David Washburn
Associate Professor- Public Health
Biography
Dave Washburn is clinical associate professor and director of the MHA program in the Department of Health Policy and Management. He received both his Doctor of Science and Master of Science from the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. Prior to his academic career, he served as a Peace Corps volunteer in Honduras, and worked as a strategic and capital health care planner for the San Francisco VA Medical Center and then Stanford Health Care. He has worked on federal, state, and local grants and contracts worth over $8 million as the Principal Investigator, Co-Principal Investigator, or as a Co-Investigator, including a large multi-year contract as an evaluator of Texas’ Medicaid Waiver.
Research
Health Policy and Management. Health Systems/Administration, Immigration and Health.
Degrees
- Sc.D., Global Health & Population, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, 2011
- S.M., Population & International Health, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, 2005
- B.A., International Relations, Brown University, 1998
Academic Experience
- Associate Professor, Tulane School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine 2023-
- Assistant Professor, Texas A&M, 2016-2023
Distinctions
- Teaching Award: Distinguished Achievement Award at the College Level, Texas A&M, 2022
- U.S. Presidential Management Fellow, 2011
- Fulbright Scholar – Garcia Robles Public Policy Scholar, 2007
Languages
- Spanish
Overseas Experience
- Honduras
- Mexico
- Chile
- Uganda
Selected Publications
- View Dr. Washburn’s publications at his Google Scholar link.
