Meet the PhD Students
Devoja Ganguli
Devoja Ganguli is a doctoral candidate in Health Policy and Administration at the University of Illinois Chicago. She has a background in health economics and econometrics. Her research focuses on maternal and child health, behavioral health access, and healthcare utilization among vulnerable populations. She is currently working on evaluating Medicaid policies impacting health among pregnant and postpartum mothers.
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Mingjian Li
Mingjian Li’s research focuses on how government policies and programs affect individual choices and behaviors. He views the government as the biggest entity in society, impacting millions of people regardless of the policy size. Specifically, he explores the effect of the Children’s Health Insurance Program on people’s working hours and examines whether the Affordable Care Act has reduced labor participation rates.
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Rhea Nigli
Rhea Nigli is a doctoral candidate in Health Policy and Administration at the University of Illinois Chicago. She holds an MPH in epidemiology and has experience as a forensic epidemiologist. Her research interests include maternal and child health, intellectual and developmental disabilities, and substance use disorders. She is currently focused on evaluating state autism policies and the impact of neighborhood factors on maternal outcomes.
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Aline Vandenbroeck
Aline is a fourth-year PhD candidate in Health Policy and Administration. Her research investigates the social determinants of health among vulnerable populations and the impacts of reproductive policies. She uses causal inference, econometric techniques, as well as mixed-methods approaches, drawing on administrative data, surveys, and original data collection.
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Mingyang Zhang
Mingyang is a Ph.D. student in health policy and administration at the University of Illinois Chicago School of Public Health. His research focuses on Health Economics, including cognitive aging, health policy, and population health.
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Highlighted HPA PhD Alumni
Joseph Benitez
Assistant Professor at the University of Kentucky, Martin School of Public Health
Jared Maeda
Samantha Marinello
Postdoctoral Research Associate & Adjunct Professor at UIC School of Public Health – Health Policy and Administration