Heather Morris

About Heather Morris

Research scientist with over 10 years of experience in scientific communications developing and overseeing research publications and scientific content with stakeholders in industry, academia, and government using real world data. I previously served as the Director of Clinical Epidemiology and Scientific Publications at Target RWE. In this role I contributed to the design of research across multiple health communities including hepatocellular carcinoma, metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis, and gastroenterology.I previously served as a faculty member in the Department of Health Outcomes and Biomedical Informatics in the College of Medicine at the University of Florida. My areas of research included doctor-patient communication with a particular interest in collaborative goal setting among patients with chronic illnesses. I previously oversaw the research components of the Children\'s Medical Service Network program evaluation team, which examined the quality of care delivered to children with special health care needs.

Experience

1. Lead Data Scientist

   CVS Health

   Dec 2025 — Present

Education

• Illinois State University

  Bachelor's Degree, Human Development and Family Resources, Minor in Spanish

  2004 — 2007

• Illinois State University

  Master of Science (M.S.), Child Life

  2007 — 2009

• Virginia Commonwealth University

  Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Social and Behavioral Health

  2010 — 2014