| | Name: | Jason Gerson | Title: | Doctoral Student 2005 | Contact: | Johns Hopkins School of Public Health Dept. of Health Policy and Management 624 N. Broadway, Room 352 Baltimore, MD 21205 443-801-3467
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Biographical Sketch Jason Gerson is a doctoral candidate in Bioethics and Health Policy at the Bloomberg School of Public Health. He received his BA in bioethics from Brown University. Prior to arriving at Hopkins, Jason worked in New York City's Mayor's Office and Administration for Children's Services. Jason's dissertation project focuses on developing an account of health-related capabilities, building on the work of Amartya Sen and Martha Nussbaum. This research examines how health-related capabilities might be operationalized and measured, and how this might inform health policy and program evaluation. Jason's other research interests include understanding the scope of health equity claims, public health and human rights, and the role of philanthropy in health policy. |
