Washington, Feb. 14, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Board of Directors of the National Academy of Social Insurance has approved the election of 45 distinguished social insurance experts to the Academy, adding to the total active Membership of over 1,100. (A complete list of individuals newly-elected to the Academy can be found below.)
The Academy advances solutions to challenges facing the nation by increasing public understanding of how social insurance contributes to economic security . This mission encompasses established social insurance programs – Workers’ Compensation, Unemployment Insurance, Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid – as well as related policy areas, including long-term services and supports, paid leave, other social assistance programs, and private employee benefits.
“Members are essential to the Academy’s work,” says William Arnone, the Academy’s Chief Executive Officer. “We welcome our newest cohort with great excitement. They bring a wealth of expertise and experience across a range of policy areas that affect every person and family in this nation. We look forward to recognizing their contributions to social insurance policy and engaging their talents in support of the Academy’s mission.”
"This year's newly-elected Academy Members are among our country's leading reformers, doers, and creative thinkers. Their work focuses on the practical challenges of how we protect each other when faced with life's financial and health hardships that are difficult to handle alone. In addition to longstanding programs like Social Security, Medicare and unemployment insurance, they also address how we tackle increasingly important issues, such as paid family leave. ” – Shaun O’Brien, Membership Committee Chair
Those elected to Membership in the Academy have distinguished themselves by improving the quality of research, administration, or policymaking in an area of social insurance. Academy Members make significant contributions to the Academy’s research, education, and leadership development initiatives by volunteering their time on study panels, committees, at conferences and in other Academy programs.
Prospective Members are nominated by current Academy Members in recognition of their significant and ongoing professional contributions to the field of social insurance. For more information about Membership in the Academy and a full list of active Members, please visit the “Membership in NASI” section of the Academy’s website ( www.nasi.org ).
Individuals elected to Membership and their affiliations at the time of nomination:
Eileen Appelbaum Center for Economic Policy Research
Charles Barrilleaux Florida State University Romina Boccia The Heritage Foundation
Kyle Burkhalter Social Security Administration
Joel Cantor Rutgers University
Anne Case Princeton University
Amitabh Chandra Harvard Kennedy School
Angus Deaton Princeton University
Marcus Dillender W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research
Tammy Dixon Segal Consulting
Camille Dobson NASUAD
Patricia Gabow Denver Health
Ben Gitis American Action Forum
Kali Grant Georgetown Center on Poverty and Inequality
Kathy Greenlee Greenlee Global, LLC
Tracey Gronniger Justice in Aging
Kristina Hamilton UDW/AFSCME Local 3930
Dan Hawkins Association of Community Health Centers
Tara O'Neill Hayes American Action Forum
Amy Herr West Health Policy Center
Hilary Hoynes University of California, Berkeley
Abbie Hudgens Tennessee Bureau of Workers' Compensation
Elisabeth Jacobs Washington Center for Equitable Growth
Kathleen Kennedy Townsend Economic Policy Institute
Desmond King Nuffield College, Oxford University
David Laibson Harvard University Margie Lariviere State Compensation Insurance Fund
Nicole Maestas Harvard Medical School
Victor Miller Economic and Management Consulting
Stipica Mudrazija Urban Institute
Kathleen Mullen RAND Corporation
Nicole Nestoriak U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Amanda Ream United Domestic Workers, AFSCME
Eveka Rodriguez Grant Thornton LLP
Marth Roherty Executive Director NASUAD
Matt Salo National Association of Medicaid Directors
Richard Scheffler UC Berkeley School of Public Health
Lauren Schmitz National Institute on Aging
Sara Sills Medicaid Branch, Office of Management and Budget
Katrinka Sloan LeadingAge
Michael Stephens Social Security Administration
Aaron Tripp LeadingAge
Mark Walls Safety National Casualty Corporation
Richard Wharton Social Security Administration James Ziliak University of Kentucky, Center for Poverty Research
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The National Academy of Social Insurance is a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization made up of the nation’s leading experts on social insurance. Its mission is to advance solutions to challenges facing the nation by increasing public understanding of how social insurance contributes to economic security.
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Meghan Griffin National Academy of Social Insurance 202-243-7286 mgriffin@nasi.org
