Tamara Beetham, PhD, MPH
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Tamara Beetham, PhD, MPH

Postdoctoral Research Associate Brown School of Public Health

I study access to care, the supply of providers and services, and the role of policy in aligning service provision with patient needs.

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About

Background

I joined the Department of Health Services, Policy & Practice at Brown after completing my PhD in Health Policy & Management (Economics track) at Yale and my MPH at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health.

My job market paper uses AI voice agents to audit access at nearly 13,000 primary care clinics and measures how access varies with local market structure. My dissertation research, published in Health Affairs, considers how policies can “work” by changing which providers enter and exit a market, in addition to how existing providers respond.

I am on the 2026–2027 academic job market, available for positions starting in 2027.

Publications

My research has been published in JAMA, Health Affairs, and Annals of Internal Medicine. Papers have been recognized among the annual Best and Highest Impact selections by Annals of Internal Medicine, AcademyHealth, and the American Society of Addiction Medicine. The work has been covered widely in national media, including The New York Times, NPR, The Washington Post, CNN, and Reuters.

Impact

My research has been cited in policy and clinical guidance from US federal agencies, professional societies, and state governments, including HHS proposed rulemaking on the DATA Waiver Program (42 CFR 8). I have presented findings to the US Senate, the Federal Trade Commission, the Department of Justice, the Joint Commission, the World Health Organization, and the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime.

Funding

My research has been funded by an NIH dissertation award (R36) and other NIH and AHRQ awards.

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