Elizabeth H. Bradley

Elizabeth Bradley, PhD, is Professor at Yale School of Public Health, Director of the Yale Global Health Initiative, Faculty Director of the Yale Global Health Leadership Institute, and Master at Branford College. Dr. Bradley has contributed important findings about organizational change and quality of care within the hospital, nursing home, and hospice settings. In addition, Dr. Bradley has several health system strengthening projects in international settings, including China, Ethiopia, Liberia, South Africa, and the United Kingdom. Dr. Bradley is the principle investigator for Yale on the Rwanda Human Resources for Health Program that was recognized by President Bill Clinton and the Clinton Global Initiative during their annual meeting in 2012. Dr. Bradley is also the recipient of a Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation grant that lead to the development of a novel framework of diffusion, dissemination, and widespread take up of health innovations. Findings from this research can be integrated into future strategy development and large-scale implementation efforts undertaken by the Gates Foundation and the wider global health community. She is the co-author of the book, “The American Healthcare Paradox: Why Spending More Is Getting Us Less.” Dr. Bradley has a BA from Harvard, an MBA from the University of Chicago, and a PhD from Yale University in health economics and health policy.