Paul D. Cleary, Ph.D.

Paul D. Cleary, Ph.D., dean and C-E.A. Winslow Professor of Epidemiology and Public Health in the Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, was elected to the Connecticut Academy for Science and Engineering in May. The academy was established in 1976 by the Connecticut General Assembly to identify and study technological issues and advances of concern to the citizens of Connecticut. Cleary’s recent research includes a study of how organizational characteristics affect the costs and quality of care for persons with AIDS; a national evaluation of a continuous quality improvement initiative in clinics providing care to HIV-infected individuals; the development of Web-based decision tools to improve cancer care decision making; and a study of the long-term impact of patient-centered hospital care.