Conference Roundup: ASHEcon 2025

8:30 AM – 10:00 AM

• Lindsay Allen, PhD, Feinberg School of Medicine at Northwestern University, CHERISH Research Affiliate, Chair
  • Public Benefit Programs and Mental Health, 📍 North Coast A
• Thanh Lu, PhD, RTI International, CHERISH Research Affiliate
  • Temperature Exposure and Fatal Overdose, Presenter,📍Brickyard B
  • Treatment over Punishment in Combating Drug Crime: Evidence from the Introduction of Adult Drug Courts, Discussant,📍 Brickyard B
• Catherine Maclean, PhD, George Mason University, CHERISH Research Affiliate
  • Recreational Cannabis and Respiratory Health, Presenter,📍Brickyard B
  • E-Cigarette Taxation and Queer Youth, Presenter,📍Brickyard B
  • Temperature Exposure and Fatal Overdose, Co-Author, 📍Brickyard B
• Michael R. Richards, MD, PhD, MPH, Cornell University, CHERISH Research Affiliate, Co-Author
  • Managing Margins: PE Effects on Financial, Physical, and Human Capital, 📍Summit A

10:15 AM – 11:45 AM

• Michael T. French, PhD, University of Miami, CHERISH Research Affiliate, Chair
  • Traffic Safety, Chair, 📍 Platform D
  • Spring Broken: An Analysis of Fatal and Non-Fatal Traffic Injuries in Florida, Presenter,📍Platform D
• Brady Horn, PhD, University of New Mexico, CHERISH Research Affiliate
  • When Joblessness Leads to Fractures: Unemployment and Later Life Health, Discussant,📍Grand Hall C
  • New Look at the Impact of Beer Taxes on Alcohol-Impaired Traffic Fatalities, Co-Author,📍Platform D
• Catherine Maclean, PhD, George Mason University, CHERISH Research Affiliate, Chair
  • Behavioral Health and Policy/Program Interventions, 📍 Platform B
• Katherine Wen, PhD, MS, MPP, Vanderbilt University, CHERISH Research Affiliate, Chair
  • Job Loss, Unions, and Health, 📍Grand Hall C
• Kosali Simon, PhD, O’Neill School of Public and Environmental Affairs at Indiana University, CHERISH Research Affiliate
  • The Impact of Fiscal Policies to Promote Healthy Diets on Birth Outcomes: Evidence from the Navajo Nation, Co-Author,📍Railhead
  • Medicaid Expansion Meets Balancing Incentives: Reshaping Long-Term Care Populations, Co-Author,📍Railyard C
  • When Tragedy Strikes: The Spillover Effects of Adolescent Deaths from Self-Harm, Discussant,📍 Platform A
• Benjamin Ukert, PhD, Texas A & M University School of Public Health, CHERISH Research Affiliate, Presenter
  • The Growth in Hospital Facility Prices By Hospital Characteristics from 2014–2023, 📍Summit A

1:45 PM – 3:15 PM

• Matthew Eisenberg, PhD, Johns Hopkins University, CHERISH Research Affiliate, Discussant
  • The Evaluation of Telehealth’s Impact on Medicare Annual Wellness Visits and Dementia Diagnosis, 📍Platform C
• Angélica Meinhofer, PhD, Weill Cornell Medicine, CHERISH Research Affiliate, Chair
  • Emerging Scholars Session: Social Vulnerability and Children’s Health, 📍Summit B
• Daniel Polsky, PhD, Johns Hopkins University, CHERISH Advisory Board member
  • Emerging Scholars Session: Public Policy and Insurer/Hospital Behavior, Chair, 📍Summit A
  • The Evaluation of Telehealth’s Impact on Medicare Annual Wellness Visits and Dementia Diagnosis, Co-Author, 📍Platform C

3:30 PM – 5:00 PM

• Lindsay Allen, PhD, Feinberg School of Medicine at Northwestern University, CHERISH Research Affiliate, Chair
  • The Economics of Well-Being: Parental, Political, and Workforce Determinants of Mental Health, 📍Grand Hall B
• Harold Pollack, PhD, MPP, University of Chicago, CHERISH Research Affiliate, Discussant
  • Variation in State Medicaid Home and Community-Based Services (HCBS) Waiver Design for Adults with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (I/DD), 📍Platform A
• Kosali Simon, PhD, O’Neill School of Public and Environmental Affairs at Indiana University, CHERISH Research Affiliate, Co-Author
  • Does Extended Postpartum Medicaid Coverage Reduce Uninsurance? Evidence from Pandemic Continuous Coverage Requirements, 📍Railyard A

8:30 AM – 10:00 AM

• Monica Deza, PhD, Syracuse University, CHERISH Research Affiliate
  • Intimate Partner Violence and Psychiatric Care, Discussant, 📍Brickyard B
  • Couch-Locked with the Munchies: Effects of Recreational Marijuana Laws on Exercise and Nutrition, Co-Author,📍 Railhead
• Matthew Eisenberg, PhD, Johns Hopkins University, CHERISH Research Affiliate, Co-Author
  • Stimulants and Drug Shortages, 📍 Railhead
• Thanh Lu, PhD, RTI International, CHERISH Research Affiliate, Discussant
  • Stimulants and Drug Shortages 📍 Railhead
• Catherine Maclean, PhD, George Mason University, CHERISH Research Affiliate
  • Paid Sick Leave and Child Maltreatment, Presenter,📍 Platform A
  • Stimulants and Drug Shortages,  Co-author,📍 Railhead
• Angélica Meinhofer, PhD, Weill Cornell Medicine, CHERISH Research Affiliate, Presenter
  • School Medicaid Expansions and School Health Services for Children with Parental Opioid Use Disorder, 📍 Platform A
• Kosali Simon, PhD, O’Neill School of Public and Environmental Affairs at Indiana University, CHERISH Research Affiliate
  • Does Variation in Local Policy Mediate the Impact of Legal Cannabis Markets on Adolescent Cannabis Use?, Discussant,📍 Railhead
  • Anti-Bullying Laws and Kids’ Mental Health: Evidence from Antidepressants Demand, Co-Author,📍 Platform A
• Rosalie Pacula, PhD, RAND Corporation & University of Southern California, CHERISH Advisory Board member, Presenter
  • Does Variation in Local Policy Mediate the Impact of Legal Cannabis Markets on Adolescent Cannabis Use?,📍 Railhead

10:15 AM – 11:45 AM

• Lindsay Allen, PhD, Feinberg School of Medicine at Northwestern University, CHERISH Research Affiliate, Chair
  • Topics in Youth and Adolescent Mental Health, 📍 Platform A
• Yuhua Bao, PhD, Weill Cornell Medical College, CHERISH investigator, Discussant
  • Combined Effects of Rurality and Race/Ethnicity on Pediatric Tonsillectomy Rates, 📍 Platform C
• Matthew Eisenberg, PhD, Johns Hopkins University, CHERISH Research Affiliate, Presenter
  • Assessing the Impact of COVID-19 Eviction Moratoriums on Substance Use Treatment and Overdose Risk, 📍 Railhead
• Michael T. French, PhD, University of Miami, CHERISH Research Affiliate
  • Recreational Marijuana Laws and Child Maltreatment Allegation, Co-Author,📍 Diplomat B
  • Is a Distressed Birth Associated with Physical and Mental Health Problems As an Adult?: Evidence from Panel Data, Presenter,📍 Platform B
• Brady Horn, PhD, University of New Mexico, CHERISH Research Affiliate, Discussant
  • Is a Distressed Birth Associated with Physical and Mental Health Problems As an Adult?: Evidence from Panel Data 📍Platform B
• Catherine Maclean, PhD, George Mason University, CHERISH Research Affiliate
  • Editor’s Panel, Presenter,📍 Grand Hall DE
  • Recreational Marijuana Laws and Child Maltreatment Allegations, Co-author,📍 Diplomat B
  • Mental Health, Substance Use, and Child Maltreatment, Presenter, 📍 Platform B
• Beth McGinty, PhD, MS, Weill Cornell Medicine, CHERISH Research Affiliate, Discussant
  • Policy or Environment: The Influence of Left behind Counties on Opioid Mortality, 📍 Railhead
• Rosalie Pacula, PhD, RAND Corporation & University of Southern California, CHERISH Advisory Board member, Co-Author
  • Policy or Environment: The Influence of Left behind Counties on Opioid Mortality, 📍 Railhead
• David Powell, PhD, RAND Corporation, CHERISH Research Affiliate, Co-Author
  • Policy or Environment: The Influence of Left behind Counties on Opioid Mortality, 📍 Railhead
• Kosali Simon, PhD, O’Neill School of Public and Environmental Affairs at Indiana University, CHERISH Research Affiliate, Co-Author
  • Medicaid Expansion Improved Access to Predialysis Nephrology Care, 📍 Railyard C

1:45 PM – 3:15 PM

• Lindsay Allen, PhD, Feinberg School of Medicine at Northwestern University, CHERISH Research Affiliate, Discussant
  • Did the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency (PHE) Medicaid Continuity Help Reduce Gaps in Postpartum Access to Treatment for Opioid Use Disorder?, 📍 Railyard B
• Monica Deza, PhD, Syracuse University, CHERISH Research Affiliate, Presenter
  • Losing Medicaid and Crime, 📍 Railyard B
• Matthew Eisenberg, PhD, Johns Hopkins University, CHERISH Research Affiliate
  • Implications of Medicaid Policy Shifts, Chair, 📍 Railyard B
  • The Evaluation of Telehealth’s Impact on Medicare Annual Wellness Visits and Dementia Diagnosis, Discussant, 📍 Platform C
• Michael French, PhD, University of Miami, CHERISH Research Affiliate, Chair
  • Opioid Use: Regulations and Supply-Side Factors, 📍 Railhead
• Thanh Lu, PhD, RTI International, CHERISH Research Affiliate, Co-Author
  • Losing Medicaid and Crime, 📍 Railyard B
• Catherine Maclean, PhD, George Mason University, CHERISH Research Affiliate
  • Losing Medicaid and Crime, Co-Author,📍 Railyard B
  • Did the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency (PHE) Medicaid Continuity Help Reduce Gaps in Postpartum Access to Treatment for Opioid Use Disorder?, Co-Author,📍 Railyard B
• Daniel Polsky, PhD, Johns Hopkins University, CHERISH Research Affiliate, Discussant
  • Can North Carolina’s Medicaid Expansion Reverse the Adverse Effects of Medicaid Unwinding on Buprenorphine Use?, 📍 Railyard B
• Theresa Shireman, PhD, MS, Brown University School of Public Health, CHERISH Research Affiliate, Co-Author
  • Medicare’s Coverage Gaps Reduce Contraceptive Use Among Women with Disabilities, 📍 Summit C
• Kosali Simon, PhD, O’Neill School of Public and Environmental Affairs at Indiana University, CHERISH Research Affiliate, Chair
  • Emerging Scholars Session: Total Recall: What Happens When Drugs Are No Longer Available?, 📍 Diplomat B

3:30 PM – 5:00 PM

• Kevin Callison, PhD, Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, CHERISH Research Affiliate, Co-Author
  • Medical Innovation and Health Inequality: Evidence from Direct-Acting Antivirals, 📍 Platform B
• Catherine Maclean, PhD, George Mason University, CHERISH Research Affiliate, Chair
  • Public Policies and Tobacco and Cannabis Use, 📍 Railhead
• Michael Pesko, PhD, University of Missouri, CHERISH Research Affiliate
  • Tobacco Policies Old and New, Chair,📍 Diplomat B
  • Estimating the Effect of E-Cigarette Nicotine Limits on Cigarette and E-Cigarette Sales in Canada, Co-Author, 📍 Diplomat B
  • Historical Cigarette Prohibition, Tobacco Use, and Mortality, Co-Author,📍 Diplomat B
  • E-Cigarette Taxes and Cross-Border Shopping: Evidence Using Foot-Traffic Data, Co-Author,📍 Diplomat B
• Michael R. Richards, MD, PhD, MPH, Cornell University, CHERISH Research Affiliate, Co-Author
  • Owning the Agent: Hospital Influence on Physician Behaviors, 📍 North Coast A
• Todd Wagner, PhD, Stanford University, CHERISH Research Affiliate, Co-Author
  • How Does Medicare Eligibility Affect Choice and Utilization?: Evidence from Veterans, 📍 Railyard B
• Katherine Wen, PhD, MS, MPP, Vanderbilt University, CHERISH Research Affiliate, Co-Author
  • The Health and Employment Effects of Employer Vaccination Mandates, 📍 Brickyard B

5:00 PM – 6:00 PM

• Rosalie Pacula, PhD, RAND Corporation & University of Southern California, CHERISH Advisory Board member, Co-Author
  • Pharmacy Ownership, Acquisitions, and Buprenorphine Dispensing, 📍 Summit DE
• Michael Pesko, PhD, University of Missouri, CHERISH Research Affiliate, Co-Author
  • The Impact of Hearing Aid Insurance Coverage on Health and Social Outcomes, 📍 Summit DE
• Daniel Polsky, PhD, Johns Hopkins University, CHERISH Advisory Board member, Co-Author
  • The Prevalence of Annual Wellness Visits in Medicare Advantage: Promoting Preventive Care or Coding of Health Risks for Older Adults, 📍 Summit DE