Brian E. Dixon PhD, MPA, FACMI, FHIMSS

Dr. Brian Dixon’s research focuses on applying informatics methods and tools to improve population and public health. His work leverages clinical and administrative data in electronic health records to measure population health, better understand the determinants of health, examine information flow in the health system, and improve outcomes in individuals and populations. Dr. Dixon also teaches informatics courses to future clinical and public health leaders.

Dr. Dixon is a Fellow of the prestigious American College of Medical Informatics (ACMI). He is also a Fellow of the American Medical Informatics Association (AMIA) and the Health Information Management Systems Society (HIMSS). In 2021, Dr. Dixon was part of a team of researchers whose work to support public health response to the COVID-19 pandemic was recognized by the Governor of Indiana as well as AcademyHealth with the Health Services Research (HSR) Impact Award. Previously, Dr. Dixon was named a Research Frontiers Trailblazer by IUPUI and recognized as a Forty Under 40 recipient by the Indianapolis Business Journal.

Dr. Dixon currently serves as Director of Public Health Informatics for Regenstrief Institute and IU Richard M. Fairbanks School of Public Health at IUPUI. He is a co-principal investigator for a multi-year T15 grant funded by the US National Library of Medicine to mentor research scientists in public and population health informatics.

Dr. Dixon earned his Bachelor of Arts in computer science from DePauw University; his Master of Public Affairs from Indiana University; and his Doctor of Philosophy in Health Informatics from Indiana University.