Duke Management Academy Scholars

Chelsea Swanson

Title: Assistant Research Director
Department: Duke Margolis Institute for Health Policy
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Class Year: 2024

Bio:
Chelsea Swanson serves as an Assistant Research Director within the Duke-Margolis Institute for Health Policy, and as the Managing Director for the NC Integrated Care for Kids (NC InCK) Model. NC InCK is a federally-funded local care delivery and payment model aimed at improving the way children enrolled in NC Medicaid receive care and support services.

Chelsea holds a Master's Degree in Public Health from the Gillings School of Global Public Health at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill where she studied how systems and behaviors can drive equitable healthcare access. Throughout her career, Chelsea has worked across a variety of interdisciplinary teams, programs, and projects to support the development, expansion and evaluation of program objectives. These projects included implementing the delivery of behavioral healthcare in the primary care setting, improving network adequacy, developing a stronger workforce for social supports in healthcare settings, and increasing community stakeholder engagement. Chelsea is a Durham native who greatly enjoys trying the newest restaurants, watching Duke basketball, making art of all kinds, and spending time with her family.