Elizabeth H. Bradley

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.{{cite web|url=https://yaledailynews.com/blog/2011/04/04/update-school-of-public-health-prof-betsy-bradley-grd-96-new-branford-master/|title=UPDATE: School of Public Health prof Betsy Bradley GRD '96 new Branford master|last1=Balakrishna|first1=Anjali|date=April 4, 2011|website=Yale Daily News|publisher=|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161220041936/http://yaledailynews.com/blog/2011/04/04/update-school-of-public-health-prof-betsy-bradley-grd-96-new-branford-master/ |archive-date=2016-12-20 |accessdate=2 October 2019}}

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.{{cite news|last1=Greenwood|first1=Michael|title=Multiple Care Transitions Identified in End-of-Life Care for Hospice Patients|url=https://publichealth.yale.edu/news/article.aspx?id=12146|accessdate=4 November 2016|agency=Yale School of Public Health|date=18 February 2016}} She coordinated health management teaching efforts in joint programs for business and medical students at Yale University.{{cite web|url=http://som.yale.edu/programs/joint-degrees/mba-md-yale-school-medicine|title=MBA/MD with Yale School of Medicine|website=Yale School of Management|date=18 June 2013|accessdate=22 October 2016}}

Bradley's research focused on strengthening health care systems around the globe, including within the US, UK, China and several countries in Africa.{{cite news|last1=Morgan|first1=John|title=Public health expert to headline Universal Health Care Foundation of Connecticut forum, 'Getting to Better Health: CONNECTing Care and Community,' April 29 at Quinnipiac University|url=http://www.courant.com/community/hc-ugc-article-public-health-expert-to-headline-universal-he-2015-03-22-story.html|accessdate=28 September 2016|agency=Hartford Courant|date=20 March 2015}} Domestically, she has contributed to several projects including improving quality of cardiovascular care within hospital settings, understanding the relationship between state level social service spending and health outcomes, and improving the transition from acute to hospice and palliative care.{{cite news|last1=Kolata|first1=Gina|title=A Sea Change in Treating Heart Attacks|work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2015/06/21/health/saving-heart-attack-victims-stat.html|accessdate=4 November 2016|agency=New York Times|date=19 June 2015}}

Bradley has published more than 335 peer-reviewed papers, some of which include:

• Leveraging the Social Determinants of Health: What Works?{{cite journal|last1=Taylor|first1=Lauren|last2=Tan|first2=Annabel|last3=Coyle|first3=Caitlin|last4=Ndumele|first4=Chima|last5=Rogan|first5=Erika|last6=Canavan|first6=Maureen|last7=Curry|first7=Leslie|last8=Bradley|first8=Elizabeth|title=Leveraging the Social Determinants of Health: What Works?|journal=PLOS ONE|date=17 August 2016|volume=11|issue=8|doi=10.1371/journal.pone.0160217|pmid=27532336|pmc=4988629|pages=e0160217|bibcode=2016PLoSO..1160217T|doi-access=free}}
• The Impact of Reported Hospice Preferred Practices on Hospital Utilization at the End of Life{{cite journal|last1=Aldridge|first1=Melissa|last2=Epstein|first2=Andrew|last3=Brody|first3=Abraham|last4=Lee|first4=Eric|last5=Cherlin|first5=Emily|last6=Bradley|first6=Elizabeth|title=The Impact of Reported Hospice Preferred Practices on Hospital Utilization at the End of Life|journal= Medical Care|date=July 2016|volume=54|issue=7|doi=10.1097/MLR.0000000000000534|pmid=27299952|pmc=5266506|pages=657–63}}
• Variation In Health Outcomes: The Role Of Spending On Social Services, Public Health, And Health Care, 2000–09{{cite journal|last1=Bradley|first1=Elizabeth|last2=Canavan|first2=Maureen|last3=Rogan|first3=Erika|last4=Talbert-Slagle|first4=Kristina|last5=Ndumele|first5=Chima|last6=Taylor|first6=Lauren|last7=Curry|first7=Leslie|title=auren Taylor, and Leslie A. Curry Variation In Health Outcomes: The Role Of Spending On Social Services, Public Health, And Health Care, 2000–09|journal=Health Affairs|date=May 2016|volume=35|issue=5|doi=10.1377/hlthaff.2015.0814|pmid=27140980|pages=760–768|doi-access=free}}
• Patterns of collaboration among health care and social service providers in communities with lower health care utilization and costs Brewster AL, Brault M, Tan A, Curry L, Bradley EH. Patterns of collaboration among health care and social services providers in communities with lower health care utilization and costs. Health Services Research 2018; 53:2892-2909.
• Association between community social capital and hospital readmission rates {{Cite journal |doi = 10.1089/pop.2018.0030|title = Association Between Community Social Capital and Hospital Readmission Rates|year = 2019|last1 = Brewster|first1 = Amanda L.|last2 = Lee|first2 = Suhna|last3 = Curry|first3 = Leslie A.|last4 = Bradley|first4 = Elizabeth H.|journal = Population Health Management|volume = 22|issue = 1|pages = 40–47|pmid = 29851542|doi-access = free}}
• Management Matters: A Leverage Point for Health Systems Strengthening in Global Health{{cite journal|last1=Bradley|first1=Elizabeth|last2=Taylor|first2=Lauren|last3=Cuellar|first3=Carlos|title=Management Matters: A Leverage Point for Health Systems Strengthening in Global Health|journal=International Journal of Health Policy and Management|date=July 2015|volume=4|issue=7|doi=10.15171/ijhpm.2015.101|pmid=26188805|pmc=4493581|pages=411–415}}
• District-level health management and health system performance{{Cite journal | doi=10.1371/journal.pone.0210624| title=District-level health management and health system performance| year=2019| last1=Fetene| first1=Netsanet| last2=Canavan| first2=Maureen E.| last3=Megentta| first3=Abraham| last4=Linnander| first4=Erika| last5=Tan| first5=Annabel X.| last6=Nadew| first6=Kidest| last7=Bradley| first7=Elizabeth H.| journal=PLOS ONE| volume=14| issue=2| pages=e0210624| pmid=30707704| pmc=6358064| bibcode=2019PLoSO..1410624F| doi-access=free}}

• Shortell and Kaluzny's Healthcare Management: Organization, Design and Behavior, 7th edition (Clifton Park, NY: Delmar, 2019).
• The American Health Care Paradox: Why Spending More Is Getting Us Less (New York, NY: Perseus Book Group, 2013).
• Public and Private Responsibilities in Long Term Care (Baltimore, MD: The Johns Hopkins University Press, 1998).

Bradley has led health system strengthening projects in international settings including China, Ethiopia, India, Liberia, Rwanda, South Africa and the United Kingdom{{Citation needed|date=October 2017}} and with Vassar is implementing a liberal arts curriculum in collaboration with the University of Global Health Equity and Partners in Health in Rwanda.

Bradley first arrived in Ethiopia in 2006 as part of an international coalition that included the Yale Global Health Leadership Institute (GHLI), the Clinton Health Access Initiative (CHAI), Harvard University, and others.Clinton Foundation, Yale Develops Blueprint for Ethiopia Hospitals. Philanthropy News Digest. 2007-06-18. http://philanthropynewsdigest.org/news/clinton-foundation-yale-develop-blueprint-for-ethiopian-hospitals Dr. Tedros Adhanom, then the Minister of Health, asked Bradley to advise 90 hospital CEOs and senior managers as part of the Ethiopian Hospital Management Initiative.{{cite web|last1=O'Callahan|first1=Ted|title=Hospital management in Ethiopia|url=http://insights.som.yale.edu/insights/hospital-management-in-ethiopia|website=Yale Insights|publisher=Yale School of Management|accessdate=29 November 2016}}{{cite journal|last1=Bradley|first1=Elizabeth|last2=Hartwig|first2=Kari|last3=Rowe|first3=Laura|last4=Cherlin|first4=Emily|last5=Pashman|first5=Josh|last6=Wong|first6=Rex|last7=Dentry|first7=Tim|last8=Wood|first8=Edward|last9=Abebe|first9=Yigeremu|title=Hospital quality improvement in Ethiopia: a partnership–mentoring model|journal=International Journal for Quality in Health Care|date=10 September 2008|issue=6|doi=10.1093/intqhc/mzn042|pmid=18784268|volume=20|pages=392–399|doi-access=free}} Later, Bradley served as the principal investigator for the Ethiopian Hospital Management Initiative, a program run by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief to improve the functionality and quality of government hospitals in Ethiopia.{{cite web|title=Global Health Ethiopia|url=https://www.cdc.gov/globalaids/global-hiv-aids-at-cdc/FY2010/CDC-RFA-PS10-10115.pdf|website=Centers for Disease Control and Prevention|accessdate=29 November 2016}} She also served as the principal investigator for a project funded by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Developing the Long-Term Capability of Ethiopia’s Health Extension Program Platform.{{cite report |title=Ethiopia's Health Extension Program.|url=https://cdn1.sph.harvard.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/1325/2013/01/HEPCAPS1-Series-Paper-1_Situation-Analysis_Executive-Summary_FINAL.pdf |publisher=Harvard School of Public Health and Yale Global Health Leadership Institute. |date=2012 |pages=2}} Bradley’s efforts focused on healthcare leadership capacity and management systems to advance Ethiopia’s healthcare reform.{{cite journal | last1 = Kebede | first1 = S. | last2 = Abebe | first2 = Y. | last3 = Wolde | first3 = M. | last4 = Bekele | first4 = B. | last5 = Mantopoulos | first5 = J. | last6 = Bradley | first6 = E. H. | year = 2010 | title = Educating leaders in hospital management: a new model in Sub-Saharan Africa | journal = International Journal for Quality in Health Care | volume = 22 | issue = 1| pages = 39–43 | doi=10.1093/intqhc/mzp051| pmid = 19951963 | pmc = 2803009 }}

Bradley also assisted in establishing the Rwanda Human Resources for Health Program,{{cite journal|last1=Binagwaho|first1=Agnes|last2=Kyamanywa|first2=Patrick|last3=Farmer|first3=Paul|last4=Nuthulaganti|first4=Tej|last5=Umubyeyi|first5=Benoite|last6=Nyemazi|first6=Jean Pierre|last7=Mugeni|first7=Soline|last8=Asiimwe|first8=Anita|last9=Ndagijimana|first9=Uzziel|last10=Uwayezu|first10=Agnes|last11=Rusanganwa|first11=Vincent|last12=Wagner|first12=Claire|last13=Nutt|first13=Cameron|last14=Eldon-Edington|first14=Mark|last15=Cancedda|first15=Corrado|last16=Magaziner|first16=Ira|last17=Goosby|first17=Eric|title=The Human Resources for Health Program in Rwanda — A New Partnership|journal=The New England Journal of Medicine|date=November 21, 2013|volume=369|issue=21|pages=2054–9|doi=10.1056/nejmsr1302176|pmid=24256385|doi-access=free}} which was recognized by the Clinton Global Initiative for its innovativeness. She was also the recipient of Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation grant that developed a framework of diffusion, dissemination, and widespread take up of health innovations.{{cite journal|last1=Talbert-Slagle|first1=Kristina|last2=Berg|first2=David|last3=Bradley|first3=Elizabeth|title=Innovation spread: lessons from HIV|journal=International Journal for Quality in Health Care|date=21 May 2013|volume=25|issue=4|pages=352–356|doi=10.1093/intqhc/mzt038|pmid=23696582|pmc=3723303}}

Bradley was appointed as the Director of the Brady-Johnson Program in Grand Strategy in January 2016.Elizabeth H. Bradley Named the Brady-Johnson Professor of Grand Strategy. YaleNews. 2015-07-06. http://news.yale.edu/2015/07/06/elizabeth-h-bradley-named-brady-johnson-professor-grand-strategy The Brady-Johnson Program in Grand Strategy prepares students to develop strategic thinking and leadership capacity across multiple sectors.

• [http://grandstrategy.yale.edu/sites/default/files/files/Bradley%20et%20al_Grand%20Strategy_Ethiopia_GH%20Gov%202011.pdf “Grand Strategy and Global Health: The Case of Ethiopia”]
• [http://grandstrategy.yale.edu/sites/default/files/files/Curry%20et%20al%20GS%20in%20Global%20Health.pdf “Achieving Large Ends with Limited Means: Grand Strategy in Global Health”]

The concept of grand strategy, which is the interdisciplinary study of achieving large ends with limited means, has expanded to include practitioners in the field. The Brady-Johnson Program in Grand Strategy sponsors symposia at Yale University focused on leadership and strategic problem solving.{{cite news|last1=Kashef|first1=Ziba|title=Grand Strategy program celebrates 15 years of promoting global leadership|url=http://news.yale.edu/2016/10/18/grand-strategy-program-celebrates-15-years-promoting-global-leadership|accessdate=2 November 2016|agency=Yale News|date=18 October 2016}}

One such forum, The Leadership Forum for Strategic Impact, aims to increase the knowledge and skills of African women in senior positions within their nations’ governments, and amplify women’s effectiveness and influence by building a leadership network across Africa.{{cite news|title=Women leaders from Africa hone skills, build network at Yale forum|url=http://grandstrategy.yale.edu/news/women-leaders-africa-hone-skills-build-network-yale-forum|accessdate=14 October 2016|agency=Yale News|date=11 May 2016}}

• Invited Speaker, MacLean Lecture for Clinical Medical Ethics, University of Chicago Medical School, 2019
• Invited Distinguished Speaker Colloquium, Indiana University School of Public Health, 2019
• Invited Speaker, Cosmopolitan Club, 2018
• Invited Speaker, Herman Biggs Society, 2018 Keynote Speaker
• Longer, Healthier Lives, and International Conference on Global Mental Health, Fountain House, NY 2018
• 2018 Champion for Justice, Legal Services of Hudson Valley
• 2018 William B. Graham Prize in Health Services Research from the Association of University Programs in Health Administration  
• Member, World Economic Forum Global Agenda for Healthcare SystemsWorld Economic Forum Annual Meeting List of Participants. World Economic Forum. 2013-02-12. http://www3.weforum.org/docs/AM13/WEF_AM13_Participants_34ezx6jlxk.pdf
• John D. Thompson Prize for Young Investigators in health services researchThompson Prize for Young Investigators. Association of University Programs in Health Administration. http://www.aupha.org/Go.aspx?MicrositeGroupTypeRouteDesignKey=62eab502-cdc7-4961-9b6a-601f07b0f96b&NavigationKey=269ff5de-5984-4d94-94a8-9ca124ee4609
• Teacher of the Year award from the Yale School of Public Health{{cite news|title=Elizabeth Bradley announced as new Branford Master|url=http://yaleherald.com/bullblog/elizabeth-bradley-announced-as-new-branford-master/|accessdate=30 November 2016|publisher=The Yale Herald|date=4 April 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151218202950/http://yaleherald.com/bullblog/elizabeth-bradley-announced-as-new-branford-master/|archive-date=18 December 2015|url-status=dead}}
• Investigator Award from the Donaghue Medical Research FoundationDonaghue Investigator Award. YaleNews. 2002-10-18. http://news.yale.edu/2002/10/18/two-yale-researchers-receive-donaghue-investigator-award
• Connecticut Women’s Hall of Fame: Global Impact Honoree, November, 2015Connecticut Women Induction Ceremony 2015 Global Impact Honorees. http://cwhf.org/induction-ceremony/induction-ceremony-2015#.V-0qgz4rKAw {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161113040633/http://www.cwhf.org/induction-ceremony/induction-ceremony-2015#.V-0qgz4rKAw |date=2016-11-13 }}
• Board of Governors, SRM University, Amaravatii, India
• Member, Council of Foreign Relations, 2018–present
• Panelist, Council of Foreign Relations: Free Speech on Campuses, 2018

Bradley has been quoted in, or served as a contributor for, numerous publications on issues facing the liberal arts and higher education. She has been featured in:

• [https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/11/nyregion/elizabeth-bradley-global-health-expert-will-be-vassars-new-president.html The New York Times]
• [https://www.insidehighered.com/views/2018/10/22/humanities-provide-practical-workplace-and-life-skills-opinion Insider Higher Ed]
• [https://www.forbes.com/sites/elizabethbradley/2019/06/21/mental-health-and-technology-on-campus-a-productive-combination/#432f56e95af1 Forbes.com]
• [https://www.chronicle.com/article/How-Can-a-Progressive-/242999 The Chronicle of Higher Education]

• American health care reform
• [http://info.vassar.edu/news/announcements/2016-2017/170327-engaged-pluralism-mellon.html Engaged Pluralism Initiative]
• Health systems strengthening
• Health administration
• Yale School of Public Health
• Grand Strategy
• Hospice Care in the United States
• Branford College
• Health policy
• Health economics
• Liberal arts education
• Liberal arts college
• [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O7OjrOyhv0A Van Jones Commencement Address, Vassar 2019]

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