John P Donnelly

John Donnelly
Research Assistant Professor
Learning Health Sciences
Medical School
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John P Donnelly
John Donnelly
Research Assistant Professor
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  • About

    John Donnelly, PhD, MSPH, MS is currently a Research Assistant Professor in the Department of Learning Health Sciences (DLHS) at the University of Michigan Medical School and an Investigator at the Institute for Healthcare Policy and Innovation (IHPI). He is also an Implementation Scientist/Core Lead at the QUERI Center for Evaluation and Implementation Resources (CEIR) and an Associate Investigator in the HSR Center for Clinical Management Research (CCMR) at the LTC Charles S. Kettles VA Medical Center within the VA Ann Arbor Health System. He received his PhD in epidemiology from the University of Alabama at Birmingham and joined the faculty at UM as part of an NHLBI-funded K12 training program focused on applied implementation science to improve care for critically ill patients in 2018. His primary area of research is the linkage of advanced quantitative methods with implementation science to improve care, with an emphasis on patients with life-threatening infection. In addition to implementation science, he has expertise in the areas of health services research, study design methodology, statistical methods, and observational causal inference.

    Center Memberships

    • Center Member
      Institute for Healthcare Policy and Innovation
    • Center Member
      AI and Digital Health Innovation

    Research Overview

    - Deployment and testing of implementation strategies
    - Antibiotic stewardship
    - Quality improvement methods
    - Sepsis health services research

    Recent Publications

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    • Journal Article
      Identifying Priorities for the Department of Veterans Affairs Strategic Plan: A Rapid Multi-Method Evaluation
      Donnelly JP, Vitous CA, Burgan KW, Yahya GM, Johnson JL, McDonald JA, Bowersox NW, Kawentel LM. Learning Health Systems, 2026 Apr 1; 10 (2): DOI:10.1002/lrh2.70068
    • Journal Article
      The Impact of Disasters on Mental Health Medication for People with Dementia
      Bell SA, Venkatesh S, Rojas A, Donnelly J, Coe A, Ghous M, Kruger K. Prehospital and Disaster Medicine, 2026 Mar 25; 41 (S1): s15 - s15. DOI:10.1017/s1049023x26101976
    • Journal Article
      An evaluation of virtual supervision effectiveness within department of veterans affairs (VA) health professionals training programs
      Kawentel LM, Donnelly JP, Burgan KW, Yahya GM, Doredla JS, Johnson JL, Falco K, Bowman MA, Byrne J, Bowersox NW. BMC Medical Education, 2025 Dec 1; 25 (1): DOI:10.1186/s12909-025-08062-1
      PMID: 41136959
    • Journal Article
      Funding model for embedded research: Impacts, challenges, and lessons learned for investigators
      Vitous CA, Burgan KW, Donnelly JP, Bowersox NW, Kawentel LM. Learning Health Systems, 2025 Oct 1; 9 (4): DOI:10.1002/lrh2.70015
    • Journal Article
      Prescribing patterns of psychotropic medications among people living with dementia after disasters
      Bell SA, Donnelly JP, Ghous M, Venkatesh S, Rojas A, Coe AB. Innovation in Aging, 2025 Aug 1; 9 (8): DOI:10.1093/geroni/igaf064
    • Journal Article
      Survey of VA healthcare facilities to assess organizational readiness to change assessment (ORCA) and challenges to implementing antibiotic stewardship
      Brehm TJ, Amenta E, Grigoryan L, Braund S, Pesikoff J, Hernandez R, Ramsey D, Stevens VW, Donnelly JP, Naik AD, Trautner BW. CMI Communications, 2025 Mar 13; 2 (2): 105074 DOI:10.1016/j.cmicom.2025.105074
    • Journal Article
      P-1787. Tailor Swiftly: Lessons Learned from a Nationwide Implementation of an Antimicrobial Stewardship Program for Asymptomatic Bacteriuria
      Amenta E, Haltom TM, Donnelly JP, Braund S, Hernandez R, Chou A, Brehm T, Stevens VW, Trautner B. Open Forum Infectious Diseases, 2025 Jan 30; 12 (Supplement_1): ofae631.1950 DOI:10.1093/ofid/ofae631.1950
      PMID: PMC11777093
    • Proceeding / Abstract / Poster
      Building a Network of Dissemination and Implementation Researchers
      Champagne E, Williams V, Samuels E, Liebrecht C, Piatt G, Mwenesi R, Donnelly J, Kilbourne A. 2024 Apr 4;

    Featured News & Stories

    John Donnelly (L) and Lisa Ferguson (R) holding awards
    Department News

    John Donnelly and Lisa Ferguson Honored with 2025 EBS Awards

    Two members of the Department of Learning Health Sciences (DLHS) have been recognized with 2025 Endowment for Basic Sciences (EBS) Awards.
    2025 Endowment for Basic Sciences Awards
    Medical School News

    Eighteen from UMMS honored with 2025 Endowment for Basic Sciences Awards

    Nine Medical School faculty members and nine research staff members have been recognized for their contributions to teaching and research with Endowment for Basic Sciences (EBS) Awards for 2025. Each of the nine UMMS basic science departments select a winner for each award. This year’s recipients received their awards June 12 during a ceremony in the Medical School.
    Department News

    DLHS awarded $5 million federal grant to train Learning Health System Scientists

    The Department of Learning Health Sciences (DLHS) at the University of Michigan Medical School received a $5 million, five-year grant to apply innovative methods to improve health, healthcare, and health equity.