Dissertation Title: “Essays on Health Policy: How Racism Impedes Progress”
Health policy and racism are extremely intertwined in American politics. Racism is not only a social ill, but also contributes to poor health outcomes for minorities. Major events...
Dissertation Title: "Grey Matters: Political-Economic Analyses of Long-Term Care"
Chapter 1. Public financing of long-term care services and supports (LTC) has historically favored institutional over non-institutional care. However, since the passage of...
Dissertation Title: "Understanding Policy Opportunities to Improve Health in Schools, Neighborhoods, and Communities"
In this dissertation, I examine three settings where public policies can influence population health: schools, neighborhoods, and...
Dissertation Title: "The Politics of Medicaid and Insurance Coverage Expansion: Voters, Interest Groups, and Policy-Making"
Health insurance coverage and politics are intertwined. This dissertation will examine how voters respond when there are changes to...
Dissertation Title: "Pressing Challenges in U.S. Health Policy: Polarization, Gun Violence, And Discrimination"
In this dissertation, I examine three pressing challenges in health policy in the United States: political polarization, gun violence, and...
Dissertation Title: "Essays on Health Insurance: Public Opinion and Consumer Behavior"In this dissertation, I consider health insurance coverage in the United States from two perspectives. I open with a high-level analysis of trends in public opinion...
Dissertation Title： "Transformations in Health Policy: An Analysis of Alzheimer’s Disease Testing, Medicaid Enrollment, and Insurance Market Concentration"
This dissertation consists of three quantitative papers addressing contemporary issues in health...
Dissertation Title： "Public Agendas, Government Action, and Health Policy"
This dissertation explores public agendas, government action and health policy. Understanding public opinion is important for two reasons. First, during national emergencies, public...
Dissertation Title： "Toward a Better Understanding of HIV Risk among Young South Africans: Risk Perceptions and the Risk of Concurrent Sexual Partnerships"
South Africa is in the midst of a severe HIV epidemic and prevention efforts to date have had only...
Dissertation Title： "From the Iraq War to Quality of Care: Public Response to Health Policy and Politics"
The public’s perspective is a critical component of effective health policy. It provides the insights necessary to develop policies that are...