[5] Bradley's research focused on strengthening health care systems around the globe, including within the US, UK, China and several countries in Africa.
[18] She also served as the principal investigator for a project funded by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Developing the Long-Term Capability of Ethiopia’s Health Extension Program Platform.
[20] Bradley also assisted in establishing the Rwanda Human Resources for Health Program,[21] which was recognized by the Clinton Global Initiative for its innovativeness.
She was also the recipient of Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation grant that developed a framework of diffusion, dissemination, and widespread take up of health innovations.
The concept of grand strategy, which is the interdisciplinary study of achieving large ends with limited means, has expanded to include practitioners in the field.
The Brady-Johnson Program in Grand Strategy sponsors symposia at Yale University focused on leadership and strategic problem solving.