Michael J. Yedidia, PhD, is a Professor and Senior Medical Sociologist at the Rutgers University Center for State Health Policy and the Institute for Health.

Michael K. Gusmano is a Professor of Health Policy the College of Health at Lehigh University. He also serves as the Associate Dean for Academic Programs, and the Director of the Center for Ethics at Lehigh.

Dr. Knox directed financial and administrative operations for The Boggs Center on Developmental Disabilities. He also served as research coordinator, chaired the Center’s evaluation team, and conducted health services research.

Mojdeh Nasiri, MD, PhD, is a Research Analyst at the Center for State Health Policy. Dr. Nasiri is experienced in data management and statistical analysis and focuses much of her work on quantitative analysis of health systems performance and healthcare quality measures.

Oliver Lontok, MD, MPH, MBA, is a Senior Research Manager at the Rutgers Center for State Health Policy. Dr. Lontok is experienced in qualitative research methods and research administration and compliance and focuses much of his work on IRB submissions, conflicts of interest, compliance, pre and post award research activities.

Punam Ohri-Vachaspati is a professor of nutrition at the College of Health Solutions at Arizona State University, where she leads the ASU Food Policy and Environment Research Group.

Sharifa Z. Williams, MS, DrPH, joined the Bloustein School in September 2022. Her research interests include biostatistical methods applied to identifying and quantifying health disparities that arise from exposure to structural adversity (i.e., discrimination and socioeconomic disadvantage).

Dr. Shawna Hudson is Vice Chancellor for Dissemination and Implementation Science for Rutgers Health and Senior Associate Dean for Population Health Research at Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School.