Melinda Rushing
She recently completed a three-year Pediatric Health Services Research Fellowship at the Susan B. Meister Child Health Evaluation and Research Center at the University of Michigan. Her research at CHEAR focused on improving access and quality of care among sickle cell patients as well as the application of various data science techniques to evaluate patient outcomes among sickle cell patients. Melinda received her Ph.D. in Health Promotion and Behavioral Science and a Data Science Certificate from the School of Public Health at the University of Texas Health Science Center. She also holds a Master’s in Social Work from the University of Houston.
Research Interests
- Health equity
- Data science
- Health services