Rachel Garfield, Ph.D.
Executive Director, Vermont Child Health Improvement Program (VCHIP)
Associate Professor, Department of Pediatrics
1 South Prospect Street, St. Joseph's 7
Burlington, VT 05401
United States
- Ph.D. in Health Policy, Concentration in Political Analysis, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA
- M.H.S. in Health Policy, Johns Hopkins School of Hygiene and Public Health, Baltimore, MD
- A.B. in Social Studies,, Harvard College, Cambridge, MA
Courses
Fall 2009-10: Instructor, Political Strategy and Health Policy, University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health
Spring 2010 - Co-Instructor, Health Insurance: Financing Health Care, University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health
Fall 2005 - Head Teaching Fellow, Introduction to Health Care Policy, Harvard College
Fall 2004 - Teaching Fellow, Introduction to Health Care Policy, Harvard College
Spring 2007 - Teaching Fellow, Graduate Reading Course in Political Analysis, Harvard Graduate School of Arts and
Sciences Department of Health Policy
Spring 2006 - Teaching Fellow, Political Analysis and Strategy for U.S. Health Policy, John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University
Spring 2005 - Teaching Fellow, Politics and Strategies for Change in Health Policy, Harvard School of Public Health
Fall 2001 - Teaching Assistant, Introduction to Health Policy and Management, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Spring 2000 - Teaching Assistant, Policy Issues in Health Care Financing and Delivery, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Publications
Rachel Garfield Publications (PubMed)
Awards and Achievements
2007-2008: Harvard Graduate School of Arts and Sciences Dissertation Completion Fellowship
2005-2007: NIH/National Institute of Mental Health Training Grant in Health Policy
2005 - Harvard University/Derek Bok Center for Teaching & Learning Certificate of Distinction
2004-2005 - Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality Training Grant in Health Policy
2000 - Delta Omega National Public Health Honor Society, Alpha Chapter
1996 - Magna Cum Laude, Harvard College
Courses
Fall 2009-10: Instructor, Political Strategy and Health Policy, University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health
Spring 2010 - Co-Instructor, Health Insurance: Financing Health Care, University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health
Fall 2005 - Head Teaching Fellow, Introduction to Health Care Policy, Harvard College
Fall 2004 - Teaching Fellow, Introduction to Health Care Policy, Harvard College
Spring 2007 - Teaching Fellow, Graduate Reading Course in Political Analysis, Harvard Graduate School of Arts and
Sciences Department of Health Policy
Spring 2006 - Teaching Fellow, Political Analysis and Strategy for U.S. Health Policy, John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University
Spring 2005 - Teaching Fellow, Politics and Strategies for Change in Health Policy, Harvard School of Public Health
Fall 2001 - Teaching Assistant, Introduction to Health Policy and Management, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Spring 2000 - Teaching Assistant, Policy Issues in Health Care Financing and Delivery, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Publications
Awards and Achievements
2007-2008: Harvard Graduate School of Arts and Sciences Dissertation Completion Fellowship
2005-2007: NIH/National Institute of Mental Health Training Grant in Health Policy
2005 - Harvard University/Derek Bok Center for Teaching & Learning Certificate of Distinction
2004-2005 - Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality Training Grant in Health Policy
2000 - Delta Omega National Public Health Honor Society, Alpha Chapter
1996 - Magna Cum Laude, Harvard College
Professional Positions
2019-2022 - Vice President and Co-Director, Kaiser Program on Medicaid and the Uninsured, Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation (KFF)
2011-2019 - Senior Researcher and Associate Director, Kaiser Program on Medicaid and the Uninsured, Kaiser Program on Medicaid and the Uninsured, Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation (KFF)
2008-2011 - Assistant Professor, Department of Health Policy and Management, University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health
2004 - Research Assistant, Department of Health Care Policy, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
1999-2003 - Special Assistant to the Executive Vice President and Executive Director, Kaiser Program on Medicaid and the Uninsured, Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation (KFF)
1999 - Policy Associate, Kaiser Program on Medicaid and the Uninsured, Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation (KFF)
1999 - Policy Intern, Center for Medicaid and State Operations, State Children’s Health Insurance Program, Health Care Financing Administration, Baltimore, MD
1997-1998 - Senior Analyst, Syndicated Research Division
1996-1997 - Research Specialist, Women’s Health and Pediatrics, Health Care Advisory Board, The Advisory Board Company, Washington, DC
Book Chapter Publications
Garfield, R. and D. Rowland. “Medicaid.” In Ekerdt, D., ed. Encyclopedia of Aging. (New York: Macmillan Reference): 2002.
Rowland, D. and R. Garfield. “Medicaid.” In Breslow, L., ed. Encyclopedia of Public Health. (New York: Macmillan Reference): 2001.