Timothy Brown

Timothy Brown is a Research Professor in the Department of Health Policy and Management at the University of California, Berkeley. He serves as Quantitative Methods Leader for the Center for Health Management and Policy Research (CHAMP) and Associate Director for Research at the Berkeley Center for Health Technology.

• PhD in Health Services and Policy Analysis from UC Berkeley (1999)

His research spans public health systems, chronic pain economics, health insurance design, and social capital's impact on health. Key themes include pandemic-related stressors, mental health services, and dental care equity. Recent publications focus on Medicaid utilization, telemedicine efficacy, and racial disparities in shared decision-making.

Scientific trends highlight applications of econometric methods to health policy challenges, including reference pricing, social determinants of health, and suicide risk factors. His work bridges health economics with clinical and public health outcomes.