Elaine Hill

Elaine Hill is a Professor of Economics and Public Health Sciences at the University of Rochester, affiliated with the School of Arts & Sciences and the Department of Economics. She holds a PhD from Cornell University (2014) and her research focuses on Health Economics and Environmental Economics, with particular emphasis on public health policy, environmental justice, and healthcare access. Her work addresses critical issues like healthcare disparities, opioid use disorder, air pollution effects on maternal/child health, and the societal impacts of infectious diseases such as Long COVID.

Education: PhD in Economics, Cornell University (2014).

Research Interests: Her interdisciplinary research spans multiple domains including:

• Healthcare Economics: Medicaid policy, substance use treatment access, and healthcare financing
• Environmental Economics: Air pollution regulation, unconventional energy development impacts, and environmental justice
• Epidemiology: Long-term health outcomes of infectious diseases, maternal/child health disparities, and urban-rural health divides

Recent Research Trends: Over 2024-2025, her publications emphasized:

• Long COVID epidemiology and comorbidity interactions
• Environmental policies' effects on birth outcomes and air quality
• Healthcare disparities in opioid use disorder treatment and HIV care

Grants & Awards: No specific awards listed, though her work aligns with NIH-funded initiatives like the RECOVER Program. She has collaborated on large-scale projects like the National COVID Cohort Collaborative (N3C).

Labs/Teams: Active in cross-disciplinary collaborations involving public health, economics, and environmental science teams at the University of Rochester Medical Center.