2026-2027 Advisory Committee Members
Elyse Llamocca, PhD, MPH, is an epidemiologist and health services researcher whose work focuses on the impact of health-related social needs and social determinants of health on mental health-related outcomes, particularly suicide and its related outcomes. Read Bio
Dr. Woo is a pediatric cardiologist with a background in health economics and biostatistics. Read Bio
Andrea Jimenez-Zambrano, PhD, MPH, is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Pediatrics. A native of Peru and Latinx immigrant raised in Colorado, she witnessed firsthand how social and structural barriers impact maternal and family health. Read Bio
Dr. Coates recently received her Ph.D. in 2021 from the OHSU-PSU School of Public Health. She currently works for CareOregon, as a QI Program Administrator, and at Portland State University. Read Bio
Laura Chavez is an Assistant Professor of Pediatrics at The Ohio State University College of Medicine and Principal Investigator at Nationwide Children’s Hospital. Read Bio
Rose Hardy, Ph.D., M.P.H., is a health services researcher and data scientist at Nationwide Children’s Hospital in the Center for Child Health Equity and Outcomes Research. Read Bio
Mitch Harris, Ph.D. is currently the Director of Research and Statistics at the Children’s Hospital Association (CHA) where he executes and oversees research and analytic projects, primarily focused on pediatric health policy. Read Bio
Denise Lillvis, PhD, MPA is an Assistant Professor in the Division of Health Services Policy and Practice in the Department of Epidemiology and Environmental Health at the University at Buffalo SUNY. Read Bio
Elizabeth (Betsy) Salazar, MD is an assistant professor at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia and University of Pennsylvania in Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine. Read Bio
Dr. Ashlee J. Vance is a neonatal nurse scientist, with expertise in health services and health equity research, committed to advancing equity and justice in perinatal and neonatal care. Read Bio
Dr. Wong is committed to advancing tools, policies, and data that improve population health. Read Bio