Elizabeth Bradley | |
|---|---|
| 11th President of Vassar College | |
| Assumed office July 1, 2017 | |
| Preceded by | Catharine Hill |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Elizabeth Howe Bradley 1962 (age 61–62) |
| Education | Harvard University (BA) University of Chicago (MBA) Yale University (PhD) |
| Academic background | |
| Thesis | The Impact of Improved Consumer Information on Health Care Decision-Making: A Study of the Patient Self-Determination Act (1996) |
| Doctoral advisor | John Rizzo |
| Academic work | |
| Discipline | Public health |
| Institutions | |
Elizabeth Howe Bradley (born 1962) is the eleventh President of Vassar College, a role she assumed on July 1, 2017. Bradley also holds a joint appointment as Professor of Political Science and Professor of Science, Technology, and Society.
Previously Bradley was Brady-Johnson Professor of Grand Strategy and Founder and Faculty Director of the Yale Global Health Leadership Institute at Yale University. She was also the Head of Branford College at Yale University. In 2018, she was named a member of the Council of Foreign Affairs and elected to the National Academy of Medicine.
Bradley has published more than 300 peer-reviewed papers and has co-authored three books including The American Healthcare Paradox: Why Spending More Is Getting Us Less.[1][2]