Ford Research Group
Associate Professor, Social & Administrative Sciences
Affiliate, Institute for Research on Poverty (IRP)
PhD 2004 Industrial and Systems Engineering, University of Wisconsin
MS 1989 – Industrial and Systems Engineering, University of Tennessee
BS 1983 Health Systems Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology
The overall goal of my research is to enhance organizational capacity to implement process changes to improve the quality of care for individuals in recovery and with chronic conditions. I utilize health systems engineering techniques and quality improvement principles in partnership with community health organizations that promotes strong stakeholder and participant engagement.
