Barbara Braun is currently Associate Director, Health Services Research, in the Division of Healthcare Quality Evaluation at The Joint Commission. In her position, she is involved with designing and implementing collaborative projects related to quality of care and multi-site infection prevention research funded by CDC and AHRQ with partners at several academic medical centers. She is a member of the CDC National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) National Occupational Research Agenda Healthcare and Social Assistance Sector Council, which is charged with developing an industry-specific research agenda for the nation, and is Co-Leader of The Joint Commission/JCR/OSHA Alliance activities.