Rahel Diesch

Rahel Diesch is a researcher at ETH Zürich's Laboratory of Neuroepigenetics within the Department of Health Sciences and Technology. Her research focuses on child protection systems, foster care policies, and health equity, with emphasis on algorithmic decision-making in public services. She investigates how financial incentives and structural interventions impact child welfare outcomes.

Research interests span quantitative analysis of child protection systems, social determinants of health, and policy evaluation methodologies. Her work employs field experiments to assess real-world impacts of welfare interventions.

Recent publications examine human-algorithm collaboration in child protection services, peer influences in foster care settings, and economic policies affecting caregiver quality.