Shoshana R. Shelton

Policy researcher with extensive experience in program evaluation, performance metrics, and project management. Proven skills in analytical thinking and data interpretation, leading to the development of evidence-based policy recommendations. Strong communicator with a track record of collaborating with stakeholders to drive successful outcomes.

• RAND Spotlight Award: 2020, 2019, 2016, 2015
• RAND Medal Award Key Contributor: 2019 Gold Award, 2017 President’s Award
• Graduate Student Research Paper Award, Society for Public Health Education, 2002
• Dean’s List and Heritage Scholar, Denison University, 1996-2000

• Jackson, B., Moore, P., Leschitz, J., Boudreaux, B., Caulkins, J., Shelton, S., Strengthening School Violence Prevention Expanding Intervention Options and Supporting K–12 School Efforts in Behavioral Threat Assessment and Management, 2025, RAND, RR-A2966-1
• Shelton, S., Nelson, C., Sullivan, M., Wroblewski, K., Mueller, E., Wolford, T., Strengthening the US Public Health Lab System: Summary of Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) After Action Review Workshop, 2024, Journal of Public Health Management and Practice, 30, 5, 710-717
• Steratore, R., Clark-Ginsberg, A., Shelton, S., Malika, N., Leuschner, K., Reese, T., Community and Individual Disaster Resilience for Floods: Options for Improving Protective Action Guidance, 2023, RAND, RR-A1770-1
• Fischbach, J., Warren, L., Whipkey, K., Shelton, S., Vaughan, C., After Hurricane Katrina: Predisaster Conditions, Hurricane Damage, and Recovery Needs in Puerto Rico, 2020, RAND, RR-2595-DHS
• Shelton, S., Nelson, C., McLees, A., Mumford, K., Thomas, C. 2013. Building Performance-Based Accountability With a Limited Empirical Evidence Base: Performance Measure Development for Public Health Preparedness.Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness, 7(4), 373-379.
• Shelton, S., Connor, K., Uscher-Pines, L., Pillemer, F., Mullikin, J., Kellermann, A. 2012. Bioterrorism and Biological Threats Dominate Federal Health Security Research: Other Priorities Get Scant Attention. Health Affairs, 31(12), 2755-2763.

• Independent Evaluation of the Nonprofit Security Grant Program, Federal Emergency Management Agency, 2024-2025, $1,543,578, Task Lead
• Supporting Getting to Outcomes (GTO) and Evaluability Assessments for the Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Department of Homeland Security, 2022-2025, $6,105,513, Task Lead
• Federal Voting Assistance Program (FVAP) and the Road Ahead: Assessment and Guidance, Office of Secretary of Defense, 2013-2015, $1,235,607, Task Lead
• National Health Security Strategy Development, Implementation, and Evaluation Support Services, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Assistant Secretary of Preparedness and Response, 2012-2016, $5,812,161, Task Lead
• Evaluating the Prevention Infrastructure at Sites that have Healthy and Unhealthy Command Climate, Office of Secretary of Defense, 2021-2023, $2,000,000, Project Manager
• Policy Analysis and Technical Assistance for Assistant Secretary of Planning and Evaluation, Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation, 2019-2024, $9,800,000, Project Manager
• Puerto Rico Economic and Disaster Recovery Plan: Integration and Analytic Support, U.S. Department of Homeland Security, 2018-2020, $27,561,542, Project Manager
• Development and Maintenance of Post-Acute Care Cross-Setting Standardized Patient Assessment Data, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, 2015-2019, $21,943,628, Project Manager
• Improving Health Departments’ Abilities to Receive, Distribute and Dispense Prophylaxis, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2008-2011, $977,557, Project Manager/Analyst
• Developing Measures and Tools to Evaluate Public Health Emergency Preparedness, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2007-2010, $1,409,831, Project Manager/Task Lead

• Public Health Laboratory Surge Exercises, Association of Public Health Laboratories, 2024-2025, $120,000, Principal Investigator
• Assisting Military Relief Societies to Achieve Outcomes, Bob Woodruff Foundation, 2024-2025, $50,000, Principal Investigator
• COVID-19 Laboratory Response After Action Review, Association of Public Health Laboratories, 2022-2024, $80,000, Principal Investigator
• ICE Office of Information Governance and Privacy Strategic and Program Management Support, U.S. Department of Homeland Security, 2022-2023, $1,300,000, Co-Principal Investigator
• Hacking for Homeland Security Delivery and Subject Matter Expert Support, U.S. Department of Homeland Security, 2021-2023, $1,600,000, Co-Principal Investigator
• Targeted Violence Prevention, United States Secret Service, 2018-2022, $2,819,000, Co-Principal Investigator
• Continuity of Operations Planning for Public Health Laboratories, Association of Public Health Laboratories, 2018-2019, $90,000, Principal Investigator
• Developing Updated Legionellosis Guidelines for Western Pennsylvania, Jewish Healthcare Foundation of Pittsburgh, 2014-2015, $75,000, Co-Principal Investigator
• Point of Dispensing Operations Resource Center Plan, New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, 2013, $50,000, Co-Principal Investigator
• Continuity of Operations Plan Improvement Tools for Public Health Laboratories, Association of Public Health Laboratories, 2011-2012, $82,000, Principal Investigator