Negin Fouladi

Dr. Negin Fouladi serves as director of online programs in the Department of Health Policy and Management (HPM). She teaches graduate courses on health systems, health policy and services research methods, and health care strategic planning & marketing and undergraduate courses on global health and health policy. Dr. Fouladi also serves as the academic and career development advisor to online HPM students and mentors internship and capstones of the online programs.

Dr. Fouladi has expertise in Translational Science and has conducted US and International research assessing the performance and quality of systems through multiple initiatives. As an evaluator of the US Clinical Translational Science Awards (CTSA) Program and Houston Center for Clinical and Translational Sciences (CCTS), she has worked with national and regional evaluator groups to identify, develop, pilot and implement national core Common Metrics to assess quality and performance of the CTSA and impact of research on population health.

Dr. Fouladi’s research focuses on comparative health systems, evidence-informed decision-making and knowledge translation and exchange (KTE). Her work includes evaluating information needs of decision-makers and management approaches in health systems of nations transitioning to value based care. 

She also developed and is Chair of the International virtual Health Research Exchange (U21HREx) Community of Practice for the Universitas 21 global network.  U21HREx is an international knowledge translation and exchange network for students and early career researchers (ECRs) in Health and Social Care. Consisting of the University of Maryland (lead institution), University of Birmingham (United Kingdom), and University College Dublin (Ireland), U21HREx facilitates research and practice mentorship and professional development. This network provides the opportunity to expand on local and international research, practice, and joint academic initiatives to strengthen U21 member institution connections and train the next generation of researchers to be healthcare leaders.