Negin Fouladi

Dr. Negin Fouladi serves as director of online programs (MPH-Practice and Policy, MHA, Certificate-Principles of Public health) in the Department of Health Policy and Management (HPM). She teaches graduate courses on health systems, public health research methods and health care strategic planning & marketing and undergraduate courses on global health and health policy. Dr. Fouladi also serves as an 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 policymaking and knowledge translation and exchange (KTE). Her recent work includes evaluating information needs of decision-makers and management approaches in hospital systems of nations transitioning to value and population-based care and over the past year, she developed an international virtual Health Research & Exchange collaboration platform (HREx) for the global Universitas21 network in response to persistent inequalities in research and practice highlighted by the pandemic and weaknesses of health systems around the world to improve population health. HREx emphasizes diversity, inclusivity and culturally sensitive mentorship and professional development of doctoral students and early career researchers in health services, policy, and management and was recently launched as part of the 'U21Community Learning Network'  for UMD and other member institutions.