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Dr Adler Archer

PhD Student

Research interests

  • Public Services Management & Organisation

Contact details

Biography

Supervisor: Prof Ewan Ferlie 

Year of Entry: 2018, full-time

Research Group: Public Services Management

Project Title: The Impact of Identity and Institutions on Physician Involvement in Health Systems Innovation

Adler Archer is an American systems engineer and scientist. Adler is enrolled at King’s Business School completing a second doctorate while building on his ongoing research at Johns Hopkins. He is studying the impact of identity and institutions on physician engagement in health systems innovation. He was awarded the prestigious David E. Rogers Award from Johns Hopkins Health Systems, a doctoral studentship from King’s Business School and currently serves as a RADMA Scholar.

Adler  served on active duty in the United States military from 2000 – 2004. He went on to work as a Senior Space Systems Engineer at Lockheed Martin and then a Senior Project Manager at Boeing until 2009. He is active in advocacy for military veterans including a spending time as a lobbyist visiting the White House and US Capitol Hill to advocate for the repeal of “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell”, which prevented LGBT citizens from serving openly in the US military.

Adler recently served as Vice President of the founding board of directors for the Maryland LGBT Chamber of Commerce and Advisory Board Chairman for the Maryland New Leaders Council. He was awarded a Diversity Recognition Award from the Provost of Johns Hopkins for his contributions in 2018.

Currently, Adler serves on the Board of Directors for Intelehealth, a global telemedicine charity as well as on the Board of Advisors for Chase Brexton’s LGBT Health Resource Center. He also serves on the Governing Council for the London Meditation Centre.

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News

What can rural India can teach the urban US and UK about healthcare?

The role of technology in tackling health inequalities

A picture of a doctor holding a smartphone

From toothpicks to treatment

Dr Adler Archer on how we can use our entrepreneurial skills to have an impact on global health

Adler explains how he got involved in global health issues, and why he believes we can all play a role in working towards equal access to better healthcare around the world.