Meet our Team

The Center for Health Policy and Media Engagement has an active core faculty that is highly engaged in the strategic planning and activities of the Center.

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Ric Ricciardi

Executive Director

Richard Ricciardi, Ph.D., CRNP, FAANP, FAAN is the Associate Dean for Clinical Practice & Community Engagement at the GW School of Nursing.

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Haley Stepp

Research Program Manager

Haley Stepp, MPH is the Research Program Associate at the GW School of Nursing.

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Asefeh Faraz

School of Nursing Center Pilot grantee: 2024-2025

Asefeh Faraz Covelli, Ph.D., APRN, FNP-BC, FAANP is an Associate Professor at the GW School of Nursing.

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Hee Jun Kim

School of Nursing Center Pilot grantee: 2023-2024

Hee Jun Kim, Ph.D., RN is an Associate Professor at the GW School of Nursing

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Melissa Batchelor

Mentor: Fellowship in Health Policy and Media

Melissa Batchelor, Ph.D., RN-BC, FNP-BC, FGSA, FAAN is a Professor at the School of Nursing and the Director of the Center for Aging, Health and Humanities.

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Y. Tony Yang

Mentor: Fellowship in Health Policy and Media

Y. Tony Yang, Sc.D., LL.M., M.P.H. is the Associate Dean for Health Policy and Population Science and an Endowed Professor in Health Policy at the GW School of Nursing.

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Karen Drenkard

Mentor: Fellowship in Health Policy and Media

Karen Drenkard, PhD, RN, FAAN is the Chief Nursing Advisor to the AARP Public Policy Institute. 

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Barbara Glickstein

Mentor: Fellowship in Health Policy and Media

Barbara Glickstein, RN, MPH, MS. FAAN is the Principal of Barbara Glickstein Strategies

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Diana Mason

Senior Policy Service Professor

Diana Mason, Ph.D., RN, FAAN is a Senior Policy Service Professor with the GW School of Nursing's Center for Health Policy and Media Engagement.

Haley Stepp, MPH, Senior Communications Associate