Curriculum Vitae
Jamie Brooks
Jamie Brooks
Robertson, Esq.
Healthcare Strategy Expert · Human Rights in Healthcare · Training & Community Development
Maryland Bar · 2004
Forthcoming · University of Iowa Press · 2026
The Fleeing Season: An American Mother's Migration Toward Safety and Justice
Part of the Locating Reproductive Justice series — exploring reproductive rights through an international human rights lens. Author: Jamie D. Brooks.
Professional Experience
Senior Policy & Engagement Lead (Consultant)
- Leading TMG's national engagement programme across the UK, building and managing relationships with parliamentarians, civil servants, third-sector organisations, academics, and policymakers to advance equitable maternal and reproductive health outcomes
- Collaborating across CoSRH, CAHN, iHV Women's Health Project, EEPCSG and other organisations to drive quality improvement and promote rights-based approaches in maternity care
- Advising on and producing consultation responses to Government departments, ensuring community voices are centred in policy advocacy
Freelance Journalist & Academic Scholar
- Forthcoming memoir The Fleeing Season (University of Iowa Press, 2026) — part of the Locating Reproductive Justice series
- Invited panellist, Locating Reproductive Justice Symposium – Creative Writing and Reproductive Futures Session, University of Iowa (March 2025)
- Published in Dua Lipa's Service95 newsletter on female reproductive health research gaps (Jan 2023) and drug policy reform (June 2022)
- Presented on multispecies care and reproductive justice at the Reproductive Futures Conference, Tampere, Finland (June 2022) and the National Communication Association Conference, New Orleans (Nov 2022)
Consultant & Subject Matter Expert
- Supported programmatic onboarding of Director of Enterprise Risk Management, translating complex risk and compliance frameworks for organisational leadership
Director of National Enterprise Risk Management
- Led national risk identification, evaluation, and mitigation processes; liaised with Planned Parenthood International Risk Leads to assess global strategic and operational risk
- Reviewed and stress-tested PPFA's 5-year strategic plan; convened stakeholders across compliance, finance, audit, insurance and information security
Director, Department of Insurance & Risk Management
- Managed complex investigations of patient, employee and visitor incidents; provided early disclosure and resolution guidance to restore trust and mitigate claims
- Supervised Patient Relations Team to ensure timely, empathetic complaint management, prioritising equitable treatment of all patients
- Used narrative storytelling to communicate the impact of adverse healthcare events to leadership and insurers
Director, Centre for Healthcare Transformation & Policy
- Managed a portfolio of projects focused on women's reproductive health, including uterine fibroids and heavy menstrual bleeding — conditions disproportionately affecting Black women
- Developed evidence-based clinical guidance and quality improvement initiatives with multidisciplinary teams to overhaul hospital protocols and improve outcomes
- Supervised senior managers; developed contracts and operating budgets across project lifecycles
Associate Director of Health Policy
- Managed the union's advocacy for long-term care and family caregivers, meeting with White House officials to champion working conditions and health outcomes
- Assisted in developing Ebola outbreak response protocols, infection control guidance, and risk mitigation strategies for frontline healthcare workers
Program Officer
- Managed a grants portfolio totalling over $1.68 million to monitor state and federal health quality improvement policies and ACA implementation
- Moderated high-profile Sacramento briefings on Medi-Cal managed care transitions, ACA stakeholder input, and disability inclusion (2012–2013)
National Leader, Patient Safety & Risk Management
- Administered the national Clinical Event Management Programme, overseeing regional risk directors across eight Kaiser regions analysing sentinel events and medical malpractice data
- Developed quarterly Board-level reports with recommendations implemented nationally to reduce sentinel events and claims
- Designed and delivered train-the-trainer programmes for physicians and healthcare ombudsmen across Hawaii, Colorado, Northern and Southern California
Senior Analyst – Bioethics, Law & Human Rights
- Analysed international ethical, legal, and social implications of stem cell research, IVF, surrogacy, and assisted genetic reproductive technologies
- Presented nationally on policy implications of genetic technologies for racial justice advocates
Staff Attorney
- Led advocacy at the intersection of environmental justice, reproductive justice, and human rights — including Medicaid advocacy, emergency contraception access, and language access in reproductive healthcare
- Published extensively in Health Advocate and co-authored national reports on language access, reproductive healthcare coverage, and Medicaid law reform
- Delivered training on Medicaid, EPSDT, and reproductive rights for legal aid organisations, community advocates, and law students nationally
Law Clerk
- Clerked for the Honourable Judith E. Retchin
Training & Facilitation
Train-the-trainer on communicating adverse clinical outcomes — Kaiser Permanente Hawaii, Colorado, Northern & Southern California
2010–2011, 2015
Community and stakeholder briefings on Medi-Cal, ACA implementation, and disability inclusion — California HealthCare Foundation
2012–2013
Legal rights training on Medicaid, reproductive healthcare law, and language access — legal aid organisations, community groups, and law schools across the US
2005–2008
Reproductive justice frameworks — community organisations, academic conferences, UN bodies, and grassroots platforms including SisterSong, Black Women for Wellness, and the United States Social Forum
2006–2025
Interviewed on NPR on the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act
May 2008
Moderated panels at Harvard Law School, Greenlining Institute, and civil liberties conferences on reproductive justice and genetic technologies
2007–2008
Publications
2026
The Fleeing Season: An American Mother's Migration Toward Safety and Justice
Memoir, forthcoming · University of Iowa Press — Locating Reproductive Justice Series
2023
Female Reproductive Health Disruption: Why We Need More Medical Research
Dua Lipa's Service95 Newsletter, Issue #49 · January 12, 2023
Covers impacts of COVID-19 on reproductive health and calls for more research and funding across all genders.
service95.com ↗
2022
Drugs Don't Work. Or Do They? Zara Snapp's Unorthodox Answer to Mexico's Drug Problem
Dua Lipa's Service95 Newsletter, Issue #21 · June 23, 2022
Featured interview highlighting failed drug reform policies and a human rights-based approach to legalisation and commercialisation.
service95.com ↗
2020
Landscape Assessment of Quality Measures, Indicators, Tools, and Initiatives for Healthcare Services for Women with Uterine Fibroids and Heavy Menstrual Bleeding
Journal of Managed Care & Specialty Pharmacy · AMCP Conference 2020
View abstract ↗
2009
Lesson Plans for Use with Unnatural Causes: Debating Policy to Improve Population Health — A Case Study and Simulation of the Marshall Islands
California Newsreel · co-authored with Larry Adelman
unnaturalcauses.org ↗
2008
Geneticizing Disease: Implications for Racial Health Disparities
Center for American Progress · January 2008 · co-authored with Meredith L. King
2008
Does the 2008–2009 California Budget Have to Be a Crisis for Communities of Color?
The Greenlining Institute · August 2008
Addressed cuts to basic, preventive health and social service programmes while continuing to fund stem cell research.
2008
Shadow Report: Unequal Health Outcomes in the United States
The Opportunity Agenda / Poverty & Race Research Action Council · January 2008
National coalition shadow report to the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination (CERD). Co-authored with Brian Smedley, Meredith King, Katrina Anderson, and others.
2007
The Legal Framework for Language Access in Healthcare Settings: Title VI and Beyond
Journal of General Internal Medicine · November 2007 · co-authored with Alice Chen and Mara Youdelman
2007
Providing Language Services in State and Local Health-Related Benefits Offices: Examples from the Field
The Commonwealth Fund · January 2007 · co-authored with Mara Youdelman, Jane Perkins, Deborah Reid
2007
Over the Counter or Out of Reach?
National Health Law Program · June 2007 · co-authored with Jane Perkins, Susan Fogle, and Deborah Reid
2007
Chart: State Medicaid Coverage of Emergency Contraception as an Over-the-Counter Drug
National Health Law Program · June 2007 · co-authored with Jane Perkins, Susan Fogle, and Deborah Reid
2007
Is Your Doctor Playing Judge?
SELF Magazine · May 2007 · Quoted
2007
Reprogenetics
National Health Law Program Health Advocate · February 2007
2007
CDC Recommends HPV Vaccine for Girls 11–12: How Advocates Can Build upon this Positive Momentum
National Health Law Program Health Advocate · February 2007
2006
Does the Hyde Amendment Violate Human Rights?
Center for American Progress · October 2006 · co-authored with Patty Skuster of IPAS
2006
FDA Approves EC Over-the-Counter: What Medicaid Advocates Need to Know
National Health Law Program Health Advocate · December 2006
2006
Incorporating Environmental Awareness into your Reproductive Rights Advocacy
National Health Law Program Health Advocate · August 2006
2006
Summary of State Law Requirements Addressing Language Needs in Reproductive Health Care Services
National Health Law Program · March 2006 · co-authored with Jane Perkins
Blog
Biopolitical Times Blog Posts
Centre for Genetics and Society
Includes: Oprah on Renting Wombs in India, "It's Beautiful" · DNA Dieting? It was only a matter of time · Everybody Into the Pool · Looking for Donor Dads
Public Presentations & Talks
Academic & Policy Conferences
Mar 2025
Creative Writing and Reproductive Futures Session — Panellist
Locating Reproductive Justice Symposium · University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA
Nov 2022
Care: Possibilities for Imagining Multispecies Justice
National Communication Association Conference · New Orleans, LA. Explored the critical edges of reproductive justice and leveraging multispecies care to sustain life on the planet.
Jun 2022
Exploring Multispecies Care Within the Context of COVID-19
Reproductive Futures Conference · Tampere, Finland. Crosswalked reproductive justice and veganism as a way to ward off future pandemics and reimagine a sustainable future.
Nov 2007
Reproductive Technologies and Human Rights in Washington, D.C.
American Public Health Association Meeting · Boston, MA
Dec 2006
Comparative Health Systems of Developed Nations that use the Universal Coverage Model and Health as a Human Right
National Health Law Program Annual National Conference · Los Angeles, CA
Jan 2007
Improving Reproductive and Environmental Justice for Low-Income Women and Women of Color Using the Human Rights Framework in Medicaid Advocacy
UCSF–CHE Summit on Environmental Challenges to Reproductive Health and Fertility · San Francisco, CA · Poster Abstract
Mar 2006
Changes under Federal Law to Medicaid due to the Deficit Reduction Act of 2006
Duke University School of Law · Durham, NC
Feb 2006
Federal Medicaid Update — Women and Medicaid; Deficit Reduction Act of 2006
University of North Carolina School of Law · Chapel Hill, NC
Jan 2006
Shadow Report on the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR) — Co-presenter on Medicaid
United Nations · New York, NY
Apr 2004
Women's Reproductive Justice, Environmental Justice and Occupational Risks Encountered by API Women
March For Women's Lives Youth Day Forum · Washington DC
Jul 2004
Criminal Law and Procedure — Guest lecture for pre-law undergraduate class
University of California, Los Angeles · for Professor John M. Strickland
Genetics, Bioethics & Racial Justice
Sep 2008
Policy Implications of Expanding DNA Forensics — Interactive webinar
University of Michigan Genetic Equity Network · Ann Arbor, MI
Aug 2008
Stem Cell Research — Presentation to high-school academic camp participants
Greenlining IPO Academic Summer Camp · Berkeley, CA
Jul 2008
Health Care Affordability — Presentation to high-school academic camp participants
Greenlining IPO Academic Summer Camp · Berkeley, CA
Jul 2008
Implications of New Genetic Technologies for Racial Justice Advocates
Race and Membership in American History Course · Oakland, CA
May 2008
Interviewed on the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act
Apr 2008
Assisted Reproductive Technologies, Legal Challenges and Reproductive Justice
Harvard Law School · Cambridge, MA
Apr 2008
The Politics of Reproductive Safety · The New Eugenics, Whose Choice? · Moderator: The Politics of Population Control
Civil Liberties and Public Policy Annual Conference · Hampshire, MA
Apr 2008
Geneticizing Disease: Implications for Racial Health Disparities — with Lisa Crooms, Nicole Laurie, and Meredith King
Center for American Progress · Washington DC
Apr 2008
Geneticizing Disease — Panel Moderator with Dorothy Roberts, Meredith L. King, and Mildred Thompson
Greenlining Institute · Berkeley, CA
Jan 2008
The Intersection of the Reproductive Justice Movement and New Reproductive Technologies
Law Students for Reproductive Justice West Coast · Los Angeles, CA
Oct 2007
Legal Implications of Reproductive and Genetic Technologies in Washington D.C.
Law Students for Reproductive Justice Board Meeting · Oakland, CA
Sep 2007
Ethical and Legal Implications of Genetic Testing — Panel on Genetic Counseling, Testing and Research Ethics
WE ACT: Genes & Justice — A Community Symposium on Health, Race & Rights · with Kwame Anyane-Yeboa, Celia Fisher, and Kurt Hirschhorn
Jul 2007
Implications of New Genetic Technologies for Racial Justice Advocates
Race and Membership in American History Course · Oakland, CA
Reproductive Justice & Community Advocacy
Sep 2007
Keynote panel: Assisted Reproductive and Genetic Technologies and their Implications for Women of Color; Workshop: Environmental Justice and Genetics
Black Women for Wellness Annual Conference
Jun 2007
Fighting Neo-Liberalism with Reproductive Justice for Women — Genetic Technology and Neo-liberalism
United States Social Forum · Atlanta, GA
Jun 2007
Designer Genes: Not Being Defined by Our DNA — Eugenics, racial justice, criminal justice within the context of biotechnology and assisted reproductive technologies
United States Social Forum · Atlanta, GA
Jun 2007
The New Birds & the Bees: Assisted Reproductive Technologies and Their Potential Impact on Women and Communities of Color
SisterSong "Let's Talk About Sex!" · Chicago, IL
Jan 2007
Environmental Threats to Pregnant Women and Families — Co-presenter
National Advocates for Pregnant Women · New York, NY
Nov 2006
Changes in Federal and State Language Access Laws — Reproductive health focus
National Legal Aid and Defender Association · Charlotte, NC
Oct 2006
Train-the-Trainer on Medicaid
North Carolina Council on Developmental Disabilities
Sep 2006
Medicaid as a Reproductive and Human Right and the Hyde Amendment
SisterSong, Doing Collectively What We Cannot Do Individually · Los Angeles, CA
2006–2007
Train-the-Trainer on Early Periodic Screening, Diagnosis and Treatment (EPSDT)
Various locations across North Carolina
Healthcare Training & Moderated Briefings
Dec 2015
Train-the-Trainer on Communicating Unanticipated Adverse Outcomes
Kaiser Permanente Northern California · Oakland, CA
May 2013
Transitioning Seniors and People with Disabilities to Medi-Cal Managed Care — Moderator
California HealthCare Foundation Sponsored Sacramento Briefing
May 2012
Medi-Cal at a Crossroads: What Enrollees Say About the Program — Moderator
California HealthCare Foundation Sponsored Sacramento Briefing
Feb 2012
Monitoring the Impacts of the Affordable Care Act in California: Stakeholder Input and Priorities — Moderator
California HealthCare Foundation Sponsored Stakeholder Meetings · Sacramento, CA
May 2011
Train-the-Trainer on Communicating Unanticipated Adverse Outcomes
Kaiser Permanente Hawaii · Honolulu, HI
Apr 2011
The Ombudsman Mediation Program at Kaiser Permanente
Pepperdine University School of Law · Malibu, CA
Jan 2011
Train-the-Trainer on Communicating Unanticipated Adverse Outcomes
Kaiser Permanente Colorado · Colorado Springs, CO
Nov 2010
Train-the-Trainer on Communicating Unanticipated Adverse Outcomes
Kaiser Permanente Southern California · Pasadena, CA
© Jamie Brooks Robertson, Esq.
Healthcare Strategy Expert · London