In Conversation with Rebecca Cokley

This Public Health Conversation Starter features Rebecca Cokely in conversation with Yvette Cozier, BUSPH Associate Dean for Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Justice. Rebecca shares about her role as Program Officer for U.S. Disability Rights at the Ford Foundation, her experience working for the Obama administration, and her advocacy for people with disabilities.

Our Conversation Starters engage leading thinkers in short discussions around issues of consequence in public health. This Starter is part of SPH Reads, our school-wide reading program hosted by the Office of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Justice. In conjunction with this year’s book selection, Disability Visibility: First-Person Stories from the Twenty-First Century, Dean Cozier is having discussions with leaders who are working to advance the health of disabled populations.