Teague Ruder

Research Programmer
Pittsburgh Office

Education

M.A. in economics, Penn State University; B.A. in economics and philosophy, SUNY Geneseo

Overview

Biography

Teague Ruder is a research programmer primarily working within RAND Health. He has worked on a diverse set of projects, including spillover effects of uninsurance, access to health care among vulnerable populations, impacts of health reform, developing health literacy mapping tools, and several projects focusing on local health care issues in the District of Columbia and Maryland. As part of these projects he has worked extensively with public-use and restricted-use versions of large surveys in addition to administrative data such as hospital discharge and insurance claims. Additionally, he has worked on several primary data collection efforts, primarily focused on military families.

Research Focus

Publications

Mixed-Method Approach to Understanding the Experiences of Non-Deployed Military Caregivers - 2011

PartyIntents: A Portal Survey to Assess Gay and Bisexual Men's Risk Behaviors at Weekend Parties - 2011

Patient Incentives to Motivate Doctor Visits and Reduce Hypertension Disparities - 2011

Policy Options for Addressing Medicare Payment Differentials Across Ambulatory Settings - 2011

Views from the Homefront: The Experiences of Youth and Spouses from Military Families - 2011

Views from the Homefront: How Military Youth and Spouses Are Coping with Deployment - 2011

A Prototype Interactive Mapping Tool to Target Low Health Literacy in Missouri - 2010

Behavioral Health in the District of Columbia: Assessing Need and Evaluating the Public System of Care - 2010

Children on the Homefront: The Experience of Children from Military Families - 2010

Estimating and Mapping Health Literacy in the State of Missouri - 2010

The Pennsylvania Certified Safety Committee Program: An Evaluation of Participation and Effects on Work Injury Rates - 2010

Ambulatory Care Sensitive Hospitalizations and Emergency Department Visits in Baltimore City - 2009

Assessing Health and Health Care in Prince George's County - 2009

Cellulitis-Associated Hospitalizations in Baltimore City - 2009

Children's Health in Washington, D.C.: Access and Health Challenges Despite High Insurance Coverage Rates - 2009

Developing Predictive Models of Health Literacy - 2009

Health and Health Care Among District of Columbia Youth - 2009

Serving the Underserved: A Mid-Course Evaluation of Montgomery Cares - 2009

A Baseline Assessment of the District of Columbia School Health Nursing Program - 2008

Assessing Health and Health Care in the District of Columbia - 2008

Assessing Health and Health Care in the District of Columbia: Phase 2 Report - 2008

The Impact of OSHA Inspections on Lost Time Injuries in Manufacturing: Pennsylvania Manufacturing, 1998-2005 - 2008

The Pennsylvania Certified Safety Committee Program: An Evaluation of Participation and Effects on Work Injury Rates - 2008

What Kinds of Injuries Do OSHA Inspections Prevent? - 2008