About the Program
During its 24-year history, the National Program Office of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Scholars in Health Policy Research Program was housed at the following sites:
- Brandeis University, Florence Heller Graduate School (1992 – 1994)
- Boston University, School of Management (1994 – 2003)
- Boston University, Health Policy Institute (2003 – 2013)
- Boston University, Questrom School of Business (2013 – 2016)
Core staff of the NPO included:
- National Program Director:
Alan B. Cohen, ScD (1992 – 2016)
- Deputy Program Director:
Eileen M. Connor, MA, MPH (1993 - 2006)
Nora Zelizer, PhD (2006 - 2007)
Catherine (Katie) M. Player, MA (2007 – 2016)
- Program Manager:
Katherine Raskin, MPP (1992 – 1998)
Kathleen Araujo, BA (2003 – 2007)
Melissa Manolis, MS (2007 – 2015)
Tracy Brown, MPP, MA (2015 – 2016)
- Research Analyst:
Jennifer Drake, MA (2005 – 2007)
Jedediah (Jed) N. Horwitt, MPH (2007 – 2010)
Christine Halbig, MPH (2011 – 2012)
- Communications and Data Manager:
Christine Halbig, MPH (2012 – 2014)
- Administrative Assistant:
Janet Barden, BA (1992 – 1994)
Naghmeh Shirkhan, BA (1994 – 1995)
Daniel Nocivelli, BA (1995 – 2002)
Sudip Peterson, BA (2003)