Michelle Falkenbach

Technical Officer

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.

Recent publications
 

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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