Sharon K. Davis
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Northeastern University (M.Ed.)
Harvard Kennedy School (M.P.A.)
Brandeis University (Ph.D.)
Sharon K. Davis | |
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| Alma mater | University of Arkansas (B.A.) Northeastern University (M.Ed.) Harvard Kennedy School (M.P.A.) Brandeis University (Ph.D.) |
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| Fields | Human social genomics |
| Institutions | National Human Genome Research Institute |
| Doctoral advisor | Stuart Altman |
Sharon K. Davis is an American social epidemiologist. She was a senior scientist and head of the Social Epidemiology Research Unit at the National Human Genome Research Institute.
Davis completed a B.A. from University of Arkansas in 1980. She earned a M.Ed. from Northeastern University in 1983. In 1987, she completed a M.P.A. from John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University. She went on to earn a Ph.D. from the Heller School for Social Policy and Management at Brandeis University in 1991.[1]
Davis' dissertation was titled Assessing the effect of Medicare's Prospective Payment System on access to intensive-care treatment among the very-old: A pre/post examination of intensive-care admission patterns.
Stuart Altman was her doctoral advisor.[2]
