Nicole Lurie, MD, MSPH

Dr. Lurie is the Senior Natural Scientist and Co-Director for Public Health at the Center for Domestic and International Health Security, the Director of the RAND Center for Population Health and Health Disparities and Paul O'Neill Alcoa Professor of Policy Analysis at RAND.  Before joining RAND, Dr. Lurie was Professor of Medicine and Public Health at the University of Minnesota, and most recently, Medical Advisor to the Commissioner at the Minnesota Department of Health. From 1998-2001, she served as Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of Health in the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.  Dr. Lurie has just been appointed chair of the new IOM roundtable on health disparities.  In addition, Dr. Lurie serves as Senior Editor for Health Services Research and has served on editorial boards and as a reviewer for numerous journals. She was President of the Society of General Internal Medicine, is currently on the board of directors for the Academy of Health Services Research, and has served on multiple national committees. She is the recipient of numerous awards, including the AHSR Young Investigator Award, the Nellie Westerman Prize for Research in Ethics, the Heroine in Health Care Award, and is a member of the Institute of Medicine. Dr. Lurie’s research focus includes health services, primarily in the areas of access to and quality of care, managed care, mental health, prevention, and health disparities.  Defining a prioritized research agenda for preparedness and response activities and outlining approaches to better link the public health and health care delivery systems are among her policy priorities.