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Amelia Haviland is the E.J. Barone Professor at Carnegie Mellon University's Heinz College, where she has been a faculty member since 2011. She previously served as a Senior Statistician at RAND Corporation, where she also earned her PhD in Statistics and Public Policy in 2003 at Carnegie Mellon. Haviland's research specializes in causal analysis, observational data analysis, and the longitudinal analysis of complex survey data with applications in public health and criminology. Her projects have included significant studies on the effects of high-deductible health plans on healthcare costs and disparities, as well as exploring health disparities faced by Medicare recipients. In criminology, she has innovated methodological approaches to assess the impact of gang membership on violent delinquency through advanced modeling techniques. Haviland has participated in various panels, including a National Research Council panel to evaluate research evidence surrounding the deterrent effects of the death penalty. Her published research appears in prestigious journals such as Psychometrika, Health Affairs, and Criminology, addressing a range of topics from health economics to survey methodology and the socio-economic factors influencing health outcomes.
Carnegie Mellon University • Pittsburgh, PA
Teaches and conducts research in health systems management and statistics.
RAND Corporation •
Admission is extremely competitive with no strict GPA cut-offs; holistic review is used.