Dr. Lainie Rutkow

Biography

Lainie Rutkow is a recognized expert in public health law and policy, currently serving as Professor in the Health Policy Management Department at Johns Hopkins University. She became the university's Executive Vice Provost in January 2024, overseeing faculty and student affairs, admissions, financial aid, and institutional equity. Dr. Rutkow was integral to the creation of the Johns Hopkins School of Government and Policy in 2007 and has led various interdisciplinary initiatives that promote innovative collaborations within the university. She was previously a senior advisor to the President of Johns Hopkins University from 2019 to 2021 and developed the Johns Hopkins Coronavirus Resource Center, which gained international acclaim as a key data source during the COVID-19 pandemic. Dr. Rutkow's research focuses on utilizing law and policy tools to improve population health and evaluates state and local policy experiments designed to tackle pressing public health challenges. She has authored 125 peer-reviewed publications and has secured funding from major health organizations for her work, which emphasizes the importance of public health law in fostering better health outcomes. Dr. Rutkow holds a PhD and MPH in health policy from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, a JD from New York University School of Law, and a BA in comparative literature and the history of science and medicine from Yale University. She is also a member of the New York State Bar.

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