Position:
Associate Professor at UMass Boston, Adjunct Associate Professor of Health Services, Policy, and Practice at Brown University
Work:
UMass Boston
since Sep 2009
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Associate Professor
Brown University
since 2009
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Adjunct Associate Professor of Health Services, Policy, and Practice
Brown University
Jul 2005 - Aug 2009
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Associate Professor (Research) of Public Policy, Political Science, and Community Health
Yale University
Aug 2003 - Jun 2005
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Postdoctoral Fellowship in Health Policy and Administration
Congressional Research Service
2000 - 2001
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Social Policy Analyst
Education:
University of Michigan 1996 - 2003
Ph.D., Health Services Organization and Policy, and Political Science
University of Michigan 1994 - 1996
M.A., Political Science
Victoria University of Wellington 1993 - 1994
Fulbright Scholarship, Health Policy
Cornell University 1990 - 1991
M.P.A., Public Affairs
Cornell University 1986 - 1990
A.B., Biology
Honor & Awards:
--Advisory Board, Center for Long-Term Care Research and Policy, New York Medical College, 2001-Presen
--Medical Care Exceptional Reviewer, 2006, 2007, and 2008
--One-Term Dissertation Fellowship, Univ. Michigan, 2003
--Predoctoral Training Grant, NIA, 2001-2003
--Discretionary Fund Grant, Univ. Michigan, 2001, 2002, 2003
--Nonprofit/Public Manag. Center Award, Univ. Michigan, 2002
--Gerald Ford Diss. Grant, Univ. Michigan, 2000, 2001, 2002
--Rackham Predoctoral Fellowship, Univ. Michigan, 2001-2002
--Thesis Grant, Political Science,Univ. Michigan, 1999, 2000
--Doctoral Fellowship in Health and Aging, NIA, 1997-2000
--Honors, Major Exam, Political Science, Univ. Michigan, 1998
--Blue Cross Blue Shield Student Award Grant, 1997-1998
--Regents Scholarship, Univ. Michigan, 1994-1997
--Fulbright Grant, New Zealand, 1993-1994
--MPA with Honors, Cornell University, 1991
--BA with Distinction in All Subjects, Cornell University 1990
--Salutatorian, Glen Cove High School, 1986