Overview of Services

The Decision Science Core (formerly Shared Decision Making Core) provides researchers with access to decision science expertise and state-of-the-art methods necessary to develop, evaluate, and disseminate shared decision making interventions to enhance the quality of cancer care delivery at MD Anderson and its partner institutions.

Our services include:

• preparing research funding applications, 
• design and production of decision support interventions, 
• evaluating new interventions for effectiveness, and
• disseminating interventions for use at MD Anderson and our partner institutions.

Leadership

Robert J. Volk, PhD | Director

Lisa M. Lowenstein, PhD, MPH | Co-Director

Viola B. Leal, MPH | Associate Director, Research Planning and Development

Location and hours of operation

Links and Resources

Contacts