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Dr. Lydia Aletraris
Social Science Research Scholar, Health Policy
BioDr. Lydia Aletraris brings both a national and global perspective to her research, specializing in substance use and human trafficking. With extensive experience managing projects funded by agencies such as the National Institutes of Health, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, the U.S. Department of Justice, and the U.S. Department of State, she has served as Principal Investigator or Co-Principal Investigator on national research examining the implementation of evidence-based practices in substance use treatment and the effects of U.S. cannabis policy, as well as on international research focused on human trafficking.
Dr. Aletraris previously coordinated the Prevalence Reduction Innovation Forum (PRIF), a global initiative that developed key trafficking indicators and brought together scholars from around the world to test methodologies for measuring human trafficking prevalence, with studies conducted in Brazil, Costa Rica, Morocco, Pakistan, Tanzania, and Tunisia.
With a commitment to health and human rights, her research addresses urgent public health challenges through ethical, evidence-based practices and policies that support resilience and recovery across diverse, at-risk populations. Dr. Aletraris holds a PhD in Sociology from the University of Georgia. -
Jayanta Bhattacharya
Professor of Health Policy, Emeritus
Current Research and Scholarly InterestsMy research focuses on the constraints that vulnerable populations face in making decisions that affect their health status, as well as the effects of government policies and programs designed to benefit vulnerable populations.
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Beth Duff-Brown
Communications Manager, Health Policy
Current Role at StanfordCommunications Manager for the Center for Health Policy in the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies and the Department of Health Policy in the School of Medicine.
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Jacqueline Ferguson Solanki
Instructor (Affiliated), Health Policy
Staff, Health PolicyBioDr. Jacqueline Ferguson is a Research Investigator at the Palo Alto VA (Veterans Health Administration) and is a researcher with the Center for Population Health Sciences at Stanford Medicine.
She specializes in using secondary data sources such as occupational records, insurance claims, and electronic health records to study the relationship between environmental, social exposures and population health. Her research interests are widespread, but all center around methodology to handle time-varying exposures affected by prior exposure and methodology to account for multiple co-exposures or exposure mixtures. Her most recent work has focused on improving access to care for Veterans by examining patient characteristics associated with the frequency, quantity, and proportion of video-based care used by Veterans.
Jacqueline’s doctoral research at UC Berkeley and the Center for Population Health Sciences at Stanford Medicine has examined the impact of specific components of shift work on worker health, and identified night and rotational work as risk factors for hypertension and Type II diabetes. Jacqueline's current research seeks to understand how multiple social determinants of health can simultaneously influence Veteran care and health within the Veterans Health Administration.
Complete List of Published Work: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/myncbi/1xKgynf_jII5z/bibliography/public/ -
Zainab Garba-Sani
Affiliate, Health Policy
BioMs. Garba-Sani is a 2022-23 UK Commonwealth Fund Harkness Fellow in Health Policy and Practice, based at Stanford University and Lighthouse Silicon Valley (a justice, equity, diversity, and inclusion think tank). Her research seeks to explore how a person’s demographic characteristics (especially ethnicity) influences their perception of the use of AI in health and care. In particular, she is interested in understanding and tackling negative perceptions of AI within certain communities to maximize engagement in the development, use and evaluation of AI in health and care from diverse populations. The intention is to mitigate the risk of AI amplifying health inequities through algorithmic biases and systems missing out on the potential of AI to reduce disparities.
Back in the UK, Garba-Sani was a clinical innovation manager at NHS England, where she was responsible for a range of programs that aim to transform health care through supporting the ideation, development, and adoption of innovation. In addition, she cochaired the NHS Muslim Network, acted as Partnerships Lead for TEDxNHS, and volunteered with the Muslim Scouts Fellowship. Garba-Sani is a passionate advocate for equity and justice. In July 2018, she was honored with a UK Prime Minister’s Points of Light Award for her work with the international charity DKMS (We Delete Blood Cancer) in increasing the number of people of color registered as potential blood stem cell donors. Garba-Sani is also a patient advocate, trustee of the UK's Sickle Cell Society and chairs NHS England's sickle cell disorder patient advisory group. She works with charities, communities, health care professionals, industry, governments, and policymakers globally to improve care for sickle cell disorder. Additionally, Garba-Sani is an alumna of the NHS Graduate Management Training Scheme and holds an M.Sc. in health policy from Imperial College London. Upon completing her B. Sc. in clinical sciences at the University of Bradford, Garba-Sani was introduced into the policy world through her elected role as Academic Affairs Officer in which she was responsible for representing and upholding students’ interests at a senior management level. -
Alan M. Garber
Henry J. Kaiser Jr. Professor and Professor of Medicine, Emeritus
Current Research and Scholarly InterestsTopics in the health economics of aging; health, insurance; optimal screening intervals; cost-effectiveness of, coronary surgery in the elderly; health care financing and delivery, in the United States and Japan; coronary heart disease
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Ruth Margaret Gibson
Affiliate, Health Policy
Visiting Scholar, Medicine - Primary Care and Population HealthBioDr. Ruth M. Gibson (如詩 吉布森) is a postdoctoral fellow in the Department of Health Policy at Stanford University with a courtesy appointment at the Center for International Security and Cooperation (CISAC) within the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies. Her work is supported by the Department of Health Policy and the Banting Postdoctoral Fellowship, the most prestigious postdoctoral award given by the Government of Canada to future global leaders in health research, medicine, and the humanities.
Dr. Gibson specializes in global health, foreign affairs, and strategic studies, with a dedicated focus on improving maternal and child health in geopolitically complex regions affected by war, geopolitical coercion, and diplomatic challenges. She holds an Honour's Bachelor of Science and a Master of Science from the University of Toronto, a fellowship in Medical Education from the Wilson Center for Medical Education at the University Health Network, and a PhD in Global Health and Strategic Studies from the University of British Columbia. Fluent in English and French, and proficient in Mandarin Chinese, Dr. Gibson has spent a decade living abroad, engaging in humanitarian and global health initiatives across eight countries on five continents. Her experience spans fragile regions grappling with poverty, human rights issues, and war.
Currently, she is leading a project that utilizes wargames and complex systems modeling to analyze the civilian consequences of escalating tensions between China and Taiwan. Recently, she published significant findings on the impact of foreign aid sanctions on maternal and child health in The Lancet Global Health, garnering attention in Nature Medicine, The Stanford Report, and numerous international media outlets due to its critical relevance in today’s geopolitical landscape.
Dr. Gibson collaborates with the United Nations High Commission for Human Rights to develop a universal monitoring system to assess the impact of sanctions on human rights. Her research has been cited in UN General Assembly meetings by the Special Rapporteur on Unilateral Coercive Measures. She also contributes to mental health reports for the International Criminal Court's prosecution of war crimes and collaborates with the Global Burden of Disease Consortium at the Institute of Health Metrics and Evaluation, University of Washington, to publish health estimations and forecasts in The Lancet.
Leading a diverse team of academic scholars and independent experts and consultants, Dr. Gibson fosters a collaborative environment that encourages participation across various fields, including politics, statistics, simulation modeling, and social media design. Together, they aim to tackle complex questions regarding how civilian and child well-being is impacted by geopolitical challenges and foreign policy decisions. Dr. Gibson welcomes inquiries from those interested in conducting interdisciplinary research with real-world impact. She is responsive to journalists and media outlets seeking to understand issues which fall at the intersection of geopolitics, foreign policy, and health.
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Britni Wilcher
Affiliate, Health Policy
Visiting Scholar, Health PolicyBioBritni Wilcher, PhD, is a Visiting Scholar in the Department of Health Policy at Stanford University and an applied microeconomist working at the intersection of health, labor, and gender economics. Dr. Wilcher's research focuses on the economics of health decision making and its implications for labor markets using quasi-experimental designs. Her research portfolio spans vulnerable populations and policy interventions, from evaluating teletherapy adoption patterns among 200,000+ veterans to conducting regulatory impact analyses protecting 22+ million workers nationwide. Her collaborative research products have withstood judicial review up to the Supreme Court and provided evidence-based input into policy actions. Her work has been cited in congressional testimony and the 2022 Economic Report of the President. It has been featured in federal regulations and published in peer-reviewed journals including Labour Economics, Health Economics, Value in Health, and the International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care.
Dr. Wilcher has worked in management consulting, government, universities, and has consulted with think tanks, foundations, the EU Commission, and a United Nations entity. She holds a PhD in Economics from American University, an MSc in International Health Care Management, Economics, and Policy from SDA Bocconi School of Management, and a BA in Economics from Spelman College. -
Erin Eanes Holsinger
Lecturer, Health Policy - HP/PCOR
Clinical Assistant Professor, Pediatrics - General PediatricsBioErin Holsinger is a Lecturer in the Department of Health Policy and a Clinical Assistant Professor in the Department of Pediatrics. In Health Policy, she is a co-director of the Health Services and Policy Research Scholarly Concentration in the School of Medicine and the Administrative Director of the Health Policy MS and PhD programs. In Pediatrics, she is an attending physician at the Gardner Packard Children’s Health Clinic. She is a member of Stanford’s LongSHOT (Longitudinal Study of Handgun Ownership and Transfer) team and performs research about the impact of gun ownership on the risk of death for the gun owner and those who live with them.
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Bob Kocher
Adjunct Professor, Health Policy
BioBob Kocher, MD is a Partner at Venrock and focuses on healthcare IT and services investments. He currently serves on the Boards of Devoted Health, Virta Health, Aledade, Lyra Health, Sitka, Need, Accompany Health, and Premera Blue Cross. He is a Board Observer at SmithRx, Stride, Suki, and The Public Health Company and previously Included Health (Grand Rounds + Doctor on Demand) and Castlight.
He is an Adjunct Professor at Stanford University School of Medicine and a Non-Resident Senior Fellow and Advisory Board Member at the Leonard D. Schaeffer Center for Health Policy and Economics at USC. He also serves on the Advisory Board of the National Institute of Healthcare Management (NIHCM).
Previously, Bob served in the Obama Administration as Special Assistant to the President for Healthcare and Economic Policy on the National Economic Council, as a Partner at McKinsey & Company, and is an internal medicine doctor. -
Mario Martinez-Jimenez
Affiliate, Health Policy
Visiting Postdoctoral Scholar, Health PolicyBioMario Martínez-Jiménez is a Visiting Postdoctoral Scholar in the Department of Health Policy at Stanford Medicine, hosted by Dr. Maya Rossin-Slater. He is an applied microeconomist whose research focuses on the economics of child development and human capital formation, with an emphasis on how early-life conditions and policy shape long-run outcomes.
Mario’s primary affiliation is with the Department of Economics & Public Policy at Imperial College Business School, where he is an Imperial College Research Fellow.
He received his PhD in Economics of Health from Lancaster University. He also has a Bachelor of Science in Economics from the Pompeu Fabra University (UPF), a Master of Science in Health Economics from the Erasmus University Rotterdam (EUR), and a Master of Research in Applied Economics from the Autonomous University of Barcelona (UAB).
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Jorge Roa
Software Developer Associate, Health Policy
BioJorge Roa is a software developer and data scientist in the Department of Health Policy at Stanford University. Prior to joining Stanford, Jorge completed a research fellowship in the Department of Statistics at the University of Munich. He holds an M.Sc. in Data Science for Public Policy from the Hertie School in Berlin, Germany. Jorge earned a B.A. in Public Policy from the Center for Research and Teaching in Economics (CIDE) in Aguascalientes, Mexico. His work has focused on gastric and colorectal cancer research, helping apply Bayesian methods and decision-analytic models, as well as creating and optimizing algorithms. He also has experience in developing and implementing open-source R packages. Jorge is part of the colorectal cancer group within the Cancer Intervention and Surveillance Modeling Network (CISNET). His research centers on employing data science tools and decision-analytic models to make informed decisions based on data and evidence to improve people’s lives.
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Christopher Weyant
Temp - Non-Exempt, Health Policy
BioI am a Postdoctoral Scholar working in the field of health analytics. I previously completed a PhD in Management Science and Engineering, MS in Bioengineering, and BS in Chemical Engineering at Stanford. In my postdoc, I am developing and applying data-driven methods and models to solve problems in the healthcare sector.
