We are delighted to welcome two new college members: Amy Killelea and Leila Sullivan.
Amy Killelea, Assistant Research Professor
Amy Killelea, JD is an Assistant Research Professor at CHIR. Their analysis shall be centered on entry to inexpensive, enough protection for individuals with insulin-requiring diabetes, together with Type 1 diabetes.
Amy has over 15 years of expertise in public well being legislation and coverage. Amy started their profession offering authorized providers to individuals residing with HIV who confronted entry challenges to healthcare, together with discrimination, affordability, and stigma. Since then, Amy has labored with federal, state, and native governments and community-based organizations to establish and implement systemic options to public well being and well being care entry challenges, together with sustainable financing options to increase entry to HIV and hepatitis providers. Amy is presently proprietor of Killelea Consulting, offering analysis and coverage evaluation experience centered on medicine entry and pricing, public well being financing, and private and non-private insurance coverage protection. Amy acquired their B.A. from Smith College and J.D. from Georgetown University Law Center.
Leila Sullivan, Research Fellow
Leila Sullivan, MSPH is our latest Research Fellow. At CHIR, her analysis focuses on increasing entry to inexpensive healthcare protection and Medicare protection on the state and federal ranges.
Before becoming a member of CHIR, Leila labored as a Healthcare Consultant at TransformCare Inc. the place she carried out diagnostic evaluations and information evaluation of main care and behavioral well being clinics on navy bases. With this information she really helpful and led implementation efforts using new and modern well being applied sciences throughout the Military Health System to maneuver from a productiveness pushed mannequin to a worth based mostly care mannequin. Leila has beforehand labored on analysis initiatives with the Johns Hopkins Center for Injury Policy and Research and FEMA offering residence damage prevention measures to houses on Native American reservations, in addition to with the Johns Hopkins Pharmaceutical Policy crew specializing in environmentally pleasant well being applied sciences and the laws related to selling and inspiring them.
She acquired B.A.s in Public Health and Spanish from Agnes Scott College, and a Masters of Science in Health Policy and Management from Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.
CHIR is thrilled to have Amy and Leila on our crew!