Cheryl Camillo

Biography

Cheryl A. Camillo is an interdisciplinary scholar-practitioner with over 25 years experience developing and implementing solutions to real-world social policy and governance problems. During her career, she has served in most roles of the public policymaking process, including senior federal policy advisor, state program executive, evaluator, policy analyst, grassroots organizer, lobbyist, and campaign manager. She seeks to integrate research, policymaking, and public management perspectives in her work. A graduate of Yale University and the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs at Syracuse University, she is an Assistant Professor at JSGS responsible for teaching and researching public policy, health administration, and public administration. Born and raised on Canada's border in Buffalo, New York, her research focuses on health policy and system reforms within federal states. She is actively promoting the exchange of ideas and lessons across national and subnational borders, including by convening state and provincial health systems leaders to discuss delivery system reforms and ways to collaborate to reduce pharmaceutical costs.

Research Interest

Comparative health policy Health system reform Canadian and U.S. public policy Federalism Social policy implementation Inequality and inequity Public administration Health administration