Kyle R. Myers, M.S.

Ph.D. Student
Department of Health Care Management & Economic, The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania
myersky@wharton.upenn.edu | 301.639.3452

Education
University of Pennsylvania, The Wharton School
Ph.D. student, 3-rd year, Department of Health Care Management and Economics
Pennsylvania State University, Schreyers Honors College
M.S., Health Policy & Administration, 2010
B.S., Biology, 2010

Research Interests
Strategic behavior of scientists and scientist-entrepreneurs; entrepreneurial management and diffusion of
management practices; R&D financing; science of science and research policy

Research Experience
Research assistant for Matt Grennan, Ashley Swanson and Aaron Chatterji; Physician-Industry Ties: Impacts
on Innovation and Treatment Patterns, 2014 present
Research assistant for Mark Pauly; Managing Innovation in the Life Sciences, 2013 present
Research assistant at the Center for Family Research in Diverse Contexts, Penn State University, 2009 2010

Work Experience
Centers for Disease Control National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
Department of Health and Human Services Emerging Leader Fellow, Public Health Analyst, 8/10 7/12
Booz Allen Hamilton Inc.
Research Assistant, Global Information Technology Team, 5/08 8/08
Dynport Vaccine Company
Assistant Senior Manager, Regulatory Affairs, 5/07 1/08
National Cancer Institute Lab of Genomic Diversity
Cancer Research Training Award Fellow, 7/04 8/05, 5/06 8/06

Projects in Progress
Supply and Demand Determinants of Innovation in the Pharmaceutical Sector, with Mark Pauly
Managing Innovation in Hospitals: The Rise of the Chief Innovation Officer, with John Kimberly

Publications
Decker JA, Kiefer M, Reissman D, Funk R, Halpin J, Bernard B, Ehrenberg R, Schuler C, Whelan E, Myers,
KR, Howard J. (2013). A decision process for determining whether to conduct responder health
research following large disasters. American Journal of Disaster Medicine; 8(1): 25-33.

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Decker JA, DeBord G, Bernard B, Dotson S, Halpin J, Hines C, Kiefer M, Myers KR, Page E, Schulte P,
and Snawder P. (2013). Recommendations for Biomonitoring of Emergency Responders: Focus on
Occupational Health Investigations and Health Research. Military Medicine; 178(1): 68-75.
BeLue R., Carmack C, Myers KR, Weinreb-Welch L, and Lengerich E. (2011). The Complex Dynamical
Nature of Communities. Health Education and Behavior. 39(6): 745-751.
Myers KR (2010). Caregiver Strain in Parents of Children Diagnosed with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity
Disorder: The Role of Race/Ethnicity and Gender. Masters Thesis.

Grant Funding
Managing Innovation in Hospitals: The Rise of the Chief Innovation Officer, Co-PI with John Kimberly,
Mack Center for Innovation, $5,000 (2014).

Awards and Fellowships

Professional: Department of Health and Human Services Emerging Leader Fellowship
Graduate: Schreyers Honors College Integrated Undergraduate/Graduate Program; Nominated for 2009
American Public Health Association Kenneth Lutterman Award for Exemplary Student Paper in
Mental Health
Undergraduate: Society of Distinguished Alumni Program; Maryland State Distinguished Scholar; Maryland
State Robert C. Byrd Scholarship

Completed Coursework

Microeconomic theory
Game theory and applications
Entrepreneurial innovation
Health economics
Personnel economics
Strategic management
Public economics and social insurance
Applied econometrics
Industrial organization of health care
Nonparametric and log-linear models
Diffusion of innovations
Health care cost-benefit analyses
Health services research empirical models and methods
Management and economics of pharmaceuticals and medical technology

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