Department: Health Management and Policy

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Year of intended graduation: 2024

Education: BS in Biology, University of Minnesota-Twin Cities; MPH in Health Management & Policy, San Diego State University

Focal Area: Health Economics

Research interests: My research interests are focused on understanding the effects of housing policies on health and health care use, the links between housing security, housing quality, poverty, and health status. I am also interested in understanding how insurance policies affect residential housing stability.

Current activities: I am currently a GRA at the Department of Health Management and Policy, and a GTA working with Dr. Hari Sharma. In my GRA role, I work with Dr. Kanika Arora with her evaluation projects with the Great Plains Center for Agricultural Health. I have been working with a team of evaluators on three different evaluation projects: Instrumented farm vehicle roadway study, air quality improvement project, surveillance of injuries and risk factors in using workers’ compensation data. Since the summer 2023, I have been working on my dissertation project on housing and health under the supervision of Dr. George Wehby and in collaboration with Dr. Wei Lyu of the University of Memphis, Department of Health Management and Policy.

Publications:

Ali, A. K., & Wehby, G. L. (2022). State Eviction Moratoriums During The COVID-19 Pandemic Were Associated with Improved Mental Health Among People Who Rent: Health Affairs, 41(11), 1583-1589. https://www.healthaffairs.org/doi/abs/10.1377/hlthaff.2022.00750

Semprini, J., Ali, A. K., & Benavidez, G. A. (2023). Medicaid Expansion Lowered Uninsurance Rates Among Nonelderly Adults in The Most Heavily Redlined Areas: Health Affairs, 42(10), 1439-1447. https://www.healthaffairs.org/doi/full/10.1377/hlthaff.2023.00400