Human Capital Development
Robert Wood Johnson Scholars in Health Policy Research Program
Established in 1992, the Robert Wood Johnson Scholars in Health Policy Research Program has enabled outstanding new Ph.D.s in economics, political science, and sociology to advance their involvement in health policy research through two-year fellowships at three nationally prominent universities—the University of California at Berkeley/San Francisco, Harvard University, and the University of Michigan. Based at HPI, the national program office oversees Program operations and provides technical assistance to the participating universities. Alan B. Cohen is the National Program Director, Catherine M. Player is the Deputy Director, Melissa Manolis is the Program Manager, and Jedediah Horwitt is the Research Analyst.
In 2008, the Program successfully recruited a diverse group of 13 highly talented individuals to its 15th cohort of Scholars, bringing the total number of past and present Program participants to 179 and the Foundation’s total investment in the Program to $67.3 million. The Foundation also made a grant of $901,000 to the HPRP to support three additional Scholars, to be selected by the National Program Office and the National Advisory Committee. The competition for the 16th cohort is now underway. The 14th annual meeting—held at the Aspen Institute in Aspen, Colorado in May 2008 —showcased the research of the Scholars in a broad array of areas within health policy. Program alumni who were honored recently include: Helen Marrow (recipient of the 2008 Best Dissertation Award from the American Sociological Association); Rene Almeling (recipient of the 2008 Roberta G. Simmons Outstanding Dissertation Award from the ASA's Medical Sociology Section); and Jason Barabas, Andrea Campbell, and Pamela Herd (all of whom were elected to membership in the National Academy of Social Insurance). Foundation support to the HPRP in the past year totaled $649,594. Further information about the Program may be found at http://www.healthpolicyscholars.org.
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