Academic Summary

  • MSc in Health Policy, Planning, and Financing | Joint w. the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine

  • MSc in Health Policy, Planning, and Financing | Joint w. The London School of Economics and Political Science

  • BA in Public Health - Global Health | Departmental Honors Cohort Member | 3.57/4.0

Applied Master's Coursework

  • Financing Healthcare

    Course offered a comprehensive understanding of health financing policy, focusing on revenue collection, fund pooling, and service purchasing, while addressing coverage, resource allocation, and market structure. It uses global examples to explore key issues like private financing, strategic purchasing, provider payment methods, and financial sustainability.

  • Health Economics

    Taught fundamental economic concepts in the health sector, covering system-level issues like healthcare financing, expenditure forecasting, and health equity. Examined demand and supply dynamics in healthcare, including moral hazard, market competitiveness, and provider payment methods, with a focus on intuitive understanding through practical examples.

  • Measuring Health Systems Performance

    Course provided a framework for understanding and addressing the opportunities and challenges of performance measurement in healthcare, focusing on dimensions like population health, patient outcomes, equity, and productivity. Gained insights into the principles of performance measurement, the methodological challenges involved, and the implications for policy makers in setting targets, reporting progress, and creating incentives to enhance performance.

  • Mental Health Policy

    Course examined how public policy can address the personal, social, and economic challenges of mental illness across different life stages and income settings, with an emphasis on global relevance and the strong link between mental health and social disadvantage. Explored strategies for prevention, treatment, and social inclusion, while evaluating the effectiveness and impact of policies.

  • Health Policy, Process, and Power

    Introduced key explanatory theories of health policy and policy studies internationally. Included discussion and debate of real-world public health examples in low, middle and high income countries, and provided frameworks and tools to understand and act in the health policy arena.

  • Issues in Public Health

    Course taught the development, conceptual basis, and evidence for effectiveness of policies designed to promote health of populations with an aim to contribute to population health in high or middle income countries. Taught methods to evaluate the broader drivers of population health, how to measure their impact, and methods to influence policies that affect health.

  • Health Systems

    Taught key health systems frameworks and concepts for strategic planning, policy design, and implementation. A key aim was to develop the ability to conduct health systems analysis, with a focus on writing concise, policy-relevant editorials as a transferable skill for professional roles.

  • Health Decision Science

    Taught knowledge to support public health decision-making in complex scenarios involving scarce resources and limited information. By integrating concepts from statistics, sociology, economics, and ethics, the course drove an understanding and interpretation of evidence across various disciplines.

A Qualitative Study Exploring the Perceptions, Implications, and Limitations of California’s Medicaid 1115 Pre-Release Coverage Waiver

This research explores the intersection of Medicaid 1115 waivers and incarcerated populations, focusing on the California Pre-Release Coverage waiver as a significant shift in health coverage policy. Through interviews with policy experts, the study found that while implementation is expected to be challenging, there is strong bipartisan support and enthusiasm for these reforms.

California vs. Texas. Vs. Florida: A Tri-State Assessment of Health, Economic, and Equity Indicators for Health Systems Performance during COVID-19

This paper assesses the relative performance during COVID-19 in California, Texas, and Florida. Section 1 examines the health consequences of COVID-19 in each state. Section 2 assesses the economic performance of each, and Section 3 examines equity with a focus on racial minorities, Hispanic immigrants, and undocumented immigrants. The aim of this paper is to assess the consequences of political decisions on health systems performance.

The Affordable Care Act: Exercising Power and the Pitfalls of Compromise in the Policy Process

The ACA institutionalized a national health system. But how did it get passed? This paper examines the conditions that cultivated the ACA’s passing. I argue that the American political institution made the passage of the ACA possible. However, the way it passed left it vulnerable to institutional rollbacks and incomplete implementation. I use Kingdon’s three streams of agenda setting to explore the conditions that allowed for the ACA to pass, demonstrating the incomplete nature of the ACA policy cycle. This argument is concluded by highlighting its fragmented implementation, leaving it vulnerable to repeal measures in 2019.

Measuring the Association of Social Media Use on Fear of COVID-19 amongst College Students

This co-conducted research study sought to answer the question: ​Is there an association between social media use and fear of COVID-19 in UW-Seattle Undergraduates aged 18-25 with access to social media? ​ Research study was designed, implemented, analyzed, and evaluated by myself and a team of 6. I presented our findings to the University of Washington School of Public Health Dean’s Office.