Julie A. Schmittdiel, PhD
Kaiser Permanente Division of Research
2000 Broadway
Oakland, CA 94612
(510) 891-3872 (phone)
julie.a.schmittdiel@kp.org
Julie A. Schmittdiel, PhD, is a research scientist at the Kaiser Permanente Northern California Division of Research. She holds a bachelor’s degree in mathematics from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, an MA in biostatistics from the University of California, Berkeley, and a PhD in health services and policy analysis from UC Berkeley. Her doctoral studies focused on organizational theory and behavior, especially pertaining to health care organizations. During her research career Dr. Schmittdiel has focused on the issues of primary care redesign, implementation of the Chronic Care model for chronic illness, program evaluation, women’s preferences for health care, and translational research in diabetes and cardiovascular disease. Dr. Schmittdiel is currently a Building Interdisciplinary Research Careers in Women’s Health (BIRCWH) K12 scholar, sponsored by the NIH Office of Research in Women’s Health. She is also an assistant adjunct professor in the Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences at the University of California, San Francisco.
Current Position(s):
- Research Scientist I, Division of Research, Kaiser Permanente Northern California
Primary Research Interests:
- Health services research; primary care re-design; chronic conditions management; quality measurement