Center for Health Policy Team
Ashley Chastain, DrPH, MPH, CIC
- Senior Project Director
Bridget Morse-Karzen, MPH
- Research Manager
Uduwanage Gayani Perera, PhD, MS
- Senior Data Manager
Current Predoctoral Fellows
Victoria Winogora MSN, NP, BS, RN, BA
Victoria Winogora MSN, NP, BS, RN, BA is a T32 predoctoral trainee for Systems Science and Comparative and Cost-Effectiveness Research Training for Nurse Scientists (S2CER2). Her background includes a BA in history and philosophy of science from The University of Chicago. Prior to starting the program, she worked as a nurse practitioner in the Brookdale Department of Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine at Mount Sinai. Her research focuses on improving healthcare delivery models to reduce health disparities in vulnerable populations.
Current Postdoctoral Fellows
Christine DeForge, PhD, RN, CCRN
Christine DeForge is a postdoctoral research fellow whose program of research aims to improve end-of-life care for patients and families who experience critical illness. Under the mentorship of Dr. Patricia Stone, her current work focuses on exploring variations in discharge disposition and hospice utilization for seriously ill hospitalized older adults.
Faculty
Mary Mundinger, DrPH
- Dean Emerita, Edward M. Kennedy Professor of Health Policy in the Faculty of Nursing
Advisory Board & Internal Leadership
Stephen Ferrara, DNP, FNP-BC, FAAN, FAANP, FNAP, FNAM
- Associate Dean & Associate Professor at CUIMC, President Elect at American Association of Nurse Practitioners, Editor-in-Chief, Journal of Doctoral Nursing Practice
Ross Frommer, JD
- Vice President for Government and Community Affairs and Associate Dean, Columbia University Irving Medical Center
Sorcha Brophy, PhD
- Assistant Professor of Health Policy and Management
Dr. Brophy is an organizational sociologist who explores the challenges organizations face as they create ethics policies. Her current research agenda focuses on politics within professional medical associations and on global health worker protests. Dr. Brophy is also conducting research on state politics around the provision of health care for foster youth. Her work has been published in management, policy, and sociology outlets including the Journal of Professions and Organization, Health Affairs, Sociology of Religion, and the Journal of Health Politics, Policy & Law.
