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Jessica Wyse¹

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Assistant Professor Health Systems & Policy, Health Management & Policy
Office OHSU – Center to Improve Veteran Involvement in Care (CIVIC) VA Portland Health Care System 3710 SW U.S. Veterans Hospital Road, R&D 66 Portland OR 97239 Phone: 503-220-8262 x51755

Biography

Dr. Wyse has a primary appointment in the OHSU-PSU School of Public Health as a Assistant Professor in the Health Systems Management and Policy programs. In this role, Professor Wyse’s work includes collaborating with other faculty members in Health Systems & Policy, mentoring or advising PhD students in HSP, serving as preceptor, and participating in the School at large.

Dr. Wyse’s research addresses the treatment of substance use disorders among vulnerable populations. She is interested both in the system-level changes needed to promote effective care delivery and access, as well as patients’ experiences of this care. Another line of research focuses on incarceration and the criminal justice system, and implications of these systems for health and wellbeing.

Education, Degrees

B.A., American Studies, Wesleyan University, 2000
M.P.P., Public Policy, University of Michigan, 2005
M.A., Sociology, University of Michigan, 2009
Ph.D., Sociology and Public Policy, University of Michigan, 2011

¹ CEPH Primary Instructional Faculty
² CEPH Non-Primary Instructional Faculty

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