As Associate Vice President for Research-Health Sciences, Dr. Prosser supports the research efforts of faculty in the health sciences across multiple schools and units. She also works collaboratively with the OVPR Leadership Team to develop new initiatives to catalyze and support research across the schools and units at U-M.
Dr. Prosser is the Marilyn Fisher Blanch Research Professor of Pediatrics. She holds a joint appointment in the Department of Health Management and Policy at the School of Public Health.
Her research focuses on measuring the value of childhood health interventions using methods of decision sciences and economics. She has worked closely with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Maternal Child and Health Bureau (HRSA) on research that has informed national vaccine policy and newborn screening recommendations. Dr. Prosser has contributed to faculty development programs at the department, school, and institutional level.