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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
Warren Greenberg, PhD Professor wggw@gwu.edu
Tee L. Guidotti, MD, MPH Professor and Chair, Department of Environmental & Occupational Health eohtlg@gwumc.edu
A. Seiji Hayashi, MD, MPH Assistant Research Professor sphash@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
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, JD 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
Elizabeth Dawes Research Assistant Elizabeth.Dawes@gwumc.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
Ross Margulies Research Assistant Ross.Margulies@gwumc.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
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 Professorial Lecturer
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
Robert Berenson, MD Professorial Lecturer
Health Care Sciences
William Brew, JD Professorial Lecturer
Analyst
CARES Commission		 wbrew@erols.com
Carlos Cano, MD Professorial Lecturer
Margaret Cary, MD, MBA, MPH Professorial Lecturer
National Director, Medical Technology Assessment Program
Patient Care Services, VA		 margaret.cary@va.gov
Jordan Cohen, MD Professorial Lecturer
President Emeritus, AAMC		 msdjjc@gwumc.edu
Guy Collier, JD, MPH Professorial Lecturer
Partner, McDermott, Will, and Emery
 gcollier@mwe.com
Paul E. Cooney, JD Professorial Lecturer
Principal, Cooney Law Office		 pcooney@cooneylaw.com
John M. Coster, PhD, RPh Professorial Lecturer
Vice President, Federal Affairs and Public Policy
Rite Aid Corporation		 jcoster@riteaid.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 Professorial Lecturer
Associate
Feldesman, Tucker, Leifer, Fidell LLP		 afalk@feldesmantucker.com
Karyn Feiden Lecturer
Writer and Editor		 kfeiden@ix.netcom.com
Richard Fogelson, JD Professorial Lecturer
Practice Manager for Strategic Research, The Advisory Board Company		 FogelsoR@advisory.com
Nelson Ford, PhD, M.ed Professorial Lecturer
Director, Senior Products		 nelson.ford@hqda.army.mil
Mary (Katie) Foreman, MPhil Lecturer foremank@gwu.edu
Elizabeth Fowler, PhD, JD Professorial Lecturer
Chief Health Counsel, US Senate Committee on Finance
Richard B. Froh, PhD Professorial Lecturer
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 Professorial Lecturer
Senior Program Officer
National Academy of Sciences		 rgiffin@nas.edu
Michael Glomb, JD Professorial Lecturer
Partner
Feldesman, Tucker, Leifer, Fidel, and Bank LLP		 mglomb@feldesmantucker.com
Rachel Benson Gold, MPA Lecturer
Director of Policy Analysis and Washington Office Operations, Guttmacher Institute		 rgold@guttmacher.org
George E. Hardy, MD, MPH Professorial Lecturer
Executive Director
Association of State and Territorial Health Officials		 ghardy@astho.org
Malcolm Harkins, JD Professorial Lecturer
Partner, Proskauer Rose		 mharkins@proskauer.com
Katherine J. Hayes, JD Professorial Lecturer
Assistant Vice President of Gov't Relations and Legislative Counsel,
National Association of Public Hospitals		 khayes@naph.org
Mark Hayes, JD Professorial Lecturer
Staff Director, Senate Finance Committee Health Subcommittee		 hayes2005@mac.com
Alex Hecht, JD, LLM Professorial Lecturer
Regulatory Counsel
U.S. Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship		 alexh@small-bus.senate.gov
David Helms, PhD Professorial Lecturer
President & CEO, AcademyHealth		 david.helms@academyhealth.org
Catherine Hess, MSW Lecturer
Senior Program Director
National Association of State Health Policy		 catherinehess@msn.com
William Hess, JD, LLM Professorial Lecturer
Commander, JAGC, US Navy (Retired)
Board of Corrections of Naval Records		 william.j.hess@navy.mil
Michael Jackonis, JD, LLM Professorial Lecturer
Commander, JAGC, US Navy
Staff Judge Advocate (general counsel)
National Naval Medical Center, Bethesda, MD
mjjackonis@bethesda.med.navy.mil
Richard N. Jensen, MPP Lecturer
Health Policy Consultant
Chesapeake Health Strategies		 jensenrkpa@aol.com
Kay Johnson, MPH, EdM

Lecturer
President, Johnson Consulting Group

 kay.johnson@johnsongci.com
Judy Miller Jones, MA Professorial Lecturer
Director
National Health Policy Forum, GW		 jmjones@gwu.edu
Karen Jones, MS Lecturer
Research Scientist, GW SPHHS		 kcjones@gwu.edu
Brian Kamoie, JD Professorial Lecturer
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services		 kamoie@gwu.edu
Jennifer Kates, MA, MPA Lecturer
Vice President and Director, HIV Policy
Kaiser Family Foundation		 jkates@kff.org
Charles Konigsberg, MD, MPH Professorial Lecturer
Epidemiology and Biostatistics
Director
Alexandria Health Department		 Charles.Konigsberg@vdh.virginia.gov
Ann LaBelle, MD

Professorial Lecturer
Chief Health Counsel
Sen. Tom Coburn

 annlabelle@cox.net
Jeanne Lambrew, PhD

Professorial Lecturer
Assoc. Professor of Public Affairs
LBJ School of Public Affairs, UT Austin

 jlambrew@mail.utexas.edu
Peter Leibold, JD 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 Professorial Lecturer
Partner
Feldesman, Tucker, Leifer, Fidell, and Bank LLP		 Jleifer@feldesmantucker.com
Kevin Lucia, JD, MHP, PhD Professorial Lecturer
Assistant Research Professor
Health Policy Institute, Georgetown University		 kwl@georgetown.edu
Nicole Lurie, MD Professorial Lecturer
Senior Natural Scientist
RAND Corporation		 Nicole_Lurie@rand.org
Jean Lynn, MPH Lecturer
Vice President for Oncology,
Matthews Media Group, Inc.		 jmlynn@mfa.gwu.edu
Patricia MacTaggart Lecturer
Lead Research Scientist, GW SPHHS		 dhppxm@gwumc.edu
D. Richard Mauery Lecturer
Senior Research Scientist, GW SPHHS		 rmauery@gwu.edu
Carolyn Mazure, PhD Professorial Lecturer
Professor of Psychiatry, Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs.
Director, Women's Health Research at Yale		 carolyn.mazure@yale.edu
Aaron McKethan, PhD Professorial Lecturer
Senior Research Associate
The Brookings Institution		 amckethan@brookings.edu
Linda McKibben, DrPH

Professorial Lecturer
President, The McKibben Group LLC

 mckibben5@earthlink.net
Susan McNally, JD Professorial Lecturer susan.mcnally@cms.hhs.gov
Melinda Murray, JD Professorial Lecturer
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 Professorial Lecturer
GWU Dept. of Prevention and Community Health		 krhee@unityhealthcare.org
Susan Rose, JD Professorial Lecturer
Partner, Law Offices of Stanley and Rose		 s.rose25@verizon.net
David Rousseau Lecturer
Senior Policy Analyst
Kaiser Family Foundation		 drousseau@kff.org
Edward Salsberg, MPA Lecturer
Andy Schneider, JD Professorial Lecturer
Principal, Medicaid Policy, LLC		 medicaidpolicy@aol.com
Dan Sigelman, JD, MA Professorial Lecturer
Attorney, Cohn, Milstein, Hausfeld & Toll, P.L.L.C.		 dsigelman@CMHT.com
Marsha Simon, PhD

Professorial Lecturer
President
Simon & Company

 msimon@mjsimonandcompany.com
Daniel Singer, MD Professorial Lecturer
Tasmeen Singh, MPH, NREMTP Lecturer
EMSC State Coordinator,
District of Columbia		 tsingh@cnmc.org
Colleen Sonosky, JD Professorial Lecturer
Director, Public Policy Research
March of Dimes		 csonosky@marchofdimes.com
Cecilia Sparks-Ford, JD Professorial Lecturer csparksf@ad.com
Scott J.S. Steele, PhD Professorial Lecturer
Intelligence/Policy Analyst
Federal Bureau of Investigation		 ssteele@leo.gov
George Strumpf Lecturer
HIP Health Plans		 gstrumpf@hipusa.com
Suzanne Stutman, PhD Professorial Lecturer
Health Services Management and Leadership		 imhsss@gwumc.edu
Mark F. Tatelbaum, JD Professorial Lecturer
General Counsel
Department of Legal Services
Medical Faculty Associates		 mtatelbaum@mfa.gwu.edu
Jane Thorpe, JD Professorial Lecturer
Associate Vice President of Payment and Policy
AdvaMed		 jthorpe@AdvaMed.org
Ingrid Turner, JD, LLM Professorial Lecturer
Commander , JAGC, US Navy
Office of the Judge Advocate General (Reserve Affairs)		 ingrid.turner@navy.mil
Ron Valdiserri, MD, MPH Professorial Lecturer
Chief Consultant
Public Health Strategic Health Care Group
Department of Veterans Affairs 		Ronald.Valdiserri@va.gov
Michael Whitcomb, MD Professorial Lecturer mwhitcomb@aamc.org
Rodney Whitlock, PhD Adjunct Assistant Professor
Legislative Director
US Representative Charlie Norwood		 Rodney.Whitlock@mail.house.gov
Gooloo Wunderlich, PhD Professorial Lecturer
Senior Program Officer
National Academies
 gooloow@verizon.net
Marcie Zakheim, JD Professorial Lecturer
Associate, Feldesman, Tucker, Leifer, Fidell, and Bank LLP		 mzakheim@feldesmantucker.com
Ann Zuvekas, PhD Professorial Lecturer 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