Dissertation Title： "How Does Managed Care Manage Care? Evidence from Public Insurance"
In the United States, the fraction of individuals with public insurance is growing and the policies and markets that serve them are changing. Over two-thirds of...
Dissertation Title： "Variation in Quality and Costs of Care across Physicians and Its Determinants"
This dissertation evaluates one of the key determinants of health care quality and costs – practice patterns of physicians. A large body of literature has...
Dissertation Title： "Evaluating Health Interventions Over Time: Empirical Tests of the Validity of the Single Interrupted Time Series Design"
Single interrupted time series (ITS) is a quasi-experimental evaluation design used frequently in the health...
Dissertation Title："Improving Reproductive Health: Assessing Determinants and Measuring Policy Impacts"
In this thesis, I investigate policies and programs to improve reproductive health. My thesis makes a substantive contribution to reproductive health...
Dissertation Title："Network Administrative Organizations: Improving the Performance of Health Care Networks in a Developing Country Context"
Network administrative organizations (NAOs) are a form of network governance where an external entity centrally...
Dissertation Title: "Building and Evaluating a Surveillance System for Bicycle Crashes and Injuries"
Chapter 1: For cities aiming to create a useful surveillance system for bicycle injuries, a common challenge is that city crash reporting is scattered...
Dissertation Title: "Investigating Socioeconomic Disparities in Patient Experiences of Infertility in the US"
Infertility is a common problem in the US, affecting approximately 1 in 8 couples of childbearing age, or over 7 million women nationwide. But...
Dissertation Title: "The Promise and Peril of Using the Law to Promote Ethical Outcomes in Health and Healthcare"
NOTA: NOT A GOOD ACT FOR TISSUES TO FOLLOW The National Organ Transplant Act of 1984
(NOTA) articulates the U.S. federal policy for organ...
Dissertation Title: "Social Ties and Health: An Analysis of Patient-Doctor Trust and Network-Based Public Health Interventions Through Randomized Experiments and Simulations"
This dissertation investigates the structure and function of interpersonal ties...
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...