Assistant Professor of Health Policy and Politics
Health Policy and Management
Alecia J. McGregor, PhD is an Assistant Professor of Health Policy and Politics at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health.
Her research focuses on the political determinants of health inequities, including the role of racism in health policy development, health system design, and health care outcomes (with a focus on maternal health). Dr. McGregor takes an interdisciplinary approach to analyzing politics and health policy, investigating how institutions shape the life chances of people from vulnerable communities. Her current research explores the relationship between obstetric unit closures and maternal health disparities in the U.S.
Dr. McGregor's work has been published in a diverse range of social science journals including the Dubois Review, the Lancet, New England Journal of Medicine, American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology MFM, International Journal of Drug Policy, and the Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved.
Her research has been featured in leading media outlets including National Public Radio, USA Today, NBC News, and PBS.
In her spare time, she can be found walking her dog Kingston, dancing to hip hop, house, and reggae, and learning about foodways of the African Diaspora.
Jahn JL, Zubizarreta D, Chen JT, Needham BL, Samari G, McGregor AJ, Douglas MD, Austin SB, Agénor M.
Health Aff (Millwood). 2023 10. 42(10):1325-1333. PMID: 37782864
Krieger N, Testa C, Chen JT, Hanage WP, McGregor AJ.
Lancet Reg Health Am. 2022 Dec. 16:100384. PMID: 36338898
Dickman SL, Himmelstein G, Himmelstein DU, Strandberg K, McGregor A, McCormick D, Woolhandler S.
N Engl J Med. 2022 09 15. 387(11):1043-1044. PMID: 36103420
Mi T, Hung P, Li X, McGregor A, He J, Zhou J.
JAMA Netw Open. 2022 06 01. 5(6):e2216355. PMID: 35737390
Dickman SL, Gaffney A, McGregor A, Himmelstein DU, McCormick D, Bor DH, Woolhandler S.
JAMA Netw Open. 2022 06 01. 5(6):e2217383. PMID: 35699954
Amutah-Onukagha N, Rhone TJ, Hill MJ, McGregor A, Cohen R.
J Int Assoc Provid AIDS Care. 2022 Jan-Dec. 21:23259582211069767. PMID: 34985357
McGregor AJ, Addo NK, Amutah-Onukagha NN, Arroyo J.
J Health Care Poor Underserved. 2022. 33(4):1772-1792. PMID: 36341662
Cai C, Gaffney A, McGregor A, Woolhandler S, Himmelstein DU, McCormick D, Dickman SL.
JAMA Intern Med. 2021 11 01. 181(11):1525-1527. PMID: 34279566
Walt G, Porteny T, McGregor AJ, Ladin K.
Int J Drug Policy. 2022 01. 99:103465. PMID: 34619444
McGregor AJ, Hung P, Garman D, Amutah-Onukagha N, Cooper JA.
Am J Obstet Gynecol MFM. 2021 11. 3(6):100480. PMID: 34496307
In the U.S., more than two million women of childbearing age live in so-called “maternity care deserts,” defined as counties lacking obstetric care.
Obstetric units are closing at a growing number of hospitals across the U.S. As a result, many patients are being forced to travel farther to give birth and receive prenatal and postpartum care.
As maternity wards continue to close around the country, some states are implementing “bold and innovative” solutions—though none that will be as effective as federal intervention, according to Harvard Chan School’s Alecia McGregor.
Study finds the higher the exposure to political conservatism, the higher the COVID-19 mortality rates and stress on ICU capacity
Physician and mother of four Tiffani Bell Washington, MPH ’22, was honored by the National Minority Quality Forum as one of its “40 Under 40."
