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\"WenDr. Wen You is a Professor in the Department of Public Health Sciences at the University of Virginia. She also serves as the Director of Population Health and Cancer Outcomes Core for UVA’s Comprehensive Cancer Center. Dr. You is also an Adjunct Professor in the Department of Agricultural and Applied Economics at Virginia Tech.<\/p>\n

Dr. You is conducting research in applied health economics, behavioral economics and health policy design. Her research, teaching and mentoring are positioned at the intersections of health economics, econometrics, public health science, behavioral science and policy.<\/p>\n

Dr. You’s current research program focuses on understanding the causes of health disparities through the creative integration of economics within other disciplines.\u00a0It revolves around two\u00a0inter-connected research areas that are crucial for improving population health: 1. understanding how\u00a0individuals make lifestyle behavioral choices and healthcare decisions; 2. evaluating whether or not\u00a0certain health policies\/interventions achieve their goals and investigating how to improve their\u00a0effectiveness.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Dr. You has served as PI and co-I roles for several NIH, ACS, and USDA funded interdisciplinary research grants and has published over 80 peer reviewed journal papers in economic and interdisciplinary journals including Health Economics, American Journal of Agricultural Economics, Journal of Nutrition, Social Science & Medicine, Preventive Medicine and Food Policy etc.<\/p>\n

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Current Appointment:<\/strong>
\nProfessor of Public Health Sciences
\nDirector, Population Health and Cancer Outcomes Core, UVA Cancer Center
\nAdjunct Professor, Department of Agricultural & Applied Economics, Virginia Tech<\/p>\n

Mailing Address:<\/strong>
\nEmail: wenyou@virginia.edu<\/p>\n

Expertise:<\/strong>
\nHealth Economics, Applied Microeconometrics, Public Health Sciences, Policy Evaluation, Incentive Design, Economic Evaluation<\/p>\n

Selected Honors and Awards:<\/strong>
\n2021 \/ 12-Month Certificate Program Completion with Distinction \/ High-Impact Cancer Research Program \/ Harvard Medical School Postgraduate Medical Education
\n2020 \/ Best Economic Paper Award \/ Food Safety and Nutrition Section \/ Agricultural & Applied Economics Association
\n2019 \/ Best Economic Paper Honorable Mention \/ Food Safety and Nutrition Section \/ Agricultural & Applied Economics Association
\n2017 \/ Michael P. O\u2019Donnell Paper of the Year \/ American Journal of Health Promotion
\n2014 \/ Excellence in Applied Research Award \/ College of Agricultural & Life Sciences \/ Virginia Tech
\n2006 \/ Outstanding Dissertation Award \/ Agricultural and Applied Economics Association<\/p>\n

Selected Publications:<\/strong><\/p>\n

You#, W., Yuan, Y., Boyle, K.J., Michaud, T., Parmeter, C., Seidel, R.W., Estabrooks, P.A. Examining Ways to Improve Weight Control Programs\u2019 Population Reach and Representativeness: A Discrete Choice Experiment of Financial Incentives. Pharmacoeconomics Open. 6(2022): 193-210. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1007\/s41669-021-00310-6.<\/p>\n

You#, W., Davis, G.C., Yang*, J. Viewpoint: An Assessment of Recent SNAP Benefit Increases Allowing for Money and Time Variability. Food Policy. 106 (2022):102175.<\/p>\n

Zoellner#, J., You, W., Hill, J., Brock, D.J., Yuhas, M., Price, B., Wilson, J., Montague, D., Estabrooks, P. Comparing two different family-based childhood obesity treatment programs in a medically underserved region: Effectiveness, engagement and implementation outcomes from a randomized controlled trial. Pediatric Obesity. 17(2022):e12840. DOI: 10.1111\/ijpo.12840. DOI: 10.1111\/ijpo.12840.<\/p>\n

Yenerall, J., You, W., Hill, J. \u201cBeyond the Supermarket: Analyzing Household Shopping Trip Patterns that Include Food at Home and Away from Home Retailers.\u201d BMC Public Health (2020) 20(1):1747. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1186\/s12889-020-09882-0.<\/p>\n

Davis, G.C., You, W., Yang, Y. \u201cAre SNAP Benefits Adequate? A Geographical and Food Expenditure Decomposition.\u201d Food Policy<\/em>. (senior authorship is shared between Davis and You). (in press, 2020). https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.foodpol.2020.101917.<\/p>\n

You, W., Davis, G.C. \u201cEstimating Dual Headed Time in Food Production with Implications for SNAP Benefit Adequacy.\u201d Review of Economics of the Household<\/em> (2019) 17:249-266. DOI 10.1007\/s11150-018-9403-7.<\/p>\n

Yang, Y., Davis, G.C., You, W. \u201cMeasuring Food Expenditure Poverty in SNAP Populations: Some Extensions with An Application to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.\u201d Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy<\/em> (2019) 41:133-152. doi: 10.1093\/aepp\/ppy004.<\/p>\n

Michaud, T., You, W., Wilson, K., Su, D., McGuire, T.J., Almeida, F.A., Bayer, A.L., Estabrooks, P.A. \u201cCost Effectiveness and Return on Investment of a Scalable Community Weight Loss Intervention.\u201d Preventive Medicine<\/em> (2017) 105:295-303. doi: 10.1016\/j.ypmed.2017.10.011.<\/p>\n

Sun, Y., You, W., Almeida, F., Estabrooks, P., Davy, B. \u201cThe Effectiveness and Cost of Lifestyle Intervention including Nutrition Education for Diabetes Prevention: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.\u201d Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics<\/em>. (2017) 117(3):404-421. doi: 10.1016\/j.jand.2016.11.016.<\/p>\n

Capogrossi*, K., and You, W. \u201cDo School Nutrition Programs Influence Child Weight? A Treatment Effect Analysis\u201d Health Economics<\/em> (2017). 26:980-1000. DOI: 10.1002\/hec.3378.<\/p>\n

Zoellner, J., You, W., Almeida, F., Allen, KCA., Harden, S., Glasgow, R.E., \u00a0Linnan, L., Hill, J., Estabrooks, P. \u201cThe Influence of Health Literacy on Reach, Retention, and Success in A Worksite Weight Loss Program\u201d. American Journal of Health Promotion<\/em> (Mar 2016) 30(4): 279-282. DOI: 10.1177\/0890117116639558.<\/p>\n

Zeng, D., You, W., Mills, B., Alwang, J., Royster, M., Anson-Dwamena, R. \u201cA Closer Look at the Rural-Urban Health Disparities: Insights from Four Major Diseases in the Commonwealth of Virginia\u201d Social Science & Medicin<\/em>e 140(2015): 62-68. doi: 10.1016\/j.socscimed.2015.07.011.<\/p>\n

Davis, G., and You, W. (senior authorship shared) \u201cEstimates of Returns to Scale, Elasticity of Substitution, and the Thrifty Food Plan Meal Poverty Rate from A Direct Household Meal Production Function\u201d Food Policy<\/em> 43(2013):204-212. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.foodpol.2013.09.002<\/a>.<\/p>\n

You, W., Mitchell, P., Nayga, R. \u201cImproving Food Choices Among Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Recipients.\u201d Health Economics.<\/em> 21(2012): 852-864. doi: 10.1002\/hec.1758.<\/p>\n

You, W., Almeida, F., Zoellner, J., Hill, J., Pinard*, C., Allen*, K., Glasgow, R., Linnan, L., Estabrooks, P. \u201cWho Participates in Internet-Based Worksite Weight Loss Programs?\u201d BMC Public Health<\/em> 11(2011):709. Open access at: http:\/\/www.biomedcentral.com\/1471-2458\/11\/709<\/a>.<\/p>\n

You, W., Davis, G. \u201cChildhood overweight: Does quality of parental childcare time matter?\u201d Journal of Family and Economic Issues<\/em> 32(2011): 219-232.<\/p>\n

You, W., Davis, G. \u201cHousehold Food Expenditures, Parental Time Allocation, and Childhood Overweight: An Integrated Two-Stage Collective Model with an Empirical Application and Test.\u201d American Journal of Agricultural Economics<\/em>. 92(2010):859-872.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Dr. Wen You’s CV<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

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