Mollyann Brodie is responsible for all aspects of the Foundation’s public opinion survey efforts, including the monthly Kaiser Health Tracking poll, the Foundation’s work on Americans’ attitudes toward global health policy, and the ongoing survey partnerships with media organizations including The Washington Post, The New York Times, and NPR.  Dr. Brodie’s efforts focus on understanding public opinion and knowledge on health care policy issues, and the role of opinion in health policy debates.  Her research has been published in the Journal of the American Medical Association, New England Journal of Medicine, Journal of Health Politics, Policy, and Law and Health Affairs.  Brodie is co-editor of the book American Public Opinion and Health Care (CQ Press, 2011). She is also responsible for all executive operations of the Foundation, including directing the President’s Office and supporting the activities of the Foundation’s Board of Trustees and Board Committees.

Dr. Brodie was recently elected Vice President/President-Elect of the American Association of Public Opinion Research (AAPOR).  She previously served on AAPOR’s Executive Council and as president of its Pacific Chapter, PAPOR.  She received a M.S. in Health Policy and Management and a Ph.D. in Health Policy from Harvard University.