Greetings from the Hilltop!
This last year has been one of exciting change for us. The School of Health was born out of the School of Nursing and Health Studies. Simultaneously the department refreshed its identity, now being the Department of Health Management and Policy. Skip ahead a page to read more about what this means for us, but we are excited for what the future holds.
In this document, we highlight achievements made by our students, alums, and faculty. We also highlight departmental successes in our tripartite mission of student formation, knowledge production, and service to improve the health of populations from our local community to all around the world.
• This summer, we were proud to graduate 25 undergraduates, who have now joined our alumni community. We are excited to see the good they do in the coming years.
• We had 37 new students join our community. They include 13 first-year undergraduates and 11 undergrads who transferred into the Healthcare Management and Policy major. They also include 13 new Master of Science in Health Systems Administration (MHSA) students.
• We had a number of new faces in the department. Father Michael Rozier joined us from St. Louis University in the spring semester as a visiting Jesuit Chair. Gultekin Gollu joined us in the fall semester as a new professor. And Alishia Echols came aboard too in the fall as the Associate Director of the MHSA program.
• Christopher King became the first dean of the brand-new School of Health! I have the nearly impossible task of trying to fill his shoes as the department chair, and I’m grateful to Christopher both for the new leadership he’s taking on and the excellent state in which he left the department.
• Angel Phan was promoted to the dean’s office, and Dani Simcic became the new Assistant Dean for the School of Nursing. I’m deeply grateful to both for all they’ve done for the department, and I excited that they Georgetown has recognized their talents and promoted them into exciting new roles.
• Michael Stoto, who has been an anchor of the department for more than 15 years, became emeritus faculty. I’m grateful to Mike for his many years of service, and also for the mentorship he provided me and so many of our students and faculty over the years. Though he isn’t around St. Mary’s Hall quite as much as before, he remains an integral part of our intellectual life.
• Finally, throughout this year of change, our students, faculty, staff, preceptors, and other friends of the department made important contributions to knowledge and to the fields of health policy and health management. Read on for the specifics.
The department and I are grateful to all of your support over the past year. We look forward to building new things with you in 2023.
Hoya Saxa, John Kraemer, JD, MPH Associate Professor and Department Chair
As you saw on the cover of this report, the Department of Health Systems Administration is now the Department of Health Management and Policy! This change to the department’s name reflects several years of careful consideration and it aligns with feedback we have consistently heard from students, alumni, and our external partners.
We see “Health Management and Policy” as better reflecting the work the department has always done. Our degree programs span healthcare administration, health policy, and public health. Our faculty members have broad expertise ranging from patient-centered care to health economics and financing to public health emergency preparedness and everything in between. Our work goes beyond health systems to include upstream determinants of health and our obligations to address health inequities. Our faculty have active research located on at least three continents at any given time. All this is to say that a more expansive name truly captures the work in which the department’s faculty and students are engaged.
Of course, the department’s name change is only one aspect of the exciting changes we have had this year. We are also one of the founding departments of Georgetown’s newest school the School of Health! The School of Health continues the non-clinical portions of the School of Nursing and Health Studies’ scholarship, education, and service. Led by inaugural Dean (and former HMP chair) Christopher King, the School of Health is currently defining its future, but a couple of elements are clear. First, the school will be the connective tissue that joins population health work at Georgetown. Second, the school will further vitalize teaching and scholarship about public health, health equity, healthcare management, and health policy at our university. We envision growing new and stronger educational programs to meet the health needs of our time, while keeping an ironclad commitment to continue the formation of students through our current undergraduate and graduate programs.
This is an exciting time for the Department of Health Management and Policy and the School of Health, and we are grateful for the support and partnership of all of you as we embark on these new beginnings.
Bachelor of Science, Health Care Management & Policy
Grace Anania
Madison Berry
Elizabeth Burns
Elaine Chen
Joseph Daluz
Madison Dyer
Matthew Fisher
Xinyi He
Emma Huffman
Megan Huynh
Diana Keeler
Joanna Lacoppola
Subin Lee
Tiko Mkheidze
Mahad Mohamed
Sydney Pedraza
Giorgio Piatti
Sabine Marie Romero
Georgia Saville
Sannidhi Shashikiran
Christian Simon
Taylor Vessel
Sara Villanueva
Kelsey Wang
Abigail Weintz
Upsilon Phi Delta: Grace Anania, Elaine Chen, Diana Keeler, Joanna Lacoppola, Sabine Marie Romero, Christian Simon, Kelsey Wang, Abigail Weintz
Phi Beta Kappa: Elaine Chen, Matthew Fisher, Joanna Lacoppola, Sara Villanueva, Kelsey Wang
Sigma Xi: Sannidhi Shashikiran
Alpha Sigma Nu: Elaine Chen, Joanna Lacoppola, Kelsey Wang
Departmental Honors Program: Sannidhi Shashikiran, Abigail Weintz
HCMP Outstanding Student Departmental Award: Sara Villanueva
Sister Helen Scarry Award for Commitment to Social Justice: Madison Dyer
Magna Cum Laude: Grace Anania, Elaine Chen, Diana Keeler, Joanna Lacoppola, Christian Simon
Cum Laude: Madison Berry, Madison Dyer, Matthew Fisher, Sabine Marie Romero, Sara Villanueva, Kelsey Wang, Abigail Weintz
Andrew Gener (MHSA’23) is an Ancillary Services Associate for Privia Health, a physician practice management and population health technology company. Andrew works with top doctors in close partnerships with forward-thinking health plans and national payers to improve health outcomes and deliver high value care. The MHSA courses in Quality & Performance and Strategic Management continue to elevate and shape Andrew’s aspirations to be a collaborative leader in healthcare post COVID-19.
Himangi Kulshrestha (MHSA’23) is an Associate Consultant for Federal Advisory Partners, a Healthcare Management Consulting Firm, based in Washington, D.C.. Her work is specifically focused in providing revenue cycle services to VA Hospitals across the nation and Military Health organizations. The MHSA courses, specifically Quality & Performance and Quantitative Methods, have greatly prepared Himangi to enter the workforce.
Thomas Levu (MHSA’24) was awarded the 2023 CAHME/Judy Baar Topinka Scholarship. He is pursuing his MHSA degree and enrolled in law school at Suffolk University. He dedicates his free time to pro bono work as a certified student attorney in Massachusetts and successfully represented indigent clients who were wrongfully denied access to vital health services.
McKenzie Smith (MHSA’23) is a second year MHSA student. She is an Advisory Principal on the Tech Product Marketing team at Gartner, the world's premier research and advisory (R&A) firm. Her career experience in best practice implementation is reinforced by Georgetown's curriculum, and she looks forward to opportunities to practice operational excellence in a healthcare setting.
Jay Vora (MHSA’23) recently switched careers and is now working for Bioreference Laboratories as an Account Manager. In his new role, Jay travels to clients to manage Bioreference services at their healthcare facility. Jay wants to especially thank fellow classmate, Nikhil Varma, for aiding his job search.
Nikhil Varma (MHSA’23) is a strategic initiatives manager on BioReference Laboratories' Digital team. The MHSA program continues to inform his work in project intake and maintenance improvement for the company. The quantitative courses he's taken have contributed to his responsibilities as a graduate assistant at Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center for a childhood cancer survivorship care research study. He serves on the associate board for Bergen Volunteer Medical Initiative, a nonprofit that provides free, high-quality healthcare to the working uninsured of Bergen County NJ, enabling them to live healthy, productive lives. This work happens to tie in with one of the focuses of the MHSA program: health disparity solutions.
In 2022, 13 professionals with diverse backgrounds in the health care, administration, and research sectors joined our community of learning. We look forward to an exciting year as students prepare to attend our Global Experience and the ACHE Congress Conference in Chicago.
8 Languages Spoken: English, French, Mandarin, Pashto Spanish, Urdu, Vietnamese, and Yoruba
13 new students
Mean Age: 25
10 states and 2 countries represented
Mean Years of Experience: 2.86
In 2021, 18 professionals with diverse backgrounds in the health, and policy sectors joined our community of learning. After 1.5 years in the program, the students are expected to graduate in May 2023.
8 Languages Spoken: English, Arabic, French, German, Guajarati, Hindi, Spanish, and Urdu
18 new students
Mean Age: 28
9 states represented
Mean Years of Experience: 4.95
Washington, D.C.
The Undergraduate Research Conference showcased the diversity of the scientific community at Georgetown. The conference was led by a keynote presentation from Dr. Eve De Rosa.
without developmental disabilities and delays. They delivered presentations to provide nutrition education to families in order to combat poor diets, which can exacerbate some health conditions.
After two years, seniors, students conducted in-person poster presentations based on their internship work. Their research projects covered a variety of issues, including opioid overdose, Medicaid for child wellness, the US orphan drug act, mental health parity, and many more topics.
recurring event during the holidays is to put lights around Georgetown’s campus and pass out hot chocolate. President of GIVES, Reona Pereira (HCMP’24), stated that ”they’re trying to create a less stressful environment for students during finals and also create a lively festive environment for faculty and staff.
Dean King held a Dean’s Reception to celebrate the launch of the School of Health with students, faculty and staff.
Experiential learning is a cornerstone of students’ educational experience. During the year, seniors in the Health Care Management and Policy program performed work that advanced the missions of 25 entities in the health care and health policy ecosystem:
• Autism Speaks
• Capitol Street
• Center for Children and Families at Georgetown University
• Center of Health Insurance Reform at Georgetown University
• Center for Neurodegenerative Disorders at Georgetown University
• Children’s National Pediatric Primary Care Division
• Customer Value Partners
• DC EMS: Quality Improvement Department
• Department of Psychiatry at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital
• Food & Friends
• Food for Thought Food Bank
• Greater Baden Medical Services
• Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center at Georgetown University
• National Association of County and City Health Officials
• OB-GYN department at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital
• Palliative Care department at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital
• Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Department at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital
• Quality and Safety Department at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital
• Recognition and Readiness department at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital
• Supply Chain Department at Medstar Washington Hospital Center
• Surgical Services at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital
• The EveryLife Foundation for Rare Diseases
• Transplant Institute at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital
• United Nations Foundation, FP 2030 Campaign
• Vital Software
states that their “study is the first to quantify avoidable deaths and confirm that both COVID 19 deaths and avoidable deaths
The 2022 MHSA Alumni Reception occurs in tandem with the American College of Healthcare Executive’s Congress on Healthcare Leadership. Many alumni, faculty, current MHSA students, and leading health experts were able to connect during AHCE Congress.
Alishia Echols joined the department in September 2022 as the Associate Director of Graduate Studies for the Master of Science in Health Systems Administration. She has been with the GU community since 2017.
Tyler Hill-Whatley joined the department in January 2023 as the program coordinator. She has a bachelor’s in public health and a master’s in higher education.
Dr. Robert Friedland sabbatical year from July 2022-July 2023.
Dr. Bette Jacobs was appointed to Shuttle Pharmaceuticals ’ Board of Directors. It is a pharmaceutical company focused on improving the outcomes of cancer patients treated with radiation therapy.
Dr. Gultekin Gollu joined the department as an assistant professor. He has expertise at the intersection of data science, data visualization, and health economics.
After 15 years of dedication, Dr. Michael Stoto, professor of the department, transitioned to emeritus status, the academic version of retirement (light). He will remain active in department with part-time teaching and student advisement, and along with colleagues at Georgetown and other universities, in public health research.
Dr. Ryung Suh was appointed as a senior advisor to the Under Secretary for Health, Veterans Health Administration, at the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. He will be providing senior executive level assistance to support the largest health care system in the United States.
Danielle “Dani” Simcic was the Associate Director of Graduate Studies for the MHSA program and became the Assistant Dean for the School of Nursing in July.
Gultekin Gollu:
• Avsar, V., Gollu, G., & Sevinc, N. (March 15, 2022). “Strict trade measures, flexible financing”. Southern Economic Journal
• Gollu, G., & Zapryanova, M. (August 27, 2022). “The effect of Medicaid on recidivism: Evidence from Medicaid suspension and termination policies”. Southern Economic
Carole Roan Gresenz:
• Singh LO, Vanarsdall R, Wang Y, Gresenz CR. (January 1, 2022). “Students or Mechanical Turk - Who Are the More Reliable Social Media Data Labelers?” DATA 2022: Proceedings from the 11th International Conference on Data Science, Technology and Applications
• Mitchell JM, Gresenz CR. (July 26, 2022). “The Influence of Practice Structure on Urologists'’ Treatment of Men with Low-Risk Prostate Cancer”. Medical Care
• Singh, LO, Gresenz CR, Wang Y, Hu S. (August 25, 2022). “Assessing Social Media Data as a Resource for Firearm Research: A Test Using Firearm Deaths”. Journal of Medical Internet Research
• Mitchell JM, Gresenz CR. (August 2022). “Association Between Receipt of Definitive Treatment for Localized Prostate Cancer and Adverse Health Outcomes: A Claims-Based Approach”. Value in Health: The Journal of the International Society for Pharmacoeconomics and Outcomes Research.’
• Singh, LO and Gresenz, CR, “Frontiers in Social Media Data for Firearms Research: Promise & Perils”. The ANNALS of the Academy of Political and Social Science (accepted, forthcoming)
Derek Griffith:
• Griffith, D.M. & Came, H. (2022). “Antiracism praxis: A community organizing approach for achieving health and social equity”. In M. Minkler & P. Wakimoto (Eds.). Community Organizing and Community Building for Health and Welfare, 4th Edition. (pp. 53-61). New Brunswick, NJ: Rutgers University Press.
• King, C.J., Buckley, B.O., Maheshwari, R. & Griffith, D.M. (February 2022). “Race, Place, and Structural Racism: A Review of Health and History in Washington, D.C.” Health Affairs
• Anderson, A., Griffith, D.M. (March 12, 2022) “Measuring the Trustworthiness of Health Care Organizations and Systems” The Milbank Quarterly
• Loeb, S., Borno, H.T., Gomez, S., Ravenell, J., Myrie, A., Sanchez Nolasco, T., Byrne, N., Cole, R., Black, K., Stair, S., Macaluso, J.N., Walter, D., Siu, K., Samuels, C., Kazemi, A., Crocker, R., Sherman, R., Wilson, G., Griffith, D.M., & Langford, A.T. (March 2022).
“Representation in Online Prostate Cancer Content Lacks Racial and Ethnic Diversity: Implications for Black and Latinx Men”. The Journal of Urology
• Griffith, D.M. (April 4, 2022). ““Healthy masculinities are mosaics”: Commentary on Di Bianca and Mahalik”. American Psychologist
• Kuzmichev, A., Harada, N.M., Griffith, D.M., Powell, K.M., & Dean, H.D. (April 18, 2022). “Public Health Reports in 2021: Impact Factor Increase and New Article Collections on Racism and COVID-19”. Public Health Reports
• Griffith, D.M. & Umeukeje, E.M. (July 2022). “Navigating to Kidney Health Equity”. Journal of the American Society of Nephrology
Derek Griffith (cont.):
• Burt, B.D., Christopher, G.C., Griffith, D.M., Gunter, J., Washington, T., & Anonymous American educator. (July 2022). “Keeping It Real: Pathways to Authentic Connections. In A.L. Plough (Ed.). Necessary Conversations: Understanding Racism as a Barrier to Achieving Health Equity”. (pp. 50-63). New York: Oxford University Press
• Senft Everson, N., Klein, W.M.P., Lee, S.S., Selove, R., Sanderson, M., Blot, W.J., Tyndale, R.F., King, S., Gilliam, K., Kundu, S., Steinwandel, M., Sternlieb, S.J., Warren Andersen, S., Friedman, D.L., Connors, E., Fadden, M.K., Freiberg, M.S., Wells, Q.S., Canedo, J., Young, R.P., Hopkins, R.J., Umeukeje, E.M., Griffith, D.M., & Tindle, H.A. (September 2022). “Dispositional Optimism and Optimistic Bias: Associations with Cessation Motivation, Confidence, and Attitudes”. Health Psychology
• Desta, R., Blumrosen, C., Laferriere, H. E., Saluja, A., Bruce, M. A., Elasy, T. A., Griffith, D. M., Norris, K. C., Cavanaugh, K. L., & Umeukeje, E. M. (November 2022). “Interventions Incorporating Therapeutic Alliance to Improve Medication Adherence in Black Patients with Diabetes, Hypertension and Kidney Disease: A Systematic Review”. Patient preference and adherence
Sean Huang:
• Kim H, Senders A, Simeon E, Juarez C, Huang S, Dodge H, McConnell KJ. (November 5, 2022). “Use of long-term services and supports among dual-eligible beneficiaries with Alzheimer's disease and related dementias”. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society
Vanessa Hurley:
• Hurley VB, Boxley C, Sloss EA, Fong A (May 2022). “Identifying Boundary Spanning Reporter Roles in Patient Safety Events”. Journal of Patient Safety and Risk Management
• Brown TT, Hurley VB, Rodriguez HP, Lee J, Gupta N, Toolsie G, Markarian S, Valenzuela S. “Shared Decision Making Lowers Medical Expenditures and Is Amplified in RaciallyEthnically Concordant Relationships”. Medical Care (accepted, forthcoming)
Christopher King:
• King, C.J., Buckley, B.O., Maheshwari, R. & Griffith, D.M. (February 2022). “Race, Place, and Structural Racism: A Review of Health and History in Washington, D.C.” Health Affairs
• Kranz, A. M., Chandra, A., Madrigano, J., Ruder, T., Gahlon, G., Blanchard, J. C., & King, C. J. (June 2022). “Assessing Health and Human Services Needs to Support an Integrated Health in All Policies Plan for Prince George's County, Maryland”. Rand Health Quarterly
John Kraemer:
• Stoto MA, Woolverton A, Kraemer JD, Barlow P, Clarke M. (2022). “COVID-19 data are messy: analytical methods for rigorous impact analyses with imperfect data” Globalization and Health
• Stoto MA, Schlageter S, Kraemer JD. (April 28, 2022). “COVID-19 mortality in the United States: It’s been two Americas from the start”. Plos One
• Meyer MJ, Yan S, Schlageter S, Kraemer JD, Rosenberg ES, Stoto MA. (April 2022). “Adjusting COVID-19 Seroprevalence Survey Results to Account for Test Sensitivity and Specificity”. American Journal of Epidemiology
• Oga E, Stockton MA, Stewart C, Kraemer J, Kimani J, Mbote D, Njuguna S, Nyblade L. (August 7, 2022). “Validating a measure of anticipated sex work-related stigma among male and female sex workers in Kenya”. Global Public Health
John Kraemer (cont.):
• Rozelle JW, Meyer MJ, Obaje H, McKenna A, Kraemer JD. “The effect of interviewerrespondent age difference on the reporting of sexual activity in the Demographic and Health Surveys: analysis of data from 21 countries”. Journal of Global Health (accepted, forthcoming)
• White E, Mendin S, Kolubah FR, Karlay R, Grant B, Jacobs GP, Subah M, Siedner MJ, Kraemer JD, Hirschhorn LR. “Impact of the Liberian National Community Health Assistant Program on childhood illness care in Grand Bassa County, Liberia”. Plos Global Public Health (accepted, forthcoming)
Michael Stoto:
• Stoto MA, Woolverton A, Kraemer JD, Barlow P, Clarke M. (2022). “COVID-19 data are messy: analytical methods for rigorous impact analyses with imperfect data”. Globalization and Health
• Stoto MA, Schlageter S, Kraemer JD. (April 28, 2022). “COVID-19 mortality in the United States: It’s been two Americas from the start”. Plos One
• Meyer MJ, Yan S, Schlageter S, Kraemer JD, Rosenberg ES, Stoto MA. (April 2022). “Adjusting COVID-19 Seroprevalence Survey Results to Account for Test Sensitivity and Specificity”. American Journal of Epidemiology
• Fraiman, J., Brownlee, S., Stoto, M.A., Lin, K.L. Huffstetler, A.N. (May 2022). “An Estimate of the U.S. Rate of Overuse of Screening Colonoscopy: A Systematic Review” Journal of General Internal Medicine
• Sanmarchi, F., Reno, C., Stoto, M.A., Fantini, M.P.,Lenzi, J, Golinelli. (June 2022) “The impact of health policies and vaccine rollout on the COVID-19 pandemic waves in Italy”. Health Policy and Technology
Robert Friedland:
• “Colorado moves to fund “culturally responsive” health care training. What does that mean?” (May 23, 2022). Interview with The Denver Post
Derek Griffith:
• “Why Are Men More Likely to Die of Covid? It’s Complicated.” (January 19, 2022). Interview with The New York Times
• “Men, Mental Health, & Suicide” (January 2022). Guest editor for Frontiers in Sociology Issue
• “Application of an Anti-racism Lens in the Field of Implementation Science: Reflections and Recommendations for Reframing Implementation Research with a Focus on Justice and Racial Equity” (February 2022). Panelist at the Prevention Science and Methodology Group: Systemic Racism and Prevention Science: Enhancing Social Justice to Achieve Health Equity Series. Northwestern’s Institute for Public Health & Medicine (IPHAM) and the Northwestern University Clinical & Translational Sciences Institute (NUCATS) Dissemination and Implementation (D&I) program, Prevention Science and Methodology Group
• “Excuse me... Can you tell me how to get to Social Justice?” (February 2022). Designing Interventions that Address Structural Racism to Reduce Kidney Health Disparities. National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases
• “Excuse me... Can you tell me how to get to Social Justice?” (February 2022). Invited speaker at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, College of Public Health’s Center for Research, Health and Social Justice, Committee on Mission Values
• “Why We Should Talk About Racism & Trustworthiness but Do A Better Job” (March 23, 2022). Speaker at Georgetown University’s Health and Public Interest
• “Are eliminating structural racism and achieving health equity synonymous?” (March 2022). Panelist for American Society of Preventive Oncology’s. 46th Annual Meeting
• “COVID-19 and Black men: Still invisible in health research and policy” (March 2022). Presentation for Georgetown University, Master’s in Epidemiology Program.
• “COVID-19 and Black men: Still invisible in health research and policy. Advancing the Science of Community Engaged Research: Lessons learned from COVID-19” (March 2022). Downstate Health Sciences University’s 5th Annual Transport Symposium
• “Excuse me... Can you tell me how to get to Social Justice?” (March 2022). Invited presenter for the American Academy of Health Behavior’s 2022 Annual Scientific Meeting
• “Interventions to mitigate, resist and undo structural racism” (March 2022). Presenter for Te Tiriti-based Futures + Anti-Racism
• “In Values Based Lecture, Griffith Discusses Way to Achieve Health Equity” (April 30, 2022). Interview with GUMC Stories
• “I’m a little lost... is health equity on the way to social justice or are they the same place?” (April 2022). Values-based lecture for University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences’ Distinguished Speaker Series for Center for Research, Health and Social Justice
Derek Griffith (cont.):
• “I’m a little lost... is health equity on the way to social justice or are they the same place?” (April 2022). Presenter for Health Equity Fellowship for Trainees (HEFT). Health Affairs, SelfMade Health Network and CDC Consortium of National Networks.
• “I'm trying to get to health equity. Is it on the way to social justice or are they the same place?” (April 2022). Invited speaker at Tufts University, Department of Community Health’s Health Equity Across the Life Span Seminar Series
• “Session 17: Engaging Latino Men in Behavioral Intervention Trials: Evidence from the field, lessons learned, and best practices.” (April 2022). Oral presentation at annual meeting of the Society for Behavioral Medicine
• “Why we should talk about racism & trustworthiness but do a better job” (April 2022). Presentation for Johns Hopkins University, Master of Health Administration program’s Anti-Racism series.
• Equity and Implementation Science (May 2022). Invited panelist for University of California, San Francisco’s Preterm Birth Initiative Collaboratory Event, California Preterm Birth Initiative
• “I’m a little lost... is health equity on the way to social justice or are they the same place?” (May 2022). Invited speaker at Stony Brook University, Program in Public Health’s Annual Public Health Conference Promoting Health Equity: Issues, Solutions, and Future Directions
• Racial Justice Institute Health Equity Initiatives (May 2022). Presentation for Georgetown University's MedStar Health Scientific Council
• “Anxiety in men: Fighting stereotypes” (June 11, 2022). Interview with Medical News Today
• “New D.C. fund takes $95 million aim at systemic health disparities” (June 16, 2022). Interview with The Washington Post
• “Undetected high cholesterol found in 2 out of 3 stroke patients” (June 27, 2022). Medical News Today quoted
• “Addressing Men’s Health and Masculinities in the Americas: A Public Health Imperative” (June 30, 2022). Invited presenter and panelist, and Co-Chair for Pan American Health Organization
• “Where Do We Go From Here: A Blueprint for Men’s Wellness” (June 2022). Invited panelist at The 2022 Men’s Health Forum. Pi Upsilon Lambda Chapter, Alpha Phi Alpha
• “Studying Strategies to Achieve Men’s Health Equity” (July 30, 2022). Interview with GUMC Stories
• “Masculinities and health: Relational and intersectional perspectives” (July 2022). Invited panelist at The Lancet Commission on Gender and Global Health
• “Sankofa, Structural Racism, Social Justice, and Health Equity” (August 26, 2022). Keynote speaker at 13th annual Health Equity & Social Justice Conference Strengthening Communities of Belonging: Reconnecting, Restoring, and Rebuilding
• “Disrupting Health Disparities: Imagining a Just Racial Future External Expert Conference” (August 2022). Invited panelist at Rutgers University, the Institute for the Study of Global Racial Justice
Derek Griffith (cont.):
• “Advancing Health Equity: Time to Address Racism And Structural Discrimination in Global Health” (October 21, 2022). Speaker and Racism and Health Panel Moderator at O’NeillLancet Commission on Racism, Structural Discrimination and Global Health
• “Centering men’s health equity. Gender and Health: Impacts of Structural Sexism, Gender Norms, Relational Power Dynamics, and Gender Inequalities” (October 2022). Invited speaker for a virtual workshop hosted by the National Institutes of Health and the Office of Research on Women’s Health
• “Alzheimer's disease: Blood pressure drug may lower risk in older Black adults” (November 10, 2022). Medical News Today quoted
• “Capturing the voice of fathers to improve the birthing and parenting experience: Results from AIM CCI Fatherhood Focus Groups”. (November 2022). Oral presentation at the American Public Health Association Annual Meeting
• “Precision public health approach to health equity” (November 2022). Keynote address, speaker, grand rounds, colloquia for Georgetown University’s Department of Psychology Colloquium
• “Precision public health approach to health equity” (November 2022). Invited speaker at the American Association for Cancer Research’s Precision Prevention, Early Detection, and Interception of Cancer Special Conference
Gultekin Gollu:
• “Impacts of COVID-19” (April 22, 2022). Presenter at the Southwestern Social Science Association's Global Pandemics and Dynamics of World Affairs: Politics, Economics and Technology
Sean Huang:
• “‘Recession proof’ nursing homes may not see usual labor gains due to COVID” (August 29, 2022). McKnights quoted
• “Where Does My Money Go When I Pay for a Nursing Home?” (November 29, 2022). Interviewed by U.S. News
Bette Jacobs:
• “New Frontiers in Healthcare Promotion”(June 17, 2022). Speaker at the World Health Summit’s Regional Meeting 2022
• “Shelbi Nahwilet Meissner Wants to Break the Cycle of Indigenous Erasure” (April 7, 2022). Interview by The Hoya
• “Reflections from Two Faculty on Indigenous Studies Working Group” (November 22, 2022). News Story in Georgetown University's The Graduate School of Arts & Sciences
Christopher King:
• “Health and Healthcare Inequities in the District of Columbia” (February 23, 2022). Speaker at MedStar Health’s Health Disparities Series
• “Confronting Health Care Disparities” (April 1, 2022). Podcast guest for ASHA Voices
• “DEI: How Leaders in Academic Medicine Can Drive Local, Regional, and National Change” (May 23-24, 2022). Speaker at the Association of American Medical Colleges’ 2022 Council of teaching Hospitals and Health Systems (COTH) CEO Roundtable
• “Medical Center Deans Discuss Future of Health at GU Black Alumni Summit” (October 23, 2022). Panelist at Georgetown University’s Black Alumni Summit
Christopher King (cont.):
• Inclusion to Innovation Summit (November 7, 2022). Keynote speaker at Medical University of South Carolina’s 6th annual Inclusion to Innovation Summit
• MedStar Georgetown University Hospital Patient and Family Advisory Council for Quality and Safety’s Equity, Safety, & Quality Webinar (November 16, 2022). Keynote speaker
• “Improving Health Outcomes through Interdisciplinary Education and Practice” (December 2, 2022). Keynote speaker at the Pat Tillman Foundation’s TILLMANXHealthcare
John Kraemer:
• “Covid-19 deaths in the United States: Reinforcing the notion of the ‘two Americas” (May 12, 2022). Article for STAT: First Opinion
Michael Stoto:
• “Covid-19 deaths in the United States: Reinforcing the notion of the ‘two Americas” (May 12, 2022). Article for STAT: First Opinion
• “COVID-19: A global health systems perspective, International Cooperation for Global Challenges” (May 26, 2022). Invited speaker at 50 Years of Building Research Bridges at IIASA
• ”COVID-19 Mortality in the United States: It’s Been Two Americas from the Start” (June 2022). Academy Health
• “Insights from COVID-19 on surveillance and detection capacities and capabilities” (June 2022). Oral presentation and poster presentation at the Global Health Security Conference
• “The EU experience in the first phase of COVID-19: Implication for measuring preparedness" (September 26, 2022). ECDC Technical Report
• “The EU experience in the first phase of COVID-19: Testing & surveillance, health system coordination, emergency risk communication”. (September 2022). COVID19 Lessons Learnt Expert meeting, (ECDC) European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control
• “School closure as a public health measure: The Great Influenza, 2009 H1N1, and COVID-19”. (October 2022). Emergencies infectious, plans of preparedness and role of contact tracing course, Regione Emilia-Romagna
Ryung Suh:
• Guest lecturer for Georgetown Doctor of Nurse Anesthesia Practice Program (February 8, 2022)
• Guest lecturer for Georgetown School of Medicine (March 28, 2022)
• Guest lecturer for Georgetown Healthcare Leadership Track (April 27, 2022)
• Guest lecturer for McDonough School of Business’ Executive Masters in Healthcare Organizational Leadership (July 26, 2022)
• Keynote address at Health Business Alliance’s Health Care Day (October 28, 2022)
• Invited guest lecturer for Tuoro College of Osteopathic Medicine (November 15, 2022)
• Invited guest lecturer for Yonsei University (December 16, 2022)
• Honorary Doctorate from the Centro Universitario Dinamica das Cataratas
On July 1, 2022, the School of Health was launched. Georgetown University President John J. DeGioia shared an important message about the historic launch, and on how the “School of Health represents a new phase of our work to positively impact the health of people around the world”.
The school comprises of global health, health management and policy and human science. A design task force will work to shape options for the school’s identity and mission. There will be an emphasis on social and racial justice, including addressing health needs of the most vulnerable populations.
“Health is mostly shaped by conditions outside of the institution of medicine. By applying a historical lens to make sense of inequities which lead to stark health disparities, the school will be a distinguished academic destination one that values interdisciplinary approaches in teaching, research and service.
– Christopher J. King, PhD, MHSc, FACHEOn May 12, 2022, Christopher King was announced as inaugural dean of the School of Health.
Prior to his role as Dean, King served as the chair of the Department of Health Management & Policy.
King will serve for a two-year term as the new School of Health is being developed. King’s unique tapestry of experience –ranging from the classroom to health care systems to the community – lends him a wellrounded and values driven perspective that will be an asset to the School of Health according to Edward B. Healton, MD, MPH.
Read Dr. King’s welcome message to the School of Health here.
“Dr. King has devoted his career to improving health and addressing health disparities through a health justice and systems-based approach. [He] has made important contributions as a scholar, focused on the creation of equitable systems of care.”
- Georgetown President John J. DeGioia
ACHE Congress: March 20-23, 2023
American College of Health Executives: Congress of Healthcare Leaderships, gather solutions, tools and resources to advance healthcare in organizations and communities
MHSA Alumni Reception: Tuesday, March 21, 2023
Join MHSA alumni, students and faculty for this annual event in conjunction with the ACHE congress.
Undergraduate Research Conference: Wednesday, April 19, 2023
An opportunity for undergraduate students to present their research efforts. The conference focuses on medical and health-related research, inviting applicants from all health- and science-related disciplines.
Commencement Weekend: Saturday, May 20, 2023 at Gaston Hall
Reunion Weekend 2023: June 2-4 2023
The Department of Health Management & Policy is one of three inaugural departments in the School of Health. As part of a short- and long-term strategy, opportunities for innovation in teaching, research, scholarship, and service will be explored. Philanthropic investments will support these commitments and foster an environment where students, staff and faculty have the resources for a world-class institutional experience.
To make a gift to the school of health or department, please access the following donation form.
The Georgetown University Loyalty Society recognizes School of Health alumni who demonstrate their commitment to Georgetown’s mission through consecutive giving.
