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Dr. Jamie Tam is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Health Policy and Management at the Yale School of Public Health (YSPH). She holds appointments in Cancer Prevention and Control and is a co-investigator with the Cancer Intervention and Surveillance Modeling Network (CISNET) consortium and the Center for the Assessment of Tobacco Regulations (CAsToR), both NCI-funded. Her work focuses on simulation modeling to evaluate tobacco policy impacts on health disparities, particularly among populations with behavioral health conditions. Tam has developed a web-based tool to assess tobacco control policies' health effects and co-leads studies on flavor restrictions' implications for equity.
Education:
- PhD in Health Services Organization & Policy, University of Michigan (2018)
- MPH in Health Management & Policy, University of Michigan (2012)
- BS in Biology, Stanford University (2010)
Research Interests: Dr. Tam’s research bridges computational simulation, policy analysis, and behavioral health. She examines the intersection of smoking behaviors and mental health (e.g., depression, anxiety) to design equitable tobacco regulations. Her methods include multistate transition models, latent transition analysis, and age-period-cohort modeling to predict population health outcomes. She emphasizes graphical health warnings and flavor bans as critical policy levers to reduce smoking-related deaths and disparities.
Advising & Grants: Tam mentors postdoctoral researchers (e.g., Alyssa Crippen) and graduate students (e.g., Atalay Demiray). She leads NCI-funded studies on tobacco regulations and collaborates with institutions like the FDA. Her work also involves co-developing the Smoking and Vaping Model, a user-friendly tool for global health policymakers.
Labs/Teams: She is affiliated with YSPH’s Public Health Modeling Unit and collaborates with CISNET, CAsToR, and other interdisciplinary teams. Her research frequently involves co-authors like Theodore Holford, Abigail Friedman, and Rafael Meza.
