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Courtney Van Houtven is a Professor at Duke University's Department of Population Health Sciences and a core faculty member at the Duke-Margolis Institute. Her research focuses on aging economics, specifically exploring long-term care financing, intra-household decision-making, and the impact of unpaid family and friend care on health care utilization and costs. She aims to enhance the understanding of how familial support can optimize conditions for both caregivers and care recipients. Dr. Van Houtven leads a mixed methods study funded by the National Institute on Aging, examining the value of 'home time' for individuals living with dementia and their caregivers. Additionally, she directs the CASCADE center, which is dedicated to advancing science in complex care scenarios, focusing on aging, disability, and equity. With a Ph.D. from the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, she has been awarded several grants for her work, including projects on integrating information in aging surveys and improving care for those with dementia and chronic kidney disease. Her expertise also encompasses health economics and health services research.
Department of Biomedical Engineering (MS program)