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  School of Public Health 2013–2015 Administration, Centers, and Faculty Department of Health Systems and Policy (HSAP)  

Department of Health Systems and Policy (HSAP)



Members of the Faculty

Irina Grafova, Assistant Professor of Health Systems and Policy; Ph.D., Michigan
Economics of health behaviors and their impact on health and economic status

Rizie Kumar, Instructor of Health Systems and Policy; M.A., Georgetown
Program development; data preparation; statistical analysis

Laura Liang, Instructor of Health Systems and Policy and Director of Planning, Rutgers School of Public Health; M.P.H., UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, Rutgers
Community outreach and education

Alan Monheit, Professor of Health Systems and Policy, Associate Dean for Academic and
Faculty Affairs, and Director of Center for Health Economics and Health Policy;
Ph.D., M.A., CUNY (Queens College)
Health insurance and employment; private and public insurance; health care use
and expenditures; the uninsured population; socioeconomic status and health

Jeannette Rogowski, University Professor of Health Systems and Policy; Ph.D., Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Health economics

Bernadette West, Associate Professor of Health Systems and Policy and Interim Chair;
Associate Dean, Stratford/Camden Campus and Community Health; Ph.D., Rutgers; M.A.,
American
Community health assessment; violence; disability; health planning and policy analysis

Associated Members of the Faculty

Joel Cantor, Professor of Health Systems and Policy; primary at Rutgers Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy; Sc.D., Johns Hopkins
State health policy; access to care; health services research

Stephen Crystal, Professor of Health Systems and Policy; primary at Rutgers School of
Social Work; Ph.D., Harvard
Aging and chronic illness focusing on gerontological policy

Kimberly A. McGuigan, Adjunct Associate Professor of Health Systems and Policy and Executive Director, Institute for Health Outcomes, Policy, and Economics at Rutgers Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy; Ph.D., UCLA; M.B.A., Wharton School (Pennsylvania)
Health services and outcomes research; pharmaceutical research and policy

Shirley Smoyak, Professor of Health Systems and Policy; primary at Rutgers;
Ph.D., M.Phil., M.S., Rutgers
Legal and clinical determinants of discharge readiness; barriers to community
placement of psychiatric patients

Dong-Churl Suh, Associate Professor of Health Systems and Policy; primary at Rutgers
Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy; Ph.D., Minnesota; M.B.A., SUNY (Buffalo)
Pharmaceutical economics: cost effectiveness/cost benefits of drug/drug therapies;
outcomes assessment; prescription drug benefits policy; pharmaceutical pricing

Nancy Wolff, Associate Professor of Health System and Policy; primary at Rutgers
Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy; Ph.D., Iowa State
Organization, financing, distribution, and costs of mental health services

Adjunct Members of the Faculty

John Beckley, Adjunct Instructor of Health Systems and Policy and Director/Health Officer, Hunterdon County Health Department; M.P.H., Michigan
Community health planning

Ethan Ellis, Adjunct Associate Professor of Health Systems and Policy; M.A., New York
Developmental disabilities related research and service activity

Lois Grau, Adjunct Associate Professor of Health Systems and Policy; Ph.D., M.S., Wisconsin (Milwaukee)
Long-term care and gerontology; developmental disabilities; health policy

Andrew Greene, Adjunct Associate Professor of Health Systems and Policy and CEO,
Robert Wood Johnson Health Network; M.H.C.A., Trinity
Hospital and ambulatory care organization and financing

Susan Hammerman, Adjunct Assistant Professor; Ph.D., Rutgers; M.A., Iowa
Developmental disabilities

David A. Henry,  Adjunct Instructor of Health Systems and Policy and Health Officer,
Monmouth County Regional Health Commission; M.P.H., UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
Public health practice standards

Sharon A. Holswade, Adjunct Instructor of Health Systems and Policy and Director of Practice Operations, Robert Wood Johnson Medical Group, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School; M.B.A., Western New England College
Health care operations and administration

Stephen K. Jones, Adjunct Instructor of Health Systems and Policy and Senior Vice President, Operations, Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital; M.A., George Washington
Hospital administration

Terry Konn, Adjunct Instructor of Health Systems and Policy and Assistant Professor, Brookdale Community College; Ph.D., Rutgers
Health finance and budgeting

Donald W. Light, Adjunct Professor of Health Systems and Policy; Professor, Rowan; Ph.D., Brandeis
Comparative health care economic and organization policy; global, institutional, and organizations ethics; pharmaceuticals and society; health care management; integrated service systems.

Nicole K. Martin, Adjunct Instructor of Health Systems and Policy; J.D., Rutgers; M.P.H., New York
Regulatory analysis of complex health issues

Micki McIntyre, Adjunct Instructor of Health Systems and Policy and Librarian, Rowan; M.S., Columbia
Outreach to urban and rural Hispanic populations in New Jersey

Mark A. Merlin, Adjunct Associate Professor of Health Systems and Policy and Attending Emergency Medicine Physician, Newark Beth Israel Medical Center; D.O., Philadelphia
College of Osteopathic Medicine
Emergency medicine and emergency preparedness

Jonathan M. Metsch, Adjunct Professor of Health Systems and Policy; Dr.P.H., North Carolina School of Public Health (Chapel Hill)
Health care administration and policy

Andrew Miller, Adjunct Associate Professor of Health Systems and Policy and Medical Director, Healthcare Quality Strategies, Inc.; M.D., Columbia; M.P.H., Harvard
Measurement of health care quality; health care quality improvement

Martha Romney, Adjunct Assistant Professor of Health Systems and Policy; M.P.H., Drexel School of Public Health; J.D., Antioch School of Law  (Washington, DC)
Health disparities; obesity; health literacy; employer-based health initiatives; intersection of
health policy and law; medical-legal partnerships in clinical trials

Usha Sambamoorthi, Adjunct Associate Professor of Health Systems and Policy and Senior
Research Scientist, New Jersey Department of Veteran Affairs; Ph.D., Madras (India)
Health care for the elderly; health care disparities; women's health; outcomes research
and mental health care and substance abuse

Marcia Sass, Adjunct Assistant Professor of Health Systems and Policy; Sc.D., Johns
Hopkins; M.S.N., Pennsylvania
Development, implementation, and evaluation of preventive public health programs, e.g.,
HIV, diabetes, adverse reproductive outcomes

Sylvia Twersky-Bumgardner, Adjunct Instructor of Health Systems and Policy; M.P.H., Tulane
State policies and immigrant health; emergency management and populations
with functional needs

David Wright, Adjunct Instructor of Health Systems and Policy and Project Director, Rutgers
School of Public Health; Ph.D., Regent; M.S., Central Michigan
Organization leadership; health services administration

Leah Z. Ziskin, Adjunct Associate Professor of Health Systems and Policy; M.D., Temple;
M.S.,Thomas Jefferson (Philadelphia)
Community public health
 
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