
Douglas Luke is a leading researcher in the areas of public health policy, systems science and tobacco control. Luke directs work focused primarily on the evaluation, dissemination and implementation of evidence-based public health policies.
Over the past decade, Luke has used systems science methods, especially social network analysis and agent-based modeling, to address important public health problems. He published the first review papers on network analysis in public health in 2007, and on systems science methods in public health in 2012. He has written books on multilevel modeling and network analysis. Under Luke’s leadership, the Center for Public Health Systems Science has used network analysis to study diffusion of scientific innovations, to model the formation of organizational collaborations, and to study the relationship of mentoring to future scientific collaboration.
In addition to his appointment at the Brown School, Luke is a member of the Institute for Public Health, the director of evaluation for the Institute of Clinical and Translational Science and a founding member of the Washington University Network of Dissemination and Implementation Researchers. In addition, he served on an Institute of Medicine panel that produced a national report on the use of agent-based modeling for tobacco regulatory science.
Douglas Luke
- Irving Louis Horowitz Professor in Social Policy
- PhD, University of Illinois
- Office Phone: 314-935-3704
- Email: dluke@wustl.edu
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Areas of Focus:
- Evaluation of public health programs
- Tobacco control and prevention policy
- Systems science methodology
- Social network analysis
In The News
Luke’s Expertise in Systems Science Contributes to New Report on U.S. Dietary Guidelines
January 23, 2023
Brown School Releases Progress Updates on its Strategic Plan
November 10, 2022
Well-Received Systems Science Summer Institute Back In-Person for its Third Year
May 12, 2022
Brown School Faculty Among Most-Cited Scientists
March 1, 2022
Luke Installed as Inaugural Horowitz Professor in Social Policy
February 16, 2022
PhD Program Linking Data, Social Science Sees Early Success
November 16, 2021
Center Uses Partnerships to Broaden its Public Health Impact
July 1, 2021
Over 60% of Public Schools Are Within 1,000 Feet of Tobacco Retailers, Finds New Study
October 21, 2020
ASPiRE, Tobacco-Free Kids Campaign Reaches More Than 3 Million
September 16, 2020
Over 60% of Public Schools Within 1,000 Feet of Tobacco Retailers, Finds New Study
August 26, 2020
Brown School Recognizes Faculty Authors and Editors
May 7, 2020
Featured Publications
Building Capacity for dissemination and implementation research: One university's experience
Implementation Science
2017