John Mulcahy, PhD, MSPH

John Mulcahy, PhD was appointed to the Health Services and Outcomes Research for Aging Populations T32 Training Program in August 2025 as a postdoctoral fellow in the Department of Health Policy and Management.

John received a BS in biology with a minor in public health from the University of Minnesota, a MSPH in health policy from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, and a PhD in health services research, policy, and administration from the University of Minnesota School of Public Health. Between his master’s and doctoral studies, John worked as a data analyst for the National Health and Aging Trends Study where he researched the link between unpaid caregivers and the long-term care outcomes of the older adults they care for.

John has experience using a variety of linked data sources including health insurance claims, survey data, and electronic health records to answer quasi-experimental research questions. His research interests focus on how health system can incentivize providers to recognize and help address the functional and social needs of their older patients through innovative care models, particularly in the case of patients living with Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias.