Lisa A. Prosser, PhD, is a health policy researcher and Professor of Pediatrics in the Susan B. Meister Child Health Evaluation and Research Center at the University of Michigan Medical School. Dr. Prosser’s research focuses on measuring the value of childhood health interventions using methods of decision sciences and economics. Current research topics include preferences for health in children and adults, vaccine decision making, and methods for valuing family spillover effects of illness.
Dr. Prosser's research evaluating the cost-effectiveness of vaccination programs has been used in setting national vaccine policy for children and adults. Her work with the Evidence Review Group for the Advisory Committee on Heritable Disorders in Newborns and Children using decision science modeling to project long-term benefits and harms of screening has influenced national newborn screening policy decisions. She has served on several national committees, including the Evidence Review Group for the Advisory Committee on Heritable Disorders in Newborns and Children (2007-2024), the ACIP Zoster Working Group (2011-present), and the CDC’s Community Preventive Services Task Force (2024-present).
Dr. Prosser has contributed to faculty development programs at the department, school, and institutional level. She currently serves as the Associate Vice President for Research-Health Sciences at the University of Michigan.