Lauren Wallace Lauren Wallace

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Education

  • DrPH, Public Health Management, University of Alabama at Birmingham, 2018
  • MPH, Health Organization and Policy, University of Alabama at Birmingham, 2011
  • MPA, Political Science and Public Administration, University of Alabama at Birmingham, 2011
  • BA, Global Leadership, Huntingdon College, 2007

Experience

Dr. Lauren Wallace earned her DrPH in Public Health Management from the School of Public Health at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, with focus areas in social determinants of health and health care policy and management. Her MPH and MPA, also from the University of Alabama at Birmingham, focused on health care operations, management, and policy. Her expertise includes financial theory and practice, and the management of financial decisions in healthcare organizations. She is an experienced SAS programmer and data analyst, and has taught a variety of financial and management classes to undergraduate, master’s, and doctoral students. In academic research, Dr. Wallace has studied social determinants of health extensively and worked on financial and strategic planning with multiple nonprofit and public health organizations.

Research Interests

  • Rural hospital financial measurement and performance
  • The impact of financing and delivery system reform
  • Access to care for rural populations
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