Job-Seeking 2023-24 PhD Candidates
Lois Dankwa
Health Services Research and Policy
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Dissertation Title: Influence of Clinical-Community Relationships on Patient Weight Management Behavior in the Preconception Period: The Role of Policy and Community Context
Dissertation Summary: Prepregnancy obesity increases the risk for adverse pregnancy outcomes (i.e. miscarriage, diabetes, hypertension, etc.). Community-based primary care has shown promise to improve maternal health outcomes when non-clinical staff are part of the care team. This research uses a convergent parallel mixed-methods design to assess the impact of community needs, resources, and priorities on the relationship between clinical-community collaboration and patient weight management behavior.
Advisor: Jill A. Marsteller, PhD
Dissertation Committee Members: Keshia Pollack Porter, PhD; Darrell J. Gaskin, PhD, Kelly M. Bower, PhD
Job Type Preferences: Research services and management, program administration and management, and consultation and program evaluation.
Workforce Sector Preference: Opportunities in clinical, government, non-profit or community-based organizations, private or for-profit organizations.
Geographical Preferences: Mid-Atlantic; Baltimore-Washington Metropolitan Area
Andrew Jopson
Health Services Research and Policy
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Dissertation Title: Variations in Characteristics and Outcomes Among Older Dual-Enrollees Living in Areas with Medicaid Managed Long-term Services and Supports
Dissertation Summary: The research uses the National Health and Aging Trends Study (NHATS) to identify differences in the characteristics of Medicare beneficiaries with long-term services and supports (LTSS) needs living in areas with and without Medicaid managed long-term services and supports (MLTSS) program presence from 2011-2022. The work will assess whether MLTSS program presence affects care arrangements (e.g., care network size and intensity, receipt of paid help), and experiences of care among older dual-enrollees with LTSS needs.
Advisor(s): Chanee Fabius, PhD; Jennifer Wolff, PhD
Dissertation Committee Members: Katherine Ornstein, PhD; Antonio Trujillo, PhD; Qian-Li Xue, PhD
Job Type Preferences: Primarily research, program administration and management, consultation.
Workforce Sector Preference: Opportunities in government, private or for-profit organizations.
Geographical Preferences: Baltimore-Washington Metropolitan Area; Pacific region.
Sheethal Jose
Bioethics and Health Policy
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Dissertation Title: Ethical, Legal and Social Implications of Using Host Genomics for Infectious Disease Management
Dissertation Summary: Advances in host (or human) genomics can play an important role in the management of a future infectious disease outbreak. This dissertation examines the ethical, legal, and social implications raised by the potential utilization of host genomic information and the implementation of predictive infectious disease-related host genetic testing and/or genomic screening in clinical and public health decision-making during an infectious outbreak.
Advisor: Jeffrey Kahn, PhD
Dissertation Committee Members: Kadija Ferryman, PhD; Gail Geller, ScD; Debra Mathews, PhD
Job Type Preferences: Primarily research, research services and management, program administration and management, consultation.
Workforce Sector Preference: Opportunities in academics, clinical, government, nonprofit or community-based organizations, private or for-profit organizations.
Geographical Preferences: No preference.
Angela Liu
Health Services Research and Policy
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Dissertation Title: The Impact of Medicare Advantage Part B Step Therapy on Macular Degeneration Drug Administration Patterns
Dissertation Executive Summary: Medicare Advantage (MA) Part B step therapy is a utilization management strategy designed to steer prescribing towards lower-cost physician-administered drugs, but little is known about its delivery and effectiveness in practice. My dissertation evaluates the effect of MA macular degeneration step therapy on drug prescribing patterns and treatment continuity, contributing empirical evidence to the broader literature around the MA behavior and the impact of managed care policies on care delivery.
Advisor: Gerard Anderson, PhD
Dissertation Committee Members: Elizabeth Stuart, PhD; Daniel Polsky, PhD
Job Type Preferences: Primarily research and teaching.
Workforce Sector Preference: Opportunities in academics and private or for-profit organizations.
Geographical Preferences: New England; Mid-Atlantic; Baltimore-Washington Metropolitan Area.
Nicholas Meyerson
Health and Public Policy
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Dissertation Title: After the incident: Consequences of police-involved violence on communities and police departments
Dissertation Executive Summary: Police-involved violence has posed a preeminent public health. These events, and an inadequate response by police departments, can hamper trust in law enforcement to fulfill their duties. However, not all incidents garner the same reaction. This dissertation leverages multilevel and spatial modeling to assess characteristics associated with societal responses to incidents and explore changes in prevalence and spatial distribution of crime and clearances before and after incidents in Milwaukee.
Advisor: Daniel Webster, ScD
Dissertation Committee Members: Cassandra Crifasi, PhD; Odis Johnson, Jr, PhD; Dylan B. Jackson, PhD
Job Type Preferences: Primarily research, teaching, research services and administration
Workforce Sector Preference: Opportunities in academics and nonprofit or community-based organizations.
Geographical Preferences: no preference
Rachel Topazian
Health and Public Policy
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Dissertation Title: Data privacy perspectives in the fire service
Dissertation Executive Summary: Firefighters experience high rates of occupational injury. Despite growing enthusiasm for leveraging firefighter data to improve health and safety, there is little research examining the regulation of this data or firefighters' data privacy preferences. Using legal research, in depth interviews, and focus groups, this dissertation inventories the public policies governing firefighter data and assesses firefighter and fire service leadership perspectives on data collection, use, and sharing.
Advisor: Cassandra Crifasi, PhD
Dissertation Committee Members: Shannon Frattaroli, PhD; Paul Locke, DrPH; Joseph Ali, JD
Job Type Preferences: Primarily research.
Workforce Sector Preference: Opportunities in academics and government.
Geographical Preferences: no preference
Rachel Wu
Health Services Research and Policy
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Dissertation Title: Role of Integration in Managed Care for Dual-Eligibles: Evidence from D-SNPs
Dissertation Summary: Dual-eligible beneficiaries, covered by both Medicare and Medicaid, often receive fragmented care as the two programs are separately financed and administered. Dual-Eligible Special Needs Plans (D-SNPs) are a growing coordinated and integrated managed care model, covering 30% of all dual-eligibles. My dissertation examines D-SNPs to study how integration can drive beneficiary choice in plan selection and healthcare utilization, particularly for those who use the most Medicaid services.
Advisor: Daniel Polsky, PhD
Dissertation Committee Members: Eric Slade, PhD; Karen Shen, PhD
Job Type Preferences: Primarily research, teaching, and research services and management.
Workforce Sector Preference: Opportunities in academics, government and private or for-profit organizations.
Geographical Preferences: No preference