About HAI @ UVA Wise
The Healthy Appalachia Institute is working to improve the health, education, environment and prosperity for residents of central Appalachia by collaborating across communities and organizations, generating and implementing new ideas, and engaging the social, economic and scientific issues that exist at the interface of health and the Appalachian culture.
Staff
David L. Driscoll, Ph.D., MPH
Director, Healthy Appalachia Institute
David Driscoll joined UVA Wise as director of the Healthy Appalachia Institute (HAI) in January 2023. He has spearheaded community public health and research initiatives around the U.S., most recently serving as assistant dean for research and associate professor at the University of Virginia’s School of Medicine. He leads HAI’s research portfolio and identifies, develops and implements population health programs in collaboration with various community, business, health and education partners across the region.
