Joshua Michaud

Background and Education

Josh Michaud is Associate Director for Global Health Policy at the Kaiser Family Foundation, and also a Professorial Lecturer with the International Development Program at the Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS).  Dr. Michaud has been part of the faculty since 2009, teaching two International Development courses: “Global Health Policy” and “Introduction to Public Health for Development Practitioners.”  His research, teaching, and analytical work focus on global health policy and financing, global health diplomacy, health security and emerging diseases, and the links between health and development. His prior experience includes over 10 years working as an epidemiologist on a variety of different projects, both domestic and international. He holds a PhD in International Health Policy from Johns Hopkins University SAIS, an MA in Applied Economics from Johns Hopkins University, and an MHS in Epidemiology from the Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health.