HMP PhD Job Market Candidates
Gul Rukh Mehboob
Research Interests
Policy evaluation using quasi-experimental methods, policy surveillance & legal epidemiology, aging & long-term care policy, social health protection programs, and financing mechanisms (LDCs).
Teaching Interests
Health Policy, Health Care Financing, Health Economics, Research Methods, long term care, aging and Global Health.
Contact: gulrukh-mehboob@uiowa.edu
Edmer Lazaro, DPT MSHCA
Research Interests
Value-based care and payment models, primary care PT practice, policies affecting access to PT services, comparative effectiveness and health outcomes, health access for underserved populations, and mixed methods studies.
Teaching Interests
US Health Care System, Health Policy, Research Methods, Health Care Financing, Population Health, Clinical/Basic Sciences (Biomechanics, Motor Learning, Anatomy, Physiology)
Contact: edmer-lazaro@uiowa.edu
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/edrlazaro/
Ufuoma Ejughemre
Research Interests
Policy evaluation using quasi-experimental designs, social determinants of health focusing on maternal and child health services, and global health.
Teaching Interests
Health Policy, Health Care Financing, Research Methods, Medicaid, Maternal, Child and Global Health.
Contact: ufuoma-ejughemre@uiowa.edu
Gawain Williams
Research Interests
Health policy, healthcare systems, and social determinants contributing to racial and ethnic disparities in cancer screening, treatment, and outcomes.
Teaching Interests
Health policy, health management, health equity, qualitative and mixed methods research, and public health administration
Contact: gawain-williams@uiowa.edu
Junjie Gai
Research Interests
Health policy & economics, prescription policy & pricing, substance use disorder, medicare,
nursing home regulations & quality, gerontology, applied econometrics, and quasi-experimental methods.
Teaching Interests
Health Policy, health economics and finance, health service research, healthcare management, quantitative research methods, and Naloxone overdose training.
Contact: junjie-gai@uiowa.edu
LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/junjie-gai-61b095220