Elizabeth L. Cope, PhD, MPH, is Chief Programs & Science Officer at AcademyHealth where she is responsible for overseeing the development, implementation, and evaluation of all extramural programs, while ensuring that those programs are methodologically sound and aligned with the organization's strategic and innovation goals: make research relevant, make research better, and make research matter.
Dr. Cope brings expertise in epidemiology and implementation along with more than 15 years of experience leading work in safety net and pediatric settings focused on building coalitions and participatory research capacity, designing and evaluating system improvements, and developing payment and performance policy. She currently directs efforts for several HRSA- and AHRQ-funded initiatives as well as projects funded by private foundations. Her portfolio spans diverse content areas such as HIV, medical complexity, trust, informed/shared decision-making, practice transformation, and quality measurement.
Dr. Cope earned her undergraduate degree at Rice University and her MPH and PhD from University of Michigan. She is active in numerous associations and consortia, such as the Interdisciplinary Association for Population Health Research (IAPHS), ISOQOL, North American Primary Care Practice Research Group (NAPCRG), and PROTEUS.