Public Health

Public health refers to social, cultural, economic, and geographic conditions that affect a population's well-being. To assist local, national, and international health agencies and organizations, RAND conducts research on public health issues including disaster preparedness and recovery; surveillance, prevention, and management of infectious disease outbreaks; screening for and prevention of chronic diseases; and ways to strengthen the public health infrastructure.

Research conducted by: RAND Health

People (49)

Rosanna Jeffries

Research Assistant
M.Sc. in global health science (maternal and child health, reproductive health), Oxford University; B.A. in development studies and african history, School of Oriental and African Studies

Arthur L. Kellermann

Paul O'Neill Alcoa Chair in Policy Analysis
M.D., Emory University; M.P.H., University of Washington; B.S. in biology, Rhodes College

Beau Kilmer

Codirector, RAND Drug Policy Research Center; Senior Policy Researcher, RAND; Professor, Pardee RAND Graduate School
Ph.D. in public policy, Harvard University; M.P.P., University of California, Berkeley; B.A. in international relations, Michigan State University

Daniel Kim

Associate Social Policy Scientist
M.D. in public health and preventive medicine, University of Toronto; Dr.P.H. in social epidemiology, Harvard School of Public Health; M.P.H. in quantitative methods, Harvard School of Public Health; M.Sc. in epidemiology, University of Toronto

Matthew W. Lewis

Senior Research Scientist; Professor, Pardee RAND Graduate School
B.A. in psychology, University of California, San Diego; M.A. and Ph.D. in psychology, Carnegie Mellon University

Jodi Liu

Assistant Policy Analyst
Ph.D. candidate in policy analysis, Pardee RAND Graduate School; M.S.P.H. in global disease epidemiology and control, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health; M.S.E. in biomedical engineering, University of Michigan; B.S.E. in chemical engineering, University of Michigan

Teryn Mattox

Senior Project Associate; Professor, Pardee RAND Graduate School
M.P.A. in international development, Harvard University; B.A. in economics, Pomona College

Juergen Maurer

Associate Economist
Ph.D. in economics, European University Institute

John Mendeloff

Director, RAND Center for Health and Safety in the Workplace; Professor, Pardee RAND Graduate School
Ph.D. and M.P.P., Graduate School of Public Policy, University of California, Berkeley; A.B., Harvard University

Pierre-Carl Michaud

Affiliated Adjunct Economist
Ph.D. in economics, Tilburg University; M.Sc. in economics, HEC Montreal; B.A. in business administration, HEC Montreal

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

Christopher Nelson

Senior Political Scientist
Ph.D. and M.A. in political science, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; B.A. in political science, University of Minnesota

Ellen Nolte

Director, Health and Healthcare, RAND Europe
Ph.D., University of London; M.P.H., University of Bielefeld, Germany

Stuart S. Olmsted

Director of Operations, Global Research Talent; Senior Natural Scientist
Ph.D. in biophysics, Johns Hopkins University; B.S. in earth, atmospheric, and planetary sciences, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Andrew M. Parker

Behavioral Scientist; Professor, Pardee RAND Graduate School
Ph.D. in behavioral decision theory, Carnegie Mellon University; M.S. in statistics, Carnegie Mellon University; B.A. in psychology and statistics, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor

Francesca Pillemer

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

Emma Pitchforth

Research Leader
Ph.D. in public health, University of Aberdeen; B.Sc. (Hons) in health sciences, University of Aberdeen

Jeanne S. Ringel

Director, Public Health Systems and Preparedness Initiative, RAND Health; Senior Economist; Professor, Pardee RAND Graduate School
Ph.D. and M.A. in economics, University of Maryland, College Park

Carol P. Roth

Project Associate
BSN in nursing, Mount St. Mary's College, Los Angeles; MPH in public health, University of California, Los Angeles

Shoshana R. Shelton

Senior Project Associate
M.P.H., The Ohio State University

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