Timothy Callaghan is an Associate Professor in the Department of Health Law, Policy, and Management at the Boston University School of Public Health. His research focuses on how politics, policy, and place work together to influence health in America. He has conducted extensive research on individual health attitudes and behaviors, with a particular emphasis on understanding and overcoming vaccine hesitancy. He has also carried out considerable research studying public experiences with prominent topics in health policy discourse including the opioid epidemic, the 988 mental health lifeline, and health reform. Dr. Callaghan also studies health access and outcomes for vulnerable populations, with a particular emphasis on studying rural health and individuals with developmental disabilities.
Dr. Callaghan previously served as Chair of the Health Politics and Policy Section of the American Political Science Association. Dr. Callaghan has also won several awards in his field including the David Kline Jones Distinguished Scholar Award, the Atlas Award for his research on vaccine hesitancy, the Leonard S. Robins Award for his research on public attitudes about the opioid epidemic, the Deil S. Wright award for his research on federalism and the Affordable Care Act, and the Journal of Rural Health Article of the Year Award.