Brittany Hand, PhD
Associate Professor
Internal Medicine
Academic information
- Department: Internal Medicine
Leadership titles
- HRS PhD Program
- M and P Mentor Status
Research interests
- Health Services and Outcomes Research
- Development and Validation of Patient Reported Outcome Measures
- Autism
- Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities
About
Biography
My research centers on optimizing health service delivery and patient health outcomes among adults on the autism spectrum and a variety of other patient populations. To this end, I conduct health services research to study healthcare access, utilization, and costs at the population and local levels. One patient population of particular interest in my research is adults on the autism spectrum. In my funded work, I am partnering with key stakeholders to design solutions to overcome barriers to primary care for autistic adults.
Credentials
Education
- Postdoctoral Fellowship, College of Health Professsions
- Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, United States
- PhD - Health and Rehabilitation Sciences
- The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, United States
- MOT - Occupational Therapy
- The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, United States
- BS - Biology
- The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, United States
Research
Research interests
- Health Services and Outcomes Research
- Development and Validation of Patient Reported Outcome Measures
- Autism
- Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities
Recent Presentations
- Hand, BN, PREPARE for Autistic Adults Advisory Board, Gilmore, D, DeVassie, H, Longo, A, Juckett, L, Hanks, C, Havercamp, S, Coury, D. (2024, April) Development of PREPARE for Autistic Adults: An Adult Autism Training for Medical Residents Co-Designed with Autistic Adults and Family Members. Gatlinburg Conference, Kansas City, MO. (Oral presentation).
- Hand, B.N., Gilmore, D., Hyer, J.M. (2023, June 24). Autistic adults’ healthcare independence throughout the first year at a patient-centered adult autism clinic. Occupational Therapy Summit of Scholars. Columbus, Ohio. (Oral presentation).
- Hand, BN., Hyer, JM., Schenk, A., Coyne, A., Gilmore, D., Wang, L., Ejaz, A. (2023, May). Discrimination against autistic adults in kidney transplantation: Comparing transplant rates and outcomes among autistic and non-autistic adults with end-stage renal disease. International Society for Autism Research, Stockholm Sweden. (Poster Presentation).
- Gilmore, D., Hyer, JM., Hand, BN. (2023, May). Changes in autistic adults’ healthcare independence during the first year of adult primary care at a patient-centered specialized autism clinic. International Society for Autism Research, Stockholm Sweden. (Poster Presentation).
Major Awards
- Paper named one of top 20 significant advances in autism research during 2020, Interagency Autism Coordinating Committee, 2022
- Programmatic Panel Member, Autism Research Program, Congressionally Directed Medical Research Program, 2024-2027
- Loan Repayment Program Award for Clinical Researchers, National Institutes of Health, 2021-2025
- Career Development Award,Center for Clinical and Translational Science Institute (CTSI), The Ohio State University, 2019 – KL2
- Research Mentoring Training Endorsement, Office of Postdoctoral Affairs, The Ohio State University, 2021