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VCU Department of Health Policy graduates find positions as postdoctoral fellows and faculty members, working for governmental agencies and nonprofits, and researchers with pharmaceutical companies and other private businesses.
Healthcare Policy and Research Ph.D. Alumni
Dissertation Title: The Influence of Gender Identity and Healthcare Delivery Experience on HIV Screening
Advisor: April Kimmel, Ph.D.
Current Position: Clinical Social Worker
Institution: Focused Solutions LLC
Dissertation Title: A Multilevel, Mixed Methods Examination of Food Insecurity, Housing Instability, and Cardiovascular Health
Advisor: Anika Hines, Ph.D.
Current Position: Clinical Nutrition Instructor
Institution: VCUHS Dietetic Internship
Dissertation Title: Transforming Children's Oral Health: The Impact Of Oral Healthcare Policies on Virginia Medicaid Dental Health Outcomes
Advisor: Bassam Dahman, Ph.D.
Current Position: Postdoctoral Researcher
Institution: VCU School of Public Health
Dissertation Title: The Relationship between Material Circumstances and Primary Care Utilization after Enrollment in Virginia's Medicaid Expansion
Advisor: Andrew Barnes, Ph.D.
Current Position: M.D. Student
Institution: VCU School of Medicine
Dissertation Title: Essays on the Impacts of MACRA 2015 and Market Dynamics on Quality, Billing, and Fraud in the U.S. Healthcare System
Advisor: Bassam Dahman, Ph.D.
Current Position: Data Scientist
Institution: Humana
Dissertation Title: The Influence of Flavor on the Abuse Liability of a Heated Tobacco Product and Its Feasibility as a Menthol Cigarette Substitute
Advisor: Andrew Barnes, Ph.D.
Current Position: M.D. Student
Institution: VCU School of Medicine
Dissertation Title: Access to HIV Prevention, Care, and Treatment Services in the US: The Role of Primary Care
Advisor: April Kimmel, Ph.D.
Current Position: M.D. Student
Institution: VCU School of Medicine
Dissertation Title: Barriers to ending HIV epidemic: The case of physician reimbursement and intimate partner violence
Advisor: April Kimmel, Ph.D.
Current Position: Postdoctoral Researcher
Institution: VCU School of Public Health
Dissertation Title: Do Coverage Expansion and Patient-Centeredness Care Delivery Improve Patients' Health Outcome and Care Quality?
Advisor: Askar Chukmaitov, M.D., Ph.D., M.P.A
Current Position: Researcher
Institution: American Institute for Research
Dissertation Title: Using Difference-in-Difference to Assess the Impact of Medicaid Policy on the Addiction Treatment Provider Workforce and Prescribing Behavior in Virginia
Advisor: Peter Cunningham, Ph.D.
Current Position: Assistant Professor
Institution: Department of Health Policy, VCU School of Public Health
Dissertation Title: Access to Behavioral Health Services: Supply, Coverage and Health Insurance Literacy
Advisor: Peter Cunningham, Ph.D.
Current Position: Senior Research Manager
Institution: KFF
Dissertation Title: The role of insurance coverage in outpatient substance abuse disorder treatment referral, utilization, and outcomes
Advisor: Andrew Barnes, Ph.D.
Current Position: Postdoctoral Fellow
Institution: UCLA
Dissertation Title: Policies Addressing Barriers To Low-income Women and Children’s Health Care Utilization in the United States and Kenya: The Role of Physician Payments and Cash Transfer Programs
Advisor: Andrew Barnes, Ph.D.
Current Position: Associate Principal Scientist/Health Economist
Institution: Merck
Dissertation Title: Cost-effectiveness of Alternative HIV Testing Strategies among Hard-to-Reach Populations in Eastern and Southern Africa
Advisor: April Kimmel, Ph.D.
Current Position: Associate
Institution: Analysis Group
Dissertation Title: Reducing disparities in smoking for adults with mental illness
Advisor: Andrew Barnes, Ph.D.
Current Position: Assistant Professor
Institution: Department of Health Policy, VCU School of Public Health
Dissertation Title: The effects of length of stay, procedural volume & quality, and zip code level SES on the 30-day readmission rate of individuals undergoing CABG
Advisor: Bassam Dahman, Ph.D.
Current Position: Directorate General of Medical Services
Institution: Ministry of Interior, Saudi Arabia
Dissertation Title: Patient-centered medical homes and hospital value-based purchasing: Investigating provider responses to incentives
Advisor: Peter Cunningham, Ph.D.
Current Position: Chief Strategy Officer
Institution: Virginia Center for Health Innovation
Dissertation Title: Family planning and HIV interventions among women in low-income settings
Advisor: April Kimmel, Ph.D.
Current Position: Assistant Professor
Institution: Case Western Reserve University
Dissertation Title: Three essays on maternal and child health
Advisor: Tiffany Green, Ph.D.
Current Position: Research Scientist
Institution: Mullan Institute of Workforce Equity, The George Washington University
Dissertation Title: Spillover Theory: Unintended Consequences of Provisions in the Affordable Care Act
Advisor: Peter Cunningham, Ph.D.
Current Position: Assistant Professor
Institution: Department of Population Health Sciences, Weill Cornell Medical College
Dissertation Title: Health aid in Africa: Placement, service utilization and benefit
Advisor: Andrew Barnes, Ph.D.
Current Position: Assistant Professor
Institution: Department of Kinesiology, William & Mary
Dissertation Title: Affordability, utilization and satisfaction with care: A policy context for improving health care experiences
Advisor: Peter Cunningham, Ph.D.
Current Position: Assistant Professor
Institution: Milken Institute School of Public Health, George Washington University
Dissertation Title: Influence of public insurance on health care access and cancer care
Advisor: Lindsay Sabik, Ph.D.
Current Position: Health Economist
Institution: The Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation (ASPE) United States Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)
Dissertation Title: Federal policies and prescription drugs
Advisor: Peter Cunningham, Ph.D.
Current Position: Manager
Institution: Johnson & Johnson