Who We Are
Leadership
Russell Glasgow, PhD
Program Lead
Implementation research; use of D&I models for planning, adaptation, evaluation, and sustainability; interface with VA programs.
Contact Info: Russell.Glasgow@ucdenver.edu
Consultation and Evaluation Lead
Senior Implementation Scientist
General consultation coordinator; qualitative and mixed methods application to D&I research; implementation science; use of D&I in primary care settings; instructor for CLSC 6560 Designs and Mixed Methods in Implementation Research
Contact Info: jodi.holtrop@cuanschutz.edu
Faculty
Dr. Kempe’s own research has focused on immunization and other
preventive care delivery, evaluation of prenatal and neonatal health services, evaluation of state health insurance plans for children of low-income families, telephone care, and implementation and dissemination science.
Contact Info: allison.kempe@childrenscolorado.org
Multicenter clinical trials, Large-scale quality improvement, Healthcare redesign
Contact Info: edward.p.havranek@ucdenver.edu
Bethany Kwan, PhD, MSPH
Implementation Scientist
Dr. Kwan is a health psychologist and health services, researcher. Her research and evaluation focus is on mixed methods approaches to assessing the implementation of evidence of chronic disease management and prevention interventions in health care settings. Her expertise is in the application of theoretical and conceptual frameworks on behavior change, stakeholder engagement, and evaluation of the design and testing of interventions.
Contact Info: Bethany.kwan@ucdenver.edu
Physical activity behavior, Implementation science factors in primary care settings, systematic reviews assessing both pragmatism and effectiveness, implementation issues with electronic health records
Contact: amy.huebschmann@ucdenver.edu
Hillary Lum, MD, PhD
Associate Professor of Medicine, Division of Geriatric Medicine, University of Colorado
Physician Investigator in Geriatric Research, Education and Clinical Center (GRECC), Eastern Colorado Health Care System
2015 Fellow
Hillary Lum, MD, PhD, conducts patient-centered outcomes research to improve advance care planning for older adults. She is a geriatrician, palliative medicine physician, and Associate Professor in the Division of Geriatric Medicine, Department of Medicine, at the University of Colorado School of Medicine and physician investigator at the Geriatric Research, Education and Clinical Center (GRECC) at the Eastern Colorado Health Care System, Aurora, CO. Her goals are to conduct high-quality research that improves advance care planning for older adults and their family members and leads to the healthcare system, local, state and national policies to promote effective advance care planning processes. Her research focuses on an innovative Advance Care Planning Group Medical Visit as a model of studying how to develop and implement real-world interventions for engaging older adults in advance care planning. As a Health and Aging Policy Fellow, she was placed at the Colorado Department of Health Care Policy and Financing, which administers Colorado Medicaid. She focused on identifying meaningful and measurable quality indicators for older adults across several state government services as part of The Colorado Opportunity Project. Her mentor was Dr. Judy Zerzan (chief medical officer at Colorado Medicaid and HAPF alumna).
Contact: 720.848.3400
Borsika Rabin, PhD, MPH, PharmaD
Implementation Scientist
Theories and models in D&I; systematic reviews; patient-centered research; D&I issues in cancer; interactive technologies; link to VA QUERI programs (works from home office in San Diego)
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Professional Research Assistant
Program Coordinator
Interactive technology applications; local D&I resources and website manager; administrative issues and scheduling
Contact Info: bryan.ford@ucdenver.edu
Dan D. Matlock, MD, MPH
Associate Professor, Medicine-Geriatrics
Director, Colorado Program for Patient Centered Decisions
Dr. Dan Matlock is an Associate Professor of Medicine in the Division of Geriatrics at the University Of Colorado School Of Medicine. He is board certified in Internal Medicine, Geriatrics, and Palliative care. His research is aimed at fundamentally changing and improving how patients make decisions around invasive technologies. He is currently funded under an NIH career development award and three PCORI projects studying decision making among older adults making decisions around implantable cardioverter–defibrillators (ICD) and left ventricular assist devices. He is a member of the Colorado Cardiovascular Outcomes Research Group, one of the top outcomes research groups in the country. He has participated in the American College of Cardiology’s shared decision making task force and he recently participated in the writing group for an American Heart Association’s scientific statement entitled “Shared Decision Making in Heart Failure.” He is also an active participant of the International Patient Decision Aid Standards writing committee.
Christina Studts, PhD, MSPH, LCSW 
Implementation Scientist
Associate Professor, Pediatrics
Dr. Studts’ mixed methods research focuses on the systematic adaptation and implementation of evidence-based health promotion interventions with underserved populations. She has a strong interest in increasing access to interventions enhancing parenting skills and parent-child relationships, particularly those that help prevent or reduce the effects of adverse childhood experiences (ACEs). In addition to leading her own program of community-engaged research, Dr. Studts serves as an implementation scientist on teams studying implementation in a variety of topical areas, including lung cancer screening, nutrition and physical activity practices in child care settings, sexual risk reduction, diagnostic testing after failed newborn hearing screens, and others.