Introduction
Dr. Kellan E. Baker is the Executive Director of Whitman-Walker Institute, the research, policy, and education arm of Whitman-Walker, which is a community health system in Washington, DC, USA that includes Whitman-Walker Health, a Federally Qualified Health Center. Kellan is a health policy professional and health services researcher with extensive background in health system design, regulatory policy, public health, and government statistics. He is experienced in developing and analyzing health policy, synthesizing and communicating evidence, managing diverse coalitions, and working with government, philanthropy, and other partners to achieve health policy objectives. Kellan is passionate about health equity, LGBTQ health, disability rights, and racial and reproductive justice. He received his PhD in health policy and management from the Johns Hopkins School of Public Health in Baltimore, MD, USA, where he was a Health Policy Research Scholar and Centennial Scholar; an MPH in health policy and MA in international development from George Washington University in Washington, DC, USA; and a BA with high honors from Swarthmore College in Swarthmore, PA, USA.
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Dr. Kellan E. Baker is the Executive Director of Whitman-Walker Institute, the research, policy, and education arm of Whitman-Walker, which is a community health system in Washington, DC, USA that includes Whitman-Walker Health, a Federally Qualified Health Center. Kellan is a health policy professional and health services researcher with extensive background in health system design, regulatory policy, public health, and government statistics. He is experienced in developing and analyzing health policy, synthesizing and communicating evidence, managing diverse coalitions, and working with government, philanthropy, and other partners to achieve health policy objectives. Kellan is passionate about health equity, LGBTQ health, disability rights, and racial and reproductive justice. He received his PhD in health policy and management from the Johns Hopkins School of Public Health in Baltimore, MD, USA, where he was a Health Policy Research Scholar and Centennial Scholar; an MPH in health policy and MA in international development from George Washington University in Washington, DC, USA; and a BA with high honors from Swarthmore College in Swarthmore, PA, USA.
Fields of expertise: Evidence for policy / knowledge valorization, Gender equality, Health and wellbeing, Inclusive social development / inclusive societies / social inclusion, Policy design and delivery, Reduction of inequalities / equity / poverty eradication, Social policy