Research areas

► government ethics and the regulation of health care (e.g., conflicts of interest, lobbying, revolving door, transparency)

► Food and Drug Administration (FDA)

► technologies (e.g., drugs, devices, AI, cybersecurity)

Metholodogical approach

► guided by economic and sociological theory

► quantitative (statistical / econometric) methods

► large administrative, survey, and other datasets

>> New Publication <<

August 18, 2025

Conflicts of interest in federal vaccine advisory committees. [PDF] JAMA 2025. Online ahead of print.

>> New Publication <<

July 31, 2025

Impact of the MISSION Act on quality and outcomes of major cardiovascular procedures among veterans. JAMA 2025. Online ahead of print.

Public Comment

August 13, 2024

Comment on Optimizing the FDA’s Use of and Processes for Advisory Committees [Docket No. FDA-2024-N-1809]

Science

September 17, 2025

NIH promises to create conflict-of-interest database for scientists, but offers few details [PDF]

by Phie Jacobs