September, 2021

202120sep12:00 pm1:00 pmThird Coast CFAR Webinar with Harhsa Thirumurthy: Behavioral solutions to ending the HIV epidemic - lessons from economics and psychology

Event Details

Harsha Thirumurthy, PhD
Associate Professor of Medical Ethics and Health Policy
University of Pennsylvania

Monday, September 20, 2021
12–1 p.m. CT
Livestream Only
Register via Zoom

Harsha Thirumurthy, PhD, is an Associate Professor in the Department of Medical Ethics and Health Policy at the University of Pennsylvania. He is also Co-Director of the Penn Development Research Initiative and an Associate Director of the Center for Health Incentives and Behavioral Economics. He is also Co-Director of the Indlela nudge unit, a behavioral economics research and capacity building initiative in South Africa. Professor Thirumurthy’s interests lie at the intersection of economics and public health. A major goal of his research is to use insights from economics and psychology to design and evaluate interventions that can improve health outcomes in low-income settings. His research has also studied the economic impacts of large-scale health initiatives. Dr. Thirumurthy has led numerous randomized trials of behavioral interventions, particularly in sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia. Dr. Thirumurthy completed a Ph.D. in economics at Yale University and his research has been published in leading journals in economics, public health, and medicine.

Time

September 20, 2021 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm(GMT+00:00)