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Brendan Nyhan was interviewed for NPR's "Partisan Psychology: Why Do People Choose Political Loyalties Over Facts?", May 9, 2012
was interviewed for NPR's "Partisan Psychology: Why Do People Choose Political Loyalties Over Facts?", May 9, 2012
was interviewed for NPR's "Partisan Psychology: Why Do People Choose Political Loyalties Over Facts?", May 9, 2012
was interviewed for NPR's "Partisan Psychology: Why Do People Choose Political Loyalties Over Facts?", May 9, 2012
Rashawn Ray authored a New York Times Op-Ed "Cause and Consequence", May 7, 2012
authored a New York Times Op-Ed "Cause and Consequence", May 7, 2012
Alan Cohen authored The New York Times Sunday Dialogue Op-Ed 'Equitable Health Care' March 24, 2012
authored The New York Times Sunday Dialogue Op-Ed "Equitable Health Care" on March 24, 2012.
Brendan Nyhan was interviewed for Los Angeles Times Op-Ed 'Obama's Problem? His Record' April 17, 2012
was interviewed for the Los Angeles Times Op-Ed "Obama's Problem? His Record" by J. Goldberg on April 17, 2012.
John Penrod co-authored 'Patients Value Metastatic Cancer Therapy More Highly Than Is Typically Shown Through Traditional Estimates' in Health Affairs
co-authored Patients Value Metastatic Cancer Therapy More Highly Than Is Typically Shown Through Traditional Estimates with S.A. Seabury, D.P. Goldman, J.R. MacLean and D.N. Lakdawalla. (Health Affairs, 2012; 31[4]:691-699)
John Penrod co-authored 'Survey Results Show That Adults Are Willing To Pay Higher Insurance Premiums For Generous Coverage Of Specialty Drugs' in Health Affairs
co-authored Survey Results Show That Adults Are Willing To Pay Higher Insurance Premiums For Generous Coverage Of Specialty Drugs with J.A. Romley, Y. Sanchez and D.P. Goldman. (Health Affairs, 2012; 31[4]:683-690)
John Penrod co-authored 'How Cancer Patients Value Hope And The Implications For Cost-Effectiveness Assessments Of High-Cost Cancer Therapies' in Health Affairs
co-authored How Cancer Patients Value Hope And The Implications For Cost-Effectiveness Assessments Of High-Cost Cancer Therapies with D.N. Lakdawalla, J.A. Romley, Y. Sanchez, J.R. McLean and T. Philipson. (Health Affairs, 2012; 31[4]:676-682)
Heather Royer awarded Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Pioneer Grant in Behavioral Economics
has been awarded a Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Pioneer Grant in the field of Behavioral Economics. She will be working on a project titled Improving the structure of financial incentives for exercise: insights from behavioral economics, along with Justin Sydnor (University of Wisconsin) and Mark Stehr (Drexel University).
Andrea Campbell was quoted in the Washington Post's Wonkblog in a post "How the Social Safety Net Works" April 5, 2012
and Program National Advisory Committe member was quoted in the Washington Post's Wonkblog in a post "How the Social Safety Net Works" April 5, 2012
Jonathan Oberlander was interviewed for New York Times Op-Ed "The ABC’s of the Health Care Law and Its Future" April 3, 2012
was interviewed for the New York Times Op-Ed "The ABC’s of the Health Care Law and Its Future" April 3, 2012.
Andrea Louise Campbell authored New York Times Op-Ed "Down the Insurance Rabbit Hole" April 4, 2012
and member Program National Advisory Committee authored New Your Times Op-Ed "Down the Insurance Rabbit Hole" April 4, 2012
Rashawn Ray was Interviewed on The Young Turks with Cenk Ugur in the segment "Trayvon Martin’s death is an all-too-familiar fear for many black parents" on March 14, 2012.
was Interviewed on The Young Turks with Cenk Ugur in the segment "Trayvon Martin’s death is an all-too-familiar fear for many black parents" on March 14, 2012. View the video.
Brian Finch was quoted in the article "The Terminal Illnesses of Poverty and Segregation" - Chicago Reader, March 13, 2012.
was quoted in the article "The Terminal Illnesses of Poverty and Segregation" by Steve Bogira - Chicago Reader, March 13, 2012.
Rashawn Ray authored "Black Man Vs. Criminal" in the New York Times Opinion Pages on March 13, 2012.
authored "Black Man Vs. Criminal" in the New York Times Opinion Pages on March 13, 2012.
Renee Almeling was interviewed for the blog post Sex Cells: An RWJF Scholar Looks at the Market for Eggs and Sperm in this Country featured on the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Human Capital Portfolio’s blog February 14
was interviewed for the blog post Sex Cells: An RWJF Scholar Looks at the Market for Eggs and Sperm in this Country featured on the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Human Capital Portfolio’s blog February 14.
Martha Bailey co-authored research cited in New York Times Article "Education Gap Grows Between Rich and Poor, Studies Say" February 10,2012.
co-authored research cited in New York Times Article "Education Gap Grows Between Rich and Poor, Studies Say" February 10,2012.
Jamila Michener's blog post Health Care, Inequality & Dr. King: Reflecting on our Priorities featured on Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Human Capital Portfolio’s blog January 17
contributed blog post Health Care, Inequality & Dr. King: Reflecting on our Priorities to the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Human Capital Portfolio’s blog January 17, 2012.
John Friedman co-authored The Long-Term Impacts of Teachers: Teacher Value-Added and Student Outcomes in Adulthood featured in the January 6, 2012 New York Times Article "Big Study Links Good Teachers to Lasting Gain"
co-authored The Long-Term Impacts of Teachers: Teachar Value-Added and Student Outcomes in Adulthood featured in the January 6, 2012 New York Times Article "Big Study Links Good Teachers to Lasting Gain".
Rashawn Ray's blog post Physical Activity is Essential featured on Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Human Capital portfolio’s blog January 3
contributed blog post Physical Activity is Essential to the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Human Capital Portfolio’s blog January 3, 2012.
Seth Freedman's blog post Slow the Growth in U.S. Health Care Costs featured on Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Human Capital portfolio’s blog December 29
contributed blog post Slow the Growth in U.S. Health Care Costs to the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Human Capital Portfolio’s blog December 29, 2011.
Brad Herring is elected to the National Academy of Social Insurance (NASI).
is elected to the National Academy of Social Insurance (NASI). Academy members are recognized experts in Social Security, Medicare and health coverage, workers’ compensation, unemployment insurance, and related social assistance and private employee benefits. Individuals selected for membership have distinguished themselves by improving the quality of research, administration, or policymaking in one or more of these areas.
Daniel Carpenter authored a New York Times Op-Ed "Free the FDA."
authored the December 13, 2011 New York Times Op-Ed "Free the FDA".
Jacqueline Stevens is quoted in a New York Times Article "Immigration Crackdown Also Snares Americans"
is quoted in a December 14, 2011 New York Times article "Immigration Crackdown Also Snares Americans"
Mirielle Jacobson co-authored Geographic Variation in Physicians' Responses to a Reimbursement Change in the New England Journal of Medicine
co-authored Geographic Variation in Physicians' Responses to a Reimbursement Change with C. Earle, M.D., and J. Newhouse, Ph.D (New England Journal of Medicine, 2011; 365:2049-2052)
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Alumni Speak Video
"The two greatest challenges facing our health system today are cost and equity. My participation in the Program has really affected both my view of what the challenges are but also my understanding of what the opportunities are that we have to fix them."
Hahrie Han
Alumni|Cohort 16| Political Science
