
Section on Health Choice, Policy & Evaluation Faculty & Staff
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