JESSICA ALLIA RICE WILLIAMS Harvard School of Public Health Home Address 9 Bow Street 632 Massachusetts Avenue, #611 Cambridge, MA 02138 Cambridge, MA 02139 Email: jwilliams@hsph.harvard.edu Phone: (703) 200-3237 EDUCATION Ph.D., Health Policy and Management, 2013 UCLA Fielding School of Public Health, Los Angeles, CA Dissertation: Pain, Medical Expenditures and Productivity at Work: the Role of Supportive Workplaces, Dissertation Advisor: Dr. Susan Ettner M.A., Economics, 2008 University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI B.A. with Honors, Economics, 2004 Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA RESEARCH AND PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Health & Society Scholar, 2013-current Harvard Center for Population & Development Studies, Cambridge, MA Conducted research in collaboration with other researchers at the Center for Population & Development Studies; the Work, Family, and Health Network; and the Center for Work, Health and Wellbeing. Consultant Analysis and Research, 2011-2013 National Health Foundation, Los Angeles, CA Analyzed data for Patient Safety First, a hospital based initiative to improve patient safety, resulting in several presentations, reports, and a poster. Conducted a feasibility study for a hospital diabetes center. Analyzed program metrics for a recuperative care program and an intervention to target obesity in children. Graduate Research Mentorship, 2011-2012 Dr. Susan Ettner, UCLA Department of Health Policy and Management Adjudicated and collapsed administrative health insurance claims to obtain individual measures of expenditures and utilization. Prepared dissertation proposal. Drafted and compiled information for the department s Ph.D. student handbook. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) Trainee, 2009-2011 Dr. Susan Ettner, UCLA Department of Health Policy and Management Conducted feasibility research for potential projects about Medicare Part D, medically unexplained symptoms and the social security disability determination process. Graduate Student Researcher, 2010-2011 Dr. Fred Zimmerman, UCLA Department of Health Policy and Management Analyzed PSID and CDS data for a project about the social determinants of health. Drafted a manuscript and applied non-parametric quantile regression to CDS data.
Special Assistant to the Director, 2009 Congressional Budget Office, Washington, D.C. Provided research assistance for memos and reports. Prepared presentations and memos. Handled public communications including blog entries. Developed and implemented a database system for tracking publications. Provided support for congressional hearings. Research Assistant, 2007-2009 Dr. Martha Bailey, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI Created, checked and maintained a database of vital statistics information for U.S. counties spanning from 1946 to 1980. Assisted with writing grant and research proposals and wrote a detailed data appendix. Analyzed data and generated results using event study analysis. Managed undergraduate researchers. Research Assistant, 2007-2009 Dr. Puneet Manchanda, Ross School of Business, Ann Arbor, MI Created a database for proprietary (non-health) insurance contract and claims information. Analyzed information regarding program choice, premiums, and risk using multiple choice models and additional methods. Provided literature reviews for healthcare insurance issues. Research Assistant, Macroeconomic Analysis Section, 2004-2006 Federal Reserve Board of Governors, Washington, DC Revised statistical models for forecasting inflation, wages, and prices in the energy and agricultural sectors. Prepared reports on economic data from other federal agencies and private sources. Assisted economists with academic research about the labor market, executive compensation and the agricultural futures market. Prepared, verified and posted the Agricultural Finance Databook. PEER-REVIEWED PUBLICATIONS & BOOK CHAPTERS Ettner S.L., M. Schoenbaum and J.A. Williams. The Role of Economic Incentives in Improving the Quality of Mental Health Care. Chapter 28 in Jones (ed.), Elgar Companion to Health Economics, 2 nd edition. Edward Elgar, Northampton, MA, 2012. Williams, J.A., F. Zimmerman and J.F. Bell. Norms and Determinants of Sleep Time Among U.S. Children and Adolescents, JAMA Pediatr. 2013; 167(1):55-60. Medication Type among Medicare Part D Beneficiaries with Diabetes, Medical Care, 2013; 51(2): 193-8. Williams, J.A., M. Arias, H.M. Kun, J.E. Grigsby III, J. Slininger, A.A. Muñoz, J. Fischer. Patient Safety First: A California Partnership for Health, Journal of the Society for Healthcare Improvement Professionals, 2014; 3: 1-9. Also forthcoming in The Joint Commission Journal on Quality and Patient Safety Williams, J.A. Recurring Pain and the Potential of Employer Support to Improve Participant Health, forthcoming in Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine. WORKING PAPERS Williams, J.A. Impact of Pain and Health-related Employer Support on Productivity at Work: Crosssectional and Panel analyses from a sample of U.S. Employers, under review Williams, J.A. and L. Rosenstock. Squeezing Blood from a Stone: How Income Inequality Affects the Health of the American Workforce, revise and resubmit (commentary) Page 2 of 5
PRESENTATIONS AND POSTERS Williams, J.A. The Validation of a New Metric for Assessing Approaches Integrating Health Protection and Health Promotion. 1st International Symposium to Advance TOTAL WORKER HEALTH. Bethesda, MD, October 2014. Williams, J.A. Squeezing Blood from a Stone: How Income Inequality Affects the Health of the U.S. Workforce. M287 The Politics of Health Policy. UCLA Fielding School of Public Health. May 2014. Williams, J.A. Psychosocial Workplace Factors and Health Care Utilization. Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Health & Society Scholars Conference. Detroit, MI, May 2014. Williams, J.A. Psychosocial Workplace Factors and Health Care Utilization. Friday Luncheon Seminar. Harvard Center for Population and Development Studies. Cambridge, MA, April 2014. Williams, J.A. Health-Related Employer Support and Future Medical Expenditures. Science of Well Being (Gallup and Healthways). Webinar, June 2013. Williams, J.A. Pain, Health-Related Employer Support, and Future Medical Expenditures. Gail and Gerald Oppenheimer Family Center for Neurobiology of Stress Translational Research Seminar. Los Angeles, CA, May 2013. Williams, J.A. Health-Related Employer Support and Future Medical Expenditures. The 10 th International Conference on Occupational Stress and Health. Los Angeles, CA, May 2013. Williams, J.A. Health-Related Workplace Support and Pain. The 10 th International Conference on Occupational Stress and Health. Los Angeles, CA, May 2013. Williams, J.A. Patient Safety First... a California Partnership for Health. Academy for Healthcare Improvement Conference (Poster Session). Arlington, VA, April 2013. Medication Type among Medicare Part D Beneficiaries with Diabetes. AcademyHealth Annual Research Meeting (Poster Session). Orlando, FL, June 2012. Williams, J.A. Health-Related Employer Support and Future Medical Expenditures 4th Biennial Conference of ASHEcon. Minneapolis, MN, June 2012. Williams, J.A., F. Zimmerman and J.F. Bell. Norms and Determinants of Sleep Time Among U.S. Children and Adolescents. Population Association of America (Poster Session 1 winner). San Francisco, CA, May 2012. Medication Type among Medicare Part D Beneficiaries with Diabetes. TRIAD Legacy SC Web- Teleconference. Los Angeles, CA, July 2011. Medication Type among Medicare Part D Beneficiaries with Diabetes. 17th Annual NRSA Trainees Research Conference. Seattle, WA, June 2011. Page 3 of 5
Williams, J.A., Research Interests and Dissertation Topic. 2011 Joint Workshop in Health Economics. Co-sponsored by Centre for Health Economics, Monash University, Australia and Division of General Internal Medicine & Health Services Research, David Geffen School of Medicine and Department of Health Services, School of Public Health, UCLA, June 2011. GRANTS AND FELLOWSHIPS Perceptions of Prevention and Wellness during ACA Implementation Role: Co-Principal Investigator Harvard Center for Population and Development Studies Harvard/Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Open Grant; $16,531 (05/2014-08/2015) Eating and Leisure-Time Physical Activity in the Context of Work Organization Role: Principal Investigator Harvard Center for Population and Development Studies Harvard/Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Open Grant; $5,890 (05/2014-08/2015) Integration of healthcare worker health insurance information with Occupational Health data Hashimoto (PI) & Hopica (PI) Role: Co-Investigator Center for Work, Health, and Wellbeing; $18,550 (12/2013-12/2014) Harvard School of Public Health Center for Excellence to Promote a Healthier Workforce Sorensen (PI) Role: Co-investigator 2U19OH008861-05 NIOSH (09/11-8/16 ) Dissertation Year Fellowship, University California Los Angeles, 2012-2013 Graduate Research Mentorship, University California Los Angeles, 2011-2012 AHRQ Trainee Fellowship, University California Los Angeles, 2009-2011 Graduate Research Mentorship, University California Los Angeles, June 2011 Chancellor s Fellowship, University California Los Angeles, 2009-2010 Rackham Regents' Fellowship, University of Michigan, 2006-2007 Summer Research Grant, University of Michigan, 2007 & 2008 EDITORIAL & REVIEW ACTIVITIES Medical Care, Special Editor for Social Media and Digital Content & Editorial Board Member Reviewer: JAMA Pediatrics, Social Science & Medicine, PLOS ONE, Journal of Health & Social Behavior PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS Academy Health, Member American Society of Health Economists, Member American Public Health Association, Medical Care Section Secretary & Member Page 4 of 5
HONORS AND AWARDS Dean's Outstanding Student, UCLA Fielding School of Public Health, 2013 Winner, Population Association of America Poster Session 1, 2012 Star Award, Congressional Budget Office, Washington, DC, 2009 TEACHING EXPERIENCE Health Services Research Methodology I and II, Special Reader (teaching assistant), 2011-2012 Department of Health Policy and Management, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA Planned and conducted weekly lab sessions covering research theory and statistical programming for Ph.D., M.S., and M.S.H.S. students. Mentored and assisted students during office hours. American Industry, Graduate Student Instructor, 2007-2008 Planned and conducted weekly sections for undergraduates and assisted with grading and student evaluation for approximately 25 students. American Economic History, Graduate Student Instructor, 2007-2008 Planned and conducted weekly sections for undergraduates and assisted with grading and student evaluation for approximately 25 students. Empirical Microeconometrics, Grader, 2007 CAMPUS AND COMMUNITY SERVICE Campus Community Consultant, Data Analysis and Capacity Strengthening Workshop, INTREC - INDEPTH Training & Research Centers of Excellence. Harvard University, 2014 Ph.D. Representative to the Faculty, Department of Health Policy and Management, UCLA Fielding School of Public Health, 2012-2013 Vice President UCLA Student Chapter of Academy Health, 2010-2012 UCLA Mobile Clinic, Evaluation Team Leader, 2010-2011 Teacher, Crown Jewel Club (gang prevention program in the greater Los Angeles area), 2010-2013 Los Angeles Urban Connection (connect homeless to resources), 2009-2010 Remote Area Medical, Los Angeles, 2010 TECHNICAL and RESEARCH COMPETENCIES Database Access, Excel Statistical STATA, SAS, R, Rats, Matlab, eviews Operating Systems Windows, Unix/Linux, FAME Research - quantitative data analysis, survey design, experimental design, database design, grant writing, research proposals, research theory, and formal presentations. Page 5 of 5