Wright receives James N. Murray Award at 99th Finkbine Dinner

David Bradley (Brad) Wright received the James N. Murray Award at the 99th Finkbine Dinner on April 12, 2016. Wright is a researcher at the University of Iowa Public Policy Center (PPC) in the Health Policy Research Program and an assistant professor of health management and policy in the College of Public Health. Wright received a Ph.D. in health policy & management from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, an M.S. in health policy from George Washington University, and a B.S. in biology from the University of Georgia. He also completed an AHRQ-funded postdoctoral fellowship in health services research at Brown University.

Wright joined the Department of Health Management and Policy at the University of Iowa in 2012 and received a secondary appointment at the PPC in 2013. His research interests include access to care for vulnerable populations, disparities in health and health care delivery, and health politics and policy. Within those areas, he focuses on safety-net and primary-care providers, health reform, Medicaid, Medicare, and patient participation in health care.

Wright was one of 17 award recipients at the Finkbine Dinner. Read the full story on Iowa Now here.