Psychiatric Epidemiology

I study how sudden changes in the socioeconomic and health policy environment affect population mental health and health service utilization. I am particularly interested in leveraging natural and quasi-experimental settings for identifying causal antecedents of psychiatric outcomes. I have analyzed a variety of “shocks” including economic recessions, new health policy, expansion of mental health services and individual cash transfers. Much of my work focuses on vulnerable groups such as low-income populations, racial minorities, children and persons with mental disorders.