HPI Faculty, Fellows, and Staff

Faculty and Research Scientists

Olesya Baker
Research Scientist
Laura Faden Garabedian
Assistant Professor
Harvey Katz
Corresponding Member of the Faculty
Christine Lu
Affiliate Faculty Member
Alon Peltz
Assistant Professor
Dennis Ross-Degnan
Associate Professor
Stephen Soumerai
Professor
Anita Wagner
Associate Professor
Interim Director
Hefei Wen
Assistant Professor
James Frank Wharam
Affiliate Faculty Member
Hao Yu
Associate Professor
Fang Zhang
Assistant Professor

Fellows

Kacie DraganMichael Eber
Daniel NelsonRyan Perkins
Mahnum ShahzadYe Shen
Nicholas Venturelli

Staff

Stephanie Argetsinger, MS, MPH | Project Manager
Stephanie Argetsinger is a Project Manager in the Division of Health Policy and Insurance Research at the Department of Population Medicine at Harvard Medical School and Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Institute. She has a Bachelor of Science in Biology and Psychology from the University of Massachusetts Boston. Stephanie also graduated from Boston University with a Master of Science in Medical Sciences and a Master of Public Health with a concentration in Health Policy and Law.

617-867-4938 | stephanie_argetsinger@hphci.harvard.edu
Rebecca Costa, MS | SAS Programmer/Analyst
Rebecca Costa is a SAS Programmer and Analyst in the Division of Health Policy and Insurance Research at the Department of Population Medicine at Harvard Medical School and Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Institute. She has a Bachelor of Science in Public Health Sciences and a Master of Science in Epidemiology, both from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst. Prior to joining HPI, Rebecca worked as an Epidemiologist at Costello Medical.

rebecca_costa@hphci.harvard.edu
Elizabeth Grillo, MA | Senior Project Coordinator
Elizabeth Grillo is a Senior Project Coordinator in the Division of Health Policy and Insurance Research at the Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Institute. Elizabeth coordinates the HPI Fellowship program and runs the HPI Seminar Series, in addition to supporting Institute collaborative efforts with Point32Health and various other activities. She has a BA and MA degree in Applied Linguistics from Boston University. Prior to joining the Institute, Elizabeth worked as a Senior Admin at the MIT Clinical Research Center.
elizabeth_grillo@hphci.harvard.edu
Alyssa Halbisen, MPH | Project Coordinator
Alyssa is a Project Coordinator in the Division of Health Policy and Insurance Research. She has a Bachelor of Science in Public Health Education from Portland State University and a Master of Public Health with a focus in Health Policy & Law and Epidemiology from Boston University. She works closely with HPI faculty as support for various division research projects.

alyssa_halbisen@hphci.harvard.edu
Matthew Lakoma, MPH | SAS Programmer/Analyst
Matthew Lakoma is a SAS Programmer and Analyst in the Division of Health Policy and Insurance Research at the Department of Population Medicine at Harvard Medical School and Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Institute. He provides assistance on numerous diabetes and breast cancer projects. He also contributes analytic programming support for both high deductible health plan enrollment and preventive drug list analyses. Matthew graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Psychology from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst. He also graduated from Boston University with a Master of Public Health with a concentration in Epidemiology and Biostatistics.

617-867-4319 | matthew_lakoma@hphci.harvard.edu
Robert LeCates, MA | Research Associate
Robert LeCates is a Research Associate in the Division of Health Policy and Insurance Research at the Department of Population Medicine, at Harvard Medical School and Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Institute.  He has worked in the department for over 20 years, providing administrative and research support to faculty members of the Drug Policy Research Group until 2011.  Since then, he has worked as a programmer/analyst, working on state, national, and international projects, using a variety of data sources, including survey data for international projects, and claims data from Medicaid and Medicare dual enrollees, and regional and nationwide health insurers.  He has a Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering from the University of Texas in Austin, a Bachelor of Arts in Radio-Television-Film from the University of Houston, and a Master of Arts in Speech Communication from the University of Houston.

617-867-4943 |  robert_lecates@hphci.harvard.edu
Georgia Okolita, BS | Project Coordinator,
Georgia Okolita is a Project Coordinator in the Division of Health Policy and Insurance Research at the Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Institute where she is responsible for managing HPI’s pre-award grant portfolio. Prior to her role with HPI, Georgia worked for both the CoRAL and CHeRP divisions as an Administrative/Project Specialist supporting several faculty members. Georgia graduated from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst in 2016 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Political Science. Upon graduation, Georgia worked at the Neurosciences Center at Brigham and Women's Hospital as a Practice Assistant. She then went on to join the Department of Genetics and Population Sciences at Dana Farber Cancer Institute where she worked as a Genetic Testing Coordinator for three years before joining the HPHC Institute

georgia_okolita@hphci.harvard.edu
Meg Scholl, BA | Senior Program Manager
Meg Scholl is the Senior Program Manager for the Division of Health Policy and Insurance Research in the Department of Population Medicine at the Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Institute. Ms. Scholl received a BA in Health Care Administration and Communication Studies from Stonehill College. She works closely with interim Division Director Anita Wagner and coordinates the administrative operations of the group. Ms. Scholl manages the HPI staff and oversees the division's financial functioning.

617-867-4499 | meg_scholl@hphci.harvard.edu
Ann Thomas, PhD, MS | SAS Programmer
Ann Thomas is a SAS Programmer in the Department of Population Medicine at Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Institute. Ann has an MS in Biostatistics from Harvard School of Public Health and a PhD in Health Psychology from the University of California, Irvine. Prior to joining the department, Ann worked as a Data Manager and Statistician at Brigham and Women's Hospital, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology.

ann_thomas@hphci.harvard.edu
Brittany Zanengo, BS | Project Manager
Brittany Zanengo is a Project Manager in the Department of Population Medicine at Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Institute. Brittany graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Biology from the University of Massachusetts Boston. Prior to joining the Department of Population Medicine, she worked as a lab manager at the Massachusetts General Hospital. She manages the division's post-award grant portfolio and financial reporting.

617-867-4519 | brittany_zanengo@hphci.harvard.edu