Summary
As the School of Public Health’s Director w88 online casinoof Public Affairs and Policy, Megan works closely with faculty, staff, students and policymakers to increase awareness of policy as one of the most important levers to improve the health of communities. She leads the School’s efforts to enhance engagement in the legislative process—facilitating opportunities for students to participate in legislative proceedings, collaborating with faculty to integrate real-world policy issues and projects into courses and connecting policymakers with faculty who are subject matter experts to help inform data-driven policies.
Megan also serves as w88 online casinothe coordinator for the Academic Health Department between the University of Nevada, Reno (UNR) and the state’s Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS). This formal affiliation provides mutual benefits around education, research, service and practice—where academia informs practice, and practitioners inform academic programs. The UNR-DHHS Academic Health Department works to enhance practice-oriented education and opportunities for students, expand opportunities for collaboration among agency staff and university faculty, build the evidence base for public health/health w88 live casinocare through joint research projects, leverage resources from both institutions and provide numerous opportunities to develop the current and future public health and health care workforces.
Prior to joining the School of Public Health Megan spent seven years with the Research Division of the Nevada Legislative Counsel Bureau, the nonpartisan staff agency that supports the Nevada State Legislature. There, she focused on health policy, supported committees on health and human services and conducted policy research and analysis. Megan began her career in health policy at the National Conference of State Legislatures in Colorado.
Policy contributions
- w88 live casinoSilver State Health Improvement Plan, 2023-2028, Division of Public and Behavioral Health, Feb. 2024
- Telehealth in Nevada and the U.S., Research Division, Nevada Legislative Counsel Bureau, April 2021
- The Opioid Epidemic in Nevada: Background and Recent Legislation, Research Division, Nevada Legislative Counsel Bureau, October 2019
- Regionalizing the Mental Health System in Nevada: Considerations and Policy Options, Research Division, Nevada Legislative Counsel Bureau, January 2017
Education
- MPP, University of Denver
- B.A. International Studies-Political Science, University of California San Diego