Public Health

Public health refers to social, cultural, economic, and geographic conditions that affect a population's well-being. To assist local, national, and international health agencies and organizations, RAND conducts research on public health issues including disaster preparedness and recovery; surveillance, prevention, and management of infectious disease outbreaks; screening for and prevention of chronic diseases; and ways to strengthen the public health infrastructure.

Research conducted by: RAND Health

People (49)

Joie Acosta

Behavioral Scientist; Affiliated Faculty, Pardee RAND Graduate School
Ph.D. in community and cultural psychology, University of Hawai'i

Ruopeng An

Assistant Policy Analyst at the RAND Corporation; Doctoral Fellow at the Pardee RAND Graduate School
Ph.D. candidate (M.Phil.) in policy analysis, Pardee RAND Graduate School; M.P.P in public policy, National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies (GRIPS); B.A. in political science and public administration, Peking University

Sarah Ball

Analyst
B.A. (Hons) in psychology, University of Nottingham; Ph.D. in psychology, University of Cambridge

Benjamin Batorsky

Assistant Policy Analyst
Ph.D. student in policy analysis, Pardee RAND Graduate School; M.P.H., Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health; B.A. in English and history, Rutgers University

Joshua Breslau

Behavioral & Social Scientist
B.A. in anthropology, University of Chicago; PhD in anthropology, Harvard University; ScD in epidemiology, Harvard School of Public Health

Edward W. Chan

Operations Researcher
Ph.D. in operations research, Cornell University

Anita Chandra

Research Department Director, Behavioral and Policy Sciences Department; Senior Policy Researcher; Professor, Pardee RAND Graduate School
Dr.P.H. in population and family health sciences, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health; M.P.H. in maternal and child health, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Public Health; B.A. in child development, Tufts University

Ramya Chari

Associate Policy Researcher
PhD in health policy and management, Johns Hopkins University; MPH, Johns Hopkins University

Deborah Cohen

Senior Natural Scientist
M.D., School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania; M.P.H. in epidemiology, UCLA School of Public Health; B.A. in filmmaking, Yale University

Kathryn Connor

Cost Analyst
B.A. in economics, Baylor University; M.P.P, University of Chicago

David J. Dausey

Adjunct Policy Researcher
Post-grad in higher education management, Harvard University; Ph.D. in epidemiology and public health, Yale University; M.Phil. in epidemiology and public health, Yale University; B.A. in psychology, Mercyhurst University

Lois M. Davis

Senior Policy Researcher; Professor, Pardee RAND Graduate School
Ph.D. in public health, University of California, Los Angeles

Kristin L. Dean

Adjunct Researcher
Ph.D. in clinical psychology, Alliant International University

Josephine Exley

Associate Analyst
M.Sc. in public health, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine

Carol E. Fan

Adjunct Operations Researcher; Professor, Pardee RAND Graduate School
Ph.D. in mathematics, University of Michigan

D. Steven Fox

Assistant Policy Analyst
Ph.D. candidate in policy analysis, Pardee RAND Graduate School; M.D. in internal medicine/pediatric medicine, Dartmouth College; M.Sc. in tropical medicine & public health, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine; M.S. in atmospheric physics, University of Washington; B.S. in physical oceanography, University of Washington

Bonnie Ghosh-Dastidar

Senior Statistician
Ph.D. in statistics, Pennsylvania State University

Katherine M. Harris

Senior Economist; Professor, Pardee RAND Graduate School
Ph.D., Institute for Health Services Research and Policy, University of Minnesota School of Public Health; M.A. in applied economics, B.A. in economics, The University of Michigan

Martin Y. Iguchi

Adjunct Staff
Ph.D. and M.A. in experimental psychology, Boston University; A.B. in liberal arts, Vassar College

Rosanna Jeffries

Research Assistant
M.Sc. in global health science (maternal and child health, reproductive health), Oxford University; B.A. in development studies and african history, School of Oriental and African Studies

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