Center for Data Management and Translational Research
The Center for Data Management & Translational Research (CDMTR) is dedicated to conducting high-quality public health research that can be integrated into practice and policy. CDMTR works collaboratively with clients and partners to articulate and meet our collective community health goals. Our Center provides expertise in project management and program evaluation, policy analysis, survey research, research design, data acquisition, management and analysis, database development, data warehousing, and information reporting.
Leadership
Clare Tanner,
Ph.D.
Program Director
Center for Data Management and Translational Research
(517) 324-7381
ctanner@mphi.org
Dr. Clare Tanner received her Ph.D. in Sociology from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 1999. Dr. Tanner has extensive experience in coordinating quantitative and qualitative research and evaluation projects across multiple sites. Dr. Tanner’s skills include: facilitation of objectives and methods among researchers at multiple universities and departments, assessing needs and drafting policy recommendations across public service systems, research design, sampling design, writing survey questions, assessing data needs based on existing resources, reliability and validity assessment, and statistical analysis. Dr. Tanner has experience in database management: collecting data from different sources, standardizing and reformatting data, and building database structures. Dr. Tanner has been with MPHI since 1999 – serving in a leadership capacity since 2001. Current projects include design of an ongoing data collection and reporting system to collect and report on primary care services, financial indicators, and quality indicators across safety-net primary care health centers nationwide. These projects are funded by the W.K. Kellogg Foundation and the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. Another project is funded by the Health Resources and Services Administration, Bureau of Primary Care and involves collection and standardization of electronic billing data from a sample of Community Health Centers, and serving as a forum for standardization and national reporting of quality indicators. In the public service arena, Dr. Tanner facilitated a consensus process – including multiple state and local agencies, private providers and consumers – to assess the long-term care system for individuals with Traumatic Brain Injury and to recommend policy solutions. Dr. Tanner’s team collected and analyzed qualitative and quantitative data from multiple sources, convened and wrote a State Action Plan to address gaps and build on strengths. Dr. Tanner’s team created highly regarded multi-media educational products which they continue to disseminate statewide. These products are in use and emulated by other states.
Christopher Wojcik,
MPH
Associate Director
Center for Data Management and Translational Research
(517) 324-8394
cwojcik@mphi.org
Chris Wojcik received a Master’s degree in Public Health with a concentration in Environmental Health and Epidemiology from the University of Michigan in 1996. Mr. Wojcik has been with MPHI for more than 11 years and currently serves as the Associate Program Director for MPHI’s Center for Data Management & Translational Research. During his time at MPHI, Mr. Wojcik has served in a variety of roles including Senior Data Analyst on many data intensive projects at the federal, state, and local levels. Most recently, Mr. Wojcik has been the project leader for the Sentinel Centers Network (SCN). The SCN is a Department of Health and Human Services funded initiative designed to collect encounter level patient data from a nationally representative sample of 64 Community Health Centers to direct decision-making and guide policy. Mr. Wojcik also has served as the project leader on a large statewide survey project designed to determine the extent of uninsurance in Michigan and at regional levels and identify the reasons for lack of healthcare coverage. Mr. Wojcik has been an integral part of MPHI’s Survey Research Unit since its inception in 1998 serving as a sample design methodologist, CATI programmer, and data manager.
Key Contacts
Cheribeth Tan - Schriner
Research Scientist
Center for Data Management and Translational Research
(517) 324-7384
ctanschr@mphi.org
Cheribeth Tan-Schriner received her Ph.D. in Ecological-Community Psychology from Michigan State University in 1994. She is currently a Research Scientist for CDMTR where for almost 10 years, she has been involved in several research and data analysis projects in the areas of traumatic brain injury, long-term care, injury surveillance, and in health behavior and services in various capacities.
Mary Thompson
Project Manager
Center for Data Management and Translational Research
(517) 324-8392
mthompso@mphi.org
Mary Zack Thompson received her Bachelors Degree in Communication from Michigan State University and Masters of Business Administration from Wayne State University. Ms. Thompson has extensive experience in program evaluation. Her expertise includes both quantitative and qualitative research, including methodology design, instrument development, data acquisition, data analysis, and reporting