I am an applied microeconomist with interests in health and labor economics. My research focuses on three interrelated topics: (1) human capital development, specifically the long-run impacts of investments in health, (2) financial incentives and how the timing and amount of payments allow individuals to consumption smooth or not; and (3) how insurance plan design impacts utilization and outcomes.<\/p>\n
Publications <\/strong>(former student or student co-authors are underlined<\/span>)<\/p>\n “The Impact of the CARES Stimulus Payments on COVID-19 Transmission and Mortality” (with Caitlyn Fleming), The BE Journal of Economic Analysis & Policy<\/em>\u00a023, no. 4 (2023): 925-941.<\/p>\n \u201cSNAP Work Requirements Increase Mental Health Care Use\u201d (with Lindsay Allen and Diana Henry<\/u>), Health Services Research<\/em>\u00a058, no. 1 (2023): 60-66.\u00a0\u00a0 <\/em><\/p>\n \u201cOnline Platforms for Classroom Experiments: A Primer for New Adoptees\u201d (with Tisha Emerson, Melissa Knox, and Mahjuja Taznin), The Journal of Economic Education<\/em>\u00a0(2023): 1-9.<\/p>\n \u201cThe Long-Term Effects of Measles Vaccination on Earnings and Employment\u201d AEJ: Economic Policy, <\/em>May 2022, 14(2):34-60.<\/p>\n \u201cReplication Data for: The Long-Term Effects of Measles Vaccination on Earnings and Employment\u201d. Nashville, TN: American Economic Association [publisher], 2022. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2022-04-21. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3886\/E138401V1<\/p>\n \u201cThe Effects of the SNAP Cycle on Diabetes Management as Evidenced by a One-Time Change in Disbursement Schedule\u201d (with Sabrina Young, Rachel Harrington, Lindsay Allen, and Nathan Pauly), Diabetes Care, <\/em>August 2022, 45(8), 1735-41.<\/p>\n “SBM Recommends Increased Access To Federal Food Assistance During And After The Covid-19 Pandemic” (with Young, Sabrina K., Saied Toossi, Jordan W. Jones, Joanna Buscemi, and Marian L. Fitzgibbon), Position Statement, Society of Behavioral Medicine, <\/em>September 2020.<\/p>\n \u201cCost\u2010Effectiveness Analysis of Sacubitril\/Valsartan for the Treatment of Heart Failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction in the United States\u201d (with Patrick M. Zueger, Varun M. Kumar, Rachel L. Harrington, Gianna C. Rigoni, Robert J. DiDomenico, and Daniel R. Touchette), Pharmacotherapy: The Journal of Human Pharmacology and Drug Therapy<\/em>,\u00a02018, 38<\/em>(5), 520-530.<\/p>\n \u201cWellness Programs With Financial Incentives Through Disparities Lens\u201d (with Alison Evans Cuellar, Anthony T. Lo Sasso, Mona Shah, and Tayna R. Lewis-Walls), \u00a0American Journal of Health Promotion<\/em>,\u00a02018, 32<\/em>(2), 355-358.<\/p>\n \u201cBoosting Workplace Wellness Programs with Financial Incentives\u201d (with Alison Evans Cuellar, Anthony T. Lo Sasso, Seth Richards-Shubik, Hilary Wolfendale, Amelia Haviland, Mona Shah, and Kevin Volpp), American Journal of Managed Care,<\/em> October 2017, 23: 294-300<\/p>\n \u201cThe Effect of Narrow Provider Networks on Health Care Use\u201d (with Anthony T. Lo Sasso), Journal of Health Economics, <\/em>December 2016, 50: 86-98<\/p>\n Working Papers<\/strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n \u201cImproved Schooling and Labor Market Outcomes from Reducing Infectious Disease\u201d (with Sarah Pearlman) \u2013 Revise and Resubmit <\/em><\/p>\n \u201cWriting about Current Events in the Economics Classroom\u201d (with Amanda Stype) \u2013 Out for Review<\/em><\/p>\n \u201cSystematic Review of the SNAP Cycle Literature\u201d (with Sabrina Young and Courtney Spero<\/u>) \u2013 Out for Review<\/em><\/p>\n \u201cLiquidity Constraints and Staggered Income Disbursement: Evidence from TANF, SNAP, and Medicaid\u201d (with Lindsay Allen and Sabrina Young) \u2013 working paper<\/em><\/p>\n \u201cPlan Choice Matters: The Impact of High Deductible Health Insurance Plans on Spending and Enrollee Behavioral Response\u201d \u2013 working paper<\/em><\/p>\n \u201cMeasles Vaccination in Childhood: The Impact on Labor Market Participation and Private Health Insurance\u201d (with Amanda Stype) \u2013 working paper<\/em><\/p>\n Work in Progress<\/strong><\/p>\n \u201cSocial Determinates of Health \u2013 Understanding the SNAP cycle of Diabetes Management among Adults and Children\u201d (with Sabrina Young and Victoria Udalova)<\/p>\n \u201cStaggered Benefit Disbursement and Health\u201d (with Victoria Udalova)<\/p>\n \u201cLong-Run Impacts of Measles Vaccination in Childhood\u201d (with Victoria Udalova)<\/p>\n \u201cHistory of the Measles Vaccine Rollout in Texas\u201d (with Maggie Greenberg<\/u> and Ryan Panek<\/u>)<\/p>\n \u201cThe Effects of SNAP Expansion Policies on Food and Economic Hardship during an Economic Downturn\u201d (with Joseph Benitez, Sabrina Young, Saied Toossi, and Jordan Jones)<\/p>\n \u201cThe Nutritional Value of Foreign Entry: New Evidence from Barcoded Data\u201d (with Kasper Vrolijk and Carlos Uribe Ter\u00e1n)<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" I am an applied microeconomist with interests in health and labor economics. 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