Event Description
This Department of Health Management and Policy's Speaker Series event features Katy Kaplan, PhD, Director of Grants and Innovations at Community Behavioral Health.
Attendees can expect to be part of an engaging conversation centered around
bridging the gap between research, policy & practice.
Kaplan has a Master’s in education and a PhD in social welfare, both from the
University of Pennsylvania. She is currently the Director of Grants and Innovations at
Community Behavioral Health (CBH), the Behavioral Health Managed Care
Organization for Philadelphia County. In this role Kaplan is responsible for identifying
opportunities through external funding or strategic partnerships with academic,
community, physical health managed care or governmental partners that promote
innovation and align with organizational priorities.
Her work spans a variety of areas such as integrated care, autism, behavioral health and
maternal child health. Prior to joining CBH in January 2016, she was the Director of
Human Services and Special Initiatives for Philadelphia Councilman-At-Large Dennis M.
O’Brien, where she oversaw the Philadelphia Autism Project. This project continues
through a partnership between City Council and the Department of Behavioral Health
and Intellectual Disability Services and CBH, under the leadership of Dr. Lindsay Shea.
RSVP: Email am5329@drexel.edu
for a direct Zoom link. |
