2001 – 2004Adjunct Assistant Professor, UMDNJ – School of Public Health, Piscataway, NJ
2004 – 2008Assistant Professor, UMDNJ – School of Public Health, Piscataway, NJ
2008 – 2009Adjunct Assistant Professor, UMDNJ (now Rutgers) – School of Public Health, Piscataway, NJ
2010 – 2016 Adjunct Assistant Professor, NJ Medical School, Newark, NJ
2013 – presentAssistant Professor, Jefferson College of Population Health
Administrative Appointments:
Medical Staff member, Union Hospital, Union, NJ
1986 – 2001 Attending physician, St. Elizabeth Hospital, Elizabeth, NJ
1990 – 2001 Chief, St. Elizabeth Hospital Podiatric Surgery Division, Elizabeth, NJ
1991 – 1994 Assistant Project Manager, Kessler Communications, Inc., National Library of Medicine; medical indexing contractor
1997 – 1999 Medical Co-director, St. Elizabeth Hospital Wound Healing Center, Elizabeth, NJ
2000 – 2001 Investigator, CLOSURE Trial, Human Genome Science, Repifermin growth factor phase III study
2001 – 2004 University of Medicine & Dentistry of New Jersey, Executive Director for Special Projects for Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs. Coordinator, UMDNJ’s Bioterrorism response efforts.
2002 – 2004 Health Leadership Initiative, Partnership for New Jersey, Director [under contract with UMDNJ]
2003 – 2005 Assistant Director, HRSA Cooperative Agreement, Bioterrorism/Public Health Emergency Curriculum Development Project, [William E. Halperin, MD – PI]
2003 – 2006 Principal Investigator, Bioterrorism Education & Training Memorandum of Agreement with NJ Department of Health & Senior Services
2004 – 2005 NJ Health Officers Association, Public Health Consultant.
2004 – 2008 Assistant Director, NJ Center for Public Health Preparedness at UMDNJ
2004 – 2008 Director, Public Health Leadership Initiative for Emergency Response (PHLIER)
2005 – 2007 Redefining Readiness, Center for the Advancement of Collaborative Strategies in Health at The New York Academy of Medicine. [public health subject matter expert] Roz Lasker, PI.
2006 – 2007 Consultant, Middlesex County Vocational and Technical Schools Emergency Response and Crisis Management Project
2008 – 2010 Program Manager, Tick Learning & Education for Schools (TickLES), US EPA Pesticide Environmental Stewardship Program (PESP) grant
2013 – present Course developer & instructor, Essentials of Population Health (POP500)
2013 – presentCourse developer & instructor, Health Policy Analysis and Advocacy (HPL506)
Fall, 2011 Public Health Administration and Law, PUBH 4110 (introduced new textbook; developed new curriculum)
Spring, 2012Health Policies and Issues, PUBH 2402 (developed new curriculum)
Fall, 2012Public Health Administration and Law, PUBH 4110
New Jersey Medical School, Newark, NJ
2008 – 2008 Topics in Public Health Law for Medical Students, NJ Medical School – Developed case-based curriculum for 4th year topics course.
Lectures by invitation:
The Information Network: What Every Public Health Professional Should Know. [presentation] Annual Conference of State and Local Health Officials; October 9, 1996.
Public Health Innovations Roundtable Discussion – Public Health On-Line Expert in Residence program [panel]. APHA Annual Meeting, New York, NY, November 1996.
NJ State Department of Health and Senior Services funded project to educate public health professionals on use of the Internet and computer technology; Project Director. 1997 – 2000.
Testimony before the New Jersey State Senate and Assembly Health and Budget and Appropriations Committees on increased funding for public health infrastructure and various public health priorities. Newark, NJ, 2004.
Public Health Law [presentation]. Forty-hour public preparedness course, NJ Department of Health & Senior Services, presented throughout NJ, January 2004 – 2007.
Public health emergencies: Terrorism preparedness [poster]. Ziskin, L., Bresnitz, E., Paulson, G., Perry, E. & Harris, D. APHA Annual Meeting, December 2005, Philadelphia, PA.
Putting the Public into Public Health Preparedness: Marketing and Preparedness. [presentation] 2006 Annual Conference of NJ State & Local Health Officers, October 3, 2006.
Using a virtual community to teach the reality of public health leadership [Poster]. Harris, D., Caporinno, C., Baron, R. and Rosen, M. APHA Annual Meeting, November 2006, Boston, MA.
Public Health Overview. [presentation] NJ Association for Biomedical Research Summer Fellowship Program. July 17, 2007.
Developing a state-based public health leadership training program for emergency response. [Continuing education institute]. Harris, D., Sass, M., Caporinno, C. and Baron, R. APHA Annual Meeting, November 2006, Boston, MA.
Public Health Leadership Initiative for Emergency Response (PHLIER): A case-based leadership training program [oral session]. Harris, D., Caporinno, C., Baron, R. and Rosen, M. APHA Annual Meeting, 2007, Washington, DC.
National Environmental Health Association, Annual Educational Conference, 2007, Atlantic City, NJ. Public Health Leadership Initiative for Emergency Response (PHLIER): A case-based leadership training program [oral session]. Baron, R., Polonsky, C. and Harris, D.
Testimony before NJ Assembly Commerce Committee to preserve public health funding in Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield conversion foundation mission. 2008.
Testimony before NJ Assembly and Senate Health Committees on various health issues, including vaccine mandates, Medicaid expansion, milk pasteurization, and drinking water fluoridation. 2008 – 2012.
Introduction to Population Health. Association of Managed Care Pharmacists. Half–day preconference Workshop presentation. San Antonio, TX. 10/15/13.
ACA Overview – NJ Medical School, Dept. of Community Health & Preventive Medicine Grand Rounds. NJMS, Newark NJ. 10/21/13.
Overview of Population Health. Cooper University Hospital, Camden, NJ. 3/11/14.
Population Health: Thinking broadly to improve health locally. Keynote presentation. 17th Annual Healthcare Leadership Conference, Medical University of South Carolina. Charleston, SC. 10/17/14.
Leadership Matters: Developing and Implementing Effective Public Health Advocacy Campaigns. D. Harris, R. Simmons, M. Romney, J. Schulz, Jr.. APHA Annual Meeting Learning Institute, 2014. New Orleans, LA. 11/15/14.
Understanding and Preparing for Community Health Needs Assessment. Population Health Colloquium, panel moderator. 3/23/15.
Population Health Colloquium, closing plenary, panel participant. 3/25/15.
Development of a Master of Science in Population Health Curriculum. Association of Schools and Programs in Public Health (ASHP) conference, Poster presentation. Winter 2015.
Opportunities and Challenges of Data in Population Health. Webinar, Delaware Valley HIMSS Chapter, webinar. 6/17/15.
Leading in a Changing Environment: The Economic & Quality Mandate for Population Health. American College of Health Executives (ACHE) Cluster. 8/24/15.
Population Health: Challenges & Opportunities. Keynote at Well Informed conference, Wellcentive, Detroit, MI. 8/1/15.
Population Health: The ‘Primary Opportunity’ Facing the US Healthcare System. Closing keynote. 20th Annual American Society of Health System Pharmacists (ASHP) Conference for Pharmacy Leaders. Chicago, IL. 10/20/15.
Moving Research to Policy: What Works and What Doesn't. Moderator, AcademyHealth Advocacy Interest Group, webinar. 11/7/15
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) panel discussion, FACT Students’ ACE Day, Jefferson Center for InterProfessional Educational. Philadelphia, PA. 3/21/16.
Population Health: What really matters. Pre-conference presenter, (From Volume to Value Based Care: Leading Population Health Initiatives). American Organization of Nurse Executives, Annual Meeting. 3/30/16.
Leading in a Changing Environment: The Economic & Quality Mandate for Population Health. American College of Health Executives (ACHE) Cluster. 5/18/16.
Population Health 101: A new paradigm for health. Keynote, University of Alabama, 36th Annual National Symposium for Healthcare Executives. 7/27/16
Population Health Overview. Video interview for Astellas, Chicago, IL. 5/6/16.
Leading in a Changing Environment: The Economic & Quality Mandate for Population Health. American College of Health Executives (ACHE) Congress on Healthcare Leadership, San Antonio. 5/18/16
Community Health Needs Assessment and Implementation Plans: Opportunities for Collaboration. Webinar for J&J/Janssen Health System Account Directors w/ Dr. Rickie Brawer. 7/22/16.
Leading in a Changing Environment: The Economic & Quality Mandate for Population Health. American College of Health Executives (ACHE) Cluster. 9/14/16.
Population Health Policy & Strategy Under the New Administration. Population Health Colloquium Special Edition, Washington, DC, panel moderator. 12/2/16.
Addressing the Determinants of Health to Advance Community Paramedicine. Presentation at the Jefferson 2nd Annual Community Paramedic Symposium. 2/3/17.
NJ’s Religious Exemption Policy & Outcomes. Presentation to the New Jersey Immunization Network, South Brunswick, NJ. 2/15/17.
Provider Perspectives on Alternative Payment Models. Presentation to Accenture Value Based Care Community Meeting. Webinar, 3/1/17.
Provider Perspectives on Alternative Payment Models. Population Health Colloquium, plenary session. 3/27/17.
Leading in a Changing Environment: The Economic & Quality Mandate for Population Health. American College of Health Executives (ACHE) Congress on Healthcare Leadership, Chicago. 3/25/17
Ultimate Game Changers. Population Health Colloquium, breakout session, panelist. 3/28/17.
Empowering People for Healthy Communities: The provider perspective. St. Johns University, Queens, NY, Public Health Week conference, keynote presentation. 4/5/17.
Beyond Healthcare: The role of social determinants in promoting health and health equity. Connecticut Hospital Association, webinar. 4/12/17.
Solving for Value. IBM Watson, Value Based Care, Advisory Board, Cambridge, MA, presentation. 4/19/17.
Philly Tech Week, Panel Moderator. 5/4/17.
Leading in a Changing Environment: The Economic & Quality Mandate for Population Health. American College of Health Executives (ACHE) Fellows Seminar, Hilton Head, South Carolina, 5/11/17.
Population Health. LIMR Orbit luncheon presentation, Wynnewood, PA. 6/5/17.
Population Health Issues, New Brunswick Theological Seminary, Pastoral Care Intensive, 8/30/17.
Leading in a Changing Environment: The Economic & Quality Mandate for Population Health. American College of Health Executives (ACHE) Cluster, Seattle, WA, 9/25/17.
From DPM to Population Health. Presentation to Temple University School of Podiatric Medicine, Public Health Student Organization. 10/11/17.
DesignPhiladelphia/AARP PA Designing Livable Housing for All Ages, Philadelphia, PA. Panelist. 10/11/17.
Leading in a Changing Environment: The Economic & Quality Mandate for Population Health. American College of Health Executives (ACHE) Cluster, San Diego, CA, 11/1/17.
Health Policy & Population Health. Scholarly Inquiry-Population Health lecture, SKMC, 1/24/18
Leading in a Changing Environment: The Economic & Quality Mandate for Population Health. American College of Health Executives (ACHE) Cluster, Phoenix, AZ, 2/14/18.
58. Best in Class Collaboration Models with Pharma for Improving Population Health in Chronic Conditions. Panelist. Population Health Colloquium, Philadelphia, PA. March 20, 2018.
Population Health: Embracing a broader perspective. Healthcare Business Academy Fellowship Program, keynote address. Rochester, NY. March 23, 2018.
University Hospital, PopHealth18 Summit, keynote address. Newark, NJ. March 26, 2018.
Population Health: Embracing a broader perspective. Presentation to National Health Corps-Philadelphia Region. Philadelphia, PA. April 20, 2018
SI-Public Health. Presentation at SKMC Second-look Session. April 21, 2018.
National Health Disparities Conference. Panel presentation. Gun Violence: A Population Health Issue. Philadelphia, PA. 5/19/18.
TLD Group webinar. Community Health Needs Assessment and Implementation Plans:
Opportunities for Collaboration. 6/19/18.
Healthy People, Healthy Carolina Conference, Keynote. South Carolina Hospital Association and Research Education Foundation (SCHREF) and Population Health Improvement Partners (PHIP). Charlotte, NC. 8/7/18.
Leading in a Changing Environment: The Economic & Quality Mandate for Population Health. American College of Health Executives (ACHE) Cluster, Washington, DC. 8/29/18.
AARP/DesignPhiladelphia Livable Communities: Great places for all ages. Panelist. Philadelphia, PA. 10/10/18.
Population Health: Embracing a broader perspective. Keynote Address, Clinical Insights and Innovation Summit, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan, New Hudson, MI. 10/22/18.
National Health Corps Philadelphia meeting. Population Health presentation. 12/13/18.
Leading in a Changing Environment: The Economic & Quality Mandate for Population Health. American College of Health Executives (ACHE) Cluster, Tampa, FL. 1/30/19.
Peer Reviewed Publications:
Caplan, R., Harris, D. and Rosen, M. New Jersey’s Coming Public Health Worker Shortage. New Jersey Medicine, October 2004, 101(11):47-51.
Public Health Law: A case study. Case-based Training Institute, Rutgers-NJ Medical School. 2006. https://intra.njms.rutgers.edu/cbti/caseinfo.cfm?ID=056.
Ziskin, L. and Harris, D. State Health Policy for Terrorism Preparedness. American Journal of Public Health, September 2007, 97(9), 1583-1588.
Harris D. The Population Health Revolution. (editorial) Population Health Matters, 26(4). Fall 2013.
Impact of Religion-Based Childhood Vaccine Exemption Practice Among Kindergarteners in NJ by State Legislative Districts in 2013- 2014. Jani, N., Thomas, P., Harris, D., Halperin, W. & Fennelly, G.. New Jersey Pediatrics, 40(2). Summer 2015
Harris, D., Puskarz, K. & Golab, C.. Population Health: Curriculum Framework for an Emerging Discipline. Population Health Management, 19(1), March, 2016.
Zangerle, C. M., Harris, D. A., Rimmasch, H., & Randazzo, G. From volume- to value-based care: Leading population health initiatives. Nurse Leader, October 2016, 14(5), 318-322.
Harris D. From Health Policy to Population Health: Impressions and Highlights of Recent Conferences. Population Health Matters. Vol. 30: Iss.2, Article 10.: http://jdc.jefferson.edu/hpn/vol30/iss2/10. Spring 2017.
Harris D. and Puskarz K.. An Observational Study of Provider Perspectives on Alternative Payment Models. [Published online ahead of print: January 18, 2017]. Population Health Management, October 1, 2017, 20(5): 402-410. http://doi.org/10.1089/pop.2017.0116
Kobernick M., Hammel D., Duncan-Jackson S., Leon J., Harris D. The Population Health Template: A Roadmap for Successful Health Improvement Initiatives. [Published online ahead of print: September 25, 2017]. Population Health Management. August 1, 2018, 21(4) 258-260. https://doi.org/10.1089/pop.2017.0116
Non-Peer Reviewed Publications (selected):
One Board Above All Should Say What We Do. Podiatry Today. July/August 1995; VIII, 7:104.
Those Who Search for the State’s Ounce of Prevention. [op-ed] The New York Times, January 16, 2000.
State must not undermine student surveys. [op-ed] The Star-Ledger, January 5, 2001.
Potentially the unhealthiest cut of all. [op-ed] The Star-Ledger, November 14, 2006.
Jersey looks like a pipsqueek on public health. [op-ed] The Star-Ledger, March 16, 2007
Better to put our money on preventing disease. [op-ed] The Star-Ledger, August 16, 2007.
Hospitals’ infection control plan won’t wash. [op-ed] The Star-Ledger, August 30, 2007.
Why the closing of two Newark hospitals should worry all of us. [op-ed] The Star-Ledger, January 15, 2008.
Objections to vaccination of children in New Jersey must be validated. [op-ed with Renee Steinhagen, NJ Appleseed] The Star-Ledger, February 2, 2011.
Public health decisions should be based on science. [op-ed] The Star-Ledger, 2/28/2012.
Public Health is Political. [blog] SurroundHealth.com, 4/20/2012.
U.S. health care: We're far from No. 1: Opinion. [Op-ed] The Star-Ledger, 1/23/2013.
Now it’s Christie’s turn to decide on expanding Medicaid and his decision should be easy. The Field Clinic, Philly.com. 2/6/2013
New Jersey Vaccine Mandates: The Confluence of Regulations, Rights, and Religion. Population Health Matters, Spring 2013, 29(2), 6-7.
U.S. health care: We're far from No. 1: Opinion. [Op-ed] The Star-Ledger, 1/23/2013.
The Untold Story of Population Health [commentary]. Population Health Matters, Spring 2013, 29(2), 3.
New Jersey Vaccine Mandates: The Confluence of Regulations, Rights, and Religion. Population Health Matters, Spring 2013, 29(2), 6-7.
The Fight to the Death Against Obamacare is Unprecedented. The Field Clinic, Philly.com. 9/30/13.
Bring Back the ACA’s Public Option! Wall Street Journal, The Experts. 11/18/13.
Obamacare Glitches Were Predictable - And Easily Solved. The Field Clinic, Philly.com. 12/18/13.
Why the primary care shortage may not be as bad as we think. The Field Clinic, Philly.com. 2/3/14.
Why You Need a Primary-Care Doctor. Wall Street Journal, The Experts. 2/25/14.
Stop Giving Dying People Care They Don’t Need–or Want. Wall Street Journal, The Experts. 2/27/14.
Narrow Networks in Obamacare Plans Could Lead to Better Provider Teamwork. The Field Clinic, Philly.com. 5/19/14.
The Case for Outcome-Oriented Health-Care Information. Wall Street Journal, The Experts. 6/9/14.
Data, data everywhere, but not a bit that helps your doctor to think. The Field Clinic, Philly.com. 8/21/14.
How Unvaccinated Children Hurt Everybody. Wall Street Journal, The Experts. 9/18/14.
Two Ways Big Data Is Reshaping Health Care. Wall Street Journal, The Experts. 9/19/14.
Ebola arrives on U.S. soil, but don't blame the CDC. The Field Clinic, Philly.com. 10/10/14.
To your health – its more complicated than you might think. The Field Clinic, Philly.com. 12/23/14.
Another Obamacare innovation: Medicare payments that reward quality, efficiency. The Field Clinic, Philly.com. 2/2/15.
Why Americans Pay Too Much for Too Little Health Care. Wall Street Journal, The Experts. 2/17/15.
The Key to Convincing Parents to Vaccinate Their Children. Wall Street Journal, The Experts. 3/24/15.
Reflections and Projections: Prevention, Policy and Health, Population Health Matters: Vol. 28: Iss. 1, Article 2. http://jdc.jefferson.edu/hpn/vol28/iss1/2. Winter 2015.
How Big Data Will Customize Our Health Care. Wall Street Journal, The Experts. 5/1/15.
What is health, anyway? The Field Clinic, Philly.com. 5/6/15.
Until N.J. tightens vaccine exemptions, state's children and adults at risk. NJ Star-Ledger, editorial. 5/14/15.
Beyond King v. Burwell, Obamacare’s many layers can make health care better - with a little help. The Field Clinic, Philly.com. 6/23/15.
What do we really want from our health care? Health Cents, Philly.com. 8/21/15.
Differing desires of patients, clinicians. The Field Clinic, Philly.com. 8/30/15.
New Jersey's vaccination loophole. The Public’s Health, Philly.com. 10/8/15.
Taking the glamour out of guns will save lives. Health Cents, Philly.com. 10/14/15.
Four reasons why getting care from a single provider network is better for your health. Health Cents, Philly.com. 1/3/16.
Remember Obamacare’s public option – it’s back. Health Cents, Philly.com. 2/29/16.
Candidates reexamine concept of public option. The Philadelphia Inquirer, G-2. 3/6/16.
When it comes to the health of the poor, place matters. Health Cents, Philly.com. 4/22/16.
Is your doctor burnt out and why should you care? Health Cents, Philly.com. 6/2/16.
Better health is the goal of the ACA’s radical changes in how providers are paid. Health Cents, Philly.com. 8/15/16.
When Adequate Food Is What the Doctor Prescribes. Wall Street Journal, The Experts. 9/21/16.
The New Data Experts Our Health-Care Professionals Need. Wall Street Journal, The Experts. 9/29/16.
Flu season is the time to appreciate the value of adult vaccinations. Health Cents, Philly.com. 9/31/16.
Election revealed distrust of institutions - but people still need coverage. Philadelphia Inquirer. Health Section, p2. 11/20/16.
Obamacare repeal without replacement is an immoral experiment. Health Cents, Philly.com. 2/28/17.
Trump’s proposed health spending cuts could wreak economic havoc. Health Cents, Philly.com. 3/29/17.
Memo to Gov. Chris Christie – Hands off Horizon. Op-ed, NJ Spotlight. 5/17/17.
Trump wants to sell health insurance across state lines. Why that's a bad idea. Health Cents, Philly.com. 10/4/17.
Trump plan’s threat to care. Philadelphia Inquirer. Health Section, pG3. 10/8/17.
Making sense of senseless killing. Op-ed. Philadelphia Inquirer, pA15. 4/13/18.
How to Keep People’s Health Data Private – Without Hurting Research. Wall Street Journal, The Experts. 5/4/18.
How to better use and protect data. Op-ed. Wall Street Journal, pR10. 5/29/18.
Let's promote health and green space one empty lot at a time. Drew Harris & Kim Douglas. Health Cents, Philly.com. 6/29/18.
Pre-existing conditions are a lot more than a hot political issue. Health Cents, Philly.com. 11/1/18. Reprinted as Op-ed, The economic calculation behind covering pre-existing conditions. Philadelphia Inquirer, p. A-11. 11/5/18.
Health outcomes in Philadelphia are a mixed bag. Health Cents, Philly.com. 1/22/19.
Editorials, Reviews, Chapters:
1.Harris, D. Public Health Emergency and Disaster Preparedness [book chapter] in Public Health and Podiatric Medicine. Helfand, A., editor, 2006.
Organizing Roles in Scientific Meetings:
1.Chair, National Association for Healthcare Quality, Second Annual National Quality Summit, May 11 – 12, 2016.
Support:
CLOSURE Trial, Human Genome Science, Repifermin growth factor phase III study, St. Elizabeth Hospital Wound Healing Center, Elizabeth, NJ.
UMDNJ, Bioterrorism Education & Training Memorandum of Agreement for Focus Area G, NJ Department of Health and Senior Services. 2003: $575,000; 2004: $786,500; 2005: $538,000
UMDNJ-NJ Medical School, Bioterrorism Training and Curriculum Development Program. HRSA Grant # T01HP02309-01. $347,931. 2003-2005.
UMDNJ-NJ Center for Public Health Preparedness to Middlesex County Vocational and Technical Schools Emergency Response and Crisis Management Project, 2007.
UMDNJ-Center for Public Health Preparedness, CDC National Public Health Performance Standards Program, Local Public System Performance Assessment Instrument Evaluation, $110,000. 2007 – 2008.
UMDNJ-NJ Medical School, Commuter and Transportation Analysis Project for Pandemic Influenza subcontract with New York City Department of Health and Office of Emergency Management and Eng-Wong/Taub & Associates (principal). Contract: $30,000. 2007 – 2008.
UMDNJ-NJ Medical School, Tick Learning and Education System (TickLES). US EPA Pesticide Environmental Stewardship Grant (PESP) (PE-97241001-0). $50,500. 2008 – 2010.
NJ Association for Biomedical Research, New Medicines: Pathways to Cures. An 8-week program for the Morristown High School Science Academy. Wyeth Pharmaceuticals, Madison NJ. Grant: $5,000. 2010.
NJ Association for Biomedical Research, NJ International Life Sciences Workforce Summit at the Woodrow Wilson School Princeton University and Life Science MeetUp at Rutgers University. US Department of Labor Workforce Innovation in Regional Economic Development (WIRED)/Rutgers School of Management and Labor Relations/Bio1 Middlesex County NJ. Grant: $40,650. 2010.
NJ Public Health Institute, Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative Advocacy Research and Support, Environment America. Grant: $10,000. 2012.
NJ Public Health Institute, Advocacy Support, Pfizer Pharmaceuticals, Grant: $10,000. 2012.
National Association for Healthcare Quality. Chair, Second Annual National Quality Summit, May 11 – 12, 2016. $25,000.
JCPH, Survey of Provider Attitudes about Alternative Payment Models. Accenture grant: $15,000. 2015 – 2016.
Sidney Kimmel Medical College, Scholarly Inquiry – Health Policy Track, Director. 15% effort.
Greenfield Foundation, Park in a Truck. 2% effort.