The National Advisory Committee (NAC), which consists of distinguished representatives from academia, government agencies and public policy, guides program policy, reviews scholar applications, participates in annual meetings and assists in monitoring site performance.
Jonathan M. Samet, M.D., M.S. (Chair)
Professor and Flora L. Thornton Chair
Department of Preventive Medicine
Keck School of Medicine
Director, Institute for Global Health
University of Southern California
Los Angeles, California
Jonathan M. Samet, M.D., M.S. (Chair)
Professor and Flora L. Thornton Chair
Department of Preventive Medicine
Keck School of Medicine
Director, Institute for Global Health
University of Southern California
Los Angeles, California
Professor of Human Development and Social Policy
Northwestern University
Evanston, Illinois
Robert T. Croyle, Ph.D.
Director, Division of Cancer Control and Population Sciences
Director, Division of Cancer Control and Population Sciences
National Cancer Institute Population Research Center
Bethesda, Maryland
Bethesda, Maryland
Mark D. Hayward, Ph.D.
Director, Population Research Center
University of Texas at Austin
Austin, Texas
Director, Population Research Center
University of Texas at Austin
Austin, Texas
Senior Advisor
HealthPartners
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Ruth J. Katz , J.D., M.P.H.
Chief Public Health Counsel
U.S. House of Representatives
Washington, DC
Chief Public Health Counsel
U.S. House of Representatives
Washington, DC
Associate Professor, Department of Epidemiology
Emory University
Atlanta, Georgia
Atlanta, Georgia
José A. Pagán, Ph.D.
Professor and Chair
Department of Health Management and Policy School of Public Health
University of North Texas Health Science Center
Fort Worth, Texas
Alonzo L. Plough, Ph.D., M.P.H.
Director, Emergency Preparedness and Response Program
Los Angeles County Department of Public Health
Los Angeles, California
Professor and Chair
Department of Health Management and Policy School of Public Health
University of North Texas Health Science Center
Fort Worth, Texas
Alonzo L. Plough, Ph.D., M.P.H.
Director, Emergency Preparedness and Response Program
Los Angeles County Department of Public Health
Los Angeles, California
Director, Institute for Health Promotion Research
Professor, Epidemiology and Biostatistics
Dielmann Chair in Health Disparities Research and Community Outreach
Director and Max and Minnie Tomerlin Voelcker Endowed Chair in Cancer Healthcare Disparities and Outreach
The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
San Antonio, Texas
Associate Dean for Research
School of Social Work and Department of Sociology
University of Washington
Seattle, Washington
Seattle, Washington
Former NAC Members of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Health & Society Scholars
Melissa Austin, University of Washington
Christine Bachrach, University of Maryland
Martha Bruce, Weill Cornell Medical College
Jonathan Fielding, UCLA School of Public Health
Harvey V. Fineberg, Institute of Medicine of The National Academies
David Fraser, Independent Consultant
M.R.C. Greenwood, University of Hawaii
Sherman James, Duke University
Raynard S. Kington, Grinnell College
Muin Khoury, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Thomas LaVeist, The Johns Hopkins University
James S. Marks, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
Sarah S. McLanahan, Princeton University
David Mechanic, Rutgers University
Kenneth Olden, Hunter College
Susan Scrimshaw, The Sage Colleges
Teresa Seeman, University of California, Los Angeles
Harold T. Shapiro, Princeton University
Alvin Tarlov, Tufts Medical Center
