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CV and Recent Work

I am a researcher in the field of health outcomes, health economics, and health policy. This page contains links to my CV and a selection of recent published work.

• Here is my CV.

• My master’s thesis (aka capstone paper) was an exploration of out-of-pocket expenditures among people with cancer using a nationally representative database.
  • A portion of the analysis was presented at the 9th Annual Health Services and Outcomes Research conference in Houston, TX.

• In May 2009, I was the lead author and presenter of an oral presentation at the 14th Annual International Meeting of the International Society for Pharmacoeconomics and Outcomes Research (ISPOR) in Orlando, FL, concerning an analysis of the predictors of enrollment in Medicare Part D.

• I have recently co-authored a review of the short-term economic and clinical effects of smoking cessation, which included some thoughts in the discussion section on policy changes to encourage smoking cessation.

• I have recently co-authored several papers on colorectal cancer costs, survival, and trends in treatment patterns.

• In 2006, I wrote a paper for PUBHLTH 524 at UMass Amherst on school nutrition policy.
  • Inspired by research conducted for that paper, in January 2007 I conducted an independent study of local wellness policies in Massachusetts.  The research was presented as an oral presentation at the 135th Annual Meeting of the American Public Health Association, November 3-7, 2007, in Washington, DC.