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Gelmon, Sherril - MHSc, DrPH
Biography
Sherril Gelmon is professor of public health and director of the Ph.D. program in Health Systems and Policy at the School of Public Health. She teaches health systems management and policy courses in the M.P.H. and Ph.D. programs, and leads the improvement science curricula for OHSU Family Medicine and Preventive Medicine residents, and for OHSU medical education programs. She directed OHSU’s Foundational Improvement Science Curriculum, a faculty development program for medical and nursing educators.
She was previously coordinator of the three-university Oregon M.P.H. program, coordinator of PSU’s health management programs and chair of PSU’s Division of Public Administration.
Gelmon has conducted multiple research projects on community health improvement, health professions training, and community-university partnerships. Past research projects include evaluation of the implementation of Oregon’s Patient-Centered Primary Care Home program; Partners Investing in Nursing’s Future Initiative; and the Community Engaged Scholarship for Health Collaborative. Gelmon works with community agencies and graduate students to develop evidence of the impact of educational and health improvement interventions.
She is a Fellow of the American College of Healthcare Executives
Education, Degrees
Dip.P.T., University of Saskatchewan, 1976
B.Sc. P.T., University of Toronto, 1978
M.H.Sc., University of Toronto, 1983
Dr.P.H., University of Michigan, 1990
Awards and Honors
- 2017: Filerman Prize for Educational Leadership, the Association of University Programs in Health Administration
- 2011: Thomas Ehrlich Civically Engaged Faculty Award, Campus Compact
- 2011: PSU Alumni Association Distinguished Faculty Achievement Award
- 2007: PSU Civic Engagement Award for Excellence in Community-Based Teaching and Learning
- 2005: Annual Service-Learning Research Award, International Association for Research on Service-Learning and Community Engagement
Notes
- Evaluation of the Implementation of the Patient-Centered Primary Care Home 2014-2016 Model in Oregon, Phase III – Identification of Exemplary Practices. Office of Oregon Health Policy and Research, Oregon Health Authority Role: Principal Investigator
- Evaluation of the “Partners Investing in Nursing’s Future” Program 2005-2014 Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and Northwest Health Foundation Evaluation of a grant-making program to stimulate local foundations to develop programs to invest in targeted nurse workforce initiatives. Role: Co-Principal Investigator
- Evaluation of the Implementation of the Patient-Centered Primary Care Home 2013-2014 Model in Oregon, Phase II – Attribute Scoring. Office of Oregon Health Policy and Research, Oregon Health Authority Role: Principal Investigator
- Evaluation of “Health Information Exchange (HIE) Services in Oregon” 2013-2014 Oregon Health Authority. Role: Principal Investigator for evaluation
- Evaluation of the Implementation of the Patient-Centered Primary Care Home 2012-2013 Model in Oregon, Phase I – Experiences of Early Implementation. Office of Oregon Health Policy and Research, Oregon Health Authority Role: Principal Investigator
- Evaluation of the “Training Residents in Prevention and Policy” Project 2010-2013 Oregon Health & Sciences University, funded by the Health Resources and Services Administration. Role: Principal Investigator for evaluation
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- Evaluation of the “Partners Investing in Nursing’s Future” Program 2005-2014 Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and Northwest Health Foundation Evaluation of a grant-making program to stimulate local foundations to develop programs to invest in targeted nurse workforce initiatives. Role: Co-Principal investigator
- Evaluation of “Faculty for the Engaged Campus.’” 2007-2010 Fund for the Improvement of Post-Secondary Education and Community-Campus Partnerships for Health Evaluation of a national project to develop faculty and institutional capacity to conduct community-engaged scholarship in health professions education schools. Role: Principal Investigator
Gibbs, Brian - MPA, PhD
Biography
Brian Gibbs serves as Vice President for Equity and Inclusion and chief diversity officer at OHSU, responsible for diversity initiatives within OHSU’s clinical, educational, and research missions.
Before coming to OHSU and the School of Public Health, Gibbs was associate vice chancellor for diversity for the University of New Mexico Health Science campus. Prior to that, he served as associate dean for diversity and cultural competence at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine. Early in his career, he spent ten years as the founder and director of the Program to Eliminate Health Disparities at the Harvard School of Public Health, where he was a senior research scientist within the Department of Health Policy and Management.
Education, Degrees
B.S., Eastern Michigan University, 1981
M.P.A., California State University, Dominguez Hills, 1985
Ph.D., Brandeis University, 1995
Awards and Honors
Pew Health Policy Fellow, Brandeis University, 1991
Publications
- A Novel Measure of “Good” Mentoring: Testing Its Reliability and Validity in Four Academic Health Centers. Pololi LH, Evans AT, Civian JT, Gibbs BK, Gillum LH, Brennan RT. J Contin Educ Health Prof. 2016 Fall;36(4):263-268. doi: 10.1097/CEH.0000000000000114.
- Faculty Vitality-Surviving the Challenges Facing Academic Health Centers: A National Survey of Medical Faculty. Pololi LH, Evans AT, Civian JT, Gibbs BK, Coplit LD, Gillum LH, Brennan RT. Acad Med. 2015 Jul;90(7):930-6. doi: 10.1097/ACM.0000000000000674
- Definition, measurement, and health risks associated with sedentary behavior. Gibbs BB, Hergenroeder AL, Katzmarzyk PT, Lee IM, Jakicic JM. Med Sci Sports Exerc. 2015 Jun;47(6):1295-300. doi: 10.1249/MSS.0000000000000517.
- Reducing racial and ethnic health disparities: exploring an outcome-oriented agenda for research and policy. Gibbs BK, Nsiah-Jefferson L, McHugh MD, Trivedi AN, Prothrow-Stith D. J Health Polit Policy Law. 2006 Feb;31(1):185-218
- Creating a state minority health policy report card. Trivedi AN, Gibbs B, Nsiah-Jefferson L, Ayanian JZ, Prothrow-Stith D. Health Aff (Millwood). 2005 Mar-Apr;24(2):388-96.
- Reducing health disparities: from theory to practice. Prothrow-Stith D, Gibbs B, Allen A. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev. 2003 Mar;12(3):256s-260s. No abstract available. PMID: 12646523
Godlove, Rachael - MA
Biography
Rachael Godlove supports curricular and academic personnel projects and work for the Dean’s Office. She is also a member of the AY17-18 Graduate Council, AY17-18 President’s Staff Advisory Board, and AY18-19 Undergraduate Scholarship Committee at Portland State University.
Education, Degrees
M.A., Georgetown University
B.S., Northern Arizona University
Goldberg, Bruce - MD
Biography
Bruce Goldberg has devoted his career to improving the organization, delivery and financing of health services. He has extensive experience in developing, implementing and managing health programs and state health policy.
Goldberg has served two Oregon governors, as the director of the Oregon Department of Human Services from November 2005 through February 2011, and as leader of the formation of the Oregon Health Authority from 2009 through 2013.
He led Oregon’s nationally recognized health reforms that transformed the state’s Medicaid system to one based on a model of health and coordinated care. He helped lead efforts to implement the federal Affordable Care Act, and to establish Oregon’s Healthy Kids program, providing health coverage for all children. He also helped lead efforts to improve Oregon’s mental health system and transform delivery of public human services to enhance efficiency and effectiveness.
He has been a faculty member at OHSU for more than 15 years.
Education, Degrees
B.S., Trinity College, 1977
M.D., Mount Sinai School of Medicine, 1982
Residency in Family Medicine, Duke University Medical Center, 1985
Awards and Honors
- 2016, Civil Rights Champion Award, Oregon League of Minority Voters
- 2015, Lifetime Achievement Award, Oregon Public Health Institute
- 2013, Campeon de Salud, Oregon Latino Health Coalition
- 2011, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Drum Major Award, Vancouver Avenue First Baptist Church
- 2011, Outstanding Member Award, American Public Human Services Association
- 2004, Exemplary Leadership Award, Oregon Primary Care Association
- 2003, Mentorship Award, OHSU Department of Family Medicine
- 2002, Lifetime Achievement Award, Oregon Public Health Association
- 2000, Faculty Humanism Award, OHSU School of Medicine
- 1998-99, Teaching Excellence Award, Basic Science Graduate Program, OHSU School of Medicine
- 1995, Outstanding Faculty Teacher, OHSU Dept. Family Practice
- 1994, U.S. Public Health Service Primary Care Policy Fellow
- 1993, OHSU School of Medicine Excellence in Physical Exam Instruction
- 1991, U.S. Public Health Service Commendation Award
- 1988, U.S. Public Health Service Achievement Medal
- 1982, Mount Sinai Medical Attendings Award – for excellence in clinical medicine
- 1981, Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society
Gonzales, Kelly - PhD
Goodman, Julia - MPH, PhD
Biography
Julia Goodman is an assistant professor in the School of Public Health who does research at the intersection of health services research, population health, and work and family policy. Her research explores how social, structural, and economic factors influence perinatal health and explores the impact of work-related policies on fertility decisions and pregnancy outcomes. She is currently collaborating with researchers at the University of California, Berkeley, on a three-year evaluation of San Francisco’s new paid parental leave ordinance.
She also collaborates with colleagues at the School of Public Health to develop a mixed-methods evaluation of new paid parental leave policies at the city of Portland and Multnomah County.
Goodman was also a Women’s Policy Institute Fellow with the Women’s Foundation of California.
Education, Degrees
B.S., McGill University, 2004
M.P.H., University of California, Berkeley, 2008
Ph.D., University of California, Berkeley, 2015
Awards and Honors
2015, Outstanding Graduate Student Instructor Award, UC Berkeley
Notes
- Robert Wood Johnson Foundation grant, “Evaluating San Francisco’s Paid Parental Leave Ordinance,” 2016-2018, Role: Subaward PI
Graven, Peter - PhD
Biography
Peter Graven is an assistant professor in the School of Public Health and a health economist in the Center for Health Systems Effectiveness at OHSU. Graven’s research is funded by the National Institutes of Health, the Patient- Centered Outcomes Research Institute, the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, the Oregon Health Authority and philanthropic entities. His work is published in peer-reviewed and general interest publications. He is the principal investigator leading the Value Analytics team at OHSU, applying advanced analytics to improve the value of care at OHSU.
During the past four years, his group has produced 50 studies in areas such as opportunity discovery, program evaluation and predictive analytics. Work of the Value Analytics team incorporates a range of methodologies to solve operational questions in collaboration with clinical leaders. Graven also teaches health economics courses and advises students in the School of Public Health.
Education, Degrees
Ph.D., University of Minnesota, 2014
Notes
- IHS-1310-08388 (Bill Wright) 8/1/2014-7/31/2017 PCORI Caring for the Whole Person: A Patient-Centered Assessment of Integrated Care Models in Vulnerable Populations Role: Co-Investigator
- (Bill Hersh) 06/29/2015 – 06/28/2017 Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology 3. OHSU Update and Expansion of the ONC Health IT Curriculum Role: Health Economist
