Bonnie Austin Cluxton, J.D., M.P.H. . was a Vice President at AcademyHealth, where she led the organization’s strategic planning and staffed the Board of Directors and board committees through December 2022. She conducted programmatic and grantmaking activities on a number of Robert Wood Johnson Foundation projects with an emphasis on facilitating the use of research in policy and practice. For fifteen years, Ms. Cluxton supported the RWJF Changes in Health Care Financing and Organization initiative, including serving for seven years as director. Prior to joining AcademyHealth in 2001, she worked for 10 years as a litigator at Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom, LLP. Her practice involved representing clients, including health care providers, in criminal investigations, civil suits and administrative proceedings. Ms. Cluxton received her M.P.H. from The George Washington University, her J.D. from the University of Notre Dame School of Law and her B.A. from Dartmouth College.
AcademyHealth’s Annual Research Meeting (ARM) is just around the corner. AcademyHealth Vice President and longtime AcademyHealth member Bonnie Cluxton reflects on the legacy of ARM and why it remains a must attend event.
Over the past year, we learned the importance of strong leadership and effective governance, particularly during periods of change. It is in that vein that AcademyHealth continues to revitalize the process for selecting members of its board of directors.
In this third post in a series on building trust and mutual respect in health care, Bonnie Cluxton highlights insights from researchers examining the relationship between underserved/vulnerable populations and the institutions that serve them.
In this first post in a series on building trust and mutual respect in health care, Bonnie Cluxton highlights insights from researchers examining the relationship between race, gender and trust.