Recognizing excellence in the fields of health services research and health policy.
Each year at the Annual Research Meeting (ARM), AcademyHealth recognizes individuals who have made significant contributions to the fields of health services research and health policy through several prestigious awards. This year, we will be offering six awards for the ARM.
The nomination period for all awards is now closed.
This award honors Dr. Gail Wilensky’s legacy by recognizing leaders in health policy who have made a positive impact on the American health care system through the development and use of evidence to shape U.S. health policy. Awardees must be mid- to senior-career professionals with a demonstrated track record of policy impact and a commitment to advancing health for all. In celebrating their accomplishments and recognizing exceptional leadership, the award will continue Dr. Wilensky’s legacy and preserve her memory for future generations of policy experts. Learn More »
2025 Winner
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Professor of Family & Community Medicine and Economics at the University of New... Read Bio
The Reinhardt Distinguished Award is AcademyHealth’s highest career award, recognizing leaders who have made significant and lasting contributions to the field of health services research (HSR). Awardees have impacted the field through advancement of science and methods, leadership, mentorship, scholarship and teaching, and/or the application of health services and policy evidence to improve health and health care. Learn More »
2025 Winner
Michael Chernew, PhD, is the Leonard D. Schaeffer Professor of Health Care Policy and the director of the Heal... Read Bio
The Alice S. Hersh Emerging Leader Award commemorates the dedication of Alice Hersh, the founding executive director of the Association for Health Services Research, and her commitment to supporting professional development in the field of health services research. This award therefore recognizes professionals early in their career who show exceptional promise for future contributions to the field of health services research. Award winners have consistently demonstrated increasing leadership in the field. Learn More »
2025 Winner
Aaron Schwartz, M.D., Ph.D., is a tenure-track Assistant Professor in the Department of Medical Ethics and Hea... Read Bio
The Outstanding Dissertation Award recognizes an outstanding scientific contribution from a doctoral thesis in health services research or health policy in 2023. Dissertations from a wide variety of methodologies are encouraged for nomination, including quantitative, mixed-methods, and qualitative. Judging by the innovative research, this doctoral candidate shows exceptional promise as a health services researcher. Learn More »
2025 Winner
Fangli Geng, MS, PhD, is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Health Services, Policy & Practice at the... Read Bio
The Publication-of-the-Year Award recognizes the best and most relevant, scientific work that the fields of health services research and health policy have produced and published in the prior calendar year. Publications may present, analyze, and comment on new data, or may synthesize and analyze data that have already been collected. As the health services research and health policy field has changed, AcademyHealth encourages researchers from all employment settings to submit their work. Learn More »
2025 Winner
Olivier Wouters is an Associate Professor in the Department of Health Services, Policy, and Practice at Brown ... Read Bio
The Mosaic Award will recognize organized groups within health services and policy research (HSR) that are committed to engaging with a broad range of perspectives and have created a more representative and welcoming experience and sense of community for their employees and/or members. Nominated groups can include organizations, as well as defined departments, centers, clinical or research units; working groups of employees, faculty, staff, and students involved in a project, program, or cross-system coalition; and collective efforts that have taken demonstrable steps through initiatives, programs, or policies. Individuals are not eligible for this award. Learn More »
2025 Winners
Seattle Indian Health Board/Urban Indian Health Institute
Summer Undergraduate Mentored Research (SUMR) Program, The University of Pennsylvania Wharton Health Care Management Department and Leonard Davis Institute of Health Economics
Congratulations to the 2025 ARM Awards winners! Learn more about the winners here.