{"671281":{"#nid":"671281","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Ivan Allen College Brings Growing Healthcare Economics and Policy Expertise to Health Systems Conference","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts showed off its growing expertise in health economics and policy at the recent Health Systems: The Next Generation 2023 conference organized by the Center for Health and Humanitarian Systems.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ESeveral Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts researchers participated in the annual conference, which this year focused on the power of interdisciplinary collaboration.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ELindsey Bullinger, assistant professor in the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/spp.gatech.edu\/\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003ESchool of Public Policy\u003C\/a\u003E; David Edwards, executive director of the \u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003ECenter for Urban Research\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E; and Professor Michael Best of the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/inta.gatech.edu\/\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003ESam Nunn School of International Affairs\u003C\/a\u003E served on the organizing committee.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAmong the IAC presenters were:\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cul\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cp\u003EEdwards, who presented on \u201cClosing Racial Equity Gaps by Improving the Health of Urban Neighborhoods\u201d\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\t\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cp\u003EMayra Pineda-Torres, assistant professor in the School of Economics, who spoke about \u201cThe Economics of Reproductive Healthcare Access\u201d\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\t\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cp\u003EShatakshee Dhongde, associate dean for academic affairs and associate professor in the School of Economics and Ph.D. student Roshani Bulkunde presented on multidimensional economic hardship in the U.S. during the Covid-19 pandemic as part of an interdisciplinary poster session.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\t\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\u003C\/ul\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EIvan Allen College\u2019s School of Economics and the School of Public Policy have both recently expanded capacity in health economics and policy \u2014 \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/econ.gatech.edu\/news\/item\/669909\/ivan-allen-college-expands-interdisciplinary-approach-healthcare-policy\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003Einvesting\u003C\/a\u003E in new faculty and establishing the Health Economics and Policy Innovation Collaborative to promote interdisciplinary research in the subject.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u201cHealthcare is an issue that affects everyone, and we\u2019re excited to help lead the way in finding ways to encourage policies that improve access and health outcomes, bring down costs, and advance health equity,\u201d said Aaron Levine, associate dean for research and outreach, who also attended the conference.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EFor more information on HEPIC, visit the collaborative\u2019s \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/econ.gatech.edu\/research\/hepic\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003Ewebsite\u003C\/a\u003E.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ESeveral Ivan Allen College faculty members showed off the College\u0027s growing expertise in health economics and policy at a recent conference.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Several Ivan Allen College faculty members showed off our growing expertise in health economics and policy at a recent conference."}],"uid":"34600","created_gmt":"2023-11-28 17:02:23","changed_gmt":"2023-11-28 20:05:11","author":"mpearson34","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2023-11-28T00:00:00-05:00","iso_date":"2023-11-28T00:00:00-05:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"672461":{"id":"672461","type":"image","title":"School of Economics Ph.D. student Roshani Bulkunde, left, and Shatakshee Dhondge, associate professor and associate dean.","body":"\u003Cp\u003ESchool of Economics Ph.D. student Roshani Bulkunde, left, and Shatakshee Dhondge, associate professor and associate dean,\u0026nbsp;\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EBulkunde presented on multidimensional economic hardship in the U.S. during the Covid-19 pandemic as part of an interdisciplinary poster session at the\u0026nbsp;Health Systems: The Next Generation 2023 conference organized by the Center for Health and Humanitarian Systems. 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