Michael Perry has been a partner at Lake Research Partners since 1997. Mike and his team conduct research for non-profits, foundations, universities, issue advocacy organizations, and government agencies on a variety of public policy issues including poverty, education, obesity and hunger issues, reproductive health, HIV/AIDS, children’s issues, global development assistance, substance use, and more. Mike specializes in health care research, particularly issues relating to the uninsured, public health programs (Medicaid, Medicare), quality improvement, health care reform, and overall public policy as it relates to health care.
Many of Mike’s studies have received national attention. For example, Mike conducted research with New Yorkers who lost health coverage after 9/11 to find out about their access to health care. He also went to New Orleans soon after Hurricane Katrina to interview low-income and medically needy survivors to learn about their health care challenges and highlight their medical needs. More recently, Mike has been conducting studies about the effects of the economic recession on people’s health care coverage, and his work was featured on PBS’ NewsHour (2/11/09).
Mike partners with many of the leading issue organizations in the country, among them AARP, the American Cancer Society, amfAR, the California Department of Alcohol and Drug Programs, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, the Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation, the California Endowment, Oxfam, the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, and the National Partnership for Women and Families.
Prior to joining LRP, Mike was a Senior Consultant at Mathew Greenwald & Associates, a market research firm based on Washington, DC. He has a B.A. in English from Mt. St. Mary’s University and an M.A. in international relations from the University of Southern California. Mike serves on the advisory board of a the Spanish Catholic Health Center in Washington, DC, which offers free and low-cost health care to Washington’s immigrant community.
|
|
"Because of Tresa and Mike’s extensive research and strategic recommendations, the messages and creatives used for our Me Not Meth campaign were spot on - a testament to the 80% recall achieved and shifts in key attitudes toward crystal meth use."
|
|
— Tanja Hester, Vice President, GMMB
|
|
