What we do

 

Research

Three synergistic projects that build from each other, test the effects of recruitment and consent approaches on the diversity and representativeness of trial enrollment, and use complementary methods to evaluate individual and area-level markers of social disadvantage.

 

Training

Each year we will support clinical fellows and undergraduate students to pursue a program of didactic training and hands-on research to build skills in behavioral science, implementation science, epidemiology, biostatistics, and other population science disciplines. All trainees will be underrepresented in science and medicine.

Who we are

 

Scott D. Halpern, MD, PhD

Director, BETTER Center

John M. Eisenberg Professor of Medicine, Epidemiology, and Medical Ethics & Health Policy

Director, Palliative and Advanced Illness Research (PAIR) Center

University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine

 

Meghan Lane-Fall, MD, MS

Project 1 Co-PI, BETTER Center

Vice Chair of Inclusion, Diversity & Equity

David E. Longnecker Associate Professor of Anesthesiology and Critical Care and Epidemiology

University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine

 

Rachel Kohn, MD, MS

Project 1 Co-PI, BETTER Center

Assistant Professor of Medicine

Core Faculty, PAIR Center

University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine

 

Alanna Morris, MD, MS

Project 2 Co-PI, BETTER Center

Associate Professor of Medicine Division of Cardiology, Emory Clinical Cardiovascular Research Institute (ECCRI)

Director of Heart Failure Research

Emory University School of Medicine

 

Alexander Fanaroff, MD, MHS

Project 2 Co-PI, BETTER Center

Assistant Professor of Medicine

Division of Cardiovascular Medicine

University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine

 

Kevin Volpp, MD, PhD

Project 2 Co-PI, BETTER Center

President’s Distinguished Professor of Medicine, Medical Ethics and Policy

Director, Center for Health Incentives and Behavioral Economics (CHIBE)

University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine

 

Neal Dickert, MD, PhD

Project 3 Co-PI, BETTER Center

Associate Professor of Medicine

Division of Cardiology, ECCRI

Emory University School of Medicine

 

Modele Ogunniyi, MD, MPH

Project 3 Co-PI, BETTER Center

Associate Medical Director, Grady Heart Failure Program

Associate Professor of Medicine, ECCRI

Emory University School of Medicine

 

Alisa Stephens-Shields, PhD

Biostatistician, BETTER Center

Associate Professor of Biostatistics

University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine

 

Farooq Sheikh, MD

Co-investigator, BETTER Center

Medical Director, Advanced Heart Failure Program

MedStar Heart Institute

 

Shivani Patel, MPH PhD

Co-investigator, BETTER Center

Assistant Professor of Global Health and Epidemiology

Emory University School of Medicine

 

Nsenga Farrell, EdD, MA

Communications & Engagement Manager, BETTER Center

Senior Communications and Engagement Manager, PAIR Center

University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine

 

Alexis Kofi Okoh, MD

Fellow, BETTER Center

Cardiovascular Diseases Fellow

Emory University School of Medicine

 

Adina Lieberman, MPH

Managing Director, BETTER Center

Director for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Program Development, PAIR Center

University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine

 

Institutions and health systems represented by our investigative team

 

Contact Us

 

better.center@pennmedicine.upenn.edu