Expert Sources
The experts listed here were chosen to represent the principal fields of research at RTI because of their professional experience, published writings, and peer recognition. To request an interview or an expert opinion of any of these individuals, please contact either Lisa Bistreich (919-316-3596; lbistreich@rti.org) or Patrick Gibbons (919-541-6136; pgibbons@rti.org).
Additionally, RTI publishes a Media Sourcebook of Health Experts, which provides a current list of RTI experts in health public policy fields. To receive a copy, please send your request to news@rti.org.
The following RTI Experts are grouped by research field. Click on their name to view biography. «list alphabetically»
Advanced Technology
Margo F. Brinkley
Computer-Assisted Personal Interviewing
Multi-Site Evaluation
Information System Design
Data Capture Technologies
Multi-Site Evaluation
Information System Design
Data Capture Technologies
Jay R. Levinsohn
Instrument Design, Evaluation, and Testing
Project Management
Information System Design
Data Capture Technologies
Project Management
Information System Design
Data Capture Technologies
Barbara L. Massoudi
Health Policy
Health Care Quality and Access
Epidemiology
Health Information Technology
Health Care Quality and Access
Epidemiology
Health Information Technology
Brian Stoner
Materials Science
Biomedical Materials and Devices
Thin-Film Deposition and Analysis
MEMS Devices
Biomedical Materials and Devices
Thin-Film Deposition and Analysis
MEMS Devices
Ramasubramanian Suresh
Computer-Assisted Telephone Interviewing
Computer-Assisted Personal Interviewing
Web-Based Interviewing
Computer-Assisted Personal Interviewing
Web-Based Interviewing
Rama Venkatasubramanian
Optoelectronic Materials
Thermoelectric Materials
Thermal Management
Thermoelectric Power Generation
Thermoelectric Materials
Thermal Management
Thermoelectric Power Generation
Drug Discovery and Development
Stephen M. Beard
Health Economics
Disease Management
Decision Analytic Modeling and Value Strategy Development in Health Care
Disease Management
Decision Analytic Modeling and Value Strategy Development in Health Care
Irma M. Grossi
Preclinical Drug Development
Metastasis Models
Eicosanoid Metabolism
Integrins and Cell Adhesion
Metastasis Models
Eicosanoid Metabolism
Integrins and Cell Adhesion
Josephine A. Mauskopf
Health Economics
Patient-Reported Outcomes
Health Care Interventions
Pharmacoeconomics
Patient-Reported Outcomes
Health Care Interventions
Pharmacoeconomics
Lori D. McLeod
Health Status and Quality of Life Assessment
Patient-Reported Outcomes
Health Outcomes Strategy
Psychometrics
Patient-Reported Outcomes
Health Outcomes Strategy
Psychometrics
Kenneth J. Rothman
Pharmacoepidemiology
Birth Defects
Cancer
Epidemiologic Study Design and Data Analysis
Birth Defects
Cancer
Epidemiologic Study Design and Data Analysis
Rochelle W. Tyl
Regulatory Toxicology
Developmental and Reproductive Toxicology
Endocrine Toxicology
Developmental Neurotoxicology
Developmental and Reproductive Toxicology
Endocrine Toxicology
Developmental Neurotoxicology
Economic and Social Research
Pamela K. Lattimore
Prisoner Reentry
Corrections Research and Policy
Criminal Recidivism
Substance Use, Mental Health, and Criminal Behavior
Corrections Research and Policy
Criminal Recidivism
Substance Use, Mental Health, and Criminal Behavior
Mary K. Muth
Food Safety
Economic Impact Analysis
Industrial Organization
Food and Agricultural Industries
Economic Impact Analysis
Industrial Organization
Food and Agricultural Industries
Education and Training Research
Don Bailey
Children with Disabilities
Early Intervention and Early Education Programs
Newborn Screening for Genetic Disorders
Family Adaptation to Disability
Early Intervention and Early Education Programs
Newborn Screening for Genetic Disorders
Family Adaptation to Disability
Environmental Research Services
Robert H. Beach
Natural Resource Management
Economic Impact Analysis
Climate Change
Environmental Policy Analysis
Economic Impact Analysis
Climate Change
Environmental Policy Analysis
Carol Mansfield
Microeconomic Data Analysis
Environmental Policy Analysis
Health and Environmental Economics
Environmental Policy Analysis
Health and Environmental Economics
Edo D. Pellizzari
Genetics, Proteomics, and Bioinformatics
Health and the Environment
Mass Spectrometry
Measurement and Monitoring
Health and the Environment
Mass Spectrometry
Measurement and Monitoring
Health Research
Juesta M. Caddell
Survey Design and Analysis
Therapeutic Outcomes and Safety
Neuropsychology of Substance Abuse
Substance Abuse Treatment
Therapeutic Outcomes and Safety
Neuropsychology of Substance Abuse
Substance Abuse Treatment
Jerry Cromwell
Health Care Financing and Reimbursement
Health Care Efficiency and Equity
Federal-State Medicaid Cost Sharing
Medicare Demonstration Design and Evaluation
Health Care Efficiency and Equity
Federal-State Medicaid Cost Sharing
Medicare Demonstration Design and Evaluation
Matthew C. Farrelly
Tobacco Control
Anti-Smoking Program and Policy Evaluation
Program Evaluation
Media Campaigns
Tobacco Control
Anti-Smoking Program and Policy Evaluation
Program Evaluation
Media Campaigns
Anti-Smoking Program and Policy Evaluation
Program Evaluation
Media Campaigns
Tobacco Control
Anti-Smoking Program and Policy Evaluation
Program Evaluation
Media Campaigns
Barbara Gage
Disability and Long-Term Care
Long-Term Care Programs and Policy
Community-Based Research
Health Care Quality and Access
Long-Term Care Programs and Policy
Community-Based Research
Health Care Quality and Access
Leslie Greenwald
Health Care Financing and Reimbursement
Medicare Demonstration Design and Evaluation
Medicare Managed Care
Medicare Prescription Drugs
Medicare Demonstration Design and Evaluation
Medicare Managed Care
Medicare Prescription Drugs
Debra J. Holden
Cancer Prevention and Control
Community-Based Research
Public Health Program Evaluation
Evaluation Planning
Community-Based Research
Public Health Program Evaluation
Evaluation Planning
E. Wayne Holden
Community-Based Research
Health Services Research
Childhood and Adolescent Mental Health
Childhood Illness and Family Function
Health Services Research
Childhood and Adolescent Mental Health
Childhood Illness and Family Function
Christine Jackson
Health Communication
Community-Based Research
Family Intervention and Child Health
Home-Based Prevention Research
Community-Based Research
Family Intervention and Child Health
Home-Based Prevention Research
Eric Johnson
Psychiatric and Substance Use Disorder Research
Epidemiology of Sleep Disorders
Genetic Epidemiology
Epidemiology of Sleep Disorders
Genetic Epidemiology
Helen P. Koo
Reproductive Health
Social Demography
Quantitative and Qualitative Methods
Research and Evaluation Design
Social Demography
Quantitative and Qualitative Methods
Research and Evaluation Design
Barbara L. Kroner
Viral and Chronic Disease Epidemiology
Biospecimen Collection, Processing, and Transport
Multicenter Clinical Studies
Biospecimen Collection, Processing, and Transport
Multicenter Clinical Studies
Megan A. Lewis
Health Communication
Health Behaviors and Interventions
Marriage
Chronic Disease Management
Health Behaviors and Interventions
Marriage
Chronic Disease Management
Kathleen N. Lohr
Quality of Care and Clinical Practice Guidelines
Evidence-Based Practice and Methods
Health Status and Quality of Life Assessment
Evidence-Based Practice and Methods
Health Status and Quality of Life Assessment
Lauren McCormack
Informed Decision Making
Health Literacy
Patient-Centered Communication
Interventions to Promote Health Behavior Change
Health Literacy
Patient-Centered Communication
Interventions to Promote Health Behavior Change
Lee Rivers Mobley
Health Economics
Spatial Modeling and Regression Analysis
GIS, Market Analysis, and Antitrust
Spatial Epidemiology and Access
Health Economics
Spatial Modeling and Regression Analysis
GIS, Market Analysis, and Antitrust
Spatial Epidemiology and Access
Spatial Modeling and Regression Analysis
GIS, Market Analysis, and Antitrust
Spatial Epidemiology and Access
Health Economics
Spatial Modeling and Regression Analysis
GIS, Market Analysis, and Antitrust
Spatial Epidemiology and Access
Scott Novak
Statistical Methodology
Psychiatric and Substance Use Disorder Research
Epidemiological Study Design
Psychiatric and Substance Use Disorder Research
Epidemiological Study Design
Janet O'Keeffe
Aging Programs and Policy
Long-Term Care Programs and Policy
Health Programs and Policy
Disability Programs and Policy
Long-Term Care Programs and Policy
Health Programs and Policy
Disability Programs and Policy
Deborah Porterfield
Health Care Quality
Health Communication
Public Health Program Evaluation
Diabetes Prevention and Control
Health Communication
Public Health Program Evaluation
Diabetes Prevention and Control
David B. Rein
Health Outcomes
Infectious Disease Epidemiology
Public Health Economics
Adult Visual Disorders
Infectious Disease Epidemiology
Public Health Economics
Adult Visual Disorders
Heather Ringeisen
Child Mental Health Services and Care
Child Welfare Services and Policy
Evidence-Based Practices in Children's Mental Health
Child Welfare Services and Policy
Evidence-Based Practices in Children's Mental Health
Ina F. Wallace
Program Evaluation
Prevention Research
Early Childhood Development
Early Intervention and Early Education Programs
Prevention Research
Early Childhood Development
Early Intervention and Early Education Programs
Scott F. Wetterhall
Program Evaluation
Communicable Disease Control
Public Health Surveillance
Bioterrorism and Emergency Preparedness
Communicable Disease Control
Public Health Surveillance
Bioterrorism and Emergency Preparedness
Timothy C. Wilcosky
Occupational and Environmental Epidemiology
Biological Markers
Study Design
Statistical Methodology
Biological Markers
Study Design
Statistical Methodology
William Zule
Injecting Drug Users
HIV/HCV Epidemiology and Prevention
Methamphetamine Use
Substance Abuse Treatment Readiness
HIV/HCV Epidemiology and Prevention
Methamphetamine Use
Substance Abuse Treatment Readiness
International Development
Gary Bland
Civil Society Development
Decentralization and Democratic Local Governance
Latin American Affairs
Elections and Democratic Transition
Decentralization and Democratic Local Governance
Latin American Affairs
Elections and Democratic Transition
Gordon M. Cressman
Information and Communication Technology
Information Systems Design
International ICT Applications
Information Systems Design
International ICT Applications
Luis A. Crouch
Education Finance and Decentralization
Education Planning
Education Information Systems and Accountability
Policy Reform and Political Economy
Education Planning
Education Information Systems and Accountability
Policy Reform and Political Economy
Niamh Darcy
Information and Communication Technology
M&E Systems and Information Management
Monitoring and Evaluation
Systems Analysis
M&E Systems and Information Management
Monitoring and Evaluation
Systems Analysis
Catherine Elkins
M&E Systems and Information Management
Training and Capacity Building
Indicators' Development
Quality Management and Data Utilization
Training and Capacity Building
Indicators' Development
Quality Management and Data Utilization
Daniel Gerber
Civil Society Development
Democratic Governance
Public-Private Partnerships
Training and Advocacy
Democratic Governance
Public-Private Partnerships
Training and Advocacy
Daniel L. Goetz
Local Government Finance and Management
Decentralization Policy
Monitoring and Evaluation
Decentralization Policy
Monitoring and Evaluation
Barbara Kennedy
Health Program Planning and Design
Organizational Development and Capacity Building
Health Care Assessment, Monitoring, and Evaluation
Organizational Development and Capacity Building
Health Care Assessment, Monitoring, and Evaluation
James S. McCullough
Fiscal Decentralization Policy
Intergovernmental Finance Systems
Design of Local Government Capacity Building Programs
Intergovernmental Finance Systems
Design of Local Government Capacity Building Programs
Frank Method
Education Systems and Social Capital
Cross-Sectoral Impacts of Education
Post-Conflict Education Reconstruction Strategies
Demographics of Education
Cross-Sectoral Impacts of Education
Post-Conflict Education Reconstruction Strategies
Demographics of Education
Henri G. Roovers
Decentralization and Democratic Local Governance
Participatory Strategic Planning
Health Governance
Poverty Reduction
Participatory Strategic Planning
Health Governance
Poverty Reduction
Jennifer E. Spratt
Education Management Information Systems
Education Governance and Management
Teaching and Learning Assessments
Education Data Analysis
Education Governance and Management
Teaching and Learning Assessments
Education Data Analysis
Melinda Taylor
International Program Management
Primary Education Improvement
Teacher Education Systems
Primary Education Improvement
Teacher Education Systems
Wendee Wechsberg
Community-Based Research
Substance Abuse Treatment
Gender Issues and HIV Risk
International HIV Adaptations
Substance Abuse Treatment
Gender Issues and HIV Risk
International HIV Adaptations
Alan S. Wyatt
Water Supply and Sanitation
International Program Management
Urban Environmental Management
International Program Management
Urban Environmental Management
Laboratory and Chemistry Services
R.K.M. Jayanty
Fine Particle Measurements
Sampling and Analysis of Air Toxics
Method Development and Evaluation of VOCs
Atmospheric Chemistry
Sampling and Analysis of Air Toxics
Method Development and Evaluation of VOCs
Atmospheric Chemistry
Statistics Research
Carla M. Bann
Program Evaluation
Maternal-Child Health
Statistical Analysis of Behavioral Data
Psychometric Analysis
Maternal-Child Health
Statistical Analysis of Behavioral Data
Psychometric Analysis
Paul P. Biemer
Survey Design and Analysis
Nonsampling Error Modeling and Evaluation
General Survey Methodology
Nonsampling Error Modeling and Evaluation
General Survey Methodology
James R. Chromy
Design of Survey Methodological Experiments
Sample Optimization for Multipurpose Surveys
Sample Design and Survey Analysis
Sample Optimization for Multipurpose Surveys
Sample Design and Survey Analysis
Tyler D. Hartwell
Statistical Modeling and Risk Assessment
Biostatistics
Clinical Studies
Multi-Site Evaluation
Biostatistics
Clinical Studies
Multi-Site Evaluation
Vincent Iannacchione
Missing Data Imputation
Sample Design and Survey Analysis
Sampling and Survey Statistics
Multi-Site Evaluation
Sample Design and Survey Analysis
Sampling and Survey Statistics
Multi-Site Evaluation
Phillip S. Kott
Multiphase Sampling
Variance Estimation
Calibration Weighting
Survey Sampling Theory and Practice
Variance Estimation
Calibration Weighting
Survey Sampling Theory and Practice
A. Vijaya Rao
Clinical Studies
Statistical Methodology
Data Analysis Methodology
Epidemiology Study Design
Statistical Methodology
Data Analysis Methodology
Epidemiology Study Design
Diane K. Wagener
Genetics, Proteomics, and Bioinformatics
Biostatistics
Epidemiologic Study Design and Data Analysis
Biostatistics
Epidemiologic Study Design and Data Analysis
Dennis D. Wallace
Biostatistics
Longitudinal and Correlated Data Analysis
Clinical Trial Design and Analysis
Linear and Generalized Linear Models
Longitudinal and Correlated Data Analysis
Clinical Trial Design and Analysis
Linear and Generalized Linear Models
Rick L. Williams
Sample Design and Survey Analysis
Biostatistics
Observational Studies
Longitudinal and Correlated Data Analysis
Biostatistics
Observational Studies
Longitudinal and Correlated Data Analysis
Survey Research and Services
Paul P. Biemer
Survey Design and Analysis
Nonsampling Error Modeling and Evaluation
General Survey Methodology
Nonsampling Error Modeling and Evaluation
General Survey Methodology