Ashley M. Harris

Passionate internist with extensive experience in clinical medicine, quality improvement, and public health. Expert in developing interventions to improve access to care and reduce health disparities. Possesses exceptional interpersonal, problem-solving and analytical skills to provide advice and expertise to organizations to enhance public health outcomes in underserved communities through strategic healthcare initiatives and collaborations.

• Obesity-related Dietary Behaviors among Racially and Ethnically Diverse Pregnant and Postpartum Women, Journal of Pregnancy, 2016, 1, 1-10, AM Harris, N Chilukuri, M West, et al.
• Emergency Room Utilization After Medically Complicated Pregnancies: A Medicaid Claims Analysis, Journal of Women's Health, 2015, 24, 745-754, AM Harris, HY Chang, L Wang, et al.
• Somatization Increases Disability Independent of Comorbidity, JGIM, 2009, 24, 155-161, Harris AM, Orav EJ, Bates DW, Barsky AJ,
• Obesity-related Dietary Behaviors among Racially and Ethnically Diverse Pregnant and Postpartum Women, Society of General Internal Medicine, National Meeting, Toronto, Ontario, 05/01/15.
• Use of Emergency Room After Medically Complicated Pregnancies: A Medicaid Claims Analysis, Women's Health Research Symposium, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, MD, 05/01/14.
• Emergency Department Utilization in Postpartum Women with Medicaid, Society of General Internal Medicine, Mid-Atlantic Regional Meeting, New York, NY, 03/01/14.
• Use of Emergency Room After Medically Complicated Pregnancies: A Medicaid Claims Analysis, Society of General Internal Medicine, National Meeting, San Diego, CA, 04/01/14.

• Preceptor/Mentor, Mary's Center, 01/01/19, 12/31/24, Provided weekly supervision for Nurse Practitioner Student in clinical medicine, Mentor to Clinical Nurse Midwife in Cervical Cancer Screening Research Project
• Preceptor, Southern Jamaica Plain Health Center, 01/01/10, 12/31/12, Liaison, Brigham and Women's Internal Medicine Residency Program, Boston, MA, Weekly preceptor for 4 internal medicine residents, Created teaching modules for preceptor committee
• Intern Curriculum Lecturer, Brigham and Women's Hospital, 01/01/09, 12/31/09, Chest Pain, 01/01/09, Shortness of Breath, 01/01/09
• Resident Lecturer, Brigham and Women's Hospital, 01/01/08, 12/31/08, Menopause, 01/01/08, Diverticulitis, 01/01/08
• Psychiatry Grand Rounds, Brigham and Women's Hospital, 01/01/06, 12/31/06, CBT Case Presentation, Somatization Disorder, 01/01/06

• Teaching Citation, Tufts University School of Medicine, 2010
• Alpha Omega Alpha, Georgetown University School of Medicine, 01/01/04, present

• Montgomery County Primary Care Coalition, 01/01/15, 12/31/24
• D.C. Primary Care Association, 01/01/15, 12/31/20
• Project Wish, Physician Advisor, District of Columbia Department of Health, Washington, DC, 01/01/16, 12/31/18
• Diabesity Committee, Healthy People 2020, Washington, DC, 01/01/15, 12/31/18
• Public Health Committee, League of Women Voters, District of Columbia, 01/01/12, 12/31/16
• Policy Working Group, Baltimore Healthy Communities for Kids Study, 01/01/13, 12/31/15
• American College of Physicians, 01/01/14, present, Society of General Internal Medicine, 01/01/09, 12/31/15

Grants

• White Oak Regeneration Grant, 2024-2025

     National Fish and Wildlife Foundation Grant ID: 77301

     Restoring Dynamic Forest Structure through Public-Private Land Partnerships and Market-Based Incentives for Implementing Sustainable 

           Forestry

     Forest management to enhance White Oak Tree habitats

• U.S. Department of Agriculture, Natural Resources Conservation Service, 2023-2028

     Grant EQIP 2018 743B19230DN

     Habitat restoration, development and planting for management of threatened bird and butterfly species

• Western Maryland Afforestation Program 2025, 2022-2025

      Western Maryland Resource Conservation & Development

     Grant 14-25-4198 TRF 5MT

• U.S. Department of Agriculture, Natural Resources Conservation Service, 2021-2023

     Grant EQIP 2018 743B19200S9, FY20, Golden-winged Warbler

     Lower Deep Creek Lake Watershed

     Habitat restoration for the Golden-winged Warbler

• T32HL007180-39, 2013

     Behavioral Research in Heart and Vascular Disease

     PI: David Levine

• T32HP10025BO-20, 2014

     Hopkins HRSA NRSA Primary Care Health Services Fellowship Training Program

     PI: Jodi Segal

• Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award, 2012-2014

     Health Disparities Research Loan Repayment Program

     NIH Award Number 2T32 HP 10025-19

American Board of Internal Medicine