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A. Everette James is the M. Allen Pond Professor of Health Policy and Management and Associate Vice Chancellor for Health Policy and Planning at the University of Pittsburgh, and Director of the Health Policy Institute (HPI). Previously, he served as Pennsylvania Secretary of Health, leading the negotiation and implementation of Pennsylvania's first Clean Indoor Air Act, which has saved thousands of lives by prohibiting smoking in enclosed public spaces.
His educational background includes:
- BA in Art History from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (1985)
- JD from Chicago Kent College of Law, Illinois Institute of Technology (1990)
- MBA in Business Administration from Stuart School of Business, Illinois Institute of Technology (1990)
Dr. James's research focuses on health policy, particularly Medicaid policy, aging and long-term care, and environmental health. His work addresses critical public health challenges including maternal and child morbidity, mental health access, housing insecurity, and aging-in-place solutions for older adults where less than 10% of homes are "aging-ready".
He directs the Medicaid Research Center (MRC), conducting groundbreaking research for 3 million Pennsylvanians and 71.2 million nationally, and founded the Healthy Home Lab (HHL) whose interdisciplinary team patented mobility devices for bathroom and stair-climbing safety to enhance older adult independence.
