Claudia Der-Martirosian, PhD

Dr. Claudia Der-Martirosian is an investigator at OCHIN. As a quantitative sociologist and health services researcher by training, Claudia has expertise in mixed methods research that incorporates both quantitative and qualitative approaches.

With over 25 years of experience in population health and health-related research, she is skilled at transforming complex qualitative and quantitative data into meaningful insights. She has more than 20 years of experience managing large, complex data sets from multiple sources, conducting data analysis, using electronic health records, and performing data visualization.

Additionally, she was a core investigator from 2011-2024 at two research centers within the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA): the Center for the Study of Healthcare Innovation, Implementation & Policy (CSHIIP) and the Veterans Emergency Management Evaluation Center (VEMEC) at the VA Greater Los Angeles.

For six years (2014-2020), she served as the associate director of VEMEC, where she developed its research program and a dissemination plan for best practices in emergency management and disaster preparedness at the VA. In her role as associate director, she managed a team of 20 doctoral- and master’s-level VA researchers from multidisciplinary backgrounds, overseeing IRB submissions and the development of scholarly publications, toolkits, and online trainings, while working closely with investigators, data analysts, and project managers.

Claudia has delivered over 70 presentations at national conferences and has first- and co-authored more than 115 publications in peer-reviewed scientific journals in health-related fields, with a strong focus on access to care for all patient populations. As a principal investigator (PI), co-PI, and co-investigator, she has received several federal government operations and research grants.