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 over a decade 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.