Ten Department Faculty Receive Funding in Inaugural Round of TIPs Studies

Of the 17 funded Vanderbilt Trans-Institutional Program (TIPs) initiatives, the Department of Health Policy is represented in 6, with a total of 10 primary and secondary faculty involved. Read more in the MyVU article here.

The Vanderbilt Pre3 Initiative
School of Medicine: David Aronoff, Muktar Aliyu, Katherine Hartmann, John Jeffrey Reese
Peabody College: Kimberly Bess, Sharon Shields, Carol Nixon
School of Engineering: Frederick Haselton

Vanderbilt Institute for Obesity and Metabolism
School of Medicine: Roger Cone, Shari Barkin, Ronald Clements, Russell Rothman
College of Arts & Science: Alice Randall, David Schlundt
Law School: Jennifer Shinall
Owen School of Graduate Management: Kelly Haws
Peabody College: Sharon Shields, Carol Nixon

Trans-Institutional Collaborative to Improve Chronic Disease in Children and Their Families in Underserved Settings
School of Medicine: Michael DeBaun, Paul Harris
Peabody College: Velma Murry

A Multi-disciplinary Approach to Assessing Healthcare in Brazil
College of Arts & Science: Marcio Bahia, Celso Thomas Castilho, Marshall Eakin, Edward Fischer, Jane Landers, Elizabeth Zechmeister
School of Medicine: Timothy Sterling, Jessica Castilho, Catherine McGowan, Tory Moon, Sten Vermund, C. William Wester
Owen School of Graduate Management: Bart Victor
Central Library: Paula Covington

Ethics of Health and Human Flourishing
College of Arts & Science: Holly Tucker, Elizabeth Meadows
Peabody College: Sarah Suiter
School of Medicine: Joe Fanning, Keith Meador, David Schenck, Larry Churchill, Ellen Clayton
Dean of Students: Mark Bandas

Learning Institute for Health Solutions in the U.S. South
College of Arts & Science: Jonathan Metzl, Juleigh Petty, Cindy Kam, Alice Randall, Clair King, Sarah Igo, Arleen Turner, Ken MacLeish, Laura Stark, Aimi Hamraie, Dominique Behague, Derek Griffith, Tyson Brown, Ted Fischer
School of Nursing: Linda Norman
Divinity School: Emilie Townes, Phillis Shepard
School of Medicine: Russell Rothman, Andre Churchwell, Aurelio Galli, Stephen Heckers, Bonnie Miller, John Graves, Scott Pearson, Kristen Eckstrand, Kale Edmiston
Office of Active Citizenship and Service: Clive Mentzel