Faculty Research

The Schroeder Center collaborates with a multidisciplinary group of �鶹�ƽ�� faculty who have health and health policy research interests. Collaborative efforts include, but are not limited to, faculty co-authoring journal articles, providing financial support for research assistantships on faculty-led projects, organizing speaker events and health policy panels, identifying grant funding opportunities, and bringing together faculty for potential projects. Below we list several �鶹�ƽ�� faculty who have health and health policy research interests along with examples of their research. For a more complete review of their work, please visit each faculty member’s individual webpages by clicking on his/her name.

List of W&M faculty affiliated with the Schroeder Center for Health Policy along with selected published works
ECONOMICS
	Peter McHenry, Ph.D. Professor Chancellors Hall, Room 256 (757) 221-1796 pmchenry@wm.edu	Health Policy Interests: Health Economics, Informal Caregiving, Medicare, Nursing Labor Markets Courses Taught: Exploring the World with Data Labor Market Analysis Poverty in America Principles of Microeconomics Selected Publications: (with Mellor) (2022). Journal of Labor Research. 43(3): 345-368. (with He and Mellor) (2020). Health Economics. 29(6):655-670. (with He and Mellor) (2020). American Journal of Health Economics. 6(4):411-443.
	Jennifer Mellor, Ph.D. Michael Tang Professor of Economics Chancellors Hall (757) 221-1913 jmmell@wm.edu	Health Policy Interests: Health Economics, Health Policy, Medicare and Medicaid Courses Taught: Health Care Economics Economics of U.S. Health Policy Economics of Health and Healthcare Health Policy Lab Selected Publications: (with Cunningham, Britton, Behrens, Urmi, and Vega) (2024). JAMA Health Forum. 5(6): e241383 (with McInerney, Garrow, and Sabik) (2023). Health Services Research. 58(5):1024-1034. (with Cunningham, Britton, and Walker) (2023). Journal of Aging & Social Policy. 1-19.
	John Parman, Ph.D. Professor Chancellors Hall, Room 254 (757) 221-2852 jmparman@wm.edu	Health Policy Interests: Economic History, Effect of Health Shocks on Families, Health and Socioeconomic Status Courses Taught: American Economic History American Economic Mobility Intermediate Microeconomic Theory Global Economic History Selected Publications: (with Beach and Saavedra) (2022). AEA Papers and Proceedings. 112:193-198. (with Arthi) (2021). Explorations in Economic History. 79:101381. (with Logan) (2018). Social Science & Medicine. 199:77-86.
	Research Professor of Public Policy; Adjunct Professor Raymond A. Mason School of Business (757) 221-1602 lfross@wm.edu	Health Policy Interests: Health economics, financing and delivery of health care, reimbursement economics, managed care organizations, health information analytics Selected Publications: (with Abraham, Jensen, and Dittman Hale) (2024). Telemed J E Health. 30(3):771-779. (with Kwong and Marrett) (2020). ClinicoEconomics and Outcomes Research. 12:35-44. (with Masiulis, Schaich, and Thomas) (2018). Healthcare Financial Management Association magazine (2018-2019 Helen Yerger/L. Vann Seawell Best Article Award)
	Ranjan Shrestha, Ph.D. Associate Teaching Professor Chancellors Hall, Room 461 rshrestha@wm.edu	Health Policy Interests: Health Economics, Development Economics, Economic Demography Courses Taught: Principles: Microeconomics Intermediate Macroeconomic Theory Selected Publications: (2020). Bulletin of Indonesian Economic Studies. https://doi.org/10.1080/00074918.2020.1753655 (2010). Bulletin of Indonesian Economic Studies. 46(2):193-211.
GOVERNMENT
	Chris Howard,Ph.D. Harriman Professor of Government and Public Policy Chancellors Hall, Room 363 (757) 221-3026 cdhowa@wm.edu	Health Policy Interests: Health policy, Medicaid, Medicare Courses Taught: American Welfare State The War on Poverty Future of US Social Policy Selected Publications: (Oxford University Press) (2023). (co-edited with Beland and Morgan) (2015). DOI: 10.1093/oxfordhb/9780199838509.001.0001
	Claire McKinney, Ph.D. Assistant Professor Chancellors Hall, Room 320 cmckinney@wm.edu	Health Policy Interests: Disability Studies; Reproductive Politics Courses Taught: Feminist Theory Feminist Disability Theory Politics of Reproduction Women’s Disease Activism Selected Publications: (2024). Journal of Women, Politics & Policy. 1-15. (2021). Politics, Groups, and Identities. 9(2): 423-437. (2019). Hypatia 34(2):266-285.
HEALTH SCIENCES
	Scott Ickes, Ph.D Assistant Professor Adair Hall, Room 400 sbickes@wm.edu	Health Policy Interests: Public Health; Nutritional Epidemiology Courses Taught: Public Health Environmental Public Health
	Julius Odhiambo, Ph.D Assistant Professor Adair Hall, Room 400A jnodhiambo@wm.edu	Health Policy Interests: Spatial and Spatio-temporal Epidemiology Courses Taught: Foundations of Epidemiology Introduction to Global Health Methods in Health Development Selected Publications: (with Dolan, Troup and Rojas) (2023). BMJ Open;13(1):e067134. (with Phiri, Mulemena, and Kalinda) (2022). Plos one;17(11):e0277015.
NEUROSCIENCE
	Catherine Forestell, Ph.D Director of Neuroscience and Professor of Psychological Sciences Integrated Science Center, Room 1151 caforestell@wm.edu	Health Policy Interests: Developmental Psychology, Development and Maintenance of Food Preferences and Eating Habits Courses Taught: Critical Questions in Psychology: Interplay of Nature & Nurture Research in Neuroscience Writing in Neurosciences
PSYCHOLOGY
	Adrian Bravo, Ph.D. Assistant Professor Integrated Science Center, Room 1081 (757) 221-3881 ajbravo@wm.edu	Health Policy Interests: Protective/Risk Factors of Substance Use and Mental Health; Relationship Between Health Risk Factors and Health Outcomes Across Distinct Populations Courses Taught: Health Psychology Research in Personality Intro Psychology as a Social Science Selected Publications: (with Chentsova, Hetelekides, Gutierrez, Prince, and SNAP Study Team) (2024). PLOS One. 19(4):e0301535. (with Montgomery, Michelini, Pilatti, Mezquita, and the Cross-Cultural Addictions Study Team)(2024). The Research Society on Marijuana. (with Labella, Klein, Yeboah, Bailey, Doane, Kaminer, and Cross-Cultural Addictions Study Team) (2023). Aggressive Behavior. 50:e22111.
	Danielle Dallaire, Ph.D. Professor Integrated Science Center, Room 1143 (757) 221-3884 dhdall@wm.edu	Health Policy Interests: Children’s Social and Emotional Development in the Context of Risk Courses Taught: Developmental Psychology Families, Law, and Psychology Selected Publications: (with Muniz, Corcoran, Camper, Gruber, and Eddy)(2024). Youth Justice. (with Poehlmann)(2021). Children with Incarcerated Mothers: Separation, Loss, and Reunification. 121-150. (with Kelsey and Thompson)(2020). Psychological Services. 17(4):393.
PUBLIC HEALTH
	Carrie Dolan, Ph.D., M.P.H. Associate Professor Adair Hall, Room 112 (757) 221-2971 cbdolan@wm.edu	Health Policy Interests: Global Health, International Development, Health Aid Courses Taught: Epidemiology Research Methods Health Policy Kinesiology: Responsible for Health Selected Publications: (with Odhiambo, Malik, and Tavel) (2023). BMJ Global Health. 8(12):e013349. (with Malik, Zhang, Mao, McDade, and Svoboda)(2023). PLOS Global Public Health. 3(6):e0001637. (with Agyemang, Clare, Coleman, Richter, and Robertson)(2021). BMJ Open. 11(12):e050286.
	Sarah Menefee, M.P.H. Associate Chair and Associate Teaching Professor Adair Hall 114 (757) 221-1902 sarah.menefee@wm.edu	Health Policy Interests: Public Health Courses Taught: Foundations in Epidemiology Intro to Public Health Intro to Global Health Social & Behavioral Science in Health Health Policy
SOCIOLOGY
	Elyas Bakhtiari, Ph.D. Director, Schroeder Center for Health Policy: Associate Professor Boswell Hall 216 Chancellors (by appointment) ebakhtiari@wm.edu	Health Policy Interests: Health Disparities, Cross-National Comparison of Health Outcomes, Medical Sociology, Racial/Ethnic Inequality, Immigrant Incorporation Courses Taught: Medical Sociology Health and Society Selected Publications: (with Leon-Perez)(2024). Journal of Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities. 1-14. (2022). Journal of Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities. 9(6):2412-2426. (2022). Demography. 59(4):1517-1539.
	Reya Farber, Ph.D. Assistant Professor Boswell Hall 224 rdfarber@wm.edu	Health Policy Interests: Medical Sociology; Global Health; Gender Studies; Globalization; Science, Technology, and Medicine Studies; Qualitative Methods Courses Taught: Politics of Global Health Medical Sociology Qualitative Sociology Selected Publications: (2024). Journal of Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities. 11(2):1124-1138. (with Taylor)(2023). Studies in Comparative International Development. 1-27. (2023). Sociology of Health & Illness. 45(1):196-212.
	Brent Kaup, Ph.D Professor Boswell Hall 225 bzkaup@wm.edu	Health Policy Interests: Vector-Borne Diseases; Political Ecology; Environmental Health Courses Taught: Intro to Environment & Sustainability Intro to Environmental Research Environmental Sociology Selected Publications: (with Abel, Sikirica) (2021). Environment and Planning E: Nature and Space. 4(2):545-563. (2021). Antipode. (53(2) 567-586.