Michael A. Stoto, PhD, is a Professor of Health Systems Administration and Population Health at Georgetown University. As an epidemiologist, statistician, and health policy analyst, Professor Stoto's research focuses on public health practice, especially with regard to preparedness; the evaluation of public health interventions, and infectious disease policy, and public health practice.
Melissa A. Higdon, MPH, is a Health Care Program Manager at the Institute for Strategy and Competitiveness at Harvard Business School. Previously, Ms. Higdon was a Research Assistant at Harvard School of Public Health in the Department of Society, Human Development, and Health working public health emergency preparedness research, primarily working on a grant funded by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Ms. Higdon's graduate degree is largely focused on health policy.