The Center for Global Health Equity is excited to announce the faculty advisors for our upcoming Ideas Lab focused on vaccine equity. The eight advisors from across the university will bring diverse perspectives to the Lab and guide participants as they explore the challenges inherent in addressing global vaccine equity and potential solutions.
“We are grateful to our colleagues who have agreed to share their time and expertise in this effort,” said Center director Joseph Kolars, Josiah Macy Jr. Professor of Health Professions Education in the U-M Medical School and professor of Health Management and Policy in the U-M School of Public Health. “Vaccine equity is a complex issue and solutions must incorporate not only the science of vaccines but also social structures, economics, policies, and more. This team of advisors will ensure that these vital perspectives are considered.”
The Center has allocated up to $3 million in potential funding for transformative projects developed through the workshop that can be implemented with global partners. The eight workshop advisors below will work with participants throughout and following the event, helping to shape and strengthen the proposals that emerge.
Ravi Anupindi, PhD, MS
Ross School of Business
Professor of Technology and Operations
Faculty Director, Center for Value Chain Innovation
John Ayanian, MD, MPP
Director, Institute for Health Policy and Innovation
Senior Advisor, Center for Global Health Equity
Professor of Medicine and Healthcare Policy, Medical School
Professor of Health Management and Policy,
School of Public Health
Professor of Public Policy, Ford School of Public Policy
Matthew L. Boulton, MD, MPH
School of Public Health
Senior Associate Dean for Global Public Health
Professor of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine
Diane Harper, MD, MPH, MS
School of Medicine
College of Engineering
Professor of Family Medicine and Obstetrics and Gynecology
Professor of Biomedical Engineering
Joseph Kolars, MD, MACP
Senior Associate Dean for Education
and Global Initiatives, Medical School
Director, Center for Global Health Equity
Professor of Internal Medicine and
Health Professions Education, Medical School
Shobita Parthasarathy, Phd, MA
Ford School of Public Policy
Professor of Public Policy
Director, Science, Technology, and Public Policy program
Lisa Prosser, PhD
School of Public Health
School of Medicine
Director, Susan B. Meister Child Health
Evaluation and Research Center
Associate Vice President for Research–
Health Sciences, Office of Research
Professor of Health Management and Policy,
School of Public Health
Professor of Pediatrics, Medical School
Brian Zikmund-Fisher, PhD
School of Public Health
Professor of Health Behavior and Health Education