The Heller School for Social Policy and Management @BrandeisU. Knowledge advancing social justice.
Waltham, MA
Joined February 2009
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We're excited to announce the launch of the latest Heller Social Policy Impact Report! Discover the ideas shaping policy and practice, explore groundbreaking research, and meet the people behind the work here: heller.brandeis.edu/news/imp…
Visiting Scholar Yara A. Halasa-Rappel, PhD’18, MS’06, Prof. Donald Shepard, and coauthors highlight the challenges facing safety-net providers and offer a practical proposal for directing limited funding where it can make the greatest difference. ⬇️
CMS’s decision to no longer allow Medicaid 1115 waiver funding for workforce initiatives will challenge state efforts to recruit and retain safety-net clinicians. | Forefront
Yara A. Halasa-Rappel, et al. | @ForHealthCnsltg
healthaffairs.org/do/10.1377…
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AI shapes decisions about people. Too often, they never see how.
Registration is open for RJxTP’s 8-week AI Literacy & Policy Fundamentals course with Peter Dempsey.
Jan 13–Mar 9 | Brandeis digital badge | Brandeis Online
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Congratulations to the inaugural cohort of The Physicians Foundation Leadership Institute (PFLI) at @TheHellerSchool!
After 18 months of learning, connection and growth, 25 physician leaders are stepping forward with new tools, perspectives and relationships to help shape the future of health care.
Learn more about the Leadership Institute: physiciansfoundation.org/bra…
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We are excited to announce our partnership with The Murdock-Thompson Center for Teachers (MTC)!
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#AIforEducation #EducationalInnovation #TeacherLedChange #ResponsibleAI #TechnologyPolicy #SocialImpact #Brandeis #HellerSchool #RJxTP #SDG4
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We successfully hosted our workshop on 'AI Prompt Engineering with Automation, Agents and Policy' for the @BrandeisU community!
Thank you to our speakers and participants for joining us!
#RJxTP #AI #ResponsibleAI #TechPolicy #Brandeis #HellerSchool
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Our PI, Prof. Maria Madison, spoke at “Strategizing AI in Education: Opportunities and Risks,” a virtual side event of the @UN 11th Multi-stakeholder Forum on Science, Technology and Innovation for the SDGs.
#RJxTP #AIinEducation #ResponsibleAI #TechPolicy
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We were pleased to host our workshop on AI in Public Health and Healthcare on April 15 for @BrandeisU students, with support from @TheHellerSchool.
Thank you to our speakers and participants!
#AI #PublicHealth #Healthcare #Brandeis #HellerSchool #RJxTP
For its 2026 rankings, U.S. News & World Report once again ranked the Heller School among the top public affairs graduate schools. This year, Heller was recognized as #11 for health policy and management and #15 for social policy.
Learn more here ⬇️ heller.brandeis.edu/news/ite…
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We are pleased to have Prof. Razavi, Scientist and Lecturer, @TheHellerSchool, as a speaker for our upcoming workshop on AI in Public Health and Healthcare.
🗓 April 15
⏰ 3:30–5:00 PM ET
📍 Hybrid
🔗 Register here: bit.ly/3O7wvhO
#RJxTP #PublicHealth #Brandeis
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Folks,
All are welcome to talk I am giving on pluralistic, secular, diverse democracies on Friday April 3rd at 10am East Coast Time in the U.S. See this flyer for details.
As this year's winner of the Brandeis Three Minute Thesis competition, Arjun Kumar Singh, MA GSPM'26, will be moving forward to the regional competition. Congratulations and best of luck, Arjun!
We are proud to celebrate Arjun Kumar Singh, our Program Administrator, for securing first place in the @BrandeisU Three Minute Thesis (3MT) competition!
Congratulations, Arjun!
#AI #TechPolicy #socialpolicy #RJxTP #HellerSchool #BrandeisUniversity
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Thank you to everyone who joined us for “Celebrating International Women’s Day: Changemakers, Technology and the Future We’re Building,” to mark #IWD2026!
#RJxTP #HellerSchool #BrandeisUniversity
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Join The Segal Citizen Leadership Program and Brandeis’ School of SSSP for a conversation with Dr. Max Klau on “Developing Servant Leaders, At This Moment in Time” on March 18th from 12:30-2:00 pm either in the Heller School's Zinner Forum or Online.
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Celebrating International Women’s Day!
Sarah Goldberg, MPP’25, Heller alumna, PhD student in Social Policy at Heller, and RJxTP advisory board member, researches gender bias in AI. Hear from Sarah on March 3: forms.gle/L1zXZXer7k8LvBni8
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Celebrating International Women’s Day – panelist spotlight.
Constance Kane, is the Founding Executive Director of Women Changemakers for Education and a longtime leader in women’s empowerment.
Hear from her on March 3, 2026: forms.gle/L1zXZXer7k8LvBni8
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#IWD2026 panelist spotlight!
Esther Abodunrin, @TheHellerSchool alumna, is a leader in global health and women's economic development.
Hear from her on March 3, 2026 (12–1:30 PM ET). Register: forms.gle/L1zXZXer7k8LvBni8
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Celebrate #IWD2026 with our virtual alumni panel, “Women Leading in Tech: Equity, Policy, and Practice.”
📅 March 3, 2026
🕛 12:00–1:30 PM ET
On tech equity, AI policy, global health, and education. Register now!
#AI #TechPolicy #RJxTP #Brandeis
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Join us this Thursday for an insightful community conversation on the power of storytelling in research! Register to attend in-person or via Zoom here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F…
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Welcome to the team, Bereket Chaka! 🎉
She is a global health policy graduate student at @TheHellerSchool and a trained physician.
At RJxTP, we’re committed to creating opportunities for students to help shape more equitable technology.
#RJxTP #AI #Tech #ResponsibleAI
