Courtney C. Kuza, PhD, MPH

  • Program Manager

Courtney Kuza is the Program Manager for the Center for Pharmaceutical Policy and Prescribing.  She received her MPH and PhD in Behavioral and Community Health Sciences from the University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health.  Before joining CP3, Courtney managed and conducted health services research in the University of Pittsburgh Department of Critical Care Medicine, using qualitative methodology to examine best practices in the structure and organization of intensive care units.  Courtney also has extensive experience as a mixed methods community mental health services researcher in the University of Pittsburgh School of Social Work.  Her work with local and state organizations has evaluated and shaped mental health policy and practice, including state mental hospital closures, service coordination delivery, and therapeutic interventions for mothers with mental health needs.  Her research interests include maternal and child health, workforce development, and behavioral health.

When she's not working, Courtney can be found tending to her four cats, volunteering with her daughter's Girl Scout troop, managing social media and communication for the non-profit West View HUB, exploring new places with her family, and reading as many books as possible. Courtney is also a member of an international online trivia league, Learned League.

Education & Training

  • BS, Biology, Juniata College, 1994
  • MPH, Behavioral and Community Health Sciences, University of Pittsburgh, 2002
  • PhD, Behavioral and Community Health Sciences, University of Pittsburgh, 2018

Representative Publications

Gellad WF, Yang Q, Adamson KM, Kuza CC, Buchanich JM, Bolton AL, Murzynski SM, Goetz CT, Washington T, Lann MF, Chang CC, Suda KJ, Tang L. Development and validation of an overdose risk prediction tool using prescription drug monitoring program data. Drug and alcohol dependence. 2023 Mar 27:109856.

Hulsey E, Hershey TB, Parker LS, Kuza C, Fedro-Byrom S, Gellad WF. Overdose Risk Prediction Algorithms: The Need For A Comprehensive Legal Framework. Health Affairs Forefront. 2022.

Gellad WF, Ennis M, Kuza CC. (2019). A New Safe Harbor – Turning Drug Rebates into Discounts in Medicare Part D. NEJM. DOI: 10.1056/NEJMp1902692.

Hallam BD, Kuza CC, Rak KJ, Fleck JC, Heuston MM, Saha D, Kahn JM. (2018). Provider Perceptions of Rounding Checklists in the Intensive Care Unit: a Qualitative Study, BMJ Quality and Safety, doi: 10.1136/bmjqs-2017-007218. [Epub ahead of print].

Barbash IJ, Rak KJ, Kuza CC, Kahn JM. (2017). Hospital Perceptions of Medicare’s Sepsis Quality Reporting Initiative. Journal of Hospital Medicine, 12(12), 963-968.

Costa DK, Kuza CC, Kahn JM. (2015). Differences in nurse- and physician-assessed ICU characteristics using a standardized survey. Int J Qual Health Care, 27(5), 344-8.