When ownership is local and national, and various stakeholders work together, program innovations have a greater chance to take root and survive.

There is strong mentoring of women in the academy. Corporations appear more willing to resist affirmative action to advance women, and boards and shareholders are more tolerant of this approach.

I often say that shareholders should feel very responsible for how responsive corporations are to the public trust.

I'm the youngest of 12 children. And although I was the youngest, I tried to organize things in my family. When there were disputes, I tried to mediate.

If we succeed in learning more about how to expand program innovations from pilot projects so that they have broader program impact, this should be very relevant for public health initiatives in Michigan and elsewhere in the US.

Probably the first time I was a boss was when I was associate dean of the graduate school at the University of Southern California. I was in my early 30s.

Governments have a legitimate concern with slowing population growth. But often this has been attempted with little concern for the individuals most affected.