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PhD, Health Policy and Management
New York University

MPhil, Public Administration
New York University

MBA, Finance and International Business
New York University
International University of Japan

BS, Hotel Administration
Cornell University

APC, CPA Professional Program
New York University

• Connecting through Food. 91ÊÓƵ Center for Wellbeing Mini-Grant. Co-Investigator, Amount: $2,500.00 (Spring 2025)
• An Evening At the Market: Cooking and Eating Together on a Budget. 91ÊÓƵ Center for Wellbeing Mini-Grant.Co-Investigator. Amount: $1,485 (Spring 2024)
• Veteran Liaison Expansion Project Funding Agency: New York State Health Foundation. Higher Education Partner. Amount: $10,000 (April 2023–March 2025)
• Preventing Opioid Addiction Through Better Pain Management: Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) Sponsored Training Program for General Practice Residents in Oral Health (2018–2019). Funding agency: Health Resources and Services Administration. Co-Investigator, (Morales J. PI, New York Medical College) $65,000.
• Building Health Through Care Coordination for Children with Medical Complexity (2017–2018). Funding agency: Lucile Packard Foundation for Children’s Health. Role: Consultant. Total Direct Costs: $68,903.
• Pratt Institute Taconic Fellowship: Reducing Food Insecurity in Washington Heights – Providing Emergency Food through a Mobile Pantry (2016). Role: Co-Investigator. Amount: $9,672.
• An Interdisciplinary Approach to Increase Access to and the delivery of Oral Health Care to the Underserved in the Hudson Valley Region in a post-doctoral general dentistry and PCMH Environment. (five-year HRSA grant: 2015–2020, year 1 5%, years 2–5, 7% time). CFDA #: 93059 Co-Investigator (Morales J. PI, New York Medical College) $460,000.

• New York State, CPA

• Tahara, D. and Salamida, E. (2024). The Power of Community Partners to Address Social Determinants of Health. APHA Annual Meeting, October 26–30, 2024. Minneapolis, MN.
• Tahara, D. et. al. (2024). Improving the Care Journey for Veterans in New York State. NYS Public Health Partnership Conference, May 1–3, 2024, Saratoga Springs, NY.
• Tahara, D. (2024). New York State Public Health Association Workforce Development Efforts. NACCHO NYS Statewide Training and Technical Assistance Event, April 15, 2024, Virtual.
• Bayar, O., Chate, R., Misra, M., Wang, K., and Tahara, D. (2024). The Rising Tide: An In-depth Analysis of New York City’s Flood Resilience and Preparedness. Pratt Institute Research Open House, March 8, 2024, Brooklyn, NY. Project won School of Art Research and Innovation Award.
• Tahara, D. Felder, T., and Rodriguez, M. (2023). Improving the Care Journey for Veterans in New York State. APHA Annual Meeting, November 11–14, 2023, Atalanta, GA.
• Tahara, D. (2022). Addressing Feeding System Disruptions Resulting from Climate Change. Health Administration Section, 150th APHA Annual Meeting, November 6–9, 2022, Boston, MA.
• Tahara, D. (2022). Collaborating for Impact: Taking action to reduce food insecurity in your Community. Workshop. New York State Partnership Conference, April 27–29, 2022, Niagara Falls, NY.
• Tahara, D. (2021). Collaborating for Impact: Taking Action to Reduce Food Insecurity in Seniors. APHA Annual Meeting & Expo, October 24–27, 2021. Denver, CO. Runner Up for the 2021 Research To Practice Award.
• Tahara, D. (2021). COVID-19 and Food Insecurity: A Call to Action. Tenth Symposium on COVID-19: What Have We Learned? How can We Use What We Have Learned? Touro College and University System, February 18, 2021, Virtual.
• Tahara, D. (2020). More Food is not the Solution to Seniors’ Food Insecurity. TCUS Healthy Aging in the Era of COVID-19 Symposium, November 13, 2020. Virtual.
• Tahara, D. and Ruud, C. (2020). Achieving Care Integration for Children with Medical Complexity: The Human-Centered Design Approach to Care Coordination. Health Experience Design Conference, April 14–15, 2020. Boston, MA.
• Tahara, D. (2020). Navigating the Healthcare System - Workshop. January 9, 2020. New York Medical College School of Medicine
• Tahara, D. and Bai, X. (2019). Innovating for Impact: Better Food for Seniors. Association for Managers of Innovation Fall 2019 Conference, October 23–25. Chicago, IL.
• Tahara, D. and Ruud, C. (2019). Care Integration Through a New Lens: The Patient Journey. New York State Public Health Association Annual Meeting, May 1–3, 2019. Cortlandt, NY.
• Tahara, D., Morales, J. et al. (2019). Preventing Opioid Addiction Through Better Pain Management: Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) Sponsored Training Program for General Practice Residents in Oral Health. National Oral Health Annual Conference, April 15–17, 2019. Memphis, TN.
• Tahara, D., Morales, J. et al. (2019). Preventing Opioid Addiction Through Better Pain Management: Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) Sponsored Training Program for General Practice Residents in Oral Health. New York State Population Health Summit VI, February 28, 2019. Albany NY.
• Tahara, D. (2019). Navigating the Healthcare System - Workshop. January 9, 2019. New York Medical College School of Medicine
• Tahara, D. (2018). Context Matters: Design Matters. Hailey Sault Believe In Better Healthcare Conference, October 16–17, 2018.
• Duluth, MN Kuo, D., Ruud, C. and Tahara, D. (2018). The Range of Care Coordination Needs of Children with Medical Complexity. Pediatric Academic Societies May 5–8, 2018. Toronto, Canada.
• Tahara, D. and Krepcho, D. (2018). Creating Community Capacity to Build Food Security. AMI Conference, April 19–21. Colorado Springs, CO.
• Tahara, D. (2018). Navigating the Healthcare System - Workshop. January 9, 2018. New York Medical College School of Medicine
• Tahara, D. (2017). The Opioid Crisis as a Syndemic: Engaging Patients and Providers in Community-based Solutions. Union Community Health Center Board Retreat, July 17, 2017. Bronx, NY.
• Tahara, D. and Cahana, A. (2017). The Opioid Crisis as a Syndemic: Engaging Patients and Providers in Community-based Solutions. New York State Public Health Association Webinar, June 21, 2017.
• Tahara, D. (2017). Navigating the Healthcare System - Workshop. January 11, 2017. New York Medical College School of Medicine
• Hixson, T. and Tahara, D. (2016). Going Lean to Improve System Performance and Patient Care. New York State Public Health Association Annual Meeting, April 21–22, Cooperstown, NY.
• Tahara, D. (2016). Strategic Design of Health and Wellbeing. Association for Managers of Innovation Spring 2016 Conference. April 6–8, 2016. Greensboro, NC.
• Tahara, D. (2015). Navigating the Health Care System Affordable Care Act and the Patient Centered Medical Home. October 27, 2015. New York Medical College School of Medicine, Valhalla, NY.
• Tahara, D. (2015). Integrating the Principles of Patient-Centered Care. Presenter and Panel Moderator. Health Leaders of New York Monthly Educational Meeting. May 7, 2015. New York Medical College, Valhalla, NY.
• Tahara, D., McBride, M. and Green, R (2015). Strategic Design of Thriving: How to Shape a Century of Well-being. New York State Public Health Association Annual Meeting, April 23–24, 2015, Lake George, NY.
• Tahara, D., McBride, M. and Liberatos, P. (2015). Integrative Capstone – The Opportunity to Ideate and Innovate in Healthcare. ASPPH Annual Meeting, March 22–25, 2015, Arlington, VA.
• Tahara, D., Green, R. and McBride, M. (2015). Strategic re-Design of Team-based Patient-focused Healthcare Services. Annual meeting of the Association for Prevention Teaching and Research, March 15–17, 2015, Charleston, S.C.
• Tahara, D. and McBride, M. (2015). Integrative Capstone – The Opportunity to Ideate and Innovate in Healthcare. Annual meeting of the Association for Prevention Teaching and Research, March 15–17, 2015, Charleston, S.C.
• Tahara, D. (2015). Women in Healthcare Panel. Panelist. Student National Medical Association, NYMC Chapter. March 5, 2015. New York Medical College, Valhalla, NY.
• Tahara, D., Burathoki, B., Gill, J. and Joseph, A. (2015). On the Road to a Green New York Medical College. Eleventh International Conference on Environmental, Cultural, Economic & Social Sustainability 21–23 January 2015, Copenhagen, Denmark.
• Barrera, M., Rivera, C., Binyildirim, N., Indorewala, H., Renaud, D.G. and Tahara, D. (2014). WILL - Wellbeing Initiative for Learning and Living: How can Strategic Design Help Chronic Disease Patients Manage their Health and Wellbeing? 9th International Conference Design & Emotion 2014, October 6–10, Bogota, Columbia.
• McBride, M., Green, R. and Tahara, D. (2014). Educating the Next Generation of Cultural Leaders: Connecting Culture, Commerce and Community. International Conference on the Arts in Society, June 24–27, 2014, Rome, Italy.
• Green, R., Tahara, D. and McBride, M. (2013) Developing Leaders for Creative Economies, presented in the Strategic Management section, 16th International Academy of Management and Business Conference, November 6–7, 2013, Washington, D.C.
• Tahara, D. and Sprouse, A. (2013) Pediatric Obesity and the Strategic Design of Patient Care. New York State Public Health Association Workshop: Creating Effective Partnerships to End Childhood Obesity, October 7, 2013, Albany, New York
• McBride, M., Tahara, D., and Green, R. (2012), Blurring the Boundaries: Change at the Intersection of Design, Business, Sustainability and Social Innovation. Seventh International Conference on Interdisciplinary Social Sciences. June 25–28, 2012, Barcelona, Spain.
• Green, R. and Tahara, D. (2012). Engaging the Spirit of Enterprise: Life-Centered Leadership Development. International Spirituality Conference. January 14–18, 2012, Bengaluru, India.
• Green, R. and Tahara, D. (2012). FutureCorp: Designing a Practice Field for Values, Ethics, and Sustainable Strategic Leadership. (Behavioral Simulation). International Spirituality Conference. January 14–18, 2012, Bengaluru, India
• Tahara, D. and McBride, M. (2011) Beyond Patient Management: Healthcare by Design. The International Conference on the Constructed Environment, October 29-30, 2011, Chicago, IL.
• Tahara, D. and McBride, M. (2011). Designing and Delivering Preconception Care: The Opportunity to Integrate Strategic Design Thinking and Global Public Health Priorities. The International Conference on Knowledge, Culture and Change in Organizations, June 15-17, 2011, Madrid, Spain.
• Harelick, L, Tahara, D., Viola D. Preconception Care: Addressing Women’s Knowledge of Risk Factors for Improved Pregnancy Outcomes. Women’s Caucus of the 137th APHA Annual Meeting, November 7-11, 2009, Philadelphia, PA.
• Brumberg, H., Chill A., Hunger-Grant C., Lund, J., Joymon, J., Tahara, D., Viola, D. Do Mothers of NICU Babies Understand Delivery Risks? Maternal and Child Health Program of the 137th APHA Annual Meeting, November 7-11, 2009, Philadelphia, PA.
• Brumberg, H., Chill A., Hunger-Grant C., Lund, J., Joymon, J., Tahara, D., Viola, D. Do Mothers of NICU Babies Understand Delivery Risks? 2009 Eastern Society for Pediatric Research Annual Meeting March 13-15, Philadelphia, PA.

• New York State Public Health Association (2013–present)
  • Immediate Past President (2022–2023)
  • President (2021–2022)
  • Vice President (2016–2021)
  • Board Member (2015–present)
• Region II Representative to the Council of Affiliates (2021–present)
• Affiliate Representative to APHA Governing Council (2021–present)
• Women Creating Change, Finance Committee Member (2016–2021)
• NYU Wagner Alumni Performance Measurement and Management Group (2015–present)
• Association for Managers of Innovation (nominated and invited member: 2015–present)
• Association for Prevention Training and Research (2014–present)
• New York City Health Business Leaders (2014–2015)
• Health Leaders of New York and American College of Healthcare Executives (2010–present)
• American Public Health Association (2009–present)
• Academy of Management (1987–present)
• American Society for Quality (1987–present)
• Cornell Hotel Society (1982–present)

Peer Reviewed

• Sonenberg, A., Tahara, D. and Northrup, A. (2025). Politl Analysis and Strategy: Striving for Equity. In Mason et al: Policy & Politics in Nursing and Health Care 9e (in typeset).
• Shi, L. and Tahara, D. (2025). Did State-level telehealth policies in 2020 Reduce Urban-rural Disparity in Care Utilization? A Multilevel Analysis (HRSA Office for the Advancement of Telehealth Grant Award Number: U3GRH4000) (in typeset).
• Tahara, D. (2021). More Food is not the Answer: Using Systems Thinking to Build Sustainable Food Systems for Seniors. Fillol Mazo, A. and Lopez. M.A.M. (eds). Food Security Issues and Challenges. Nova Science Publishers.
• Tahara, D., Bai, X., McBride, M. and Ahluwalia, K. (2019). Innovating for Impact: Better Food For Seniors. Robert Wood Johnson 2019 Health X Design Challenge, Honorable Mention. Posted October 2019.
• Kuo, D., Ruud, C. and Tahara, D. (2018). Achieving Care Integration for Children with Medical Complexity: The Human-Centered Design Approach to Care Coordination. Lucile Packard Foundation for Children’s Health. Report published November 29, 2018.
• Tahara, D. (2018). Journal of Public Health Management & Practice.
• Green, R. and Tahara, D. (2015). Engaging the Spirit of Enterprise: Life-Centered Leadership Development in The Spiritual Challenge in Management: What Is To Be Done? Cambridge University Press.
• Tahara, D. (2015). Life-Course Approach to Obesity Management: The Role of Family and Environment. In Wylie-Rosett, J. and Jhangiani, S.S. (Eds). Obesity and Disease in an Interconnected World: A Systems Approach to Turn Huge Challenges into Amazing Opportunities (pp. 369–394).
• Tahara, D. and Laufer, G. (2015). From Intervention to Innovation: Health Information Technology. In Wylie-Rosett, J. and Jhangiani, S.S. (Eds). Obesity and Disease in an Interconnected World: A Systems Approach to Turn Huge Challenges into Amazing Opportunities (pp.395–415).
• Tahara, D., Burathoki, B., Gill, J. and Joseph, A. (2015). On the Road to a Green New York Medical College. International Journal of Sustainability Education 11(4), 21–36.
• Weinreich, M. A., Kafer, I., Tahara, D., & Frishman, W. H. (2015). Participants in a medical student-run clinic and career choice. Journal of Contemporary Medical Education, 3(1) 6–13.
• Chhabra, D., Joymon, J., Lee, B. H., Mercado, M., Hunter, C. L., Viola, D., Tahara, D. & Brumberg, H. L. (2014). Delivery-related knowledge of mothers of NICU infants compared with well-baby-nursery infants. Journal of perinatal medicine, 42(6), 717–724.
• McBride, M., Green, R. and Tahara, D. (2014). Educating the Next Generation of Cultural Leaders: Connecting Culture, Commerce and Community. The International Journal of Social, Political and Community Agendas in the Arts, 9(1), 11–22.
• Tahara, D. and Green, R. (2014). Strategic re-Design of Team-based Patient-Focused Healthcare Services. Advances in Healthcare Management: Population Health Management in Health Care Organizations, 16, 3–22.
• Barrera, M., Rivera, C., Binyildirim, N., Indorewala, H., Renaud, D.G. and Tahara, D. (2014). WILL - Wellbeing Initiative for Learning and Living: How can Strategic Design Help Chronic Disease Patients Manage their Health and Wellbeing? 9th International Conference Design & Emotion 2014, Conference Proceedings, 569–572.
• Tahara, D. and McBride, M. (2013). Beyond Patient Management: Healthcare by Design. The International Journal of the Constructed Environment, 2(4), 51–61.
• Tahara, D. and McBride, M. (2012). Designing and Delivering Preconception Care: The Opportunity to Integrate Strategic Design Thinking and Global Public Health Priorities. The International Journal of Knowledge, Culture and Change Management, 11(4), 273–281.
• Harelick, L., Viola, D, and Tahara, D. (2011). Preconception Health of Low Socioeconomic Status Women: Assessing Knowledge and Behaviors. Women’s Health Issues, 21(4), 272–276.
• Choolfaian A, Viola D, Arno P., Tahara D, and Ansehl A. (2008). The Art and Science of Healthcare Public Policy. Managing Health Today, 12(4), 8–12.