Marcella Alsan

Marcella Alsan
Alma materHarvard University (BA, MPH, PhD)
Loyola University Chicago (MD)
Known forResearching health inequality
Awards2021, MacArthur Fellowship
Scientific career
InstitutionsHarvard Kennedy School
Thesis Infectious Disease and Development
Doctoral advisorDavid Cutler[1]
Websitehttps://scholar.harvard.edu/alsan

Marcella Alsan is an American physician and economist at Harvard University. She is known for her works in the field of health inequality and development economics.[2] She is currently a professor of Public Policy at the Harvard Kennedy School and was previously an associate professor of medicine at Stanford University.[3] She uses randomized evaluations and historical public health natural experiments to study how infectious disease, human capital, and economic outcomes interact.[4] She has studied the effects of the Tuskegee Syphills Experiment on health care utilization and mortality among Black men.[5] Alsan was awarded a MacArthur Fellowship in 2021.[6][7]

  1. ^ Yan, Eric (September 29, 2021). "Harvard Kennedy School Professor Marcella Alsan Wins MacArthur Grant | News | The Harvard Crimson". The Crimson. Retrieved 2021-09-30.
  2. ^ "Marcella Alsan". Innovations for Poverty Action. 2016-04-05. Retrieved 2021-04-18.
  3. ^ "Marcella Alsan". www.hks.harvard.edu. Retrieved 2021-04-18.
  4. ^ "Marcella Alsan". Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab. Retrieved 18 April 2021.
  5. ^ "Marcella Alsan explains how the Tuskegee Study generated mistrust and thus lowered demand for medical services among black men leading to negative health outcomes". NBER. 15 July 2019. Retrieved 2021-04-18.
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  7. ^ Limbong, Andrew (2021-09-28). "This Year's MacArthur 'Genius Grants' Were Just Announced—Here's The Full Winner List". NPR. Retrieved 2021-09-30.