Featured Speaker: Dr. Michelle Keller

Dr. Michelle S. Keller is an Assistant Professor at the USC Leonard Davis School of Gerontology and an Adjunct Assistant Professor at UCLA Fielding School of Public Health. Dr. Keller received her PhD and MPH in Health Policy and Management from UCLA and her BA in Human Biology from Stanford University. Dr. Keller’s research is focused on developing interventions to reduce harmful polypharmacy in older adults and on improving the prescribing and use of high-risk medications such as benzodiazepines, opioids, and antipsychotics. Dr. Keller’s research has been published in peer-reviewed publications including JAMA Network Open, the Journal of General Internal Medicine, JAMA Surgery, the Journal of Hospital Medicine, Pain Medicine, npj Digital Medicine, Psychiatric Services, and the American Journal of Managed Care. Prior to working in healthcare, Dr. Keller worked as a journalist for publications such as the Los Angeles Times and the Chicago Tribune.