Halima Ahmadi-Montecalvo

PANEL | The Role of Data and Advanced Analytics in Transforming Healthcare | 2:15–3:45 PM

Dr. Ahmadi-Montecalvo is an epidemiologist and social and behavioral scientist with experience in the application and use of quantitative and qualitative methodology in behavioral health, maternal and child health, and social science broadly. She has extensive expertise in using a data driven approach for system transformation with a focus on value-based care and improving health outcomes for underserved populations. At Unite Us, Dr. Ahmadi-Montecalvo leads research and evaluation efforts to measure the value and effectiveness of social care investments.

She has over 20 years of experience in program evaluation, and social and behavioral health research working with local, state, and several federal government clients, including CMS, CDC, SAMHSA, HRSA, DoL, DoD, and VHA.

Dr. Ahmadi-Montecalvo is also an adjunct faculty at the George Washington University Milken Institute School of Public Health where she teaches public health and population health courses. She holds a Master’s of Public Health with a focus in Epidemiology and Community Health from Brown University, and a PhD in Social and Behavioral Sciences from West Virginia University, School of Public Health.