Center for Health Policy

The Center for Health Policy (CHP) conducts in-depth research to develop health policy recommendations that advance health and well-being both in the United States and globally. Bringing together experts from Rice University and the Texas Medical Center, the Center is uniquely positioned to convene medical and policy professionals to collaborate on critical and timely health policy issues. Specific areas of research include health economics, non-medical drivers of health, biomedical research policy, child health, firearm injury prevention, and neuro-policy.

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    Dr. Heidi Russell

    Heidi Russell

    Director, Center for Health Policy, L.E. and Virginia Simmons Senior Fellow in Health Policy, Huffington Fellow in Child Health Policy
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    Research on local and national drug policies in hopes of developing pragmatic policies based on common sense.
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    Center for Health and Biosciences | Upcoming Event
    June 6, 2025
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    Harris A. Eyre

    Baker Institute Rice Faculty Scholar | Harry Z. Yan and Weiman Gao Senior Fellow for Brain Health and Society and Senior Advisor for Neuroscience | Office of Innovation
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    Dr. Heidi Russell

    Heidi Russell

    Director, Center for Health Policy, L.E. and Virginia Simmons Senior Fellow in Health Policy, Huffington Fellow in Child Health Policy
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    The Center for Health Policy offers internships to actively enrolled Rice undergraduate and graduate students. Students are hired on an as-needed basis as positions become available. Interns at the Center for Health Policy gain valuable experience supporting research and programming on critical health policy issues affecting Texas, the U.S., and the world. Interns work directly with fellows, scholars, and senior staff to advance the center’s mission. During the academic year, Rice student interns are eligible to work up to 10-15 hours per week, depending on classification.

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    If no internships are currently listed, please continue to check the main Student Opportunities page. You can still apply through the general application via our Student Opportunities page, sign up for our newsletter, Health Beat to stay informed about upcoming opportunities and events you can attend, and follow us on LinkedIn for updates on new openings. 

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