About
Dr. Hudson’s academic and practice background prepare him to investigate patient, provider, and organizational factors mediating clinical outcomes and patient well-being. Dr. Hudson earned his degrees from the University of San Francisco (B.A. Psychology), the University of California at Berkeley (M.P.H., Behavioral Science), and Dartmouth College (Ph.D., Evaluative Clinical Science). Dr. Hudson lectures in Clemson University’s Clinical and Translational Research Graduate Certificate program, and is a faculty member of Clemson’s School of Nursing. Dr. Hudson also collaborates with Dr. Thomas Britt to support Clemson/Prisma research collaborations via Prisma’s Health Sciences Center. Dr. Hudson is co-investigator and Cancer Care Delivery Research (CCDR) Director of the NIH award, National Community Oncology Research Program (NCORP) community sites (UM1). National leadership positions include service as NRG Oncology NCORP Research Base CCDR Vice Chair; he also serves as an associate editor for the Journal of the National Cancer Institute-Cancer Spectrum. Dr. Hudson is also a member of the National Academies of Science Engineering and Medicine’s ad hoc committee examining the use of race and ethnicity in biomedical research. Dr. Hudson previously served the Patient Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) on their Patient Engagement Advisory Panel. Dr. Hudson’s leadership roles position him to advance transdisciplinary, patient-centered health service research specifically informing oncology practice and more broadly informing population health.
How their research is transforming health care
Dr. Hudson’s work transforms health care by emphasizing the impact of
social, behavioral, and psychological determinants of health on clinical service access and outcomes. This emphasis expands practice-centric inquiry invested in examining care interventions’ clinical effectiveness. His work also considers the myriad social factors portending individual and community need for clinical services. Dr. Hudson’s work also transforms health care by ensuring patient values and preferences inform outcome evaluations. Apart from his own research, Dr. Hudson collaborates with CUSHR faculty Drs. Britt and Sherrill to facilitate inter-institutional collaborations between Clemson University, Prisma Health–Upstate, and Prisma Health–Upstate’s other academic partners. Dr. Hudson’s efforts include co-developing the clinical research infrastructure essential to research execution, and intermural education on research design in clinical settings. News and Media Related to Dr. Hudson’s research Hudson MF, Oostdyk AM, Simmons VM, et al. Considering context in area-level socioeconomic status, cancer treatment initiation, and survival. JNCI Cancer Spectrum 2023;7(5)
Health research keywords
Cancer Care Delivery Research, Social Determinants of Health, Comparative Effectiveness, Promotion, Prevention, Health Service Research, Disparities, Health Equity, Population Health, Community Health
