The O’Neill Institute at Georgetown University Welcomes Health Informatics, Public Health Expert to Its Leadership TeamCollmann to Lead Innovative Research Efforts to Advance National, Global Health Law
Washington, D.C.—The Linda and Timothy O’Neill Institute for National and Global Health Law at Georgetown University today announced that Jeffrey Collmann, Ph.D., an anthropologist with public health and informatics expertise, joined its leadership team effective Feb. 19, 2008. He was the unanimous selection of a national search committee. The O’Neill Institute—a joint effort between Georgetown University Law Center and Georgetown University School of Nursing & Health Studies (NHS), a part of Georgetown University Medical Center—advances innovative scholarship related to pressing global health concerns. Collmann has accepted the position of director of the Center for Disease Prevention and Health Outcomes. He will also be an associate professor of international health at the School of Nursing & Health Studies, which houses a research portfolio of nearly $30 million. “Jeff brings to the O’Neill Institute a track record of research and discovery that benefits the public’s health,” said NHS Dean Bette Keltner. “He will lead the charge to identify new partnerships and projects on disease prevention and health outcomes around the nation and the world.” “We look forward to having Jeff’s breadth of experience, range of scholarly inquiry, and depth of expertise in helping realize our ambitions for the O’Neill Institute,” said Lawrence O. Gostin, faculty director of the O’Neill Institute and the Linda and Timothy O’Neill Professor of Global Health Law. Before the position at the O’Neill Institute, Collmann served as research associate professor and division director of Georgetown University Medical Center’s Imaging Science and Information Systems (ISIS) Center. ISIS is a medical research and development organization that specializes in information and imaging technology for personal health care, public health care, and national biosecurity. While at ISIS, Collmann engaged several cutting-edge areas in medicine and health care, including telemedicine, e-health, information assurance, and disease surveillance. Collmann also has held faculty appointments in clinical bioethics, radiology, sociology, and microbiology and immunology at Georgetown. An accomplished and well-funded researcher, he has authored, co-authored, or edited multiple books, chapters, articles, and presentations reflecting his interdisciplinary interests, including a recent piece in the Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association. In his new role, Collmann will apply his knowledge of informatics,
science, and technology to advance critical and collaborative efforts
to address disease prevention and health outcomes. He will
lead the development of research and academic activities and identify
strong and interdisciplinary projects between NHS and Georgetown
Law, as well “I welcome Jeff as an integral and vital part of our O’Neill Institute management team and know his skills and knowledge will contribute powerfully to our agenda of using the law as a tool for improving health,” said John Monahan, executive director of the O’Neill Institute. “The O’Neill Institute creates an opportunity for scholars of many disciplines, colleges, and organizations to join together in search of solutions for major global health problems,” said Collmann. “I am honored to become part of an endeavor so emblematic of Georgetown’s Jesuit heritage.” CONTACT: Bill Cessato
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