Chris Tilden
Associate Researcher Senior
Lawrence, Kansas, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolChris Tilden is a public health researcher and program leader with 11 years of experience advancing community health, health equity, and early childhood systems through rigorous evaluation and policy work. Based in Lawrence, Kansas, he leads multi-agency evaluations and needs assessments that inform state and local system, policy, and program improvements for maternal and child health, early intervention, and community health planning. His career spans leadership roles in public health agencies and nonprofits where he translated assessment findings into concrete actions—expanded food access, strengthened tobacco control, and safer active transportation investments. Trained with a PhD-level background in biological anthropology and an MHA, he blends rigorous research methods with pragmatic implementation and stakeholder facilitation. Colleagues rely on him to coordinate complex teams and navigate state-level funding and program dynamics to drive measurable improvements for underserved populations. An understated strength is his ability to turn evaluation insights into policy and funding shifts that produce tangible community changes.
11 years of coding experience
10 years of employment as a software developer
University of KansasPhD, Biological Anthropology & Anatomy, PhD, Biological Anthropology & Anatomy at Duke University
EnglishGithub contributions (5)
JMetcalfe201/VRCardGame
Nov 2015 - May 2016
Contributions:18 commits, 14 pushes in 5 months
ChrisPham/Cerner_Hackfest_2015
Jul 2015 - Jul 2015
Contributions:8 pushes, 5 branches, 1 issue in 6 days
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