Current affiliations
I am an Associate Professor in the Department of Community Health Sciences at the University of Calgary's Cumming School of Medicine and the O'Brien Institute for Public Health.
Besides my primary appointment at the University of Calgary, I also serve as affiliate faculty with the Program on Regulation, Therapeutics, and the Law at Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School.
Research interests
I am a population health policy researcher who investigates the social determinants of (in)equitable prescription drug access and innovation, including the patent system and drug pricing. While my work is situated within the healthcare sector, I am keen to contribute to innovations that engage other sectors to promote health and/or prevent disease.
Academic background
My postdoctoral work was at the Program on Regulation, Therapeutics, and the Las (PORTAL) from 2017-2018. My PhD is in Population Health (Departments of Epidemiology and Community Medicine and of Common Law, University of Ottawa, Canada, 2017). I also have academic training in global health affairs and international political economy (Masters) as well as philosophy (Undergraduate).
Methodological approaches
Given my interdisciplinary background, I'm at home in the field of population health and health policy where we investigate intersectoral topics that make a difference for health and health inequities. I am a mixed methods, interdisciplinary researcher interested in collaborative projects on topics that have implications for health (e.g., how innovation systems, such as the patent system, interact with health systems).
Personal
I was born and raised in Boulder, Colorado, United States. I'm an enthusiast of the outdoors, during all seasons, including hiking, cycling, or skiing. I'm currently living in Calgary and am enjoying getting to know the parks in Canada.
Contact
Reed F. Beall, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Cumming School of Medicine / O'Brien Institute for Public Health
University of Calgary
3280 Hospital Drive NW, TRW 3E46
Calgary, AB T2N 4Z6 Canada
Reed.Beall@ucalgary.ca
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