POWER Center Team
The POWER Center is comprised of an experienced and diverse team, consisting of a multi-disciplinary bench of social and behavioral researchers with PhD’s, DrPH’s and PharmD’s, bringing their expertise to drive innovation in patient insights and equity research.
Elif Andac-Jones,
Vice President of POWER Center in Patient Insights & Equity Research.
Dr. Andac-Jones, PhD is a sociologist and a research methodologist passionate on patient-centered research, with a focus on Real World Evidence. She is leading the Power Center team, with her experience in examining needs of cancer patients, survivors, and caregivers with putting robust, impactful social and behavioral mixed-methods research into best use by leveraging data to help inform health policy. Elif brings 20+ years conducting research with institutions such as the National Institutes of Health, the World Bank, and the European Society for Gynecological Cancers/ENGAGE, non-profits and NGO’s in the USA, Middle East, Europe, Central Asia and North Africa. Dr. Andac-Jones previously taught at the University of Kansas as a tenure track professor of Sociology and currently teaching at Georgetown University as an Adjunct Professor of Sociology.
In addition to its team members, the Power Center has an extended network of close collaborators including academic institutions, advocacy partners, and other patient insight organizations.
Extended Community
Tigerlily’s anchor program reaches communities nationwide, with a focus on vulnerable communities. Our ANGEL Advocate program recruited 400 ANGEL Advocates in 2023, reaching 2.2 M people in their communities. This extended network as well as those of our community partners give us unparalleled direct reach into trusted populations and authentic perspectives.