
Timothy Beebe, PhD
Titles
Education
Summary
My primary expertise is in the field of survey methodology, where I have a 35-year track record of testing new data collection methods in general population, physician, and hard-to-reach samples. My other research interests focus on patient-reported outcomes measurement, developing and testing health measures, health care policy, health care access for vulnerable populations, and healthcare delivery/learning health systems research.
I recently rejoined the faculty ranks in the Division of Health Policy and Management in the School of Public Health (SPH) after serving as the former’s division head for five years and the latter’s interim dean for two. I also serve as deputy director of the University of Minnesota Center for Learning Health Systems Sciences (CLHSS). CLHSS was established in 2021 as a collaboration between SPH and the Medical School to build system capacity to engage in learning health systems research, which is applied, timely, and embedded research that evaluates clinical or organizational practices to help systems modify, scale, or de-adopt changes in ways that maximize value in health care.
Prior to joining SPH, I was the chair of the Division of Health Care Policy & Research and Director of the Survey Research Center within the Department of Health Sciences Research at Mayo Clinic as well as the deputy director of research for the Mayo Clinic Robert D. and Patricia E. Kern Center for the Science of Health Care Delivery.
Expertise
Awards and Recognition
- Member, Delta Omega Honorary Society in Public Health, 2018 - present
- Outstanding Alumni Award, Bemidji State University, 2022
- 100 Most Influential Health Care Leaders, Minnesota Physician Journal, 2024
Professional Associations
- American Association for Public Opinion Research
- AcademyHealth