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  • Jlateh Vincent Jappah

    Jlateh Vincent Jappah

    Ph.D. Student in Health Policy, admitted Autumn 2021
    Master of Arts Student in Economics, admitted Spring 2024

    BioJlateh Vincent Jappah is a PhD Candidate in Health Policy (Health Economics) at Stanford. His research interests intersect between methods that enhance access to the social determinants of health and the provision of appropriate and timely healthcare services, with the aim of reducing avoidable morbidity and mortality and improving overall health and well-being, especially for underserved and vulnerable populations.

    Jappah contends that although health insurance and access to healthcare services are important elements in the health production function, other structural and socio-economic factors collude to either foster or erode health. As such, he has a keen interest in public policy, economics, medicine, global public health, maternal and child health, and a curiosity to understand those socio-political and institutional forces that shape health and well-being. He is also interested in machine learning and artificial intelligence in healthcare.

    In addition to the United States, Jappah has lived and worked in several countries in Africa, Asia, and Europe.
    He is bi-lingual (English and Russian).

  • Mridul Joshi

    Mridul Joshi

    Ph.D. Student in Education, admitted Autumn 2022
    Master of Arts Student in Economics, admitted Spring 2026
    Ph.D. Minor, Psychology

    BioMy research primarily focuses on the economics of education and education policy in low-income countries, applying insights from psychology. Recently, I have been dabbling in machine learning and natural language processing and its applications to education research. I have previously worked at the Development Innovation Lab (UChicago), J-PAL and the OECD. Visit my personal website for more information.