Amy Grizzle
Associate Director, Center for Health Outcomes & Pharmacoeconomic Research, University of Arizona in Tucson, USA
As an educational psychologist with 14 years of professional experience in health economic and outcomes research, Amy Grizzle’s clinical and scholarly expertise in real-world assessment, intervention, and outcomes evaluation contributes significantly to the interdisciplinary scope of her research. She is a principal analyst on recent decision analysis studies, including the comparison of diagnostics used in the treatment of late-stage non-small cell lung cancer patients, and the comparison of immunosuppressants in kidney transplant recipients. Overall, her research focuses on understanding and improving evidence-based medical decision-making informed by shared decision making , treatment heterogeneity, comparative effectiveness research, real-world evidence, consumer knowledge of medication safety, and cost-effectiveness. Since 2009, she also designed and taught numerous health economic and outcomes research (HEOR) training programs for medical professionals and, for several years, a year-round weekly seminar on research methods, data analysis, and statistics to HOPE Center post-doctoral fellows and medical residents.
