Catalog Navigator : Health Systems and Policy (HSAP) Faculty

Members of the Faculty

Michael Gusmano, Associate Professor of Health Systems and Policy; Ph.D., Maryland (College Park)
Comparative health care systems; politics of health care; health care reform and Medicaid; bioethics

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

Thomas Mackie, Assistant Professor of Health Systems and Policy; Ph.D., Brandeis; M.P.H., Boston University School of Public Health
Organizational theory; social policy; community and asset-based public health program development and implementation

Alan Monheit, Chair and Professor of Health Systems and 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, Associate Dean for Community Health; Ph.D., Rutgers; M.A., American
Community health assessment; violence; disability; health planning and policy analysis

Associate Members of the Faculty

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

Richard Marlink, Professor of Health Systems and Policy; primary at Robert Wood Johnson Medical School; M.D., New Mexico
Global Health; HIV/AIDS

Laura Pizzi, Professor of Health Systems and Policy; primary at Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy; Pharm.D., M.P.H., Rutgers
Applied health economic and outcomes analyses of drugs and other health care interventions, with focus on treatments for older populations

Ramesh Raghavan, Professor of Health Systems and Policy; primary at School of Social Work; Ph.D., California (Los Angeles); M.D., Kasturba Medical College (India)
Mental health; adolescent and child health; prescription medication use and abuse; public financing of medical care

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

Nancy Wolff, Associate Professor of Health System and Policy; primary at 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

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

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

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

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

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

Marcia M. Sass, Adjunct Associate Professor of Health Systems and Policy; Sc.D., Johns Hopkins
Public health policy, practice, and research methods

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