Stephen Flaherty

Stephen Flaherty is a Research Assistant Professor in the Department of Public Health and Health Sciences at Bouvé College of Health Sciences, Northeastern University, with affiliation at the Roux Institute. Previously, he served as Assistant Professor in Healthcare Administration at Stonehill College and brings over 20 years of healthcare experience from institutions including Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, and Caltech's Brain Imaging Center.

His educational background includes:

• PhD in Population Health, Northeastern University
• MBA, University of Redlands
• BS in Computer Science and Engineering (with honors), University of Colorado Denver

Dr. Flaherty's research centers on health services research and advanced analytic methods, specializing in healthcare utilization patterns, cost trend analysis, observational data methodologies, propensity score matching, and predictive modeling. His technical expertise spans SAS, SQL, R, and Python for analyzing large-scale healthcare datasets, particularly insurance claims, to evaluate population health interventions and clinical outcomes.

His 2019-2021 publications reveal consistent focus on physician practice dynamics, hospital-physician integration effects, Medicaid expansion financial impacts, and inappropriate imaging utilization. These studies employ sophisticated statistical techniques on administrative databases to address systemic healthcare challenges in policy and delivery.

Scientific recognition includes:

• Edgar C. Hayhow award for best Journal of Healthcare Management article (2019)
• Academy Health Annual Research Meeting Student Scholarship Award
• Six-semester Dean's List honors in Engineering at University of Colorado

Professional service encompasses Stonehill College committees including Faculty Search, Strategic Planning Technology Workgroup, and Provost's Advisory Committee for Teaching and Learning. His current dual role combines Northeastern faculty duties with health outcomes research at Point32Health insurer, building on prior leadership managing Caltech's Brain Imaging Center and clinical operations at major medical centers.