Dissertation Title: "Health During Pregnancy: Essays on Access to Care, Preventing Adverse Outcomes, and Health System Structures"
This dissertation investigates how access to care, clinical guidelines, and health system design affect maternal health...
Dissertation Title: "Countdown to 2030: Essays on Universal Health Coverage in Developing Countries"
Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) bears a disproportionate share of the world’s health burden. Women and children remain two of the most critical target groups for...
Dissertation Title: "Advancing Evidence-Based Maternity Care: Empirical Studies of Technologies, Policies, and Clinical Practices in the U.S. and Abroad"
While maternal and newborn health (MNH) outcomes have improved globally over the past couple decades...
Julia Eddelbuettel graduated with a BS in Policy Analysis & Management with high honors and high distinction from the Cornell University Brooks School of Public Policy in December 2021. Following graduation, Julia worked as a Senior Statistical Programmer...
Hailey Clark graduated from the University of Georgia in 2018 with a BA in Economics and a BS in Biochemistry & Molecular Biology. Following graduation, she worked as a Leadership Consultant for Zeta Tau Alpha Fraternity and as a Research Assistant for Dr...
Towo graduated from The University of Texas at Dallas in 2018 with a BS in Neuroscience and earned her MPH in Healthcare Management from UT Health Science Center in 2021. While earning her MPH, Towo volunteered as a breast cancer advocate for local...
Dissertation title: "Health Care Variation and Its Determinants: Studies on Physician Quality, Cancer Screening, and Cardiovascular Care"
This dissertation investigates drivers of variation in health care utilization and quality, with a focus on physician...
Dissertation Title: “Place, Policy, and Health: Essays on the Intersection of Health Policy and Social Policy”
The social safety net is vital to supporting the wellbeing of many people in the United States, but it is complex. In this dissertation, I...
Dissertation Title: "Essays on Maternal Health"
This dissertation focuses on exploring the maternity episode and it's associations with healthcare use, healthcare spending, and social policies. The first chapter uses survey data and a difference-in...
Dissertation Title: “Rethinking Provider Quality and Behavior: Evidence from Exemplars, Guidelines, and Teams”
Improving the quality of U.S. healthcare delivery, particularly care delivered by healthcare professionals, is a key priority in research, policy...