Justin Trogdon

Justin Trogdon, PhD, is a Professor in the Department of Health Policy and Management at the University of North Carolina's Gillings School of Global Public Health. His research focuses on health economics, particularly assessing the economic burden of cancer, evaluating policy cost-effectiveness, and developing methods to estimate causal effects of interventions.

Education:

• B.A. in Economics, Baylor University, 1999
• M.A. in Economics, Duke University, 2001
• PhD in Economics, Duke University, 2004

Research Interests:

Dr. Trogdon's work addresses policy-relevant questions in three key areas: (1) economic burden of cancer, (2) cost-effectiveness of interventions, and (3) causal inference methods. He has evaluated HPV vaccination incentives, Medicare/Medicaid underinsurance, and stroke care continuity. His research combines econometric modeling with real-world policy analysis.

Labs/Teams:

He participates in the Triangle Health Economics Workshop and collaborates with the Gillings School's research teams focusing on public health economics and outcomes research.