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Leadership

Institute Leadership

Dana Goldman
Dana Goldman, PhD
Founding Director, USC Schaeffer Institute; Co-Director, USC Schaeffer Center
Stephanie Hedt
Stephanie Hedt, MPP
Director, External Affairs
Chris Klein
Chris Klein
Chief of Staff
Darius
Darius Lakdawalla, PhD
Chief Scientific Officer
Barry Liden
Barry Liden, JD
Director, Public Policy
Erica Lovano McCann
Erica Lovano-McCann
Executive Director, Schaeffer Fellows Program
Nichole Phillips, JD
Senior Director of Finance and Research Administration
Hossein Pourmand
Hossein Pourmand, DPPD, MBA
Assistant Vice President, Research Initiatives, University Advancement
Erin Trish
Erin Trish, PhD
Co-Director, USC Schaeffer Center

Program Directors

Sarah Axeen
Sarah Axeen, PhD
Director, Data Analytics
wandi
Wändi Bruine de Bruin, MSc, PhD
Director, Behavioral Science and Policy Initiative
Alice Chen
Alice Chen, PhD
Director, Value of Life Sciences Innovation Program
Erin Duffy
Erin L. Duffy, PhD, MPH
Director, Research Training
Mireille Jacobson
Mireille Jacobson, PhD
Co-Director, Aging and Cognition Program
Geoffrey Joyce
Geoffrey Joyce, PhD
Chair, Department of Pharmaceutical & Health Economics, USC Mann
Sood
Neeraj Sood, PhD
Interim Chair, Department of Health Policy & Management, USC Price
Bryan Tysinger
Bryan Tysinger, PhD
Director, Health Policy Simulation
Karen Van Nuys, PhD
Director, Value of Life Sciences Innovation Program
Julie Zissimopoulos
Julie Zissimopoulos, PhD
Co-Director, Aging and Cognition Program