Susanne Schmidt, PhD

Susanne Schmidt, PhD

Personal Statement:

Dr. Schmidt’s research focuses on disparities in access to care and outcomes with particular focus on cancer and the impact of the social determinants of health. I have a Ph.D. in Applied Demography with training in quantitative research methods with a focus on health outcomes and experience in evaluation. In addition, I served as the Evaluation Manager for the Evaluation and Implementation Team of our Clinical and Translational Science Award (CTSA) from 2013-2016 and have been co-directing the evaluation efforts for our CTSA since 2016. In addition to my commitment to evaluation and health services research, I have sought opportunities to acquire advanced training in clinical and translational research, resulting in a 2-year Mentored Research Career Development (KL2) award from our CTSA. For this, I have focused on formalizing my training in program evaluation and examining access to care for vulnerable patients with cancer. In addition to my evaluation and research activities, I have been the Course Director for “TSCI 5074: Data Management, Quality Control and Regulatory Issues” since 2019.