Elizabeth H. Bradley

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Elizabeth Bradley
11th President of Vassar College
Assumed office
July 1, 2017

Elizabeth Howe Bradley (born 1962) is the eleventh President of Vassar College, a role she assumed on July 1, 2017. Bradley also holds a joint appointment as Professor of Political Science and Professor of Science, Technology, and Society.

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Previously Bradley was Brady-Johnson Professor of Grand Strategy and Founder and Faculty Director of the Yale Global Health Leadership Institute at Yale University. She was also the Head of Branford College at Yale University. In 2018, she was named a member of the Council of Foreign Affairs and elected to the National Academy of Medicine.

Bradley has published more than 300 peer-reviewed papers and has co-authored three books including The American Healthcare Paradox: Why Spending More Is Getting Us Less. [1] [2]

Education and early career

Bradley graduated magna cum laude from Harvard University in 1984 with a Bachelor of Arts in Economics. She received an MBA from the University of Chicago in 1986 specializing in Health Administration and Organizational Behavior. [1] She earned her Ph.D. in 1996 from Yale University with a concentration in health policy and health economics. [3]

Bradley was a hospital administrator at Massachusetts General Hospital before leading the Health Management Program at the Yale School of Public Health, Health Policy and Administration. [3] [4] She coordinated health management teaching efforts in joint programs for business and medical students at Yale University. [5]

Research and publications

Bradley's research focused on strengthening health care systems around the globe, including within the US, UK, China and several countries in Africa. [6] Domestically, she has contributed to several projects including improving quality of cardiovascular care within hospital settings, understanding the relationship between state level social service spending and health outcomes, and improving the transition from acute to hospice and palliative care. [4] [7]

Articles and chapters

Bradley has published more than 335 peer-reviewed papers, [1] some of which include:

Books

International work

Bradley has led health system strengthening projects in international settings including China, Ethiopia, India, Liberia, Rwanda, South Africa and the United Kingdom[ citation needed ] and with Vassar is implementing a liberal arts curriculum in collaboration with the University of Global Health Equity and Partners in Health in Rwanda.

Bradley first arrived in Ethiopia in 2006 as part of an international coalition that included the Yale Global Health Leadership Institute (GHLI), the Clinton Health Access Initiative (CHAI), Harvard University, and others. [15] Dr. Tedros Adhanom, then the Minister of Health, asked Bradley to advise 90 hospital CEOs and senior managers as part of the Ethiopian Hospital Management Initiative. [16] [17] Later, Bradley served as the principal investigator for the Ethiopian Hospital Management Initiative, a program run by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief to improve the functionality and quality of government hospitals in Ethiopia. [18] She also served as the principal investigator for a project funded by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Developing the Long-Term Capability of Ethiopia’s Health Extension Program Platform. [19] Bradley’s efforts focused on healthcare leadership capacity and management systems to advance Ethiopia’s healthcare reform. [20]

Bradley also assisted in establishing the Rwanda Human Resources for Health Program, [21] which was recognized by the Clinton Global Initiative for its innovativeness. She was also the recipient of Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation grant that developed a framework of diffusion, dissemination, and widespread take up of health innovations. [22]

In the United Kingdom, Bradley and National Health Service (NHS) partners established an executive leadership training program for mid-career professionals working in health and social care in the NHS. The Yale Health and Social Care Strategic Leadership Program integrates traditional management and leadership training, professional development, and project-based learning to equip executives with the skills needed to be effective contributors to the transformational change required by the NHS. [23]

Brady-Johnson Program in Grand Strategy

Bradley was appointed as the Director of the Brady-Johnson Program in Grand Strategy in January 2016. [24] The Brady-Johnson Program in Grand Strategy prepares students to develop strategic thinking and leadership capacity across multiple sectors.

Publications

Grand Strategy in the World

The concept of grand strategy, which is the interdisciplinary study of achieving large ends with limited means, has expanded to include practitioners in the field. The Brady-Johnson Program in Grand Strategy sponsors symposia at Yale University focused on leadership and strategic problem solving. [25]

One such forum, The Leadership Forum for Strategic Impact, aims to increase the knowledge and skills of African women in senior positions within their nations’ governments, and amplify women’s effectiveness and influence by building a leadership network across Africa. [26]

Honors and recognition

In the media

Bradley has been quoted in, or served as a contributor for, numerous publications on issues facing the liberal arts and higher education. She has been featured in:

See also

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  12. ↑ Brewster, Amanda L.; Lee, Suhna; Curry, Leslie A.; Bradley, Elizabeth H. (2019). "Association Between Community Social Capital and Hospital Readmission Rates". Population Health Management. 22 (1): 40–47. doi: 10.1089/pop.2018.0030 . PMID   29851542.
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  14. ↑ Fetene, Netsanet; Canavan, Maureen E.; Megentta, Abraham; Linnander, Erika; Tan, Annabel X.; Nadew, Kidest; Bradley, Elizabeth H. (2019). "District-level health management and health system performance". PLOS ONE. 14 (2): e0210624. Bibcode:2019PLoSO..1410624F. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0210624 . PMC   6358064 . PMID   30707704.
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  22. ↑ Talbert-Slagle, Kristina; Berg, David; Bradley, Elizabeth (21 May 2013). "Innovation spread: lessons from HIV". International Journal for Quality in Health Care. 25 (4): 352–356. doi:10.1093/intqhc/mzt038. PMC   3723303 . PMID   23696582.
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