Dr. Stephen M. Downs directs Children's Health Services Research and General Pediatrics at the IU School of Medicine. He is the former director of the IU/Regenstrief Biomedical Informatics Research Training Program and the Indiana Health Services Research post-doctoral training program. He is a fellow in the American College of Medical Informatics. He chairs the Advisory Board for the American Academy of Pediatrics Child Health Informatics Center and leads their Partnership for Policy Implementation.

decision analysis and cost-effectiveness analysis and their application to guideline development and computer based decision support.