Francesca Pillemer

Policy Researcher
Pittsburgh Office

Education

M.P.P. in public policy & management, Carnegie Mellon University; Ph.D. in health policy, Harvard University

Overview

Biography

Francesca Pillemer is a policy researcher at the RAND Corporation. Her research interests span health care and public health, including policy translation, health IT, public health preparedness, sexual/reproductive health, vaccines, military health, and global health.

Pillemer earned a doctorate in health policy from Harvard University, a master's degree in public policy from Carnegie Mellon University, and a B.A. in international relations from Franklin College Switzerland in Lugano, Switzerland. She trained as a post-doctoral fellow at the RAND-University of Pittsburgh Health Institute.

Research Focus

Recent Projects

  • Evaluation of the Cities Readiness Initiative
  • Developing a Hospital Surge Assessment
  • Assessment of Longitudinal Vaccine Behaviors
  • Evaluation of Patient Portal Experiences