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Health Policy Faculty and Staff

Faculty
Name Title
Sara Rosenbaum, JD Chair, Department of Health Policy
Harold and Jane Hirsh Professor of Health Law and Policy
Director, Center for Health Services Research and Policy
Director, Hirsh Health Law and Policy Program, SPHHS
Adjunct Professor of Law, The George Washington University Law School		 sarar@gwu.edu
Brian Biles, MD, MPH Professor bbiles@gwu.edu
Janice Blanchard, MD, MPH, MPhil Assistant Professor
Emergency Medicine		 jblanchard@mfa.gwu.edu
Phyllis C. Borzi, JD, MA Research Professor borziph@gwu.edu
Robert E. Burke, PhD Associate Professor
Health Services Management and Leadership
Director, Wertlieb Institute in Long Term Care		 hsmreb@gwumc.edu
Taylor Burke, JD, LLM Assistant Research Professor taylorb@gwu.edu
Charlotte W. Collins, JD Associate Professor
Health Services Management and Leadership		 ccollins@gwu.edu
Avi Dor, Ph.D. Professor avidor@gwu.edu
Ann Doucette, Ph.D. Associate Research Professor doucette@gwu.edu
Christine Ferguson, JD Associate Research Professor chfergus@gwu.edu
Seble Lemma Frehywot, MD, MHSA Assistant Research Professor
Health Policy and Global Health		 seblelf@gwu.edu
Melissa Goldstein, JD Associate Research Professor mgoldste@gwu.edu
Eric Goplerud, PhD Research Professor goplerud@gwu.edu
Tee L. Guidotti, MD, MPH Professor and Chair, Department of Environmental & Occupational Health eohtlg@gwumc.edu
Julia Hidalgo, ScD, MSW, MPH Research Professor julia.hidalgo@
positiveoutcomes.net
Laura Jacobus-Kantor, PhD Assistant Research Professor lljk@gwu.edu
Rebecca Katz, PhD, MPH Assistant Research Professor rlkatz@gwu.edu
Ruth Katz, JD, MPH Dean, SPHHS
Walter G. Ross Professor of Health Policy		 ruthkatz@gwu.edu
Jennifer Leonard, JD, MPH Assistant Research Professor jleonard@gwu.edu
Leighton Ku, PhD Professor leighton.ku@gwumc.edu
Jeffrey Levi, PhD Associate Professor jlevi@gwu.edu
Marsha Lillie-Blanton, DrPH Associate Research Professor lblanton@gwu.edu
Manya Magnus, PhD Assistant Professor
Epidemiology and Biostatistics		 sphmdm@gwumc.edu
Anne Rossier Markus, JD, PhD Associate Research Professor armarkus@gwu.edu
Holly Mead, PhD Assistant Research Professor khmead@gwu.edu
Veronica Miller, PhD Associate Research Professor
Prevention and Community Health
Director, Forum for Collaborative HIV Research		 vmiller@gwu.edu
Wilhelmine Miller, PhD Associate Research Professor millerwd@gwu.edu
Brad B. Moore, MD, MPH, FACP Associate Professor
Medicine and of Health Care Sciences		 bmoore@mfa.gwu.edu
Fitzhugh Mullan, MD Murdock Head Professor of Medicine and Health Policy
Director, The Geiger Gibson Program
in Community Health Policy
Director, Harold and Jane Hirsh Program
in Medicine and Health Policy		 fmullan@gwu.edu
Delia Olufokunbi, PhD Assistant Research Professor
Deputy Director, Ensuring Solutions to Alcohol Problems		 olufokun@gwu.edu
John G.H. Palen, PhD, MPH, PA Associate Professor
Associate Dean for Academics, SPHHS		 jpalen@gwu.edu
Perry W. Payne, Jr. MD, JD, MPP Assistant Research Professor ppayne1@gwu.edu
Marsha Regenstein, PhD Associate Research Professor marshar@gwu.edu
Josef Reum, PhD Associate Professor
Health Services Management and Leadership
Associate Dean for Administration and Finance, SPHHS		 josefr@gwu.edu
Richard Riegelman, MD, PhD Professor
Epidemiology and Biostatistics		 sphrkr@gwumc.edu
Peter W. Shin, PhD, MPH Associate Research Professor
Director of Research, Geiger Gibson Program in Community Health Policy		 pshin@gwu.edu
Bruce Siegel, MD, MPH Research Professor siegelmd@gwu.edu
Dr. Anthony Slonim Associate Professor
Pediatrics and Medicine		 aslonim@cnmc.org
Richard F. Southby, PhD (Med),
FCHSE, CHE, FCLM (Hon), Hon. MFPHM.		 Founding Dean of SPHHS and Professor of Global Health and Executive Dean, GWUMC sphrfs@gwumc.edu
Alexandra Stewart, JD Assistant Research Professor stewarta@gwu.edu
Mike Taylor Research Professor ihomrt@gwumc.edu
Joel Teitelbaum, JD, LLM Associate Professor and Vice Chair, Department of Health Policy
Managing Director, Hirsh Health Law and Policy Program, SPHHS		 joelt@gwu.edu
Sara E. Wilensky, JD, MPP Assistant Research Professor wilensky@gwu.edu
Marcia Wilson, MBA, PhD (candidate) Research Scientist
Deputy Director, Urgent Matters		 mjwilson@gwu.edu
Kristin Younger, JD, MPH Assistant Research Professor kyounger@gwu.edu
Research Staff
Name Title
Emily Adrion Research Associate eadrion@gwu.edu
David Anderson, MA Senior Writer and Communications Specialist
Ensuring Solutions to Alcohol Problems		 danderso@gwu.edu
Jennifer K. Bretsch, MS Senior Research Associate jbretsch@gwu.edu
Lara Cartwright-Smith, JD Senior Research Assistant laracs@gwu.edu
Marisa Cox, MA Senior Research Associate mcox@gwu.edu
Soeurette Cyprien Senior Research Associate scyprien@gwu.edu
Margaret Dunkle Senior Fellow, Center for Health Services Research and Policy, The George Washington University.
Director, Early Identification & Intervention Collaborative for Los Angeles County.		 MCD729@aol.com
Cheryl Edwards Lead Research Scientist dhpcde@gwumc.edu
April Falconi Research Associate ihoamf@gwumc.edu
Brad Finnegan Research Scientist ihobpf@gwumc.edu
Ashley Foster Senior Research Assistant dhpahf@gwumc.edu
Mark Gooding Research Assistant dhpmog@gwumc.edu
Amy Hereford, MSW, MPH Staff Writer/Senior Research Associate hereford@gwu.edu
Jenny Huang, MS Research Scientist jchuang@gwu.edu
Allen Jensen, MA Senior Research Staff Scientist ajensen@gwu.edu
Richard Jensen Lead Research Scientist rnjensen@gwu.edu
Ji Im, BA Research Assistant Ji.im@gwumc.edu
Laura Jolley Research Associate ljjolley@gwu.edu
Emily Jones Research Associate dhpebj@gwumc.edu
Karen Jones, MS Research Scientist and Adjunct Instructor kcjones@gwu.edu
Anthony Lara, MHSA Research Associate aslara@gwu.edu
Patricia MacTaggart Lead Research Scientist pmactagg@gwu.edu
Saqi Maleque Research Assistant saqi@gwu.edu
D. Richard Mauery, MPH Senior Research Scientist and Adjunct Instructor rmauery@gwu.edu
Toby Martin, Ph.D. Senior Research Assistant Toby.Martin@gwumc.edu
Tracy McPherson, PhD. Research Scientist tracym@gwu.edu
Bonnie Norton Research Associate blnorton@gwu.edu
E. Blaine Parrish, MA Senior Research Scientist bparrish@gwu.edu
Kristin Perosino Research Assistant perosino@gwu.edu
Fouad Pervez Senior Research Associate fouad.pervez@gwumc.edu
Christal Ramos Research Assistant christal@gwu.edu
Lee Repasch, MA Research Scientist lrepasch@gwu.edu
Yadira Sanchez Data Manager/Analyst ysanchez@gwu.edu
Vickie Sears, RN, MS, CCRN Senior Research Scientist vsears@gwu.edu
Donna Sickler, MPH Senior Research Associate, Urgent Matters dsickler@gwu.edu
Melissa Stegun, MA Research Scientist mstegun@gwu.edu
Jennifer Trott Research Associate jtrott@gwu.edu
Lissette Vaquerano, BS Senior Research Assistant lissette@gwu.edu
Cathy West Research Scientist west@gwu.edu
Ramona Whittington Senior Research Assistant ramona@gwu.edu
Adjunct Faculty
Name Title
Thomas R. Barker, JD Adjunct Associate Professor
Deputy General Counsel, US Dept. of Health & Human Services		 Thomas.Barker@hhs.gov
Georges C. Benjamin, MD, FACP Professorial Lecturer
Executive Director,
American Public Health Association		 georges.benjamin@apha.org
Dr. Robert Berenson Professorial Lecturer
Health Care Sciences
William Brew, JD Assistant Professorial Lecturer
Analyst
CARES Commission		 wbrew@erols.com
Dr. Carlos Cano Associate Professorial Lecturer
Dr. Margaret Cary Associate Professorial Lecturer
Dr. Jordan Cohen Professorial Lecturer
Guy Collier, JD, MPH Adjunct Associate Professor
Partner, McDermott, Will, and Emery
 gcollier@mwe.com
Paul E. Cooney, JD Professorial Lecturer
Principal, Cooney Law Office		 pcooney@cooneylaw.com
Lawrence Deyton, MSPH, MD Associate Clinical Professor
Chief Consultant, Public Health Strategic Health Care Group
US Department of Veterans Affairs		 dr.bopper.deyton@hq.med.va.gov
Tanya Ehrmann, MPH Adjunct Instructor
Medicaid Officer
D.C. Department of Health		 tanya.erhmann@dc.gov
Adam J. Falk, JD, MPH Assistant Professorial Lecturer
Associate
Feldesman, Tucker, Leifer, Fidell LLP		 afalk@feldesmantucker.com
Richard Fogelson, JD Adjunct Assistant Professor
Practice Manager for Strategic Research, The Advisory Board Company		 FogelsoR@advisory.com
Nelson Ford, PhD, M.ed Associate Professorial Lecturer
Director, Senior Products		 nelson.ford@hqda.army.mil
Ms. Mary (Katie) Foreman Lecturer
Dr. Elizabeth Fowler Associate Professorial Lecturer
Richard B. Froh, PhD Adjunct Assistant Professor
Vice President, Government Relations
Kaiser Foundation Health Plan		 richard.froh@cox.net
Jon Gabel, MA Professorial Lecturer
Vice President, Health System Studies
American Hospital Association		 jgabel@aha.org
Robert Bruce Giffin, PhD Associate Professorial Lecturer
Senior Program Officer
National Academy of Sciences		 rgiffin@nas.edu
Michael Glomb, JD Adjunct Assistant Professor
Partner
Feldesman, Tucker, Leifer, Fidel, and Bank LLP		 mglomb@feldesmantucker.com
George E. Hardy, MD, MPH Professorial Lecturer
Executive Director
Association of State and Territorial Health Officials		 ghardy@astho.org
Malcolm Harkins, JD Adjunct Professor
Partner, Proskauer Rose		 mharkins@proskauer.com
Katherine J. Hayes, JD Adjunct Assistant Professor
Assistant Vice President of Gov't Relations and Legislative Counsel,
National Association of Public Hospitals		 khayes@naph.org
Mr. Mark Hayes Associate Professorial Lecturer
Alex Hecht, JD, LLM Adjunct Assistant Professor
Regulatory Counsel
U.S. Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship		 alexh@small-bus.senate.gov
Mr. David Helms Professorial Lecturer
Catherine Hess, MSW Adjunct Associate Professor
Senior Program Director
National Association of State Health Policy		 catherinehess@msn.com
William Hess, JD, LLM Adjunct Assistant Professor
Commander, JAGC, US Navy (Retired)
Board of Corrections of Naval Records		 william.j.hess@navy.mil
Michael Jackonis, JD, LLM Adjunct Assistant Professor
Commander, JAGC, US Navy
Staff Judge Advocate (general counsel)
National Naval Medical Center, Bethesda, MD
mjjackonis@bethesda.med.navy.mil
Richard N. Jensen, MPP Associate Professorial Lecturer
Health Policy Consultant
Chesapeake Health Strategies		 jensenrkpa@aol.com
Dr. Kay Johnson Lecturer
Ms. Judy Miller Jones Professorial Lecturer
Mr. Brian Kamoie Associate Professorial Lecturer
Ms. Jennifer Kates Lecturer
Charles Konigsberg, MD, MPH Adjunct Associate Professor
Epidemiology and Biostatistics
Director
Alexandria Health Department		 Charles.Konigsberg@vdh.virginia.gov
Dr. Ann LaBelle Associate Professorial Lecturer
Dr. Jeanne Lambrew Professorial Lecturer
Peter Leibold, JD Associate Professorial Lecturer
Chief Washington Deputy to the U.S. Ambassador to the U.N.
Former Executive Vice President and Chief Executive Officer
American Health Lawyers		 pleibold@healthlawyers.org
Jacqueline Leifer, JD Adjunct Associate Professor
Partner
Feldesman, Tucker, Leifer, Fidell, and Bank LLP		 Jleifer@feldesmantucker.com
Mr. Kevin Lucia Assistant Professorial Lecturer
Nicole Lurie, MD Clinical Professor
Senior Natural Scientist
RAND Corporation		 Nicole_Lurie@rand.org
Jean Lynn, MPH Adjunct Assistant Professor
Vice President for Oncology,
Matthews Media Group, Inc.		 jmlynn@mfa.gwu.edu
Dr. Linda McKibben Associate Professorial Lecturer
Ms. Susan McNally Associate Professorial Lecturer
Melinda Murray, JD Adjunct Assistant Professor
Senior Counsel
Feldesman, Tucker, Leifer, Fidell, and Bank LLP		 mmurray@feldesmantucker.com
Gregg Pane, MD, MPA, CPE, FACPE, FACEP Professorial Lecturer
Director and Chief Public Health Officer,
District of Columbia Department of Health		 gregg.pane@dc.gov
Kyu Rhee , MD, MPP Adjunct Assistant Professor
GWU Dept. of Prevention and Community Health		 krhee@unityhealthcare.org
Susan Rose, JD Adjunct Assistant Professor
Partner, Law Offices of Stanley and Rose		 s.rose25@verizon.net
David Rousseau Adjunct Instructor
Senior Policy Analyst
Kaiser Family Foundation		 drousseau@kff.org
Mr. Edward Salsberg Associate Professorial Lecturer
Andy Schneider, JD Adjunct Associate Instructor
Principal, Medicaid Policy, LLC		 medicaidpolicy@aol.com
Dan Sigelman, JD, MA Adjunct Assistant Professor
Attorney, Cohn, Milstein, Hausfeld & Toll, P.L.L.C.		 dsigelman@CMHT.com
Dr. Marsha Simon Associate Professorial Lecturer
Dr. Daniel Singer Professorial Lecturer
Tasmeen Singh, MPH, NREMTP Adjunct Instructor
EMSC State Coordinator,
District of Columbia		 tsingh@cnmc.org
Colleen Sonosky, JD Adjunct Assistant Professor
Director, Public Policy Research
March of Dimes		 csonosky@marchofdimes.com
Ms. Cecilia Sparks-Ford Professorial Lecturer
Scott J.S. Steele, PhD Adjunct Assistant Professorship
Intelligence/Policy Analyst
Federal Bureau of Investigation		 ssteele@leo.gov
Mr. George Strumpf Adjunct Assistant Professor gstrumpf@hipusa.com
Dr. Suzanne Stutman Adjunct Professor
Health Services Management and Leadership		 imhsss@gwumc.edu
Lynn Sykes, JD Adjunct Assistant Professor
Associate, Alston and Bird LLP		 Lsykes@alston.com
Mark F. Tatelbaum, JD Professorial Lectureship
General Counsel
Department of Legal Services
Medical Faculty Associates		 mtatelbaum@mfa.gwu.edu
Jane Thorpe, JD Adjunct Assistant Professor
Associate Vice President of Payment and Policy
AdvaMed		 jthorpe@AdvaMed.org
Ingrid Turner, JD, LLM Adjunct Assistant Professor
Commander , JAGC, US Navy
Office of the Judge Advocate General (Reserve Affairs)		 ingrid.turner@navy.mil
Dr. Ron Valdiserri Professorial Lecturer
Dr. Michael Whitcomb Professorial Lecturer
Dr. Gooloo Wunderlich Professorial Lecturer
Rodney Whitlock, PhD Adjunct Assistant Professor
Legislative Director
US Representative Charlie Norwood's Office		 Rodney.Whitlock@mail.house.gov
Marcie Zakheim, JD Adjunct Assistant Professor
Associate, Feldesman, Tucker, Leifer, Fidell, and Bank LLP		 mzakheim@feldesmantucker.com
Dr. Ann Zuvekas Adjunct Professor azuvekas@cox.net
Support Staff
Name
Antonia Hughes ahughes2@gwu.edu
Johanna Inglis jinglis@gwu.edu
Beverly Green bevgreen@gwu.edu
Dominique Morris lakerfan@gwu.edu
Sheila Moseley Sheila.Moseley@gwumc.edu
Aaron Mulvey amulvey@gwu.edu
Nicole Philbert, BA nphil@gwu.edu
Justin Roby, Ph.D. jroby@gwu.edu
Cynthia Poindexter canativ@gwu.edu
Matthew P. Sheehy msheehy@gwu.edu