Sue A. Kaplan, J.D., is a Research Associate Professor in the Department of Population Health and a Research Scientist at the Robert F. Wagner Graduate School of Public Service. The focus of her work is on disparities in health outcomes for vulnerable populations in urban areas. Recent projects include the evaluation of a CDC initiative to eliminate racial and ethnic disparities in health, focusing on diabetes and heart disease in the South Bronx; the evaluation of a national collaboration funded by RWJF to improve cardiovascular care for minority populations; and an NIH initiative to develop and evaluate a faith-based health outreach program. Currently, she is working with the United Hospital Fund on a community initiative to improve diabetes management for the elderly in Washington Heights, and with Maimonides Medical Center on their development of a model to coordinate care for the seriously mentally ill. Before coming to NYU, Professor Kaplan was the Vice President for Planning and Director of Special Projects and Policy at the New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation.

A graduate of Harvard Law School and Wesleyan University, Professor Kaplan is a member and past Chair of the Board of the Bank Street College of Education. She also served as a member of the Board of Advisors to the Gateway to Higher Education, an educational enrichment program designed to increase the number of minority students pursuing higher education in science and medicine. She is a member and past Chair of the IRB for the National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse at Columbia University. She recently joined the Advisory Board for the Roosevelt House Public Policy Institute at Hunter College, also serving on the Selection Committee for the annual Joan H. Tisch Community Health Prize, and the Board of Trustees of the New York Foundation.