Faculty and staff in the Section on Health Choice, Policy, and Evaluation, part of NYU Langone’s Department of Population Health, have expertise in public health, healthcare, and the social sciences.

Administration

Our administration leads a team of faculty and staff who investigate how public policy and neighborhood and other environmental factors impact people’s health and the choices they make.

Brian D. Elbel, PhD, MPH, Director

In his research, Dr. Elbel uses behavioral economics to investigate how people make decisions about their health, in particular the ways in which public policy and the environment affect obesity and related chronic disease. His studies have led to new revelations about closely watched policies, such as his team’s finding that calorie-labeling mandates in New York City restaurants did not, on a general population level, lead people to eat healthier. Dr. Elbel is associate dean of research mission in the Office of Science and Research. Learn more about Dr. Elbel.

Courtney Abrams, MA, Program Director

Ms. Abrams oversees the administration of the Section on Health Choice, Policy, and Evaluation. She can be reached at courtney.abrams@nyulangone.org or 646-501-3365.

Core Faculty

Our faculty come from disciplines including behavioral economics, psychology, epidemiology, health services research, community health, and health evaluation.

Stephanie L. Albert, PhD
Assistant Professor, Department of Population Health
Research interests: determinants of eating behaviors; body inclusivity; weight stigma; media consumption; health equity; program evaluation; food environment

Carolyn Berry, PhD
Associate Professor, Departments of Population Health and Medicine
Research interests: health disparities; patient-centered medical homes; policy analysis; program evaluation

Marie Bragg, PhD
Assistant Professor, Department of Population Health
Research interests: food industry; food marketing; health disparities; nutrition policy; obesity

Omni L. Cassidy, PhD
Assistant Professor, Department of Population Health
Research interests: health disparities; food system; food marketing; food choices; community engagement; using innovative technologies to assess the food environment and food choices; nutrition policy

Sugy Choi, PhD
Assistant Professor, Department of Population Health
Research interests: health policy; policy evaluation; program evaluation; Medicaid; addiction health services research; implementation science; gender disparities

Renata E. Howland, PhD, MPH
Assistant Professor, Department of Population Health
Research interests: maternal and child health; Medicaid; epidemiology

Charles J. Neighbors, MBA, PhD
Associate Professor, Department of Population Health
Director, Health Evaluation and Analytics Lab
Research interests: substance use disorders; addiction; health policy; health services research; Medicaid; vulnerable populations

Pasquale E. Rummo, PhD, MPH
Associate Professor, Department of Population Health
Research interests: choice behavior; food environment; obesity

Staff

Josh Aleksanyan
Post Doctoral Fellow

Jason Alexandre
Data Analyst

Vanessa Bobadilla
Senior Practice Improvement Coordinator

Sandra Bruening
Senior Research Coordinator

Jin Choi
Data Analyst

Roxanne Dupuis
Research Scientist

Juan Echenique
Senior Research Scientist

Adetayo Fawole
Associate Research Scientist

Kayla Fennelly
Research Coordinator

Emil Hafeez
Associate Research Scientist

Zora Hall
Associate Research Coordinator

Lloyd Heng
Senior Data Analyst

Sueun Hong
Senior Research Coordinator

Erin Kim
Senior Research Coordinator

Elizabeth Knopf
Senior Research Coordinator

Lorraine Kwok
Senior Research Coordinator

Shilpa Londhe
Senior Research Scientist

Rachel Massar
Research Project Manager

Matilda Melkonian
Research Coordinator

Jairo Munoz
Program Manager

Monica Nouvong
Senior Practice Improvement Coordinator

Sol Rego
Project Coordinator

Carla Seet
Research Coordinator

Arya Singh
Program Coordinator

Lauren Sosa
Program Coordinator

Allison Sugarman
Research Project Manager

Andrew Tang
Senior Data Analyst

Krystle Tsai
Program Manager

Gabriella Valverde Silva
Senior Program Coordinator

Cervelle Vidal
Research Data Associate

Dawn Walter
Senior Data Analyst

Ava Williams
Administrative Coordinator

Erilia Wu
Associate Research Scientist