Stephen McCall (He/Him)

Stephen McCall is the Director of Research at PHI, where he leads the organization’s applied research to improve the quality of direct care jobs and long-term services for older adults and people with disabilities. Collaborating closely with the Research & Evaluation team and other departments, Stephen develops and oversees studies, disseminates findings, and supports PHI’s position as a national leader in direct care workforce research.

Before assuming his current role, Stephen was a Senior Analyst at Altarum, where he led mixed-methods research and evaluation projects on various topics for state and federal partners, including population health disparities, nursing home culture change, volunteer caregiving programs, and programs serving people who are dually eligible for Medicare and Medicaid. Prior to that role, Stephen spent eight years as a researcher and analyst at PHI, studying numerous issues facing the direct care workforce and providing technical assistance to researchers, employers, and policy experts nationwide.

Stephen holds an MPA from the Marxe School of Public and International Affairs at Baruch College and a BA in Political Science and Chinese from the University of California, Berkeley.