Under the leadership of Jeremiah Brown, Ph.D., director of the newly-formed DCIS, a core group of Dartmouth faculty is at the forefront of using implementation science to address significant challenges in health and society, including substance use, cancer control and prevention, patient safety, and inequities in education. In the next five years, by 2027, the DCIS will grow its already substantial research program with the strategic recruitment and appointment of experienced researchers through open and planned faculty positions, and will create the only stand-alone advanced degree program in implementation science in the country.
Jeremiah Brown, Ph.D. is a tenured professor of Epidemiology and holds joint appointments in the Department of Biomedical Data Science and The Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice. Dr. Brown is well positioned to launch the DCIS given his expertise in implementation science and established network of research colleagues across Dartmouth and the nation. Dr. Brown is stepping into a two-year term to Chair the NIH study section in implementation science: Science of Implementation in Health and Healthcare (SIHH). This role will give him insight into the most significant, innovative, and impactful new research topics and methods being proposed in the field.
Dr. Brown has formed a senior leadership team for DCIS with the skills, knowledge, expertise and shared vision and purpose to make it a success. Two co-directors have been identified: Kelly Aschbrenner, PhD (Psychiatry) and Sarah Lord, PhD (Psychiatry, Pediatrics, Data Science), each of whom has lead large, federally-funded implementation science research projects for more than a decade. Together, they have developed a network of colleagues from around the US, from which to recruit top faculty members and establish strong external collaborations that support the Center.