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Plenary and Special Session Speakers


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Presenter

Margarita Alegría, Ph.D.

Chief, Disparities Research Unit - Massachusetts General Hospital and the Mongan Institute

Margarita Alegría, Ph.D. is the Chief of the Disparities Research Unit at Massachusetts General Hospital and t... Read Bio

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Sonya Borrero, M.D., M.S.

Chief Medical and Scientific Advisor, Office of Population Affairs - U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

Dr. Borrero is the Founding Director of the Center for Innovative Research on Gender Health Equity (CONVERGE) ... Read Bio

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Committee Member, Member

April Joy Damian, Ph.D., M.Sc.

Vice President and Director - Weitzman Institute Senior Scholar - AcademyHealth

Dr. April Joy Damian is an epidemiologist, health services researcher, and classically trained public health p... Read Bio

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Aileen Duldulao, Ph.D.

REALD & SOGI Data Equity Measurement Methodologist - Oregon Health Authority

Dr. Aileen Duldulao (she/her/siya pronouns) REALD & SOGI Data Equity Measurement Methodologist, comes to OHA a... Read Bio

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Fadi El-Jardali, Ph.D., M.P.H.

Director of Knowledge to Policy (K2P) Center - American University of Beirut

Dr. Fadi El-Jardali (Ph.D., M.P.H.) is a recognized health policy and systems expert and global advocate for s... Read Bio

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Committee Member, Presenter

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

Professor and Chair of the Department of Biomedical Informatics - Vanderbilt University Medical Center

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

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Presenter

Elizabeth Fowler, Ph.D., J.D.

Deputy Administrator and Director - Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation

Dr. Elizabeth Fowler is Deputy Administrator and Director of the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation a... Read Bio

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Andrea M. Garcia, J.D., M.P.H.

Vice President of Science, Medicine, and Public Health - American Medical Association (AMA)

Andrea M. Garcia, JD, MPH, is the Vice President of Science, Medicine, and Public Health at the American Medic... Read Bio

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Committee Member

Gilbert Gonzales, Ph.D., M.H.A.

Assistant Professor - Vanderbilt University

Gilbert Gonzales, PhD, MHA, is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Medicine, Health & Society, the Dep... Read Bio

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Gregg Gonsalves, Ph.D.

Associate Professor, Department of the Epidemiology of Microbial Diseases - Yale School of Public Health

Gregg Gonsalves is an Associate Professor in the Department of the Epidemiology of Microbial Diseases at Yale ... Read Bio

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Lisa I. Iezzoni, M.D., M.Sc.

Professor of Medicine - Harvard Medical School

Lisa I. Iezzoni, M.D., M.Sc. is Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, and based at the Health Policy ... Read Bio

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Committee Member, Presenter

Amy Kilbourne, Ph.D., M.P.H.

Director - Quality Enhancement Research Initiative, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs

Dr. Amy M. Kilbourne, Ph.D., M.P.H. is Director of the VA Quality Enhancement Research Initiative (QUERI) and ... Read Bio

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Presenter

Nancy López, Ph.D.

Professor of Sociology - University of New Mexico

Dr. Nancy López is professor of sociology at the University of New Mexico. Read Bio

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Committee Member

Paula Lozano, M.D., M.P.H.

Senior Associate Medical Director for Research and Translation - Kaiser Permanente (KP) Washington

Dr. Lozano is senior associate medical director for research and translation and director of the Center for Ac... Read Bio

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Committee Member, Presenter

Marjorie McGee, Ph.D., M.S.

REALD & SOGI Unit Director, Office of Equity and Inclusion - Oregon Health Authority

Dr. Marjorie McGee is the REALD & SOGI Director in the Equity & Inclusion Division of the Oregon Health Author... Read Bio

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Presenter

Faith Mitchell, Ph.D.

Institute Fellow - The Urban Institute

Faith Mitchell is an Institute Fellow at the Urban Institute, affiliated with both the Center on Nonprofits an... Read Bio

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Member, Presenter

Gretchen Piatt, M.P.H., Ph.D.

Associate Professor - University of Michigan

Dr. Gretchen Piatt is an Associate Professor in the Departments of Learning Health Sciences and Health Behavio... Read Bio

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Board Member, Member

Ninez A. Ponce, Ph.D., M.P.P.

Professor and Endowed Chair - UCLA Fielding School of Public Health

Ninez A. Ponce, Ph.D. (B.S. UC Berkeley; M.P.P. Harvard; Ph.D. UCLA), is Professor and Endowed Chair in the UC... Read Bio

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Member, Presenter

Sara Rosenbaum, J.D.

Professor - George Washington University

Sara Rosenbaum, J.D. is the Harold and Jane Hirsh Professor of Health Law and Policy and Founding Chair of the... Read Bio

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Presenter

Tisamarie Sherry, M.D., Ph.D.

Deputy Assistant Secretary, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation (ASPE) - US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)

Tisamarie Sherry, M.D., Ph.D. is a Deputy Assistant Secretary in the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Pla... Read Bio

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Presenter

Gregory Simon, M.D., M.P.H.

Investigator - Kaiser Permanente Washington Health Research Institute

Gregory Simon, M.D., M.P.H. is an investigator at Kaiser Permanente Washington Health Research Institute, a ps... 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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Presenter

Leslie Walker-Harding, M.D.

Ford/Morgan Endowed Professor and Chair of the Department of Pediatrics - University of Washington

Dr. Leslie Walker-Harding is the Ford/Morgan Endowed Professor and Chair of the Department of Pediatrics as we... Read Bio

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Presenter

Felicia Williams Brown

Connection & Resource Specialist - Autism Society of NC

Felicia Williams Brown is a Connection & Resource Specialist for the Autism Society of NC. Read Bio