and parenting support in novel settings, such as neonatal intensive care units.
Dana Womack, PhD, MS
Assistant Professor
Home Institution: OHSU Medical Informatics & Clinical Epidemiology
Health System: OHSU
Project Title: Echoes of Workplace Overload and Wellbeing
Dr. Womack earned her M.S. in Nursing Informatics from the University of Utah, and Ph.D. in Biomedical Informatics from Oregon Health & Science University. Her recent training as a researcher, combined with past experience in nursing, industry-based research & development, and informatics consulting, creates a unique foundation for this endeavor. She plans to become an embedded, applied researcher who builds a community of practice that spans academic departments, professions, and hospital departments while simultaneously engaging clinicians in research. Dr. Womack aims to expand upon her post-doctoral research to employ real-time data stream analysis to improve patient outcomes, process of care, and clinician work experiences.
Jessica Wyse, PhD, MPP
Assistant Professor
Home Institution: OHSU-PSU School of Public Health
Health System: Portland VA Medical Center
Project Title: Expanding Access to Medications for Opioid Use Disorder (OUD) in VA Primary Care
Dr. Wyse completed a joint Ph.D. in Sociology and Public Policy from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor in 2011, with specific training in qualitative and mixed methodologies, and a substantive focus on the programs and policies affecting underserved populations. Notable areas of her contributions to science include: substance use disorders and treatment, criminal justice system and justice-involved persons, and U.S. social policy and programs. Dr. Wyse’s current research focuses on the treatment of substance use disorders (SUD) among vulnerable populations, including examining how system-level innovations and policies that aim to enhance the safety of how opioid prescribing is implemented within VA hospitals and clinics.