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Amelia Haviland joined the Heinz College faculty as an Associate Professor in the summer of 2011. Prior to this position, she was a Senior Statistician at the RAND Corporation, where she worked on various projects involving causal analysis and observational data. Haviland received her joint PhD in statistics and public policy from Carnegie Mellon University in 2003. She has received multiple accolades, including the Anna Loomis McCandless Chair and the Thomas Lord Distinguished Scholar Award from the Institute for Civil Justice, along with a MacArthur Fellowship for Younger Scholars. Her research work evaluates health issues, particularly the effects of high deductible health insurance plans on healthcare costs and disparities, and the mechanisms behind health disparities among Medicare recipients. In criminology, she focuses on methodological advancements to analyze the impact of gang membership on violent delinquency. Dr. Haviland is also involved with the National Research Council Panel, which assesses the research evidence regarding the deterrent effects of the death penalty.
Heinz College, Carnegie Mellon University • Pittsburgh, PA
Joined the faculty of Heinz College, specializing in Statistics and Data Science.
RAND Corporation • Los Angeles, CA
Conducted research on various public policy issues using statistical analysis.
Admission is extremely competitive with no strict GPA cut-offs; holistic review is used.