معرفی
Rosa R Baier is a Professor of the Practice of Health Services, Policy and Practice at Brown University's School of Public Health and Director of the Center for Long-Term Care Quality & Innovation. Her work focuses on improving healthcare quality through partnerships between researchers and providers, particularly in nursing homes and long-term care settings. She oversees a pragmatic research program advancing interventions from design to dissemination, emphasizing real-world applicability.
- Affiliations: Brown University School of Public Health (2015-present), Director of Center for Long-Term Care Quality & Innovation (2022–)
- Education: MPH from Brown University (2004)
Research Interests: Baier's expertise spans assisted living, infection prevention, pragmatic trials, and quality improvement in long-term care. She pioneers methods like the Readiness Assessment for Pragmatic Trials (RAPT) to evaluate intervention viability. Her work addresses critical issues such as antibiotic stewardship, dementia care, and pandemic response strategies in nursing homes.
Key Contributions: Over 69 publications highlight her focus on nursing home staffing, vaccine coverage, and non-pharmacological interventions for agitation in dementia. Recent studies address SARS-CoV-2 pandemic impacts, including infection control and staff vaccination strategies. She leads large NIH-funded initiatives like the Impact Collaboratory and LeaRRn Rehabilitation Research Network, expanding pragmatic research capacity nationwide.
Grants & Collaborations: Current projects include CDC-funded studies on nursing home vaccine immunogenicity and a Connecticut-developed infection control intervention (ICAN). She collaborates widely with experts in epidemiology, medicine, and health policy, including Vincent Mor, David Gifford, and James Rudolph.
Labs/Teams: Leads the Center for Long-Term Care Quality & Innovation, a hub for translational research and provider partnerships aimed at enhancing care delivery systems for older adults.
