Grace Savard

Grace is a dual-degree Master of Public Health and Master of Public Policy student at the University of Minnesota. Fueled by her experience as a professional caregiver in hospice and long-term care, Grace is driven to promote healthy aging across the life course through cross-sector research, policy, and technologies.
 
Throughout her time as a student, Grace has worked as a graduate research assistant/coordinator for the University of Minnesota's Center for Healthy Aging and Innovation. She managed recruitment, enrollment, study administration, and data collection for the Home Alone program, a research study that delivers coaching sessions to older adults living alone in their homes with memory concerns. Currently, Grace consults for a research team at the Institute for Behavioral Science (University of Colorado Boulder) studying how neighborhoods impact cognitive health through social, behavioral, and biological pathways. Grace also works for the Health Economics and Market Access team at Boston Scientific, focusing on reimbursement strategies for cardiac devices.
 
Prior to her graduate program, Grace worked with a team of nurse coordinators, social workers, and administrators to launch North Memorial Health's first Population Health Team. She helped design and integrate care management strategies to reduce patient risk, meet comprehensive health needs, and connect patients with valuable community resources.
 
Grace grew up in the Twin Cities and holds a BA in Biology and BA in Peace Studies from the College of St. Benedict and St. John's University.