Key Staff

Allan Coukell, Director of Medical Programs, Pew Health Group

EMAIL: acoukell@pewtrusts.org

Allan Coukell oversees the Pew Health Group’s Medical Programs, including the Pew Prescription Project, the Pew Campaign on Human Health and Industrial Farming, the Antibiotics and Innovation Project and other PHG activities related to medical products and services. He practiced as a clinical pharmacist in oncology and bone-marrow transplant at the Victoria Hospital and London Regional Cancer Center in London, Ontario. He was subsequently a senior medical writer with the medical journal publisher Adis International, part of the Wolters-Kluwer group of companies. He spent a decade in journalism, most recently as health and science reporter for WBUR, Boston’s NPR news station. He has written for The Economist and the New York Times, among others publications, and received a 2007 Edward R Murrow Award for hard news reporting.

Kathleen Stratton, Director, Pew Prescription Project

EMAIL: kstratton@pewtrusts.org

The director of the Pew Prescription Project, Kathleen Stratton, was a scholar at the Institute of Medicine of the National Academies where she worked for 21 years. She had management and research responsibilities for projects in the areas of drug and vaccine safety, tobacco control, and public health preparedness. In October, 2002, she was awarded the IOM’s Cecil Research Award for her sustained contributions to vaccine safety. She has a doctorate in pharmacology and toxicology and joined the IOM after completing post-doctoral fellowships in neuroscience. 

Gabrielle Cosel, Project Manager

EMAIL:  gcosel@pewtrusts.org

As Project Manager of the Pew Prescription Project, Gabrielle works on federal initiatives to ensure the safety and oversight of the U.S. pharmaceutical supply chain.  Prior to joining Pew, Gabrielle worked on issues of pharmaceutical safety and appropriate prescribing for national advocacy organization Community Catalyst, and in grassroots development and capacity-building with the Fund for Public Interest Research in Cambridge, MA. Gabrielle holds an MSc in Human Rights from London School of Economics (2007) and a BA from Yale University (2002).

Ian Reynolds, Senior Associate

EMAIL:   ireynolds@pewtrusts.org

As Senior Associate for the Pew Prescription Project, Ian Reynolds works on transparency and drug safety initiatives. Prior to joining the Project in 2007, he served as a Peace Corps community health worker with the Red Crescent Society of Turkmenistan and coordinated research publications at the William Davidson Institute in Ann Arbor, MI. Ian received an MPH from the Boston University School of Public Health and holds a BS in cellular and molecular biology from the University of Michigan.

Yasmeen Husain, Administrative Assistant

EMAIL: yhusain@pewtrusts.org

As administrative assistant for the Pew Prescription Project, Yasmeen provides direct support to the Prescription Project. Prior to joining the Project in 2010, she worked at an international development trade association. Yasmeen received a BA in Economics from Indiana University.