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Victoria Danner
Health Policy Analyst | Medical Social Scientist
Victoria X. Danner is an applied medical social scientist, consultant, and project manager with nearly a decade of experience in healthcare and health services research. She has led projects for several organizations that include NORC at the University of Chicago, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, the Pew Research Center, National Cancer Institute, Lupus Foundation, and others. She has dedicated her career to providing consultation and independent research to advocate for patient-centered research for the betterment of healthcare and public policy.
Articles
Health and Mental Wellness
Beyond the Pink Ribbons: Time, Trust, and What's Missing in Breast Cancer Trials
<p class="mb-4">On a humid July morning in Brooklyn, a grandmother named Ms. Rivera walked out of her oncology visit gripping a pink brochure for a “g...
February 7, 2026Read article
Health and Mental Wellness
Neurodevelopmental Disorders and Incarceration: Paths Toward Understanding and Equity
<p class="mb-4">Every day across the United States, many individuals in correctional facilities navigate invisible challenges that stem not from defia...
December 31, 2025Read article
Health and Mental Wellness
From Mistrust to Medicine: Rebuilding Inclusive Participation in Clinical Research
<p class="mb-4">On a rainy Tuesday evening, Ms. Johnson sat in the clinic parking lot, staring at the flyer for a “promising new study” her doctor had...
December 26, 2025Read article
Health and Mental Wellness
When Care Costs Everything: Unpaid Dementia Caregivers in a Broken System
<p class="mb-4">Unpaid caregivers of persons with dementia (PWD) often lack access to structured support systems that would ease their complex respons...
December 17, 2025Read article
Health and Mental Wellness
From Policy to Practice: The SUPPORT Act’s Quiet Revolution in Opioid Treatment
<p class="mb-4">Across the country, families and communities are still mourning lives lost to the opioid crisis, lives that might have been saved if t...
December 10, 2025Read article
Health and Mental Wellness
Seizure Freedom and Its Price: Emotional Recovery After Adult Frontal Lobe Resection
<p class="mb-4">Frontal lobe epilepsy is not only one of the most common surgically treated forms of epilepsy, it is also one of the most deeply life-...
December 1, 2025Read article
Health and Mental Wellness
Cultural Safety in Action: Building Trust and Belonging in Indigenous Mental Health Care
<p class="mb-4">The lives of Native Americans, hereafter referred to as Indigenous peoples in North America (United States and Canada) are impacted by...
November 28, 2025Read article
Health and Mental Wellness
Building Healthier Teams: Integrating Behavioral Health Without Building New Walls
<p class="mb-4">Expanding Integrated Behavioral Health in Primary Care (IBHPC) requires careful coordination of physical space, staffing models, and w...
November 26, 2025Read article
Health and Mental Wellness
Rural HIV, Real Results: Integrated Care Models Bring Hope to Aging Populations
<p class="mb-4">In the rural South, growing older with HIV often means facing more than just the HIV virus. Many older adults in these communities man...
November 26, 2025Read article
Professional Development and Training
What Project Managers Can Learn from Anthropologists
<p class="mb-4">I usually tell people I’m a project manager before mentioning that I’m an anthropologist. That’s mostly because many assume anthropolo...
November 24, 2025Read article
Public Policy
Putting Patients at the Table: Reimagining Healthcare Policy Development
<p class="mb-4">To effectively shape healthcare policy that truly reflects the needs of its users, policymakers must institutionalize mechanisms that ...
November 12, 2025Read article
Health and Mental Wellness
Food, Mood, and Mind: Why Mental Health Needs a Dietary Revolution
<p class="mb-4">Food and mood are deeply connected, yet our healthcare systems often treat them as separate. For millions with depression, anxiety, or...
November 5, 2025Read article
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