C. Greer Jordan, PhD
Vice President Anchor Partnerships; Associate Professor, Community Health Division, Institute for Health & Humanity
Contact Information
Education
MA, University of Michigan
BS, University of Detroit
Biography
C. Greer Jordan, PhD, MBA, BSEE, is an institutional leader and associate professor at the Medical College of Wisconsin (MCW) whose work focuses on fostering cross-sector partnerships and organizational systems that advance health for all.
As Vice President of Anchor Partnerships, Dr. Jordan leads strategies that strengthen economic vitality, workforce pipelines and pathways, and community collaboration. Dr. Jordan’s leadership includes serving as principal investigator or key contributor on multi-year regional and national projects aimed at strengthening the health and academic research workforce, expanding career pathways, and developing collaborative approaches that connect academic medicine with community priorities. This work includes projects funded by the Advancing a Healthier Wisconsin Endowment and the National Institutes of Health.
Dr. Jordan’s practice and scholarship examine how institutions can support conditions that promote health, reduce healthcare costs, and function as effective, thriving organizations. Publications include peer-reviewed studies in Academic Medicine, the Journal of Advanced Nursing, and other outlets.
Dr. Jordan's recent service includes the Milwaukee Anchor Collaborative Advisory Board, United Performing Arts Fund Board, the Editorial Board of the Wisconsin Medical Journal, the University of Detroit-Mercy School of Engineering Advisory Board, and the Milwaukee Rotary.
Dr. Jordan's career has spanned engineering, business, organizational consulting, and academic medicine. Guided by strong values and a desire for everyone to achieve their best health. Dr. Jordan brings a multidisciplinary perspective to institutional innovation that fosters flourishing across Wisconsin and beyond.
Honors and Awards
AAMC National Culture and Climate Roundtable, invited scholar
Beta Gamma Sigma International Honor Society for Business
University of Michigan Consortium for Graduate Study in Management Fellowship
University of Detroit Insignias Scholar
Tau Beta Pi Engineering Honor Society Invitee
Research Experience
- Community-Institutional Relations
- Cultural Competency
- Culturally Competent Care
- Culture
- High Performance Teams/ Teaming
- Interinstitutional Relations
- Models, Organizational
- Organizational Culture
- Organizational Innovation
- Organizational Objectives
- Social Environment
Methodologies and Techniques
- Action Research Methodology
- Data Collection
- Grounded Theory
- Surveys and Questionnaires
Leadership Positions
- Assistant Professor, Institute for Health and Equity, Division of Community Health
- Associate Vice Chancellor - Diversity and Inclusion
- Associate Vice Chancellor - Human Resources Diversity and Inclusion
- Director of Research - D.L. Plummer and Associates
- Vice President Anchor Partnerships
- Vice President Inclusion and Diversity, CDIO
- Vice President of Operations - D.L. Plummer and Associates
Educational Expertise
- Leadership
- Organizational Culture
- Psychology, Social
Community Partnerships
- Childrens Wisconsin
- Employ Milwaukee
- Froedtert/Thedacare Health
- MATC
- Outreach Community Health Services
- Sojourner Family Peace Center
Publications
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(Schubert EC, Galambos CM, Jerofke-Owen T, Arrington E, Jordan GC, Lodh N, Paquette H, Chelimsky G, Piacentine LB.) J Adv Nurs. 2023 Apr;79(4):1603-1609 PMID: 35621342 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85130985830 05/28/2022
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(Olson J, Tucker J, Simi R, Wrucke S, Jordan CG.) Prev Med Rep. 2022 Dec;30:102015 PMID: 36237839 PMCID: PMC9551139 10/15/2022
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Health Equity Tourism: The WMJ Editorial Board Responds.
(Jordan CG, Brown SA, Schrager S.) WMJ. 2021 Dec;120(4):258-259 PMID: 35025170 PMCID: PMC8986421 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85123566231 01/14/2022
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Measuring Diversity and Inclusion in Academic Medicine: The Diversity Engagement Survey.
(Person SD, Jordan CG, Allison JJ, Fink Ogawa LM, Castillo-Page L, Conrad S, Nivet MA, Plummer DL.) Acad Med. 2015 Dec;90(12):1675-83 PMID: 26466376 PMCID: PMC5823241 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-84948387048 10/16/2015
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A Good Place to Do Science: A Case Study of an Academic Science Department
(CG Jordan, D. Bilimoria.) . 11/18/2005