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Shane Reader, MA PhD

A multidisciplinary scientist promoting evidence-based policy in Texas

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Statement


Shane Reader, MA PhD

A multidisciplinary scientist promoting evidence-based policy in Texas

Assessing and addressing the barriers to health in Texas, Dr. ReadeR bridges the divide between research and policy to improve health outcomes

Shane Reader is a policy scientist and legal epidemiologist committed to transforming Texas using his unique combination of policy and research acumen. Compounding sociodemographic, environmental, and political challenges have produced outsized health disparities and inequities in Texas that require comprehensive solutions. Through a combination of empirical research, coalition-building, and Texan ingenuity, Dr. Reader is promoting health in our state.

PhD in Health Policy, 2022

Concentration in Biostatistics; Certificate in Public Health Law Research & Policy Surveillance

University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, TX

MA in Psychology, 2017

Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi, TX

 
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Capabilities


Capabilities

Capabilities


Capabilities

Research

The goal of Shane Reader’s research is to produce evidence that underwrites reliable, practical, equitable policy prescriptions to promote health and opportunity in Texas. His primary research discipline is legal epidemiology, the investigation of law and policy as a risk factor for downstream health outcomes. However, Dr. Reader has proficiency in a variety of research domains, including psychology, health services, neuroscience, and medicine. These diverse lines of research all approach integrative scientific questions, namely How can we use the levers of policy to make lives better for our fellow Texans? Who’s falling through the cracks? and What can we do right now to make life better for our neighbors?

Impact

The most profound studies don’t do any good stuck in a scientific journal. As such, Shane Reader emphasizes policy communication, not just policy science. To date, he has earned more than $2,000 in cash awards for science and policy presentations. Dr. Reader’s public speaking experience includes invited lectures for expert and lay audiences, service as a professor and instructor of record, and even as a public speaking coach. Additionally, Shane Reader has advanced proficiencies in data visualization to create conversation-starting graphics illustrating important policy and health topics.

Selected Media

Research in Practice: Good Samaritan Laws and Policy Surveillance. Center for Public Health Law Research, Temple University.

Dimension Reduction of Policy Surveillance: Lessons from the Nth Dimension. University of Texas Health Science Center at Dallas.

Culturally competent care for communities with chronic conditions (C6). University of texas health science center at houston

Brain: Form and Function. UTHealth Neuroscience Research Center.

Selected Projects

Houston Viral Hepatitis Task Force. (President, 2019 - 2021)

911 good Samaritan Law Inventory. University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston

Harris Cares: A 2020 Vision of Health for Harris County. Harris County Public Health (Data Analyst)

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Toolset


Toolset

Toolset


Toolset

Skills

Policy

  • Mapping & Surveillance

  • Analysis & Evaluation

  • Advocacy

Science

  • Research Management

  • Data Analysis & Visualization

  • Science Writing & Publication

Community

  • Public Speaking

  • Coalition-Building

  • Community Leadership

REcognitions

Communication

More than $2,000 in award money for science and policy communication

  • First Place, Impact of regulation of most-favored nation clauses on healthcare spending. UTHealth Student Research Day (2021)

  • First Place, No Cake Walk. TAMUCC 3 Minute Thesis Competition (2017)

  • First Place, Brain: Form and function. UTHealth Neuroscience Research Center Brain Awareness Week (2021)

  • Audience Choice, Healthcare Innovation Challenge (2021)

Fellowships

  • Archer Fellowship in Washington D.C., University of Texas (2023)

Funding & Scholarships

  • Outstanding New Student Scholarship, UTHealth ($1,000, 2020)

  • Research Enhancement Grant, TAMUCC ($5,000, 2017)

  • Graduate Studies Scholarship, TAMUCC ($1,000, 2016)

  • Presidential Scholarship, St. John's University ($100,000+, 2009)

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Values


Values

Values


Values

Shane Reader’s work is scaffolded by a commitment to core values that ignite lines of research, inform the content of presentations, and determine where to spend extra energy. These values derive from Dr. Reader’s diverse life experiences: growing up overseas in a family of educators, emulating the strength and compassion of role models, and drawing from the inexhaustible well of old-fashioned Lone Star pride.

Mentorship

The most important thing we can teach students is how to teach themselves. As a professor, instructor, and mentor, Shane Reader draws from his own academic experience to train students in science literacy, critical reasoning, and a skill-focused curriculum they can draw from throughout their careers, rather than memorization and regurgitation.

Service

Lasting change must start from the ground up in order to improve the circumstances of all hard-working Texans. Shane Reader draws from years of experience as a coalition-builder, community leader, and former president of a community-based non-profit to produce actionable insights that can enhance the lives of people with fewer means.

Joy

Any truly meaningful mission will experience setbacks and frustrations, particularly in the realm of health and policy. Dr. Reader knows that the best way to stop ruminating on these obstacles is to celebrate successes, cherish our company, and spend time enjoying the simple pleasures that connect us.

Community Leadership

Houston Viral Hepatitis Task Force. President (2019 - 2021)

Texas Coalition for Healthy MindS. Member

Houston Policy Initiative for Harm Reduction. Member

Houston Recovery InitiativE. member

Hobbies

Video Games

Cooking & Baking

Reading (Texas Medical History)

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Connect


Let’s Chat

Connect


Let’s Chat

Coffee Chats Encouraged

Shane Reader is always glad to make the acquaintance of community stakeholders, policymakers, and risk takers. If you think you may benefit from a coffee chat with Dr. Reader, don’t hesitate to reach out.

Let’s talk about

  • Analyses

  • Evaluations

  • Insight