MN-LHS Mentors
MN-LHS program applicants should propose two or three mentors from the following list. In some cases, mentors may be proposed that are not on the list or the list may omit individuals who are appropriate for a particular competency area.
Systems science
| Mentor Name | Institution/Department | Research Interests |
| Bjorn Berg, PhD | UMN | Healthcare operations, medical decision-making, stochastic optimization, simulation |
| Nico Pronk, PhD | HP | Application of systems science in health policy & organizational decision-making |
Research questions and standards of scientific evidence
| Mentor Name | Institution/Department | Research Interests |
| Mary Butler, PhD, MBA | UMN | Research design and systematic review methods, evidence-informed health care and standards |
| Wei Duan-Porter, MD, PhD | VA | Evidence-based chronic disease management, clinical practice guidelines |
Research methods
| Mentor Name | Institution/Department | Research Interests |
| Ezra Golberstein, PhD | UMN | Health economics, quantitative methods, practice-based studies/real-world evaluation |
| Joseph Koopmeiners, PhD | UMN | Biostatistics, pragmatic & classical clinical trial design, adaptive trials |
| Stephen Waring, DVM, PhD | ESS | Epidemiological methods, multi-site collaborations, retrospective and prospective study design |
Informatics
| Mentor Name | Institution/Department | Research Interests |
| Patrick O’Connor, MD, MPH | HP | Clinical decision support for primary care providers and patients, EHRs |
| Rui Zhang, PhD* | UMN | Natural language processing, biomedical ontologies, machine learning & clinical AI |
| Julian Wolfson, PhD | UMN | Digital health, causal analysis, biostatistical & machine learning methods |
| Christopher Tignanelli, MD* | UMN/MHF | Clinical AI, CDS systems to promote evidence-based practices, real world data to inform practice |
Ethics of research and implementation in health systems
| Mentor Name | Institution/Department | Research Interests |
| Sarah Gollust, PhD | UMN | Ethical challenges in public health practice, ethics of clinician communication |
| Brian Martinson, PhD | VA | Systems science and simulation, research integrity and its relationship to the structural organization of science |
Improvement and implementation science
| Mentor Name | Institution/Department | Research Interests |
| Hildi Hagedorn, PhD | VA | Critical analysis of implementation theory, action-oriented implementation intervention design |
| Katie White, EdD, MBA* | UMN | Implementation of team-based innovative approaches to health care delivery |
Engagement, leadership, and research management
| Mentor Name | Institution/Department | Research Interests |
| Tetyana Shippee, PhD | UMN | Aging, equity, quality of life, long-term care, community engaged research |
| Kate Diaz Vickery, MD, MSc | HENN | Social services, employment, education & other sector intersections to produce health, multidisciplinary teams |
Health disparities and equity
| Mentor Name | Institution/Department | Research Interests |
| Diana Burgess, PhD | VA | Pain and disparities, mindfulness-based interventions for chronic pain, provider unintentional or implicit bias |
| Elizabeth Rogers, MD* | HENN | Improving how safety-net primary care clinics support socially and medically complex patients |
Abbreviations
*Denotes Associate Mentor.
UMN:University of Minnesota; MHF:M Health Fairview; HP: HealthPartners/HealthPartners Institute; VA: Minneapolis VA/Center for Care Delivery & Outcomes Research; HENN:Hennepin Healthcare/Hennepin Health Research Institute; ESS:Essentia Health/Rural Health Research Institute.
Become a MN-LHS Mentor
The MN-LHS training program periodically needs faculty members to mentor MN-LHS scientists in its 3 tracks – MN-LHS Scholars, MN-LHS Fellows, and MN-LHS Internship or Intensive training.
MN-LHS trainees participate in or conduct embedded patient-centered research to improve health care. As part of the program, MN-LHS trainees participate in weekly seminars and networking activities.
Benefits of becoming a MN-LHS Mentor
- Opportunity to mentor outstanding MN-LHS scholars and trainees including faculty and learners at various phases
- Make connections with CLHSS
- Network with other mentors and health systems conducting embedded patient-centered research to improve health care
- Gain access to valuable mentoring training and resources
After joining the list, potential mentors may be contacted by interested MN-LHS scholars and trainees to discuss mentorship, projects and interests. Potential mentors are under no obligation to take on MN-LHS trainees.