Michelle Falkenbach
Biography
Michelle is a Technical Officer at the Observatory based in Brussels.
Her
work focuses on health policy, health politics, governance, the health
workforce, intersectoral action and the Sustainable Development Goals.
She
supports the Observatory’s analytical pillar on governance and
contributes to knowledge-brokering through a range of activities
including reports, policy briefs and webinars.
Michelle holds a
PhD in public health with an emphasis on health politics from the
University of Michigan in Ann Arbor. Michelle is an Adjunct Clinical
Assistant Professor in the department of Health Management and
Policy at the University of Michigan.
Menon, A., Kavanagh, N. M., Falkenbach, M., Wismar, M., & Greer, S. L. (2025). The role of health and health systems in shaping political engagement and rebuilding trust in democratic institutions. The Lancet Regional Health–Europe, 53.
Kuhlmann, E., Falkenbach, M., Correia, T., Humphries, N., Hutchinson, E., Rees, G. H., ... & Lohmann, J. (2025). Global health and care worker migration requires a global response. Health policy, 155, 105305.
Williams, G. A., Falkenbach, M., Schaaijk, A. V., Batenburg, R. S., & Wismar, M. (2025). Closing the digital skills gap in healthcare: Identifying core digital skills and competencies and education and training opportunities for health professionals in the European Union.
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