Health Economist
Fletcher Group, Inc., Idaho
Dr. Madison Ashworth, PhD, serves as a health economist at the Fletcher Group where she leads various research projects related to substance use disorder stigma, the economic impacts of recovery support services, and program evaluation. She earned her PhD in economics from the University of Wyoming in 2023. Her research focuses on the intersection of health and behavioral economics, specifically in designing and testing different policies to determine their effectiveness in changing individual behavior and public health outcomes. In her research career, she has been involved in some of the first studies looking at the effect of COVID-19 social distancing policies on public health, economic, and environmental outcomes. She has also led studies determining the important factors relating to COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy and testing different public health messaging campaigns and financial incentives to increase the uptake of a COVID-19 vaccine. Recently, her research has focused on understanding the economic costs and benefits of recovery support services, evaluating interventions to reduce community substance use disorder stigma, and evaluating the effectiveness of different recovery support services for those with substance use disorder.
Leveraging Community Partnerships to Address Social Needs and Improve Care Engagement
Saturday, April 6, 2024
1:15 PM – 2:30 PM
