Christopher Cochran, Ph.D. is a professor and chair in the Department of Healthcare Administration and Policy in the UNLV School of Public Health.

Cochran’s research has spanned a number of areas in the healthcare field with emphasis on access to care for underserved populations, patient safety and quality improvement, and health policy issues. He has researched organizational relationships in the healthcare delivery field. He is currently researching policy changes affecting prescription drug access and military/civilian partnerships to improve military provider readiness. He has studied hospital operations and how they affect access to care, physician behavior, and patient outcomes. His earlier research related to administrator/provider relationships in community health centers in the U.S., and relationship marketing for health care services. Other research has focused on using information technology to improve bio-surveillance of infectious outbreaks in high volume resort communities.

Cochran currently serves on the board of directors for HealtHIE Nevada, the state health information exchange. He is a current member of the American College of Healthcare Executives, Nevada HIMMS and Nevada ACHE. Cochran worked in the field of substance abuse and mental health services and was the executive director of a large public substance abuse treatment program from 1987-1992.