Health Project Manager

Curriculum Vitae

Alana D. Knudson

National Opinion Research Center (NORC) at the University of Chicago

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Education

Ph.D. Oregon State University Corvallis, OR 1997 Doctor of Philosophy

Major: Public Health

Minor: Gerontology

Minor: Adult Education - Training and Development

Thesis: A Study of Health Insurance Coverage and Health Care Utilization in North

Dakota

Ed.M. Oregon State University Corvallis, OR

1991 Master of Education (dual degree)

Major: Adult Education - Training and Development

Major: College Student Services Administration

B.A. Luther College Decorah, IA

1988 Bachelor of Arts

Major: Business Management

Professional Experience

2009-Present NORC at the University of Chicago, Bethesda, MD

Co-Director,

Walsh Center for Rural Health Analysis

Principal Research Scientist

Lead exploration of research opportunities which link to NORC s mission and strategic

plan.

Design and develop research studies, including study design, survey instrument

development, and data analysis strategy.

Focus areas: rural health, Veterans health, public health systems, health services

research

Manage federal grants and cooperative agreements including project management and fiscal

oversight.

Participate in national health policy setting forums.

Present study findings and policy analyses at international, national, and state forums.

2009-PresentGeorgetown University, Washington, DC

Part-time Faculty: School of Nursing and Health Studies

Course: NURS 621 ~ Health Policy

Co-develop and co-teach health policy course for graduate nursing students.

20032009University of North Dakota School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Center

for Rural Health ~ Grand Forks, ND

20082009Deputy director, Rural Health Resource Center ~ Central Region (Department of

Veterans Affairs, Office of Rural Health

)

20052009Associate Director

for Research

20032009Assistant Professor

Lead exploration of research opportunities which link to CRH strategic planning

priorities.

Facilitate the development of short- and long-range CRH research goals, objectives,

policies, and operating procedures; monitor and evaluate operational effectiveness; effect

changes required for improvement.

Assist the CRH research team in identifying and understanding emerging internal and

external issues and significant environmental changes, constituting both opportunities and

challenges to the CRH.

Design and develop research studies, including study design, survey instrument

development, and data analysis strategy.

Participate in national health policy setting forums.

Collaborate with faculty, federal and state agencies in developing new programs and

funding sources.

Present study findings and policy analyses at international, national, and state forums.

20022003National Association of Health Data Organizations

Salt Lake City, UT ~ Senior Health Informatics Analyst

Manage federal cooperative agreements including project management and fiscal oversight.

Develop and present training and presentations pertaining to health informatics topics.

Propose project initiatives related to health informatics.

Write issue briefs, white papers, and journal articles regarding health informatics.

Lead staff member for development of annual conference.

Assist in membership development activities (e.g., recruitment, retention, member

services, etc.).

Represent NAHDO at national and international forums.

Serve on national advisory committees.

20002002Association of State and Territorial Health Officials

Washington, DC ~ Senior Director

Lead a team of public health professionals with responsibility for public health

informatics and infrastructure policy activities including: workforce, performance

standards, genomics, and preparedness.

Develop and analyze public health informatics and infrastructure policy in concert with

ASTHO members, affiliates and partners.

Propose project initiatives related to policy priority areas.

Identify funding sources and develop grant applications.

Represent ASTHO at national forums.

Write and present testimony for national hearings.

Supervise staff and activities related to public health informatics and infrastructure

policy.

Provide fiscal oversight for projects.

Serve on national advisory committees.

19992004 Turkmenistan North Dakota Partnership Project

University of North Dakota College of Nursing

Grand Forks, ND ~ Assistant Coordinator

Serve as North Dakota liaison to the United States Agency for International Development

(USAID), the American International Health Alliance, Inc. (AIHA) and the Turkmenistan and

North Dakota partners.

Responsible for budgeting and fiscal management.

Assist the Coordinator with partnership activities.

Represent North Dakota partners, USAID and AIHA at meetings with the Turkmenistan

Ministry of Health.

Design primary care training manual and train the trainer manual for the Primary Care

Training Center in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan.

Develop project evaluation tool; report progress on a quarterly basis.

19952000North Dakota Department of Health

1999-2000Bismarck, ND ~ Office of HealthData Director

Oversee the North Dakota Department of Health Data Systems.

Serve as the Primary Investigator for the Robert Wood Johnson Family Survey project.

Serve as the Co-Project Manager for the North Dakota Children s Health Study.

Provide health data consultation to state and private entities.

Design data systems that support assessment activities, outcome measurements and

evaluations.

Represent the department on data issues that involve federal, state and local agencies,

and private entities.

Develop methodologies, which include linking various data sets, to examine outcomes and

evaluate health care costs.

Design, develop and conduct training seminars on using, interpreting and presenting data.

Write and present testimony for the state legislature.

Design and give presentations to various audiences at local, state and national forums.

1998 - 1999Preventive Health Section Chief

Responsible for the following divisions in the Preventive Health Section:

Disease Control

Food and Lodging

Health Promotion and Education

Maternal and Child Health

Microbiology

Oversee a $25,000,000 annual budget with 78 FTEs.

Represent the State Health Officer.

Design and develop health policies.

Collaborate with local public health agencies.

Assist the State Health Officer in developing health strategies and programs for the

Governor and other state officials.

1995 - 1998Research Analyst

Analyze health care service utilization.

Determine geographical access to health providers.

Assist in development of data editing and processing programs.

Design studies and develop survey instruments.

Develop written and oral presentations of study findings.

Develop and present findings for legislative hearings.

Conduct statistical analyses with data sets that require weighting using SAS and SPSS.

Conduct statistical analyses of health data using UB-82, UB-92 and HCFA 1500 health care

claims data.

1994 - 2000University of Mary Bismarck, ND

Part-TimeFaculty ~ Graduate Nursing Program

Course: Nursing 504 Quality Improvement and Evaluation

in Health Care

Design course examining health care quality issues with emphasis on developing evaluation

strategies for graduate nursing program

Course: Nursing 565 ~ Statistics

Develop statistics course for graduate nursing program.

1995 - 2000UND School of Medicine Bismarck, ND

Part-TimeFaculty ~ Residency Program

Seminar: Research and Statistics Overview

Develop statistical curriculum for resident physician program. Provide on-going study

design and data analysis support.

1993 - 1995UND School of Medicine Grand Forks, ND

North Dakota Health Task Force1993 - 1994Research Analyst

1994 - 1995Project Assistant for Health Care Finance

Funded by: The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Program on State Initiatives in Health Care

Financing Reform

Write analyses for publications.

Design, develop and produce publications.

Present findings at public meetings and legislative hearings.

Participate in strategic planning sessions.

Conduct surveys, analyze data, and present findings.

Participate in national health policy meetings.

Analyze Employer and Family Health Insurance Survey data.

(Survey developed by the RAND Corp. and conducted by Mathematica)

Edit newsletter.

Grants and Contracts

Rural Health Outreach Tracking and Evaluation Project,

Health Services and Resources

Administration,

Office of Rural Health Policy, NORC. August 2009-July 2012. Proposal co-

author and project manager, 40% FTE, $3,000,000.

Targeted Rural Health Research Grant Program, Health Services and Resources

Administration, Office of Rural Health Policy, NORC. September 2009- February 2011.

$150,000, 25% FTE, Primary Investigator.

Department of Veterans Affairs, Office of Rural Health Policy and Planning Group,

subcontract to NORC, October 2008-September 2012, $1,200,000/contract period. Proposal

author and consultant.

Rural Health Research Center. Office of Rural Health Policy, Upper Midwest Rural Health

Research Center, October 2008 September 2011, Research Consultant, 25% FTE,

$150,000/year.

Rural Health Resource Center ~ Central Region, Department of Veterans Affairs, Office of

Rural Health, September 2008September 2008October 2012, $10,000,000, Deputy Director

Farmers Health Insurance and Medical Debt Study. Partnership with the Access Project.

August 2006December 2008. Funds raised from corporate, foundation, and public funding

sources. Co-PI.

Building Research Infrastructure and Capacity (BRIC). Agency for Healthcare Research and

Quality, Great Plains Institute for Rural Health Services Research, April 1, 2006 March

31, 2008, Co-PI, $500,000, 1 P20 HS015931, 20% FTE.

Rural Health Research Center. Office of Rural Health Policy, Upper Midwest Rural Health

Research Center, October 2004 September 2007, Research Consultant, 25% FTE, $125,000.

Medication Safety in Small Rural Hospitals. $80,000. Agency for Healthcare Research and

Quality, July 2005 June 2007, PI, 20% FTE.

Rural People, Rural Policy, W.K. Kellogg Foundation, 4/1/06-3/31/11, consultant, 10% FTE,

$100,000.

North Dakota State Health Planning Grant, Healthcare Resources and Services Agency,

$97,950, 9/1/05-6/30/06, project director, 25% FTE.

North Dakota State Health Planning Grant, Healthcare Resources and Services Agency,

$638,303, 7/11/03-7/10/04, project director, 100% FTE.

Peer Reviewed Publications

North Dakota Health Task Force, 1994, The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Family and

Employer Surveys Report, November.

North Dakota Health Task Force, 1994, The Response of the People of North Dakota to the

Preliminary Report on Health Care Reform, May.

North Dakota Health Task Force, 1994, Preliminary Report on Health Care Reform, April.

North Dakota Health Task Force, 1993, Five Options for Health Care Reform in North

Dakota, July.

North Dakota Health Task Force, 1993 - 1995, Action Newsletter, (eight issues).

Professional Memberships

AcademyHealth

National Rural Health Association

American Public Health Association

International Health Economics Association

Service

Rural Public Health Interest Chair, National Rural Health Association, (2009).

National Rural Health Association. Annual Meeting Committee (2009).

Journal of Public Health Management and Practice. Reviewer (2008-present).

National Rural Health Association. Poster Review Committee for Annual Conference. (2008).

Caring for Children Board, Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Dakota. Member (2007- 2009).

Clinical and Translational Science Award Statistics and Epi Committee. Member (2006-2007)

Journal of Neurology. Reviewer. (2007-present).

Katherine Maryann Rasmussen Scholarship selection committee. (2007). Member

Association of State and Territorial Health Officials. Community Health Status Indicator

Advisory Group. (2007-2008).

Inter Service Family Assistance Committee (ISFAC). (2006-2009). Bismarck, ND. Member

Association of State and Territorial Health Officials (ASTHO) Workforce Enumeration

Taskforce (2006-2007). Washington, DC. Member

Journal of Obesity. Reviewer (2006).

AcademyHealth State Health Research and Policy Interest Group Abstract Committee (2006).

Washington, DC. Member

AcademyHealth Student Poster Committee for the Annual Research Meeting (2006).

Washington, DC. Member

Association of State and Territorial Health Officials Privacy & Public Health Practice

Workgroup (2007). Washington, DC. Member. Previously the ASTHO HIPAA Task Team, founding

member (2000-2007).

National Center of Excellence in Women's Health. Region VIII Demonstration Project, UND

Department of Family Medicine. (2004 2008) Grand Forks, ND. Research Committee Member

National Rural Health Association. Public Health Interest Group. (2005-2007). Alexandria,

VA. Member

University of North Dakota School of Medicine and Health Sciences, BORDERS Alert and

Ready Advisory Board. (2003-2005). Member

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (2000-2002). Atlanta, GA. Epi-X Advisory

Board. Member

Association of State and Territorial Health Officials, Public Health Infrastructure and

Information Policy Committee. (1997-2000). Washington, DC. Member

Additional Professional Experiences

Midwest Regional Public Health Leadership Institute, University of Illinois, Chicago.

(2005-2006). Executive Coach for Darleen Bartz, Bismarck, ND.

Midwest Regional Public Health Leadership Institute, University of Illinois, Chicago.

(1999-2000). Mentor to the North Dakota team.

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