Nancy Hood

Overview

Nancy Hood, PhD, is a Principal Research Associate for Public Health with more than 20 years of experience in program evaluation and more than 10 years of senior leadership positions in university, nonprofit, and consulting settings. Her work focuses on multilevel strategies to improve evidence-based health care practices, social determinants of health, and chronic diseases. Most recently before joining Westat, Hood led research and evaluation strategies for Project ECHO, a telementoring model for health care professionals in more than 600 locations globally. She has led numerous evaluation projects with funding from CDC, AHRQ, HRSA, state health departments, and philanthropy.

Hood has experience with a wide range of research designs and quantitative and qualitative methods (e.g., surveys, focus groups, in-depth interviews, observations) and data sources (e.g., electronic health records (EHRs), administrative records). She has almost 20 peer-reviewed publications in addition to developing products for non-technical audiences that make data clear and actionable to influence practices and policies.

Education

• PhD, College of Public Health, Ohio State University, Public Health
• MPH, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, Behavioral Sciences and Health Education
• BS, College of William and Mary, Psychology (Summa Cum Laude)