Dr. Hausmann is Assistant Dean for Medical Student Research, Associate Director of the Center for Healthcare Evaluation, Research, and Promotion (CHERP), and a Core Investigator at the VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System (VAPHS) CHERP. As Co-Director of the Health Equity Capacity Building Core within CHERP, Dr. Hausmann spearheads the development and dissemination of tools and education to support innovative health equity services research and empower those working in the field to conduct equity-focused quality improvement.
Dr. Hausmann is a social psychologist who conducts multidisciplinary research and quality improvement projects focused on identifying, understanding, and reducing disparities in health and health care for marginalized Veteran populations. While much of her work has focused on issues of discrimination and bias in the VA healthcare setting, she also has extensive experience leading large-scale, multisite, mixed-methods evaluations of the longitudinal impact of efforts to improve quality of care overall or for specific marginalized for Veteran populations.
- BS, Bowling Green State University, 1999
- MS, University of Pittsburgh, 2001
- PhD, University of Pittsburgh, 2005
Education & Training
Lipkin JS, Thorpe JM, Gellad WF, Hanlon JT, Zhao X, Thorpe CT, Sileanu FE, Cashy JP, Hale JA, Mor MK, Radomski TR, Good CB, Fine MJ, Hausmann LRM. Identifying sociodemographic profiles of veterans at risk for high-dose opioid prescribing using classification and regression trees. J Opioid Manag. 2020 Nov-Dec;16(6):409-424.
Hausmann LRM, Youk A, Kwoh CK, Gallagher RM, Weiner DK, Vina ER, Obrosky DS, Mauro GT, McInnes S, Ibrahim SA. Effect of a positive psychological intervention on pain and functional difficulty among adults with osteoarthritis: a randomized clinical trial. JAMA Netw Open. 2018;1(5):e182533.
- Department of Veterans Affairs Secretary’s Diversity and Inclusion Excellence Award, 2014
- Member, VA Health Services Research and Development Service Scientific Review Board, 2015-2021
- Citation Award for Excellence in Research, Society of Behavioral Medicine, 2017
- Gold Excellence in Government Award for Outstanding Contribution to Science (Medical), Pittsburgh Federal Executive Board, 2019
- Lifetime Fellowship Status, Society of Behavioral Medicine, 2023
