The Outcomes Research Workshop (ORW) is focused on clinical outcomes, health services, and comparative effectiveness research, patient-centered outcomes research (PCOR), and medical education, with an emphasis on the application or use of social science research methods. The workshop is highly interactive and provides opportunities for trainees, fellows, and faculty to present early-stage research ideas or preliminary results, to practice conference talks, or to use the time as a research or grant preparation working meeting with colleagues and senior faculty. The ORW originated over 10 years ago as part of the Robert Wood Johnson Clinical Scholars Program and continues to be open to the University community. The workshop is sponsored by CHeSS, the University of Chicago Institute for Translational Medicine, the Biological Sciences Division, and Healthcare Delivery Science and Innovation (HDSI). Funding is also provided through the NIA P30 Center on Healthy Aging Behaviors and Longitudinal InvestigationS (CHABLIS) (grant number P30AG066619).

Unless otherwise indicated, all ORW sessions will be held on Wednesday mornings from 8:30-9:30am via Zoom. Sign up here for email announcements and updates.

Fall 2025 Schedule

October 1, 2025
Co-Sponsored by CHABLIS (Center for Healthy Aging Behaviors and Longitudinal Investigations)

Preeti Zanwar, PhD
Visiting Associate Prof, TAMU; Research Affiliate, University of Chicago
Presentation Title: Lessons Learned from Disparities and Delays in Dental Care Access Among U.S. Adults: Forging Bridges to Advance the Pathways between Oral Health, Cognition and Longevity Science

October 8, 2025

Canceled

October 15, 2025

Max Hyman
Senior Research Analyst, CHeSS Methods Core, University of Chicago
Presentation Title: Association Between Place of Death and Dying of Cancer

October 22, 2025

Micah Prochaska, MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine, University of Chicago
Peggy Mason, PhD
Professor of Neurobiology, University of Chicago
Bella Hobaugh
CHARISMA Fellow, CHeSS, University of Chicago
Presentation Title: Is the DPR all it’s cracked up to be? Lessons from comparing PCP and hospitalist patients

October 29, 2025

Katayoun Hemmesi, PhD
TL1 Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Chicago
Presentation Title: From Bench to Bedside: Advancing Brain Tumor Therapy Through Molecular Discovery and Clinical Translation

November 5, 2025

Eva Melstrom, PhD
TL1 Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Chicago
Presentation Title: Designing an ethnographic investigation of health professionals’ insights and experiences regarding accessible care in rural Michigan

November 12, 2025

Julie Deleger
MD-PhD Student, University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine
Presentation Title: The Impact of Hearing Loss on Annual Incident Age-Associated Dementia Cases and Quality of Life in the US: A Model-Based Analysis

November 19, 2025

Alex Tate, PhD
Director of Research, Section of Hospital Medicine; Lecturer, Comparative Human Development, University of Chicago
Presentation Title: Continuity of Care and Advance Care Planning: Conversations, Documentation, and Timing in a De-fragmented Care Model

December 3, 2025

Cameron Beckett, PhD
TL1 Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Chicago
Presentation Title: Beyond Burden: Cross-Cultural Perspectives on Lay Expertise in Dementia Caregiving

December 10, 2025
Co-Sponsored by CACHET (The ChicAgo Center for Health and EnvironmenT)

Julia Bauer, PhD
Assistant Professor, Epidemiology and Biostatistics – University of Illinois-Chicago
Presentation Title: TBA