Elizabeth H. Bradley
| Elizabeth Bradley | |
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| 11th President of Vassar College | |
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Assumed office July 1, 2017 |
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| Preceded by | Catharine Hill |
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| Alma mater |
Harvard University (A.B.) University of Chicago(MBA) Yale University(PhD) |
| Profession | Professor |
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.
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.
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.
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. She earned her Ph.D. in 1996 from Yale University with a concentration in health policy and health economics.
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. She coordinated health management teaching efforts in joint programs for business and medical students at Yale University.
Bradley's research focuses on strengthening health care systems around the globe, including within the US, China and several countries in Africa. Domestically, she has contributed to several projects including improving quality of care within hospital settings, understanding the relationship between state level social service spending and health outcomes, and improving the transition from acute to palliative care.
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