Madison, WI

Associate Professor, Departments of Pediatrics and Population Health Sciences, University of Wisconsin-Madison

Represented: Researchers

Elizabeth D. Cox is an Associate Professor in the Departments of Pediatrics and Population Health Sciences at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, and a pediatric health services researcher. For 15 years, she has worked to leverage the voices of children and families in redesigning children’s healthcare to improve quality and safety. Currently, she is working with families, patient-centered care advocates, healthcare team members, hospital leadership, and human factors engineers to redesign the rounding process in children’s hospitals to promote family-centered care and enhance patient safety. Her motivation for supporting PCORI’s work on Improving Healthcare Systems is rooted in her life experiences in rural West Virginia and her professional experiences with implementing and evaluating family-centered interventions in clinical settings to improve outcomes for vulnerable populations. She received her BS and MD from West Virginia University and completed her PhD and training in pediatrics at the University of Wisconsin.

Cox served as a member of the Advisory Panel on Improving Healthcare Systems from April 2013 to April 2016.