Shannon Hearney

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Position Title
Graduate Student Fellow

  • Public Scholarship and Engagement
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Bio

What I Do 

As a research fellow I work on a variety of tasks ranging from literature reviews to data analysis and report writing on projects such as understanding the current state of community based research coursework available to our students as well as a project focused on reparations. 

More About Me

I am currently a PhD Candidate in the Public Health Sciences Graduate Group. My dissertation focuses on the cost-effectiveness and cost-utility of high-volume centers in the surgical treatment of pancreatic cancer. I hold a masters in public health from Boston University and a bachelors of science in Psychology from UC Davis. 

Education 

  • MPH, Boston University
  • B.S., Psychology, UC Davis

Research Interests 

Health economics; women's health; public health; human rights