Lane F. Burgette

Lane F. Burgette is a Senior Statistician and faculty member at the RAND School of Public Policy within RAND Corporation. His work bridges causal inference methodology with applications in health care policy, substance abuse treatment, and public safety.

• B.A., Whitman College
• M.S., Duke University
• Ph.D., University of Wisconsin-Madison

Methodologically, Burgette focuses on propensity score methods, entropy balancing, nonparametric modeling, and missing data techniques. Applied research spans Medicare payment models, health care cost-quality tradeoffs, and adolescent behavioral health interventions.

His recent publications emphasize health policy evaluation (15 entries), particularly Medicare Advantage reforms and causal inference tools like the TWANG R package. Articles frequently integrate statistical methodology with public health applications.