Thomas W. Concannon

Thomas W. Concannon is a Senior Policy Researcher at RAND and Professor of Policy Analysis at the RAND School of Public Policy. He holds concurrent appointments as Assistant Professor of Medicine at Tufts University School of Medicine (2006–present) and Co-Director of Stakeholder and Community Engagement at Tufts Clinical and Translational Science Institute (2015–present). With over 25 years of experience, he specializes in stakeholder collaboration in health care and translational research.

• RAND School of Public Policy – Professor
• Tufts University School of Medicine – Assistant Professor of Medicine
• Tufts Clinical and Translational Science Institute – Co-Director, Stakeholder and Community Engagement

Education:

• Ph.D. in Health Policy, Harvard University
• M.A. in Political Science, McGill University

Research Interests:
Concannon focuses on three major areas:

• Specialty care delivery, access, and utilization for burns, cardiovascular conditions, and orthopedics
• Biomedical research evaluation using scoping reviews and mixed methods
• Stakeholder engagement in clinical and translational science

Article Trends:
His recent publications emphasize stakeholder-driven health policy, real-world evidence application, and post-disaster health research translation. Key themes include HIV care quality, cardiovascular disease prevention, and equitable resource allocation during pandemics.

Advising and Grants:
Concannon has led large-scale evaluations for PCORI, CMS, CMMI, and CDC programs, focusing on service delivery models and policy impact. He developed frameworks for stakeholder-engaged research and pragmatic clinical trial infrastructure.

Labs and Teams:
He co-directs stakeholder engagement initiatives at Tufts Clinical and Translational Science Institute, collaborating with interdisciplinary teams in health services, policy analysis, and community-based research.