Associate Professor, Economics
Faculty Affiliate, Center for Aging and Policy Studies
Curriculum VitaeCAPS Biography:
My previous work on health economics focuses on the effects of health care supply disruption on health outcomes across the life course. I have served as a PI and Co-Investigator on recent NIH-funded and other funded grants. Further, I have used large secondary data sets and innovative econometric approaches to estimate how health insurance mitigates the adverse economic effects of illness, including among aging populations. I also have worked on a project related to the causes of the rise of medical expenses in the United States. Additionally, I was trained to employ advanced econometrics and simulation methods to analyze policy impacts on consumers and firms, which can be useful for health care settings.
Since I study supply-side health policies and health outcomes, my research is closely linked to the health and well-being signature theme of CAPS. In addition, a major focus of my work has been on identifying causal relationships between supply-side health policies and health, particularly among racial/ethnic minority individuals. This aspect of my work fits with the cross-cutting CAPS themes of policy, place, and specific populations.
