Stephanie Morain
Assistant Professor, Center for Medical Ethics and Health Policy
Baylor College of Medicine
Disciplines: Public Health
Stephanie Morain is an Assistant Professor in the Center for Medical Ethics and Health Policy at Baylor College of Medicine. She conducts both empirical and normative research into issues at the intersection of ethics, law, and health policy. Her work examines political and ethical issues concerning the scope of government authority in public health and the role of stakeholder opinion in shaping decision-making in public health policy. Dr. Morain received a Ph.D. in Health Policy with a concentration in Ethics from Harvard University and an M.P.H. from the Program in the History and Ethics of Public Health at Columbia University. She completed her postdoctoral training as a Hecht-Levi Post-Doctoral Fellow at the Berman Institute for Bioethics at Johns Hopkins University.
Twitter: @SMorain
Articles
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A federal database reveals potential conflicts of interest, but fails to distinguish the helpful from the harmful.
Research finds broad support for government action to fight obesity, diabetes, and smoking, particularly when it nudges – rather than forces – people to make healthier choices.
Better coordination between Medicare and Medicaid can save money and improve care for the 9 million Americans who are covered by both programs.