Full Name
Jessica Steier
Job Title
Founder and Co-Host
Company
Unbiased Science
Speaker Bio
Dr. Jessica Steier is a public health scientist and health services researcher with expertise in health policy evaluation. She is the CEO of Vital Statistics Consulting, a data science consultancy, and founder and co-host of Unbiased Science, a science communication brand.
She previously served as a Senior Health Policy Consultant at The Lewin Group, working primarily on large state and federal health policy evaluations. Prior to that, she was the inaugural Research Coordinator of Hofstra University’s Department of Physician Assistant Studies, where she designed the Master’s degree curriculum, conducted research with clinicians and healthcare delivery organizations to inform evidence-based change and quality improvement, and performed program evaluations and needs assessments for hospitals and departments of health. She has consulted for the NYC and Nassau County Departments of Health.
Dr. Steier received her Master of Public Health (Evaluative Sciences) at SUNY-Stony Brook University and her Doctor of Public Health degree from the Graduate Center at the City University of New York (CUNY). She holds a Certificate in Patient Safety, as well as a Certificate in COVID-19 Contact Tracing from the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine. She is a certified Project Management Professional (PMP).
Dr. Steier is the recipient of the Stony Brook University “40 under 40” recognition, the “Norman Edelman Alumni Achievement Award” from Stony Brook Medicine, and the 2023 American Medical Writer’s Association McGovern Award Co-Recipient (alongside Dr. Andrea Love). Originally from Brooklyn, NY, Jessica currently lives in Western Massachusetts with her husband and two children. She is an avid animal lover and supporter of local rescue organizations and has adopted four dogs and two cats.
She previously served as a Senior Health Policy Consultant at The Lewin Group, working primarily on large state and federal health policy evaluations. Prior to that, she was the inaugural Research Coordinator of Hofstra University’s Department of Physician Assistant Studies, where she designed the Master’s degree curriculum, conducted research with clinicians and healthcare delivery organizations to inform evidence-based change and quality improvement, and performed program evaluations and needs assessments for hospitals and departments of health. She has consulted for the NYC and Nassau County Departments of Health.
Dr. Steier received her Master of Public Health (Evaluative Sciences) at SUNY-Stony Brook University and her Doctor of Public Health degree from the Graduate Center at the City University of New York (CUNY). She holds a Certificate in Patient Safety, as well as a Certificate in COVID-19 Contact Tracing from the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine. She is a certified Project Management Professional (PMP).
Dr. Steier is the recipient of the Stony Brook University “40 under 40” recognition, the “Norman Edelman Alumni Achievement Award” from Stony Brook Medicine, and the 2023 American Medical Writer’s Association McGovern Award Co-Recipient (alongside Dr. Andrea Love). Originally from Brooklyn, NY, Jessica currently lives in Western Massachusetts with her husband and two children. She is an avid animal lover and supporter of local rescue organizations and has adopted four dogs and two cats.
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