Franklin David Nash
Founder & Principal
“ A former professor of medicine, physiology, and biophysics, Dr. Nash was engaged in research in hypertension during his active career. He was recognized for his ability as a teacher of difficult concepts and as an innovative researcher as well. ”
Dr. Nash is an 82 year-old former Professor of Medicine at the Indiana University School of Medicine, specializing in Nephrology (renal disease and hypertension), with emphasis on research and teaching.
In recent years he has become distressed by the abuse of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics for partisan purposes in creation of Congressional Bills that have resulted in policies detrimental to the interests of the American electorate. To that end, he founded the Center for Analysis of Science in Policy (www.scipolicy.org) that now serves as a vehicle for establishing and promoting the use of Integrative Propositional Analysis (IPA), the first means of forecasting the effectiveness of policy during its origination.
In retirement, he has served as a commercial insurance company Medical Director and Vice President for Academic Affairs at the RMP Institute of Biomechanics. During his active years, Dr. Nash consulted for Social Security Disability, Medicare, Medicaid, and for the USAF School of Aerospace Medicine among other organizations and was a frequent Visiting Professor at other medical institutions.
A lover of the arts, Dr. Nash played double bass to finance his education and continued playing professionally in his free time. His focus now is on Health Care Policy, Biomedical Research Policy, and Water-Energy Nexus Policy, hence his passion for Integrative Propositional Analysis.