Jason Semprini, PhD, MPP

I am an economist and a tenure-track assistant professor at Des Moines University. My research evaluates how public health policies impact our health and wellbeing. 

After completing my PhD, I trained in Cancer Epidemiology and Implementation Science as a postdoctoral scholar at the Iowa Cancer Registry. In 2023, I received my PhD in Health Services & Policy from the University of Iowa. In 2019, I earned my Master's in Public Policy at the University of Chicago as a Susan G. Komen Cancer Disparities Scholar.  Before pursuing a career in academia, I served four years in Americorps and two years in the Peace Corps. My work is motivated by two decades of professional and academic experience improving health outcomes in Iowa and beyond. I am especially motivated to understand how public health policies can reduce the growing burden of cancer in Rural America.