Faculty Research
- August 24, 2026: Mitchell Tang - Study Finds How Patients Write Their Messages May Affect Whether Their Doctor Respond
Analysis of millions of patient portal messages suggests that patients’ writing style may help explain racial and socioeconomic disparities. - June 3, 2026: Kacie Dragan - Study Offers New Evidence on Role of Health Crises in Driving Housing Instability and Homelessness
Major health events can increase the risk of housing instability and homelessness among Medicaid enrollees. - February 25, 2026: Zohn Rosen - ARPA-H Contract to Advance Science of Healthy Aging
New five-year program will include analysis of existing clinical trials to identify biomarkers and treatments that extend health span—not just lifespan. - February 24, 2026: Yuna Lee - Team Creativity Emerges as Catalyst for High-Quality Primary Patient Care, Lower Burnout, and Greater Job Satisfaction
Team creativity is a powerful, measurable driver of well-being and effectiveness in primary care. - January 20, 2026: Matt Neidell - Community Water Fluoridation Not Linked to Lower Birth Weight, Large U.S. Study Finds
Analysis of the nationwide rollout of fluoridation finds no impact on a key measure of infant health. - January 15, 2026: Kacie Dragan - A Scholar Sees Resilience in the Fragmented U.S. Health Policy Landscape
A Q&A with Professor Kacie Dragan, a health policy analyst with expertise in the social safety net. - December 29, 2025: Adam Sacarny - Email Reminders Boost Use of Database for Safe Prescribing
The database tracks prescribing of opioids and other tightly regulated medications. - December 8, 2025: Jamie Daw - Prioritizing Women's Health
Research into menstruation, maternity, and menopause has uncovered insights about the start of puberty, shed light on mothers’ mental health, and triggered much-needed conversations about menopause. - November 24, 2025: Kacie Dragan - New York City Housing Remediation Cut Violations But Did Not Yield Immediate Health Improvements
The results highlight challenges of linking housing quality improvements to direct and speedy health system impacts. - November 3, 2025: Mitchell Tang - Remote Patient Monitoring Boosts Primary Care Revenue and Care Capacity
Digital tools that track patients’ health data between visits show promise for improving chronic disease management and reshaping primary care delivery. - September 15, 2025: Adam Sacarny - Large For-Profit Chains Gain Share of Psychiatric Hospital Inpatients
There has been a decline in beds at general hospitals and a rise in beds at standalone psychiatric facilities—particularly those owned by large for-profit chains. - August 13, 2025: Yuna Lee - Team Creativity Can and Should Play a Key Role in Primary Care
Primary care teams are essential to high-quality, patient-centered care. - July 7, 2025: Nuannuan Xiang - The Political Science of Maternal and Infant Health Trends
A Q&A with Health Policy and Management Professor Nuannuan Xiang - July 7, 2025: Jack Rowe - Experience Corps: A 30-Year Legacy of Intergenerational Impact
Linda P. Fried helped celebrate the 30th anniversary of Experience Corps, a program for older adults and children that she was instrumental in creating. - June 17, 2025: Kai Ruggeri - Global Survey Invites You to Share How You Are Doing
Professor Kai Ruggeri invites participation in a global study of mental health and well-being. - May 30, 2025: Jamie Daw - Significant Declines Seen in Maternal Mental Health Across U.S.
A concerning decline in mental health among mothers in the United States was seen between 2016 and 2023. - May 7, 2025: Kai Ruggeri - Global Study Finds Trust of Climate Scientists Split Across Political Spectrum
The 26-country study reveals a consistent gap in trust toward climate scientists based on political ideology. - May 7, 2025: Kai Ruggeri - Foot Traffic Can Predict COVID-19 Spread in New York City Neighborhoods
Researchers developed a forecasting model that accounts for neighborhood-level mobility patterns to provide accurate predictions of disease spread. - April 22, 2025: Thalia Porteny and Sorcha Brophy - Rigid Grant Funding Undermines Community Health Centers' Ability to Serve Vulnerable New Yorkers
Community health centers in New York City are being hamstrung by inflexible grant funding structures that limit their ability to provide comprehensive, equitable care, a new study finds. - February 18, 2025: Thalia Porteny and Sorcha Brophy - Medicaid Telehealth Reimbursement Policies Are Exacerbating Workforce Shortages in Safety Net Clinics
Telehealth has many advantages for patients and providers, but only if it’s supported by equitable and sustainable funding policies, researchers say. - November 6, 2024: Jamie Daw - Financial Hardship Common Following Childbirth Among Some Low-Income Families
Medicaid offers greater financial protection than commercial insurance for lower-income families. - October 25, 2024: Kai Ruggeri - Political Polarization Poses Health Risks, New Analysis Concludes
Division stymies policymaking and implementation of healthcare programs - October 7, 2024: Amar Bhide - An Expert on Entrepreneurship Tackles Health Care Innovation
A Q&A with Amar Bhidé, professor of health policy and management. - August 23, 2024: Kai Ruggeri - Communicating Consensus Strengthens Beliefs About Climate Change
A new 27-country study published in the journal Nature Human Behaviour finds that communicating the consensus among scientists can clear up misperceptions and strengthen beliefs about climate change. - May 27, 2024: Thalia Porteny - A Champion for Ethical Policies on Migrant Health
A Q&A with Thalia Porteny, assistant professor in the Department of Health Policy and Management. - April 25, 2024: Adam Sacarny - National Trial Safely Scaled Back Prescribing of a Powerful Antipsychotic for the Elderly
Warning letters from Medicare safely cut prescribing of a powerful but risky antipsychotic. - April 4, 2024: Jamie Daw - Mistreatment in Childbirth is Common, Especially Among the Disadvantaged
Lack of respectful maternity care in the U.S. culminating in mistreatment in childbirth is a regular occurrence. - April 2, 2024: Jamie Daw - New Research Highlights Inequities in Diagnosis, Treatment of Postpartum Depressive Symptoms
Significant underdiagnosis and undertreatment of postpartum depressive symptoms were found along with stark racial and ethnic inequities. - January 11, 2024: Kai Ruggeri - Vaccine Misinformation Outpaces Efforts to Counter It
A new study examines misinformation about vaccines on social media and how it contributes to vaccine hesitancy. - December 19, 2023: Yuna Lee - Patients' Ideas Can Inform a Health Care Learning and Innovation
Patients generate more actionable and creative ideas when explicitly invited to share ideas, a new study shows. - December 13, 2023: Kai Ruggeri - Large Study Presents Evidence for Behavioral Sciences in Policymaking
New research underscores the crucial role of behavioral sciences in formulating policy decisions. - November 28, 2023: Jamie Daw - Millions of Kids in U.S. Have Inadequate Health Care Coverage
Inadequate health coverage is a problem for commercially insured children. - November 6, 2023: Yuna Lee - IMPACT - Discoveries That Are Making a Difference - Out of COVID-19 Came Creativity
Beauty Risks, Chronic Fatigue and the Microbiome, Older Driver Dangers, Asthma and Cannabis, Plus: the School’s Latest Impact Stats and More - November 6, 2023: Jamie Daw - Shining a Light on the Health of American Moms in the Year After Birth
Maternal mortality in the U.S. is on the rise and more than half of maternal deaths occur in the postpartum year. - November 6, 2023: Larry Brown and Michael Sparer - Scholars - Students and Faculty Leading the Way - Assessing the State of Public Health
Inspiring alumni, campus updates, and a landmark visit from nine first ladies. - October 17, 2023: Peter Muennig and Zohn Rosen - How Have Earned Income Tax Credit Enhancements Affected Mental and Physical Health?
Complex Impacts of the Earned Income Tax Credit Enhancements on Mental and Physical Health