The Roosevelt Institution
School: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Member of:
Health Policy Coordination
Roosevelt Rx
Roosevelt Rx: Student Ideas for Health Reform
Contact info:
| Landline: | 202-465-4815 |
| AIM: | bradwuga |
| Contact Email: | bradwright(AT)unc.edu |
Policy interests: Healthcare, Poverty and social justice
Brad Wright is currently pursuing his doctorate in health policy and administration with a minor in political science and policy development at the University of North Carolina (UNC) at Chapel Hill, where he also works as a teaching and research assistant. His research focuses on barriers to health care access and the social determinants of health in underserved populations. He is also interested in Medicaid reform efforts and studies of community responsiveness in primary care organizations.
Prior to attending UNC, Brad received a masters degree in health policy from The George Washington University’s School of Public Health and Health Services and an undergraduate degree in biology at the University of Georgia. Brad's professional experience includesa year with the Georgia Department of Public Health as an Environmental Health Specialist. Brad has also worked with the March of Dimes Office of Government Affairs, the Partnership for Medicaid, and the Association of Clinicians for the Underserved (ACU), where he learned about health policy firsthand. Brad continues to work part-time as the health policy and advocacy assistant for ACU and is spending his summer working at the Cecil G. Sheps Center for Health Services Research.