I have experience in behavioral economics and economic psychology, beginning with my PhD thesis at the University of Wisconsin (where I examined the role of reference points and loss aversion in decision making) and continuing through my transition into health economics. I apply insights from behavioral economics to health, particularly as it related to measuring the effectiveness of psychosocial interventions and the needs of disadvantaged and underserved communities. Recent projects have focused on the role of behavioral economics and 'nudges' in helping to design effective interventions.

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Song A, Brown P, Glantz S. Health Policy and Empirical Evidence Collide: The Case of Cigarette Package Warning Labels and Economic Consumer Surplus. American Journal of Public Health; February 2014, Vol. 104, No. 2, pp. e42-e51.