Alyssa Crawford
About Alyssa Crawford
Alyssa Crawford serves as the Senior Researcher and Commercial Health Innovation Lead at Mathematica Policy Research, where she has worked since 2014. With a background in public health and legislative experience, she has contributed to various health-related projects in the Washington D.C. Metro Area.
Work at Mathematica
Alyssa Crawford has been employed at Mathematica Policy Research since 2011. She started as a Research Analyst from 2011 to 2014, then transitioned to the role of Researcher from 2014 to 2019. Currently, she serves as the Senior Researcher and Commercial Health Innovation Lead, a position she has held since 2019. Her work is based in the Washington D.C. Metro Area, where she focuses on health innovation initiatives.
Education and Expertise
Alyssa Crawford holds a Master of Science in Public Health (MSPH) from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, where she specialized in Public Health, Child and Adolescent Health and Development, completing her studies from 2009 to 2011. She also earned a Bachelor of Arts (BA) in Biology from Franklin & Marshall College, where she studied from 2005 to 2009. Her educational background supports her expertise in health research and policy.
Background
Before her tenure at Mathematica, Alyssa Crawford worked as a Bipartisan Management Committee Legislative Fellow for the Pennsylvania House of Representatives in 2009. She also gained experience as an intern at the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), from 2010 to 2011. These roles contributed to her understanding of health policy and legislative processes.
Professional Experience Timeline
Alyssa Crawford's professional career began in 2009 with a fellowship at the Pennsylvania House of Representatives. She then interned at the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services from 2010 to 2011. Following her internship, she joined Mathematica as a Research Analyst in 2011, progressing to Researcher in 2014, and ultimately becoming Senior Researcher and Commercial Health Innovation Lead in 2019. Her career spans over a decade in health research and policy.