Todd Combs’ research interests include health and social policy, scientific translation, and systems science. Much of his research focuses on policies that affect the built environment to promote behavioral change.  Combs currently leads or works on several projects, including:  Advancing Science & Practice in the Retail Environment (ASPiRE), which uses agent-based modeling to test the potential impact of retail tobacco policies; and the evaluation of the Washington University Institute for Clinical & Translational Sciences, which focuses on the benefits of membership and collaboration in the large-scale research initiative. Combs has years of graduate teaching experience in applied quantitative research methods for social science, social work, and public health.

Areas of Focus:

  • Health and social policy
  • Program and policy evaluation
  • Systems science
  • Tobacco control
  • Built environment

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