Military Health and Health Care

As the largest health care provider in the United States, the Department of Defense faces significant challenges ensuring that all members of the military, as well as their families, receive appropriate care for everything from general health and well-being to amputations, chemically induced illnesses, and post-traumatic stress. Combining its expertise in health and defense policy, RAND examines policy issues surrounding military medical care needs and the systems intended to meet them.

Research conducted by: RAND Arroyo Center; RAND Project AIR FORCE; RAND National Security Research Division; RAND Health; Military Health Policy Research

People (34)

Steven M. Asch

Adjunct Policy Analyst
M.D., University of California, San Diego; M.P.H., University of California, Los Angeles; B.S. in biology, Yale University

Lynsay Ayer

Associate Behavioral & Social Scientist
Ph.D. in clinical psychology, University of Vermont; B.A. in psychology, Cornell University

Marygail K. Brauner

Senior Operations Research Analyst
Ph.D. in engineering and operations research, University of California, Los Angeles; M.A. in mathematics, University of California, Los Angeles

James R. Broyles

Associate Operations Researcher; Professor, Pardee RAND Graduate School
Ph.D. in industrial engineering, Arizona State University; B.S. in industrial engineering, Arizona State University

Q Burkhart

Statistical Project Associate
M.S. in statistics, North Carolina St University; B.A. in applied mathematics, Brown University

Rachel M. Burns

Project Associate
M.P.H., University of Michigan; B.S., Ohio State University

Dwayne M. Butler

Management Scientist
Ed.D. in adult & continuing education, Rutgers University; Ph.D. in organization and management, Capella University; M.S. in administration, Central Michigan University; B.A. in economics, Rutgers University; B.A. in Spanish, Rutgers University

Jennifer L. Cerully

Associate Behavioral and Social Scientist
Ph.D. and M.S. in social psychology, University of Pittsburgh; B.S. in computer science and decision science, Carnegie Mellon University

Ian D. Coulter

RAND/Samueli Chair for Integrative Medicine and Senior Health Policy Researcher
Ph.D. in sociology, London School of Economics and Political Science

David De Vries

Research Assistant
B.A., Harvard University

Christine Eibner

Economist
Ph.D. in economics, University of Maryland, College Park

Gail Fisher

Senior Project Associate
M.A. in journalism, University of Texas, Austin; M.P.H., Eastern Virginia Medical School

Michael P. Fisher

Project Associate
B.S. in health promotion and disease prevention studies, University of Southern California; M.S. in health systems administration, Georgetown University

Kristie Gore

Senior Behavioral/Social Scientist; Associate Director for Military Health in the Forces and Resources Policy Center
Ph.D. in clinical psychology, American University

Racine S. Harris

Research Assistant
B.A. in psychology, Duke University

Jennifer Hawes-Dawson

Community Liaison, The UCLA/RAND Center for Adolescent Health Promotion
B.A. in sociology, Goucher College

Susan D. Hosek

Senior Economist; Faculty, Pardee RAND Graduate School
M.A. and A.B.D. in economics, Northwestern University; B.A. in economics, Cornell University

Jeremy R. Kurz

Assistant Policy Analyst
B.S. in behavioral sciences, U.S. Air Force Academy

Brian Mittman

Senior Advisor
Ph.D. in organizational behavior, Stanford University

Melinda Moore

Associate Director for Global Public Health, Global Health Initiative, RAND Health; Senior Natural Scientist; Professor, Pardee RAND Graduate School
M.D., Harvard Medical School; M.P.H., Harvard School of Public Health

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