Stephanie L. Shimada, PhD Hear my name
Research Associate Professor
Boston University School of Public Health
Health Law, Policy & Management

PhD, Harvard University
AB, Smith College

Pronouns: she/her/hers



Stephanie Shimada, PhD, is a Research Associate Professor in the Department of Health Law, Policy and Management at the Boston University School of Public Health and a Research Health Scientist at the Center for Health Optimization and Implementation Research (CHOIR), a Veterans Health Administration Research Center of Innovation. Dr. Shimada's research focuses on the evaluation and implementation of virtual care technologies to improve the provision of patient-centered care, improve access and health outcomes, and minimize disparities in healthcare. Her work has focused on the VA's My HealtheVet personal health record and patient portal and its prominent features such as Secure Messaging, patient self-management support through SMS text messaging, VA mobile apps and Patient Generated Health Data. Dr. Shimada received her PhD in Health Policy from Harvard University and completed her postdoctoral training as a VA Health Services Research Fellow at the Center for Healthcare Quality, Outcomes, and Economic Research (CHQOER). She is a former VA Career Development Awardee and currently serves as Co-Director of the Advanced Fellowship in Health Systems Research at CHOIR.

Research Health Scientist
Department of Veterans Affairs
Center for Health Optimization & Implementation Research (CHOIR)






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2025 Diabetes Disparities: Texting to Extend Treatment (DD-TXT) 5I01HX002477-05
2024 Diabetes Disparities: Texting to Extend Treatment (DD-TXT) 5I01HX002477-02
2024 Diabetes Disparities: Texting to Extend Treatment (DD-TXT) 5I01HX002477-03
2024 Diabetes Disparities: Texting to Extend Treatment (DD-TXT) 5I01HX002477-04
2021 Diabetes Disparities: Texting to Extend Treatment (DD-TXT) 1I01HX002477-01A2
2021 Improving Diabetes Care through Effective Personalized Patient Portal Interactions 5I01HX002100-03
2020 Measuring, Mining and Understanding Communication Behaviors: Markers for Quality Healthcare 5I01HX002289-03
2019 Measuring, Mining and Understanding Communication Behaviors: Markers for Quality Healthcare 5I01HX002289-02
2018 Improving Diabetes Care through Effective Personalized Patient Portal Interactions 1I01HX002100-01A1
2018 Improving Diabetes Care through Effective Personalized Patient Portal Interactions 5I01HX002100-02
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  1. Robinson SA, Shell P, Am L, Bilodeau CL, Gordon HS, Uphold CR, Vimalananda VG, Cutrona SL, Hogan TP, Smith B, Shimada SL. Developing a Customizable Texting Intervention for Diabetes Self-Management: Participatory Design Approach. JMIR Form Res. 2026 Jan 13; 10:e83144. PMID: 41528767; DOI: 10.2196/83144;
     
  2. Cutrona SL, McDannold SE, DeLaughter KL, Fix GM, Shimada SL, Bokhour BG, Gordon HS, Pope C, Smith BM, Ndiwane N, Gardner J, DeFelice DC, Bal ES, Long JA. Text Messaging and Video Stories to Support Hypertension Self-Management in Black Veterans: A Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA Netw Open. 2025 Nov 03; 8(11):e2541342.View Related Profiles. PMID: 41191358; PMCID: PMC12590299; DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2025.41342;
     
  3. Quach ED, Ni P, Zhao S, Ngo V, Shimada SL, Am L, Chang DJ, Pimentel CB. Beyond Aggregated Race and Ethnicity Codes: An Examination of Additional Methods to Identify Asian American and Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander Veteran Subgroups in Administrative Databases. Mil Med. 2025 Nov 01; 190(11-12):e2513-e2520.View Related Profiles. PMID: 40366369
     
  4. Griffin AC, Javier SJ, Golding M, Runnels TW, Matthias MS, Shimada SL, Higgins DM, Zulman DM, Midboe AM. Designing Patient-Friendly Messages: Tutorial on Applying Human-Centered, Self-Determination Theory With AI Considerations. J Med Internet Res. 2025 Oct 17; 27:e78173. PMID: 41105949; PMCID: PMC12579294; DOI: 10.2196/78173;
     
  5. Kragen B, Zaidi M, Shimada SL, Gerber BS, Lozier C, Chilingerian JA. Physicians' Experiences Using Secure Messaging for Diabetes Management: A Qualitative Study. JMIR Diabetes. 2025 Sep 26; 10:e70816. PMID: 41004634; PMCID: PMC12468167; DOI: 10.2196/70816;
     
  6. Robinson SA, Lipschitz JM, Ndiwane N, Bixler FR, Etingen B, Zocchi MS, Shimada SL, Palmer JA, Newton TJ, Shah N, Hogan TP. Same goal, different perspectives: Stakeholder views on context for connected care technology implementation in an integrated healthcare system. J Telemed Telecare. 2025 Sep 05; 1357633X251371113.View Related Profiles. PMID: 40910952; PMCID: PMC12643463; DOI: 10.1177/1357633X251371113;
     
  7. Etingen B, Smith BM, Shimada SL, Robinson SA, Higashi RT, Ndiwane N, Frisbee KL, Lipschitz JM, Richardson E, Irvin D, Hogan TP. What Matters Most to Veterans When Deciding to Use Technology for Health: Cross-Sectional Analysis of a National Survey. JMIR Form Res. 2025 Aug 07; 9:e77113.View Related Profiles. PMID: 40773745; PMCID: PMC12371296; DOI: 10.2196/77113;
     
  8. Newton TJ, Shah N, Lewis K, Zocchi MS, Bixler FR, Etingen B, Lipschitz JM, Robinson SA, Hogan TP, Shimada SL. Developing Infrastructure to Realize the Value of Patient-Generated Health Data in a Large Integrated Health Care System: The Veterans Health Administration Experience. J Med Internet Res. 2025 Jun 06; 27:e70755.View Related Profiles. PMID: 40479588; PMCID: PMC12165444; DOI: 10.2196/70755;
     
  9. Connolly SL, Raciborski RA, Abdulkerim H, Sullivan JL, Heyworth LK, Weaver KR, Eisele LC, Shimada SL, Lindsay JA, Hogan TP, Miller CJ. Site-Level Differences in the Provision of Telemental Health Care Within the Department of Veterans Affairs. Health Serv Res. 2025 Oct; 60(5):e14639. PMID: 40374180; PMCID: PMC12461135; DOI: 10.1111/1475-6773.14639;
     
  10. Hogan TP, Etingen B, Zocchi MS, Bixler FR, McMahon N, Patrianakos J, Robinson SA, Newton T, Shah N, Frisbee KL, Shimada SL, Lipschitz JM, Smith BM. Veteran Preferences and Willingness to Share Patient-Generated Health Data. J Gen Intern Med. 2025 Apr; 40(5):1157-1165.View Related Profiles. PMID: 39414734; PMCID: PMC11968606; DOI: 10.1007/s11606-024-09095-w;
     
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2012-2017 Department of Veterans Affairs: Health Services Research and Development Career Development Award
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Health Information Technology
Quality Improvement
Disparities, Healthcare
Communication Research
Health Information, Consumer
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