2020-2021 Advisory Committee Members
Michelle Ko, M.D., Ph.D., is Assistant Professor in the Division of Health Policy and Management, in the Department of Public Health Sciences, at UC Davis. Read Bio
Megan Douglas is the Director of Health Policy for the National Center for Primary Care (NCPC) and an Assistant Professor in the Department of Community Health and Preventive Medicine at Morehouse School of Medicine (MSM) in Atlanta, GA. Read Bio
Sarah Goff is an Associate Professor and dual boarded primary care pediatrician and internist at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst. Read Bio
Dr. Alvarado is a Program Officer at the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine. Read Bio
Tongtan (Bert) Chantarat is a doctoral candidate at the University of Minnesota School of Public Health. Read Bio
As Associate Director of the Weitzman Institute at Community Health Center, Inc. (CHC), Dr. April Joy G. Damian is responsible for providing leadership and supporting the growth and development of Weitzman's research team, with a strong emphasis on health equity. Read Bio
Michelle is the Executive Director of Social Determinants of Health at America’s Health Insurance Plans where she helps health insurance providers collaborate with community partners to find sustainable and scalable models that help address socioeconomic barriers to good health. Read Bio
Heather Kitzman, Ph.D., is the Research Director at Baylor Scott and White Health and Wellness Center. Read Bio
Dr. Meng-Yun Lin is a health economist and health services researcher. Her research applies advanced statistical and econometric methods to examine the impacts of policies and financial incentives on healthcare utilization, spending, and outcomes, focusing on vulnerable patients and providers serving disadvantaged populations. Read Bio
Yasmeen Long, M.A. is a Director at FasterCures, a center of the Milken Institute, with expertise within health equity, disparities, outcomes, policy, clinical research, patient engagement, and social determinants of health Read Bio
Carmen Mitchell is a criminal justice policy analyst the Kentucky Center for Economic Policy and a doctoral candidate in the Department of Health Management and Systems Sciences at the University of Louisville School of Public Health and Information Sciences. Read Bio
Laura Pinheiro is an Assistant Professor of Health Services Research in Medicine in the Division of General Internal Medicine at Weill Cornell Medicine in New York City. Read Bio
Taylor B. Rogers is a third-year Ph.D. student studying Health Policy and Management at the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health. Read Bio
Yhenneko Taylor, Ph.D. is a health services researcher whose work focuses on access to care and outcomes of pregnancy, health outcomes in early childhood, social determinants of health and improving health outcomes for people in vulnerable groups Read Bio
Dr. Shelley White-Means is Professor of Health Economics at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center. Read Bio