Shannon Heitkamp
About Shannon Heitkamp
Shannon Heitkamp is a Senior Health Researcher with a background in health policy analysis and research. She has worked at Mathematica and Elevance Health, and holds a Master of Science in Epidemiology from Columbia University and a Bachelor of Arts in Economics and English from the University of St. Thomas.
Current Role at Mathematica
Shannon Heitkamp currently serves as a Senior Health Researcher at Mathematica. She has held this position since 2023. In her role, she focuses on health research, contributing to various projects aimed at improving health policy and outcomes.
Previous Experience at Mathematica
Heitkamp has extensive experience at Mathematica, where she worked in several capacities. She was a Health Policy Analyst from 2017 to 2021, a Health Researcher from 2021 to 2022, and a Research Assistant/Programmer from 2015 to 2017. Her tenure at Mathematica spans a total of four years, during which she developed expertise in health policy analysis and research methodologies.
Experience at Elevance Health
Before her current role, Heitkamp worked as a Health Policy Director at Elevance Health from 2022 to 2023. In this position, she was responsible for overseeing health policy initiatives and strategies, contributing to the organization's mission to enhance health care delivery.
Educational Background
Heitkamp holds a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) in Economics and English from the University of St. Thomas, where she studied from 2011 to 2015. She also earned a Master of Science (MS) in Epidemiology from Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health, completing her studies there from 2017 to 2019.
Research and Academic Involvement
During her time at the University of St. Thomas, Heitkamp was involved in research initiatives as an Excel! Research Scholar from 2013 to 2015 and was a Collaborative Inquiry Grant Recipient in 2014. These roles provided her with foundational research experience that contributed to her career in health policy and research.