StaffJeanette May, PhD, MPH Jeanette May, MPH, PhD, an accomplished health care researcher and statistician, joined the Disease Management Association of America in February 2006 as Director of Research. She came to DMAA as the organization launched an ambitious project to develop consensus guidelines on measuring the clinical and financial outcomes of disease management programs. Since then, Dr. May has assumed the lead staff role for other key DMAA projects, including development of a participant satisfaction survey; research and resources on obesity with co-morbidities; and a buyer's guide for predictive modeling. Before joining DMAA, Dr. May served as a faculty member and senior researcher at the University of Illinois, College of Medicine. There, she directed a $3.2 million, four-year Chronic Disease Management federal grant and a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Arthritis Comparison Grant with an $800,000 budget, among other projects. Her other positions have included lecturer and curriculum developer at Judson College, in Elgin, Ill., and senior research analyst at AMCORE Financial Inc., a leading Midwest bank based in Rockord, Ill. Dr. May holds a doctorate in organization and management from Capella University. She also has a bachelor's degree in communications from Illinois Benedictine College, a master's in public health from Northern Illinois University and a certificate in public health informatics from the University of Illinois. |
