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Cynthia Tschampl is a Research Scientist I at The Heller School for Social Policy and Management at Brandeis University, with 20+ years of expertise in global and U.S. health systems. She specializes in economic evaluations, infectious disease control, substance use disorder interventions, and care coordination for marginalized populations. Her work bridges policy advocacy and quantitative/qualitative research methods.
Education: PhD, MA (Brandeis University); BA (Iowa State University). Affiliations include Brandeis’ Institute for Behavioral Health, Institute on Healthcare Systems, and Institute for Global Health and Development.
Research focuses on cost-effectiveness analyses, TB elimination strategies, opioid crisis interventions, and addressing health inequities linked to housing insecurity and acculturation. Her recent work emphasizes community engagement in TB research, post-overdose program evaluation, and systemic barriers to care coordination.
Key awards include the 2011 Charles DeGraw TB Award and 2021 election as Chair-Elect of Stop TB USA. She has led projects funded by SAMHSA, DOJ, and The Pew Charitable Trusts, evaluating mobile addiction programs, ED-based OUD treatments, and dengue prevention initiatives.
Labs/Teams: Collaborates across multidisciplinary teams at Brandeis and global health partnerships, including the Global Partnership for Dengue Control. Ongoing work includes mobile health service innovations and policy analyses for diet pill regulations targeting youth.
