Dr. Kathleen Maurer is the Connecticut Department of Correction (DOC) Director of Health and Addiction Services and Medical Director. Before assuming her current post in 2011, she was Assistant Medical Director at Correctional Managed Health Care, a division of the University of Connecticut Health Center, which contracts with the state corrections department for offender medical care. During her career, Maurer has provided hands-on clinical care and medical program management in the private sector. In the realm of correctional care, she is particularly interested in the role of correctional healthcare in the broader scope of public health, such as in the treatment of Hepatitis C Virus in offender-patients. Her recent initiatives include working to expand Medicaid access to halfway house residents and integrate Medicaid utilization management with the correctional system. She is developing a system-wide medication assisted treatment program for the Connecticut DOC. Maurer earned her medical degree from Yale University School of Medicine. She earned an master's in public health degree from Yale. She holds an master's in business administration degree from the University of Connecticut and is board-certified in internal medicine, occupational and environmental medicine, and addiction medicine. She recently was awarded the Coalition of Correctional Health Authorities national award for Leadership in Correctional Healthcare.