Marika Mae Cusick

Marika Mae Cusick is a tenure-track Assistant Professor in the Department of Health Policy and Management at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. She holds a PhD in Health Policy from Stanford University, alongside a BA in Statistical Science and an MS in Information Science for Health Tech from Cornell University and Cornell Tech respectively.

• Education:
  • PhD in Health Policy, Stanford University
  • MS in Information Science for Health Tech, Cornell Tech
  • BA in Statistical Science, Cornell University

Her research focuses on computational health policy methods to address structural inequities in chronic disease management, particularly for Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD). She investigates how algorithmic modifications (e.g., removing race adjustments from eGFR equations) interact with broader healthcare system limitations.

Recent publications include work on CKD screening equity, race adjustment in clinical algorithms, and decision modeling frameworks that integrate social and disease processes. Her studies highlight the insufficiency of purely algorithmic interventions without addressing systemic inequities.

Contact: marikacusick@jhu.edu | GitHub