Dr. Norma I. Gavin, Vice President for Health Care Policy Research

Dr. Norma I. Gavin, Vice President, Health Care Policy Research, has more than 30 years experience in policy analysis and health services research. At IMPAQ, she is responsible for business development and the management of health care research activities.

Expertise

Dr. Gavin’s research has spanned a wide range of topics in health policy, including health care technology assessment, Medicaid managed care, and racial and ethnic disparities. Much of her research has focused on the evaluation of programs and health care services for pregnant women and children; she is an adjunct assistant professor in the Department of Maternal and Child Health at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. She has led large, complex projects using both qualitative and quantitative research methods and has considerable experience in program evaluation, policy impact studies, systematic evidence reviews, and meta-analysis.

Clients

Dr. Gavin’s clients have included the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and the Health Resources and Services Administration. She has also worked on various foundation-supported projects, interned at the Institute of Medicine, and conducted studies for large pharmaceutical firms.  

Prior Experience

Prior to joining IMPAQ, Dr. Gavin was a Senior Fellow and Senior Research Economist at RTI International. She has participated in more than 50 research projects, serving as project director and principal investigator in half of the studies, and has published two book chapters and more than 30 articles in peer-reviewed journals.

Education

Dr. Gavin holds an undergraduate degree in international economics from the School of Foreign Service at Georgetown University, a masters degree in economics from the University of Washington, and a doctoral degree in economics from Duke University.