Dissertation Title： "Examining Methods Used to Evaluate the Cost-Effectiveness of Childhood Obesity Interventions"
This dissertation examines methods used to evaluate the costs and effectiveness of childhood obesity interventions in order to help decision...
Dissertation Title： "Quality of Life, Health-Related Stigma, and The Social Context: Longitudinal Analyses of PLWHA in Uganda and a Literature Review"
The dissertation examines the experience of living with stigmatized health conditions in the social...
Dissertation Title： "Financial Incentives in Health Care Reform: Evaluating Payment Reform in Accountable Care Organizations and Competitive Bidding in Medicare"
Amidst mounting federal debt, slowing the growth of health care spending is one of the...
Dissertation Title： "Maternal Health and Child Development Programs in the United States and Rwanda: An Evaluation of Policies to Improve Quality and Efficiency"
Improving maternal and child health remains a significant policy challenge globally. This...
Dissertation Title: "Dimensions of Disadvantage: Normative and Empirical Analysis of the Effect of Public Insurance on Low-Income Children and Families"
This dissertation considers some challenges to delivering effective and equitable health care to...
Dissertation Title："The Fourth Branch of Government: The Role of Interest Groups, the Media, and Political Advertisements in Contemporary Health Policy Debates"
The dissertation examines the role of interest groups, the media, and political advertisements...
Dissertation Title："Optimizing Cardiovascular Disease Screening and Projection Efforts in the United States"
The objective of this dissertation is to develop and evaluate quantitative models that have the potential to improve cardiovascular disease (CVD)...
Dissertation Title："With or Without: Empirical Analyses of Disparities in Health Care Access and Quality"
The existence of unfair differences or disparities in access to and quality of health care is well known. However, the nature of disparities at...
Dissertation Title: "Examining Health and Economic Outcomes Associated with Pediatric Medical Conditions in the United States"
The objective of this dissertation is to estimate the health and economic outcomes associated with two prominent child health...
Dissertation Title: "Health Impacts and Economic Evaluations of Maternal and Child Health Programs in Developing Countries"
This dissertation is motivated by two of the health-related Millennium Development Goals (MDGs): MDG 4, focused on reducing child...