Co-Chairs

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Co-Chairs, Presenter

Mandy K. Cohen, M.D., M.P.H.

National Advisor - Manatt, Phelps & Phillips 2026 Annual Research Meeting Co-Chair

Dr. Mandy Cohen was the 20th Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and is currently... Read Bio

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Co-Chairs, Committee Member, Presenter

Peter J. Embí, M.D., M.S., FACP, FACMI, FAMIA, FIAHSI

Professor of Biomedical Informatics, Professor of Medicine, Endowed Director of Biomedical Informatics, Co-Director, ADVANCE AI Center, Co-Director, RAPID Learning Health Systems Center, and Co-Chair, AI Technologies Governance Committee - Vanderbilt University Medical Center 2026 Annual Research Meeting Co-Chair

Dr. Peter Embí is an internationally recognized researcher, educator, and leader in the field of clinical and ... Read Bio

Planning Committee

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Committee Member

Eric Barrette, M.A., Ph.D.

Vice President - Medtronic

Eric Barrette, M.A., Ph.D. is Vice President, Health Economics and Outcomes Research / Market Access Analytics... Read Bio

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Committee Member

Kristin L. Carman, Ph.D.

Director of Public and Patient Engagement - Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI)

Kristin L. Carman, Ph.D., is the Director of Public and Patient Engagement at the Patient-Centered Outcomes Re... Read Bio

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Committee Member

Liza Catucci, M.P.H.

Acting Director - Health Systems Research (HSR)

Liza M. Catucci, M.P.H., was named Acting Director, Health Systems Research (HSR) effective September 1, 2025. Read Bio

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Committee Member, Member

Stacy Farr, Ph.D., M.P.H.

Co-Director, Healthcare Institute for Innovations in Quality and Associate Professor - University of Missouri-Kansas City (UMKC) School of Medicine

Stacy L. Farr, Ph.D., M.P.H., is Co-Director of the Healthcare Institute for Innovations in Quality and Associ... Read Bio

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Committee Member, Member, Presenter

Charles Friedman, Ph.D.

Professor of Learning Health Sciences - University of Michigan Medical School

Charles Friedman is Professor of Learning Health Sciences at the University of Michigan Medical School, where ... Read Bio

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Board Member

Bianca Frogner, Ph.D.

Professor and Interim Chair of the Department of Family Medicine - School of Medicine at University of Washington

Bianca K. Frogner, Ph.D., is Professor and Interim Chair of the Department of Family Medicine (DFM) in the Sch... Read Bio

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Committee Member, Member

Teresa Gibson, Ph.D.

Director, Applied Statistics Graduate MS Program and Professor of Practice, School of Mathematics and Statistics - Rochester Institute of Technology

Teresa B. Gibson, Ph.D., is an applied health researcher with over 20 years of experience in healthcare analyt... Read Bio

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Member, Presenter

Sarah Greene, M.P.H.

Consultant and Senior Advisor - The National Academy of Medicine

Sarah Greene, M.P.H., is a Senior Advisor, Research Advocate, and Consultant with recent engagements supportin... Read Bio

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Committee Member, Member

Xiaochu Hu, Ph.D.

Research Manager of Workforce Studies - Association of American Medical Colleges

Xiaochu Hu, Ph.D., is a Research Manager of Workforce Studies at the Association of American Medical Colleges ... Read Bio

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Committee Member

Emma Keer

Medical Student - Wayne State University School of Medicine

Emma Keer is a medical student at Wayne State University School of Medicine, Class of 2027. Read Bio

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Committee Member, Presenter

Ateev Mehrotra, M.D., M.P.H.

Professor and Chair, Department of Health Services, Policy, and Practice - Brown University School of Public Health

Ateev Mehrotra, M.D., M.P.H. is a Professor and the Chair of the Department of Health Services, Policy and Pra... Read Bio

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Committee Member, Presenter

Wizdom Powell, Ph.D., M.P.H., M.S.

Inaugural Chief Executive Officer - Unified Youth

Dr. Wizdom Powell is a visionary leader at the nexus of mental and behavioral health, education, advocacy, and... Read Bio

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Presenter

Enola Proctor, Ph.D.

Shanti K. Khinduka Distinguished Professor Emeritus - Brown School and Institute for Public Health at Washington University in St. Louis

Dr. Proctor is Shanti K. Khinduka Distinguished Professor Emeritus, Brown School and Institute for Public Heal... Read Bio

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Committee Member

William Stigall, M.D., M.A.

Vice President and Chief Research Officer - Cook Children’s Health Care System

Dr. William Stigall is Vice President and Chief Research Officer at Cook Children’s Health Care System in Fort... Read Bio

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Committee Member, Member, Presenter

Angela D. Thomas, Dr.P.H., M.P.H., M.B.A.

Vice President of Healthcare Delivery Research - MedStar Health Research Institute

Angela D. Thomas, Dr.P.H., M.P.H., M.B.A., brings over 20 years of experience in the scientific and administra... Read Bio

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Committee Member

Reginald D. Williams II

Senior Vice President, Promoting International Learning and Exchange, and Special Advisor, Values - Commonwealth Fund

Reginald D. Williams II (Reggie) is the senior vice president for the Promoting International Learning and Exc... Read Bio

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Committee Member, Member

Joyce Woo, M.D., M.S.

Pediatric and Fetal Cardiologist, Health Services Researcher - Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago

Dr. Woo is a pediatric cardiologist with a background in health economics and biostatistics. Read Bio

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Committee Member

Ming-Ting Yang, PT, M.Sc.

Ph.D. Candidate in Health Services Research and Policy - University of Rochester

Ming-Ting Yang is a Ph.D. Candidate in Health Services Research and Policy at the University of Rochester. Read Bio