Dissertation Title："Essays in Ethics and Health Policy"
In 1999 New York enacted Kendra’s Law, in memory of Kendra Webdale, a young woman who was pushed to her death in front of an oncoming train by a man with untreated schizophrenia. Under Kendra’s Law a...
Dissertation Title："Contested Boundaries: Evaluating Institutional and Government Authority in Academia and Public Health"
This dissertation explores tensions between individual freedom and institutional authority.
Chapter one examines public perceptions of...
Dissertation Title: "Evaluating Legal Interventions Designed to Improve Behavioral Health Outcomes"
Relatively recent recognition of the significant burden of behavioral health disorders has elevated their status as public health issues in need of...
Dissertation Title: "Essays on Politics, Public Health Law, and Health Outcomes in the United States and Sub-Saharan Africa"
This dissertation is comprised of three papers that examine the political dimensions of health policymaking and the relationship...