Co-Chairs
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Committee Member, Member

Maria Eugenia Schwermer, M.P.H.

Global Health Consultant and Co-Founder - The Round Group

Maria Eugenia is a global health consultant with more than two decades of experience in public health policy and a strong scientific background. Read Bio

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Heidi West, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor - California State University, Long Beach

Heidi West, Ph.D. is an Assistant Professor of Health Policy in the Department of Health Science at California State University, Long Beach.  She works at the intersection of migration, gender, and health, primarily in the global context, and explores links between international frameworks and health system responses to migration Read Bio

Vice Chair
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Irene Papanicolas, Ph.D.

Professor - Brown University

Irene Papanicolas is a Professor of Health Services Policy and Practice and Director of the Center for Health System Sustainability at Brown University School of Public Health. Read Bio

Communications Liaison
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Claire Pernat, MPhil

Health Services and Policy Research Ph.D. Student - Boston University

Claire A. Pernat, M.Phil., is a doctoral candidate in the Department of Health Law, Policy, and Management at the Boston University School of Public Health. Read Bio

Past Chair
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Corrina Moucheraud, Sc.D., M.P.H.

Associate Professor, Department of Public Health Policy and Management - New York University

Dr. Moucheraud is an Associate Professor in the Department of Public Health Policy & Management, and Co-Director of the Global Center for Implementation Science, at New York University. Read Bio

Member-At-Large
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Anuoluwapo Babalola

Health Policy Analyst - Borg

Anuoluwapo Babalola is a health policy analyst specializing in health policy and health systems strengthening. Read Bio

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Yasmeen Long, M.A.

Patient Advocate

Yasmeen Long, M.A., is a nationally recognized expert in biomedical research, health outcomes, domestic and global policy, patient advocacy, and stakeholder engagement. Read Bio

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Mai Nguyen, Ph.D.

Postdoctoral Fellow - Stanford University

Mai Nguyen’s professional experience spans clinical practice, healthcare management and leadership, and academia. Read Bio

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Angela Pascale, Ph.D.

Research Analyst - Press Ganey Associates LLC

Angela Pascale, Ph.D., is a research scientist with over eight years of contributing to clinical and health services research across diverse populations and settings Read Bio

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Mahnum Shahzad, Ph.D.

Instructor - Harvard Medical School

Mahnum Shahzad is an Instructor in the Department of Population Medicine at the Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Institute. Read Bio

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Lawrence Were, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor, Department of Health Sciences & Department of Global Health - Boston University

Lawrence P.O. Were is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Health Sciences at Sargent College & in Department of Global Health at the School of Public Health, both at Boston University. Read Bio

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Olivier Wouters, Ph.D.

Associate Professor - Brown University

Olivier Wouters is an Associate Professor in the Department of Health Services, Policy, and Practice at Brown University’s School of Public Health. Read Bio