Patrick Tennant, PhD

Patrick is based in Houston. He manages the day-to-day operations of the Institute’s data team to enable rapid, rigorous, and reproducible data-driven decision making. He also leads the creation and implementation of models and methods across applied data science, assessment, and evaluation projects.

Patrick brings over a decade of experience working in the mental health field as a researcher, evaluator, and clinician and utilizes his expertise in the application of data science techniques to answer mission-critical questions. His portfolio of work includes predictive modeling and projections of mental health needs, simulation studies to optimize resource allocation, and process and outcome evaluations of mental health initiatives. He continues to collaborate with external partners in the mental health and data science communities in Houston and across Texas.

Patrick has a BA in Psychology from Loyola University New Orleans, an MS in Marriage and Family Therapy from Northwestern University, an MA and PhD in Human Development and Family Sciences from The University of Texas at Austin, and is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist in the state of Texas.