The Center for Health Research

TCHR Leadership

	Mary L. Durham, PhD Director, Center for Health Research Vice President for Research, Kaiser Foundation Hospitals Dr. Durham, a medical sociologist, conducts research on workplace interventions and the health care of people with chronic, disabling conditions. She is also Associate Director of the Oregon Clinical and Translational Research Institute (OCTRI).
	Rachel Novotny, PhD Science Director, Center for Health Research Hawaii Assistant Program Director for Bionutrition, The Center for Health Research For 18 years, Dr. Novotny’s research in the Pacific Region has examined how diet, physical activity, and body size affect health and disease. Her current research is assessing children’s diets in the Pacific Region.
	Robert L. Davis, MD, MPH Associate Director, Center for Health Research Southeast Dr. Davis is an epidemiologist whose research focuses on pharmacogenomics, drug safety, vaccine safety and efficacy studies, and evidence-based medicine. Dr. Davis is a board-certified pediatrician with over 20 years’ experience conducting innovative health care research.
	Mark C. Hornbrook, PhD Chief Scientist, The Center for Health Research Dr. Hornbrook is an expert in health care cost and utilization, economic evaluation methods, health status measurement, and predictive modeling. His research focuses on cancer, economic burden, and therapeutics research.
Other Leaders of The Center for Health Research
Don Freel – Executive Director and Chief Operating Officer Evelyn Whitlock, MD, MPH – Director, Research-Healthcare Integration Rich Meenan, PhD – Science Director Ellen Deitch – Administrative Director, Science Programs Department Gail Mathabane – Communications Director David Holt, JD – Director, Research Subjects Protection Office Pierre La Chance – Chief Information Officer