My current research interests focus substantively on the governance of health-related technologies, implications of regulation for public health, and the use of qualitative research methods to inform modeling.
From 2022 to 2024, I co-founded and organized (with Trevor Brown and Rachel Fordham) the Consortium on the American Political Economy Junior Working Group (CAPE-JWG), an online workshop series affiliated with the Consortium on American Political Economy (CAPE) and the American Political Economy (APE) section of the American Political Science Association (APSA).
"A scoping review to investigate drivers of tobacco/nicotine product risk (mis)perceptions among older U.S. adults." [proposal stage]
"Investigating the real-world use of a living systematic review to inform policy: the case of vaping." [proposal stage]
"The role of generative AI in tobacco/nicotine evidence synthesis: use, perceptions, and policy implications." [proposal stage]
"Private health insurance and data-driven discrimination: the politics of health data privacy regulation." [in preparation]
The Politics of Regulating Data Privacy in the American Political Economy: The Case of Health Data and Health Insurance. PhD Dissertation. University of Pennsylvania, 2024. [ProQuest]
"Why U.S. 'evidence-based policy' for vaping is so difficult: sources of divisions over e-cigarettes." [in preparation]
"A global policy surveillance of oral nicotine pouch (ONP) regulations." With Holly Jarman and Jamie Hartmann-Boyce. [in preparation]
"A global comparison of flavor restrictions for cigarettes and e-cigarettes.” With Holly Jarman, Praneetha Vissapragada, and Jamie Hartmann-Boyce. [in preparation]
“Regulatory strategies for implementing tobacco/nicotine flavor restrictions: comparative qualitative case studies of six jurisdictions.” With Holly Jarman, Praneetha Vissapragada, and Jamie Hartmann-Boyce. [in preparation]
"Regulatory types in tobacco flavor policies and implications for implementation: qualitative evidence from six jurisdictions.” With Holly Jarman, Praneetha Vissapragada, and Jamie Hartmann-Boyce. [in preparation]
“Policy actors as data integrators: mixing data in tobacco control evaluation and assessment.” With Holly Jarman, Praneetha Vissapragada, and Jamie Hartmann-Boyce. [under review]
"Heated tobacco products Cochrane review." With Tattan-Birch, H.; Hartmann-Boyce, J.; Kock, Loren; Simonavicius, E.; Brose, L.; Jackson, S.; Shahab, L.; Levy, D.; Brown, J. [in preparation]
“Electronic cigarettes for smoking cessation living systematic review.” With Lindson, N; Butler, A; McRobbie, H.; Bullen,C.; Hajek, P.; Wu, A.; Begh, R.; Theodoulou, A.; Notley, C.; Rigotti, R.; Turner, T.; Livingstone-Banks, J; Morris, T.; Hartmann-Boyce, J. [living systematic review]
"Reduced nicotine cigarettes for smoking cessation and reduction." With Jonathan Livingstone Banks, Nicola Lindson, Holly Jarman, and Jamie Hartmann-Boyce. [in preparation]
"Oral Nicotine Pouches and Public Health: Evidence from an Updated Scoping Review." With Nargiz Travis, David Levy, Ken Warner, and Jamie Hartmann-Boyce. [in preparation]
"Oral Nicotine Pouches for Cessation or Reduction of Use of Other Tobacco or Nicotine Products.” With Hartmann-Boyce, J.; Tattan-Birch, H.; Brown, J; Shahab, L.; Goniewicz, M.L.; Difeng Wu, A.; Travis, N.; Jarman, H.; Livingstone-Banks, J.; and Lindson, N. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, October 2025.
"Political Learning at Work: Asian Americans in the Tech Workplace.” With Tanika Raychaudhuri. [preparing submission]
Evaluation of the Ready to Work Partnership Grant Program: Findings from the Implementation Study of Four Training Programs for Long-Term Unemployed Workers. Report prepared for the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration. Washington, DC. 2017. (co-author, for MEF Associates)
Understanding the Intersection Between TANF and Refugee Cash Assistance Services: Findings from a Survey of State Refugee Coordinators. Report prepared for the Administration for Children and Families (ACF), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Washington, DC. 2017. (contributor, for MEF Associates)
Washington State’s Integrated Basic Education and Skills Training (I-BEST) Program in Three Colleges: Implementation and Early Impact Report. Report prepared for the Office of Planning, Research, and Evaluation, Administration for Children and Families, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Washington, DC. 2018. (contributor, for MEF Associates)
National Evaluation of the 2nd Generation of Health Profession Opportunity Grants (HPOG 2.0 National Evaluation). Office of Planning, Research, and Evaluation, Administration for Children and Families, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Washington, DC. (contributor, for MEF Associates)
"Lessons from 6 case studies on tobacco/nicotine flavor restrictions.” CAsToR Briefing. [in preparation]
"Modeling the impact of tobacco control regulations on chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)." CAsToR Briefing. [in preparation]
“FAQ: How we evaluate the evidence on e-cigarettes.” CAsToR Briefing. [in preparation]
“A Primer on Modeling in Tobacco Control.” CAsToR Briefing. [in preparation]
“The health effects of e-cigarettes.” CAsToR Briefing. [in preparation]
"How a nicotine product standard benefits public health." CAsToR Briefing. December 2025.
“Oral nicotine pouches (ONP): What we know so far.” CAsToR Briefing. November 2025.
"FAQs: Addressing common misconceptions about evidence reviews in tobacco control studies." CAsToR Briefing. October 2025.
"Flavors in e-cigarettes: a summary of the evidence." CAsToR Briefing. April 2025.