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Jessie Handbury, PhD│Health Policy and CHIBE Research Seminar
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2024-05-02 12:00:00
2024-05-02 13:00:00
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Jessie Handbury, PhD│Health Policy and CHIBE Research Seminar
Jessie Handbury, PhD, Gilbert and Shelley Harrison Associate Professor of Real Estate, The Wharton School
Thursday, May 2, 2024 | 12:00-1:00 PM EST | Hybrid Event
1104 Blockley Hall
(Note: Virtual attendees can join by accessing this link: https://upenn.zoom.us/j/95353951407.)
“Welfare Implications of Increased Retailer Participation in SNAP”
Governments generally rely on private vendors to distribute in-kind benefits. The types of vendors that participate can affect beneficiaries, local markets, and program costs. We study the effects of a dramatic increase in the number of food stores accepting SNAP benefits during the Great Recession. To do so, we combine several datasets: administrative records on all SNAP stores, information on all food stores in the U.S., a large household purchasing panel, and a panel of retailer transaction records. We find that the new SNAP stores are largely non-grocer stores that carry limited fresh inventory. The increase in store participation resulted in modest declines in distance to SNAP stores among SNAP-eligible households (a proxy for the cost of access). SNAP-eligible households shift a small share of their food expenditures to the new SNAP retailers, while there is no change for non-SNAP households. Despite small effects for SNAP households, participating in SNAP results in important increases in food sales for vendors. They shift their perishable inventory toward staple foods. Our evidence suggests that proposed restrictions on non-grocer participation in SNAP are unlikely to improve nutrition among beneficiaries.
Jessie Handbury, PhD, is the Gilbert and Shelley Harrison Associate Professor of Real Estate at The Wharton School and a Research Associate at the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER). Handbury’s research studies the interplay between spatial and socio-economic inequality, with a focus on the spatial distribution of retail amenities. Her papers have been published in such journals as the Quarterly Journal of Economics, Econometrica, the Review of Economic Studies, and the Journal of Urban Economics and has been profiled in the Wall Street Journal, New York Times, and the Washington Post. Some of Handbury’s recent research studies the role of e-commerce and dollar stores in mediating the welfare impact of the decline in brick-and-mortar retail; measures preferences for social interactions using smartphone data; and considers the long-run impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on residential sorting in cities. She holds a B.A. in economics and mathematics and an M.A. and Ph.D. in economics, all from Columbia University.
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Penn Medical Ethics
Hybrid: RCH B102AB, Richards Bldg., 3700 Hamilton Walk (and virtual via Zoom)
Research Ethics and Policy Series (REPS): Daphne Oluwaseun Martschenko, PhD. "The Acid We Inherit: Social and Behavioral Genomics in the Context of an Ugly History and Uncertain Future"
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2024-05-08 12:00:00
2024-05-08 13:00:00
America/New_York
Research Ethics and Policy Series (REPS): Daphne Oluwaseun Martschenko, PhD. "The Acid We Inherit: Social and Behavioral Genomics in the Context of an Ugly History and Uncertain Future"
The Acid We Inherit: Social and Behavioral Genomics in the Context of an Ugly History and Uncertain Future
Daphne Oluwaseun Martschenko, PhD
Assistant Professor
Stanford University Center for Biomedical Ethics
Social and behavioral genomics (SBG) uses molecular, genome-wide data, to examine whether and how genetic differences between individuals shape differences in characteristics and outcomes such as same-sex sexual behavior and educational attainment. The field is the ongoing subject of polarizing debate and controversy. While claims regarding genetic differences in behavior have long been used to justify social inequalities, misguided and harmful genetic myths continue today – wielded by White supremacists, academic researchers, and high-profile public figures who cite recent genomic studies as evidence to support their beliefs. Meanwhile, social and behavioral genomic data are increasingly available to consumers via direct-to-consumer genetic testing and polygenic embryo selection. This talk argues that the ethical and socially responsible conduct and translation of social and behavioral genomics calls for a full accounting of ‘the acid we inherit’: a dual inheritance process through which DNA and harmful myths about DNA get passed down from one generation to the next.
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Streaming available via Zoom.
Hybrid: RCH B102AB, Richards Bldg., 3700 Hamilton Walk (and virtual via Zoom)
Penn Medical Ethics
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Elaine L. Hill, PhD│Health Policy and CHIBE Research Seminar
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2024-05-09 12:00:00
2024-05-09 13:00:00
America/New_York
Elaine L. Hill, PhD│Health Policy and CHIBE Research Seminar
Elaine L. Hill, PhD , Associate Professor of Health Economics, Economics, and Obstetrics & Gynecology, University of Rochester
May 09, 2024 | 12:00 pm ‐ 1:00 pm | Hybrid
Attendees may attend in person at 1104 Blockley Hall, 423 Guardian Drive, Philadelphia, PA, or virtually. Zoom link here.
Elaine L. Hill, PhD, is an Associate Professor of Health Economics in the Departments of Public Health Sciences, of Economics, and of Obstetrics & Gynecology at the University of Rochester. She is also a Faculty Research Fellow at the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) and hold a courtesy appointment at Oregon State University. Her research is at the intersection of health, health policy, and the environment and human capital formation.
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Penn Medical Ethics
Hybrid: 1402 Blockley Hall, 423 Guardian Drive (and virtual via Zoom)
Penn Bioethics Seminar Series (PBS): Daniela Brissett, MD. "A Multimodal Approach to Exploring the Adultification of Black Girls and its Impact on Physical and Mental Health Outcomes"
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2024-05-14 12:00:00
2024-05-14 13:00:00
America/New_York
Penn Bioethics Seminar Series (PBS): Daniela Brissett, MD. "A Multimodal Approach to Exploring the Adultification of Black Girls and its Impact on Physical and Mental Health Outcomes"
A Multimodal Approach to Exploring the Adultification of Black Girls and its Impact on Physical and Mental Health Outcomes
Daniela Brissett, MD
Adolescent Medicine Fellow Physician
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Daniela Brissett, MD is a fellow at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) in the Division of Adolescent Medicine. Her research focuses on the health of young Black girls addressing adultification, the intersection of racism and sexism, and underlying health disparities. Her career vision is to realize a better world for all youth through advocating for equitable policies, and fostering positive youth development.
Dr. Brissett earned her Doctor of Medicine degree and pediatric residency training at the University of California, San Francisco where she was chosen for the Pediatric Leadership for the Underserved program and the Program in Medical Education for the Urban Underserved, respectively.
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Hybrid: 1402 Blockley Hall, 423 Guardian Drive (and virtual via Zoom)
Penn Medical Ethics
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Jose Francisco Figueroa, MD, MPH│Health Policy and CHIBE Research Seminar
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2024-05-23 12:00:00
2024-05-23 13:00:00
America/New_York
Jose Francisco Figueroa, MD, MPH│Health Policy and CHIBE Research Seminar
Jose Francisco Figueroa, MD, MPH, Assistant Professor of Health Policy and Management, Harvard University
May 23, 2024 | 12:00 pm ‐ 1:00 pm | Hybrid
Attendees may attend in person at 1104 Blockley Hall, 423 Guardian Drive, Philadelphia, PA, or virtually. Zoom link here.
Jose F. Figueroa, MD, MPH is an Assistant Professor of Health Policy and Management at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health (HSPH) and an Assistant Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School (HMS). He is also a practicing Internist and Associate Physician at the Brigham and Women’s Hospital, where he serves as the Faculty Director of the BWH Medicine Residency Management & Leadership Pathway.
Dr. Figueroa received his M.D. from Harvard Medical School and his M.P.H. from the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. He completed his residency in Internal Medicine at the Brigham and Women’s Hospital.
His main research interests focus on understanding the drivers of health care spending and poor clinical outcomes among older, vulnerable populations with complex needs. To date, this has included work on racial and ethnic minorities, older adults with frailty, people with disabilities, and people with serious mental illness. His research also focuses on evaluating how policy interventions and payment reform aimed at improving quality of care and controlling costs are working, and in particular, how they affect safety-net providers and hospitals.
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Penn Medical Ethics
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Penn Bioethics Seminar Series (PBS): M. Carmela Epright, PhD. "Self-Diagnosis and its Discontents: The Long Term Consequences of a BPD Label"
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2024-06-11 12:00:00
2024-06-11 13:00:00
America/New_York
Penn Bioethics Seminar Series (PBS): M. Carmela Epright, PhD. "Self-Diagnosis and its Discontents: The Long Term Consequences of a BPD Label"
Self-Diagnosis and its Discontents: The Long Term Consequences of a BPD Label
M. Carmela Epright, PhD
Professor of Philosophy
Furman University
M. Carmela Epright is a Professor of Philosophy at Furman University and a Clinical Professor of Neuropsychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at the University of South Carolina School of Medicine. She has served as a visiting scholar to the Medical University of South Carolina, The University of South Carolina Medical School’s Center for Bioethics and Medical Humanities, and to the Institute for Applied Ethics at Dartmouth College.
In addition to her work as a professor, Dr. Epright serves as a clinical ethicist and ethics consultant to numerous medical entities, including the South Carolina Medical Association, the Medical University of South Carolina, and both branches of the University of South Carolina School of Medicine (Greenville and Columbia). She has published articles in bioethics, psychiatry, moral theory, and philosophy of law. Her current research focuses upon the evaluation and treatment of the criminally mentally ill.
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Penn Medical Ethics
Hybrid: RCH B102AB, Richards Bldg., 3700 Hamilton Walk (and virtual via Zoom)
Research Ethics and Policy Series (REPS): Mark Neuman, MD, MSc. "Comparative Effectiveness Research"
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2024-06-12 12:00:00
2024-06-12 13:00:00
America/New_York
Research Ethics and Policy Series (REPS): Mark Neuman, MD, MSc. "Comparative Effectiveness Research"
Comparative Effectiveness Research
Mark Neuman, MD, MSc
Director, Research Partnerships, Leonard Davis Institute of Health Economics
Associate Professor, Anesthesiology and Critical Care, Perelman School of Medicine
Director, Penn Center for Perioperative Outcomes Research and Transformation (CPORT), Perelman School of Medicine | University of Pennsylvania
Mark Neuman, MD, MSc is a practicing anesthesiologist and health services researcher. He is Director of Research Partnerships at Penn LDI. His research focuses on improving patient-centered outcomes for older adults undergoing surgery and anesthesia.
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Hybrid: RCH B102AB, Richards Bldg., 3700 Hamilton Walk (and virtual via Zoom)
Penn Medical Ethics
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Penn Bioethics Seminar Series (PBS): Alison K. McConwell, PhD. "Entwined Science & Values: A Complex Relationship Between Julian Huxley’s Biological & Social World Views"
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2024-06-25 12:00:00
2024-06-25 13:00:00
America/New_York
Penn Bioethics Seminar Series (PBS): Alison K. McConwell, PhD. "Entwined Science & Values: A Complex Relationship Between Julian Huxley’s Biological & Social World Views"
Entwined Science & Values: A Complex Relationship Between Julian Huxley’s Biological & Social World Views
Alison K. McConwell, PhD
Assistant Professor of Philosophy
UMass Lowell
While Julian S. Huxley’s (1887-1975) role in the Eugenics Society is well known, the ways in which his scientific research program intimately entwined with his broader social views is sometimes overlooked. This talk analyzes Huxley’s earlier and later research centering Individual (1912) and Modern Synthesis (1942) as two case studies in the context of his larger body of work.
This analysis demonstrates that idealizations separating his so-called serious empirical science from his popularizer persona and informal work masks the deeper coherence of his ideological commitments to the scientific management of human evolution, commitments which weave through the entirety of his research program. Huxley aimed to establish the biologist’s role for engineering human evolution towards sets of ideals conceived by the educated elite.
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Penn Medical Ethics