Nemours Health and Prevention Appoints Director for Evaluation and Research

Nemours Enterprise
Thursday, January 26, 2006 @ 12:00 AM EST

Nemours Health and Prevention Services (NHPS) has appointed Linda Bultman, PhD, as Director of its Center for Evaluation & Research. In this critical role, Dr. Bultman will oversee all aspects of NHPS’ evaluation efforts, as well as public health and community research. Dr. Bultman has an extensive background in statistical/epidemiological analysis and reporting, mapping health outcomes, strategic and organizational planning and development, and data systems development. She has been active in publishing and presenting, particularly in the area of using data to lead change. Her leadership qualities and unique ability to tune into the people side of evaluation, in order to bridge science and pragmatic decision-making, will be key to the effectiveness of the division.

Dr. Bultman comes to Nemours from the Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS), where she was Director of the Research & Public Health Assessment Office, managing the budget, human resources, strategic planning, epidemiology/surveillance and research/evaluation efforts in support of a wide variety of maternal and child health programs. She has been the principle investigator on HRSA - Maternal and Child Health Bureau/CDC - Reproductive Health grants in Texas totaling over $2 million. Notably, Dr. Bultman servedas Chair of the DSHS Institution Review Board. In her capacity as faculty in the Maternal and Child Health Leadership Skills Training Institute, Dr. Bultman has made a commitment to share her public health experience through teaching new public health leaders.

A graduate of the University of Colorado, Dr. Bultman obtained her doctorate in exercise science with an emphasis in human neuromuscular control systems at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, where she served on the faculty and acted as liaison on NIH-sponsored research in collaboration with the University of Texas-Austin. In addition, Dr. Bultman has held faculty positions as UT-Austin and Kent State University, Applied Physiology Research Laboratory.

Debbie Chang, MPH, Senior Vice President and Executive Director, NHPS, said, “We are delighted to have recruited a leader of Dr. Bultman’s caliber and anticipate the many benefits offered by her wisdom, experience and enthusiasm.”

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About Nemours

Nemours, one of the nation’s largest pediatric health systems, is dedicated to achieving higher standards in children’s health. Nemours offers an integrated spectrum of clinical treatment coupled with research, advocacy, and educational health and prevention services extending to all families in the communities it serves. Starting with Alfred I. duPont’s bequest over seventy years ago, Nemours has grown into a multi-dimensional organization offering personalized clinical and preventive care focused on children.

Nemours owns and operates the Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children in Wilmington, Delaware and major children’s specialty clinics in Delaware (Wilmington), Florida (Jacksonville, Orlando and Pensacola), Pennsylvania (Philadelphia and Bryn Mawr) and New Jersey (Atlantic City and Voorhees). Having recently received preliminary approval from the State of Florida, Nemours will establish a new full-service children’s hospital as part of an integrated pediatric health campus in Orlando. KidsHealth.org, the world’s most visited pediatric health care Web site for parents, kids and teens, is a project of Nemours.

Nemours employs over 4,400 individuals, including 430 pediatric physicians, specialists and surgeons who cared for approximately a quarter of a million children in 2007. The organization’s goal is to align with parents, physicians, community leaders, children’s advocates and elected officials to ensure optimal wellness for every child. Additional information about Nemours can be found at www.nemours.org.