Amy Kilbourne

Amy Kilbourne is a Professor and Associate Chair for Research in the Department of Learning Health Sciences at the University of Michigan Medical School, Acting Director of the VA Health Services Research and Development program, and Director of VA's Quality Enhancement Research Initiative (QUERI). She also leads MICHR's Dissemination and Implementation (D&I) Catalyst and serves as a Senior Fellow with the Partnership for Public Service.

Her educational background includes a PhD in Health Services and MPH in Epidemiology from the University of California, Los Angeles, and a BA with double majors in Molecular Biology and Rhetoric from the University of California, Berkeley.

Dr. Kilbourne is a national expert in implementation science, specializing in developing and evaluating strategies to accelerate delivery of effective healthcare innovations. Her research spans integrated treatment models for mood disorders, dissemination/implementation of mental health treatments, measurement-based care, healthcare analytics, and health policy. She has led national initiatives improving patient outcomes in quality, equity, cost, and experience, with research agendas focused on health disparities, mental health, chronic conditions, and Learning Health Systems.

She directs major VA-funded initiatives including QUERI and the MICHR D&I Catalyst, which deploy interdisciplinary teams to implement evidence-based practices across healthcare systems. Dr. Kilbourne supports VA's compliance with the Foundations for Evidence-based Policymaking Act and serves on the NIMH National Mental Health Advisory Council, AHRQ National Advisory Council, and NIH Health Care Systems Research Collaboratory External Advisory Panel.