I am a practicing physician and Associate Professor of Health Policy at the University of Pennsylvania and a Faculty Research Fellow at the National Bureau of Economic Research. My research examines how people's social and economic opportunities affect their health and well-being.  This is a broad question, and to tackle it I investigate a range of different settings, exposures, and policies. Together, these analyses demonstrate how what seem like distinct life experiences affect our health in very similar and predictable ways.  

I am the founding director of Opportunity for Health, a non-partisan research group that seeks to identify policies and interventions that can jointly bolster economic opportunity and health in the United States. We strive to conduct research that reflects the experiences and priorities of the American public and is useful for policymakers.