Gavin Hougham
Director of Development, Fisher Center for Alzheimer's Research Foundation
Tel: 917-502-2481
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CSDE Research Areas:
- Health of People and Populations
- Wellbeing of Families and Households
Gavin W. Hougham, PhD, is currently Director of Development at the Fisher Center for Alzheimer’s Research Foundation. Dr. Hougham, a sociologist, brings over three decades of work experience across academic, industry, non-profit, and government sectors. He was formerly faculty at the University of Chicago’s Pritzker School of Medicine, where his research often borrowed advanced data analysis tools from other disciplines (genomics, computer science). While at UChicago, as Deputy Director of the Center for Health and the Social Sciences, he taught and ran undergraduate, graduate, and professional training programs in medical sociology, health policy, and health outcomes research. Dr. Hougham has published and worked on a variety of health and medicine-focused topics, including geriatrics and various aspects of Alzheimer’s disease; using hospital electronic health record data to analyze sequences and recovery trajectories of communicable disease; the potential of AI to improve the health of older adults; preparing the healthcare workforce for an aging society. Prior to joining the Fisher Center Foundation, he has held appointments at New York Medical College (Valhalla); Battelle Memorial Institute (Seattle); the John A. Hartford Foundation (NYC); and Wisconsin’s Division of Public Health (Milwaukee). Dr. Hougham graduated with a Bachelor of Arts from SUNY, Brockport, earned Master of Arts and Doctor of Philosophy degrees from the University of Chicago, and was awarded a National Science Foundation Fellowship at the Tokyo Metropolitan Institute of Gerontology. He also serves on the Boards of Directors of the Hospice of Westchester and Hudson Valley Stream Conservancy. When time allows, he can be found making furniture in his basement shop for his family, visiting museums, or learning something new.