Janet Coffman, PhD
UC Berkeley Postdoctoral Scholar

Janet holds a PhD in health services and policy analysis and a master's degree in public policy from the University of California, Berkeley. She also has a master's degree in US history from the State University of New York, Binghamton. Her research interests include the health care workforce, evidence-based health policy, and access to care for vulnerable populations. Janet previously worked for the United States Senate Committee on Veterans Affairs and the UC-San Francisco Center for the Health Professions. After completing her doctorate, she returned to UCSF as senior research analyst for the California Health Benefits Review Program at the Institute for Health Policy Studies.

Mary Reed, MPH
UC Berkeley Graduate Student

Mary is a DrPH student at UC Berkeley; she also received her MPH in Epidemiology/Biostatistics at Berkeley. Previously, she has been involved in research on the health and utilization effects of cost-sharing, and the effects of technology on patient-physician communication.

Neal Adams, MD, MPH
Director of Special Projects, California Institute for Mental Health

As a senior member of the CiMH staff, Dr. Adams is responsible for a wide range of projects focused on quality improvement and systems transformation through technical assistance, consultation, training and research. Primary projects include consultation with the County of Santa Cruz, leadership in several evidence based practice initiatives, as well as the implementation of the Mental Health Services Act. Dr. Adams received his Bachelor's degree from the University of California, Santa Cruz, his MD from Northwestern University and his MPH from Harvard. He completed his psychiatry residency at Stanford where he also served for two years as a Robert Wood Johnson Clinical Scholar. Dr. Adams is a Distinguished Fellow of the APA, is board certified in general psychiatry, and holds sub-specialty certification in addiction psychiatry.

Paul Kirby, MA
Center for Health Policy and Research,
University of Massachusetts Medical School

Paul has an MA in Political Science from Indiana University. His work in the field of health services and health policy research has included projects on performance and quality evaluation of publicly-funded mental health services, analysis of health workforce trends, changes in the supply of hospital inpatient services, and implementation of hospital quality metrics. He is currently a researcher with the Center for Health Policy and Research at the University of Massachusetts Medical School, but was with the Petris Center from 2002-05.

Lisa Simonson Maiuro, MSPH, PhD
Consultant

Lisa is a former RAND/UCLA Pew Health Policy Fellow. She has served as a consultant for the Rand Corporation, as a senior economist for the California Office of Statewide Health Planning and Development (OSHPD), and as Deputy Director of Health Planning and Policy for the State of California. She has also provided market and financial analyses on a dozen healthcare antitrust cases for the state California Attorney General Office and private clients.

David Pingitore, PhD
Adjunct Professor, Wright Institute of Berkeley

David Pingitore has a PhD in clinical psychology and is a licensed psychologist in independent practice. He is an Adjunct Professor at the Wright Institute of Berkeley. His research interests include the evaluation of assessment strategies for persons with Attention Deficit Disorder, mental health service delivery in primary care, and geriatric mental health service delivery. Dr. Pingitore is a Qualified Medical Examiner with the State of California, and an Expert Reviewer with both the California Board of Medical Quality and the California Board of Psychology. He consults nationwide on civil forensic matters and is a consulting psychologist with the Student Health Services at the University of California, Berkeley.

Helen Schneider, PhD
Lecturer, Dept. of Economics, University of Texas, Austin

Helen holds a PhD in Policy Analysis and Management from Cornell University and is currently a faculty member in the Economics Department of the University of Texas, Austin. Her research interests include hospital supply of charity care, hospital mergers and hospital quality, monitoring costs, and CBA evaluation of public policies.