David J. Washburn, ScD, SM

Assistant Professor
Associate Director for the USA Center for Rural Public Health Preparedness and the Office of Global Health
Co-Director of the Program on Global Health Research
Contact
Health Policy & Management
212 Adriance Lab Rd.
1266 TAMU
College Station,
TX
77843-1266
dwashburn@tamu.edu
Phone: 979.436.0961
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Education and Training
- Harvard University, School of Public Health, Doctor of Science in Global Health and Population, 2011
- Harvard University, School of Public Health, MS, Population & International Health, 2005
- Brown University, BA, International Relations, 1998
Research Interests
- Global Health
- Health Policy
- Health Systems Analysis
- Access to Care
- Community Health Workers
- Health Disparities
- Immigration & Health
Teaching Interests
- Strategic Planning and Marketing
- Global Health Research
Representative Publications
Wang W, Zhang H*, Washburn DJ, Shi H, Chen Y, Lee S*, Du Y*, Maddock J (2018). Factors Influencing Physician Trust among Hospital Patients in China. American Journal of Health Behavior, 42(6) 19-30. doi.org/10.5993/AJHB.42.6.3
Lee S*, Wang W, Washburn DJ, Shi H, Yu Y, Du Y*, Zhang H*, Maddock J (2018). Effect of the treatment-before-deposit policy on trust in physicians and perceived service quality among patients in 12 hospitals in China. The International Journal of Health Planning and Management, 33(4), 1110-1120. doi.org/10.1002/hpm.2592
Callaghan T, Washburn DJ, Nimmons K, Duchicela D, Gurram A*, Burdine J (2019). Immigrant Health Access in Texas: Policy, Rhetoric, and Fear in the Trump Era. BMC Health Services Research, 19:342. doi.org/10.1186/s12913-019-
Giannouchos T*, Washburn DJ, Kum HC, Sage WM, Ohsfeldt RL (2020). Predictors of Multiple Emergency Department Utilization Among Frequent Emergency Department Users in 3 States. Medical Care, 58(2), 137-145. doi.org/10.1097/MLR.
Giannouchos T*, Washburn DJ, Gary JC, Foster MJ (2020). Frequent emergency department use in the pediatric population: A systematic literature review. Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice. Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice. doi.org/10.1111/jep.13382
Du Y*, Wang W, Washburn DJ, Lee S*, Zhang H*, Towne SD, Maddock J (2020). Violence against Healthcare Workers and Other Serious Responses to Medical Disputes in China: Survey of Patients at 12 Public Hospitals. BMC Health Services Research, 20(6). doi.org/10.1186/s12913-020-
Kellstedt D, Washburn DJ, Lee S, Gwarzo I*, Ahenda P*, Maddock J (2020). Household motor vehicle ownership and obesity among Indian women and men: 2005-2016. International Health, 13(2). doi:10.1093/inthealth/ihaa031
Schmidt C, Washburn DJ, LaFleur M*, Martinez D*, Thompson E*, Callaghan T (2021). Community Health Worker Sustainability: Funding, Payment, and Reimbursement Laws in the United States. Public Health Reports. doi.org/10.1177/
Lee S, Washburn DJ, Colwell B, Gwarzo IH, Kellstedt D, Ahenda P*, Maddock JE (2021). Examining social determinants of undiagnosed diabetes in Namibia and South Africa using a behavioral model of health services use. Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice. doi.org/10.1016/j.diabres.
Washburn DJ, Callaghan T, Thompson E*, Schmidt C, LaFleur M*, Ruiz Z, Martinez D* (2021). The Evolving Interprofessional Relationships of Community Health Workers in Urban and Rural America. Journal of Interprofessional Care, 1-7. doi.org/10.1080/13561820.2021.
Wagle NS*, Park S, Washburn DJ, Yopp A, Ohsfeldt R, Singal A; Kum HC (2021). Racial, Ethnic and Socioeconomic Disparities in Curative Treatment Receipt and Survival in Hepatocellular Carcinoma. Hepatology Communications. doi.org/10.1002/hep4.1863
Myint WW*, Washburn DJ, Colwell B, Maddock J (2021). Determinants of HIV Testing Uptake among Women (aged 15-49) in the Philippines, Myanmar, and Cambodia. International Journal of Maternal and Child Health and AIDS. doi.org/10.21106/ijma.525
Anyatonwu S*, Giannouchos T, Washburn DJ, Quinonez RA, Kum HC (2022). Predictors of Pediatric Frequent Emergency Department Use Among 7.6 million Pediatric Patients in New York. Academic Pediatrics. doi.org/10.1016/j.acap.2022.
Callaghan T, Washburn DJ, Goidel K, Nuzhath T*, Spiegelman A, Scobee J*, Moghtaderi A, Motta M (2022). Imperfect Messengers? Vaccine Confidence among Primary Care Physicians. Vaccine. doi.org/10.1016/j.vaccine.
Callaghan T, McCord C, Washburn DJ, Goidel K, Schmit C, Nuzhath T, Spiegelman A, Scobee J* (2022). The Changing Nature of Telehealth Use by Primary Care Physicians in the United States. Journal of Primary Care and Community Health. https://doi.org/10.1177/
Goidel K, Callaghan T, Washburn DJ, Nuzhath T*, Spiegelman A, Scobee J*, Motta M. Physician Trust in the News Media & Attitudes Toward COVID-19. Journal of Health Politics, Policy and Law. (accepted)