is Director, Center for Population Health and Health Disparities, and Director, Public Health Preparedness and Infrastructure, at the RAND Corporation. She served as Deputy Assistant Secretary for Health (1998-2001) and Medical Advisor to the Commissioner, Minnesota Department of Health (2001). Previously, she was Professor of Medicine and Public Health, University of Minnesota (1986-2002) and George Washington University (2002-date), and co-lead, National Health Plan Disparities Collaborative (2003-2008).