Harkness Fellowship Experience: Mentor Interviews

Each Harkness Fellow works closely with a leading U.S. health policy expert to conduct a research study that addresses a critical issue on the health policy agenda in both the U.S. and their home country. Harkness Fellowship mentors provide expert guidance and project support throughout the Fellowship year. Please click below to listen to brief interviews with selected Harkness Fellowship mentors about their experience with the Harkness program.

RosenthalMeredith B. Rosenthal, Ph.D. Audio Clip
Associate Professor of Health Economics and Policy
Department of Health Policy and Management
School of Public Health
Harvard University

Mentor to:
2009-10 Tim Doran (United Kingdom)

DickersinKay Dickersin, Ph.D. Audio Clip
Professor
Director, U.S. Cochrane Center
Department of Epidemiology
Bloomberg School of Public Health
Johns Hopkins University

Mentor to:
2009-10 Julia Kreis (Germany)

 BindmanAndrew Bindman, M.D. Audio Clip
Chief, Division of General Internal Medicine
San Francisco General Hospital
Professor of Medicine, Health Policy, Epidemiology and Biostatistics
University of California, San Francisco

Mentor to:
2000-01 – Colin Tukitoinga (New Zealand)
2004-05 – Elena Taipapaki Curtis (New Zealand)
2006-07 – Bruce Guthrie (U.K.)
2006-07 – Carly Muller (Australia)
2007-08 – Peter McNair (Australia )
2008-09 – Christopher Millett (U.K. )

AndersonGerard F. Anderson, Ph.D.Audio Clip
Professor and Director
Center for Hospital Finance and
Management
Bloomberg School of Public Health
Johns Hopkins University

Mentor to:
1998-99 David Melzer (U.K.)
2000-01 Susan Myles (U.K.)
2000-01 James Pearse (AUS)
2007-08 Kalipso Chalkidou (UK)

RossMurray N. Ross, Ph.D.Audio Clip
Vice President
Kaiser Foundation Health Plan, Inc.
Director
Kaiser Permanente Institute for Health Policy

Mentor to:
2009-10 Dawn Dowding (UK)
2010-11 Antoinette de Bont (Netherlands)

Pamela Doty, Ph.D.Audio Clip
Senior Policy Analyst
Office of Disability, Aging and Long-Term Care Policy
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

Mentor to:
2006-07 – Vidhya Alakeson (U.K.)

CohenAlan B. Cohen, Sc.D.Audio Clip
Professor of Health Policy and Management
Boston University

Mentor to:
2008-09 – Robin Gauld (New Zealand)

 

 Watch videos of recent fellows describing their Harkness year in their own words.