Elizabeth A. Stuart, PhD

A national expert in biostatistics and policy evaluation, Elizabeth A. Stuart, PhD, is a Bloomberg Professor of American Health. She is also Associate Dean for Education and a Professor in the Department of Mental Health, with joint appointments in the departments of Biostatistics and Health Policy and Management. Dr. Stuart’s primary research interests are in the development and use of methodology to better design and analyze the causal effects of public health interventions. Through this work, she aims to bridge statistical advances and research practice, working with mental health, education, and public health researchers to identify and solve methodological challenges. She has also been extensively involved in communicating the value of evidence and the need to balance rigor and relevance of evidence to broad audiences.