Jonathan Vangeest

About Jonathan Vangeest

Jonathan VanGeest is a health services researcher and policy analyst, with areas of expertise focusing on racial and ethnic disparities in health care, limited health literacy, and care outcomes associated with structural changes in medicine. He also has extensive experience in survey research methodology and program evaluation. Previous positions include working as a Senior Scientist in Medicine and Public Health in the Science, Quality and Public Health Standards Division of American Medical Association (AMA), whose mission was promoting the integration of the disciplines of medicine and public health to support primary, secondary and tertiary prevention. In that role, he directed the Association’s Health Disparities Program. At the AMA, he also served as a Scientist in the Institute for Ethics, an academic research and training center uniquely situated within the nation’s largest medical professional association.His PhD is in Medical Sociology from the University of Illinois at Chicago. In addition to his current work at Kent State, he serves on the Editorial Board for Evaluation and the Health Professions, a quarterly journal providing a forum for health professionals interested in health evaluation research and practices. He has also served as an Associate Editor for BMC Medical Research Methodology. Specialties: Health Policy and Management; Health Services Research; Medicine and Public Health; Health Care Disparities; Health Literacy; Survey Research Methods

Experience

1. Professor

   Kent State University

   Jun 2014 — Present

   Professor, Health Policy and Management, College of Public Health.

Education

• Michigan State University

  Bachelor's degree, Sociology

  1983 — 1988

• Michigan State University

  Master of Arts (M.A.), Sociology-Urban Studies (Dual Degree)

  1989 — 1991

• University of Illinois Chicago

  PhD, Medical Sociology

  1992 — 1997

Skills

• Editing
• Policy Analysis
• Leadership
• Grant Writing
• Data Entry
• Public Speaking
• Program Evaluation
• Qualitative Research
• Healthcare
• Research Design
• Survey Research
• Policy
• Program Development
• Academic Administration
• Faculty Development
• Research
• Public Health
• University Teaching
• Higher Education