Director
Richard M. Scheffler, PhD [View CV]
Richard M. Scheffler is a Distinguished Professor of Health Economics and Public Policy at the School of Public Health and the Goldman School of Public Policy at the University of California, Berkeley. He also holds the Chair in Healthcare Markets and Consumer Welfare endowed by the Office of the Attorney General for the State of California in 1999. In addition to directing the Petris Center, Dr. Scheffler is also the director of the Global Center for Health Economics and Policy Research. He has been a visiting professor at the London School of Economics, Charles University in Prague, at the Department of Economics at the University of Pompeu Fabra in Barcelona and at Carlos III University of Madrid, Spain. Dr. Scheffler has been a visiting scholar at the World Bank, the Rockefeller Foundation in Bellagio, and the Institute of Medicine at the National Academy of Sciences and a consultant for the World Bank, the WHO, and the OECD. Professor Scheffler has been a Fulbright Scholar at Pontifica Universidad Catolica de Chile in Santiago, Chile, and at Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic. He was awarded the Chair of Excellence Award at the Carlos III University of Madrid in 2013. In 2015 Dr. Scheffler was awarded the Gold Medal for Charles University in Prague for his longstanding and continued support of international scientific and educational collaboration.
Staff Members
Brent D. Fulton, PhD, MBA – Associate Director [View CV]
Brent D. Fulton, Ph.D., MBA, is an Assistant Adjunct Professor of Health Economics and Public Policy, and Associate Director of the Nicholas C. Petris Center on Health Care Markets and Consumer Welfare, School of Public Health, University of California, Berkeley. His research areas include healthcare market concentration, health insurance markets (rate review regulation, risk adjustment and reinsurance), health reform (accountable care organizations), health workforce (pay for performance and task shifting), and mental health services (attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder). Brent’s doctorate is in public policy analysis from Pardee RAND Graduate School and his MBA is from the University of California, Los Angeles.
Daniel Arnold, PhD – Research Director [View CV]
Daniel Arnold is the Research Director of the Nicholas C. Petris Center on Health Care Markets and Consumer Welfare. He conducts research in the fields of health economics, industrial organization, and behavioral economics. His current research focuses on the impact of market concentration on hospital and physician prices, plan choice in the ACA Exchanges, and the drivers and consequences of anxiety disorder among Millennials. Dr. Arnold obtained his doctorate in economics from the University of California, Santa Barbara.
Grayson Dimick – Program Manager
Grayson Dimick is the program manager for the Nicholas C. Petris Center on Healthcare Markets and Consumer Welfare. Prior to this position, she worked as a research assistant with the Center for two years. Grayson graduated magna cum laude from University of California, Berkeley in Spring 2017 with a double major in Political Science and History and a minor in Public Policy from the Goldman School. She previously worked Greenacre Homes and School, a mental health nonprofit that provides residential treatment and special education to boys and young men in the foster care system. Most recently, she served as the organization’s Accreditation Manager, helping them navigate changes in California legislation on mental health and foster care. Her research interests lie at the intersection of health policy and politics, particularly on issues related to access to care, women’s health, mental health, and social services programs.
Shivi Anand – Graduate Student Researcher [View CV]
Shivi Anand is a Master of Public Policy candidate at UC Berkeley’s Goldman School of Public Policy focusing on international development policy and data-driven impact evaluation. She is currently a Graduate Student Researcher at the Nicholas C. Petris Center on Healthcare Markets and Consumer Welfare researching the impacts of insurer and provider consolidation on health insurance premiums under different provider-concentration scenarios. During her time at graduate school, she has served as a Global Development Fellow with USAID in India and worked as a consultant for the Government of Colombia’s National Planning Department on optimizing agricultural supply chains. Prior to graduate school, Shivi spent two years working with the Government of India, designing and implementing national vocational training programs. Shivi holds a master’s degree in economics and a bachelor’s degree in electronics engineering.
Caitlin Kearns – Graduate Student Researcher [View CV]
Caitlin Kearns is a graduate student researcher with the Nicholas C. Petris Center on Healthcare Markets and Consumer Welfare and a PhD candidate in Economics at the University of California, Berkeley. Her research interests center around public policies related to inequality, particularly in the areas of consumer finance, housing, and education. Before coming to Berkeley, Caitlin worked as an Associate Economist with the Finance group at the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago. Caitlin holds a Bachelor’s degree in Economics from Wellesley College.
Lauren Linde – Graduate Student Researcher [View CV]
Lauren Linde is currently a dual degree MPH/MCP student at the Berkeley School of Public Health and in the Department of City and Regional Planning at the College of Environmental Design, focusing on epidemiology and environmental planning and healthy cities. Her research interests include the epidemiology of infectious diseases in urban environments and the healthcare effects of equitable, affordable housing. Prior to beginning graduate work at Berkeley, Lauren worked in tuberculosis prevention and control and in immunizations at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) for Los Angeles County, CA and the State of Colorado, respectively. Lauren received her bachelor’s degree in mathematics from Carleton College.
Hinnaneh Qazi – Graduate Student Researcher [View CV]
Hinnaneh Qazi is currently a Master of Public Policy candidate at UC Berkeley’s Goldman School of Public Policy (GSPP). Her policy focus includes issues of racial, economic, political, and health equity in U.S. urban communities. She currently serves as a Graduate Student Researcher for the Berkeley Institute for the Future of Young Americans (BIFYA), researching policy issues that impact young adults and future generations of Americans. During her time at GSPP, she has also served as an Equity Analysis Consultant for the San Francisco Planning Department and as an Oakland Urban Leaders Fellow, analyzing housing and educational policy problems to advance greater equity in the Bay Area. Prior to graduate school Hinnaneh spent three years working for California Common Cause, one of the state’s leading good government and voting rights organizations. Hinnaneh holds a bachelor’s degree in political science from UCLA.
Niki Vora – Graduate Student Researcher [View CV]
Niki Vora is a dual degree MD/MS candidate at the UC Berkeley – UCSF Joint Medical Program and a graduate student researcher at the Nicholas C. Petris Center on Healthcare Markets and Consumer Welfare. Her research interests include healthcare delivery systems for resource-scarce settings, access to health services and disparities in health status. Niki is also conducting research with the UCSF Department of Dermatology on AI technologies and teledermatology as well as with Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center on assessing patient quality of life to guide treatment options. Before joining the Joint Medical Program, Niki researched developing therapies for X-linked Adrenoleukodystrophy in the Hacia Laboratory at the USC Keck School of Medicine and worked as a HIV Testing Counselor in Los Angeles. She has previously worked as a calculus instructor for the South Central Scholars and served as a Physics Supplemental Instructor at the University of Southern California. Niki holds a bachelor’s degree in health promotion and disease prevention from USC.
Jason Tilipman – Data Consultant [View CV]
Jason Tilipman is a data consultant at the Nicholas C. Petris Center on Health Care Markets and Consumer Welfare. He received a Master of Public Policy degree at the Goldman School of Public Policy at UC Berkeley in Spring 2017. Jason was an Economics major at Rutgers University, and after graduating in 2013, began working in health policy research at Stanford University. There, he worked as a research assistant under two health economists examining issues related to access to care and insurance financing. Jason is interested in improving healthcare access and quality for lower and middle income populations.
Joe Martin – Undergraduate Research Assistant [View CV]
Joe Martin is the undergraduate research assistant for the Nicholas C. Petris Center. Joe is a third year student intending to graduate with a major in Political Science and minor in Public Policy at the University of California, Berkeley. Although Joe is ultimately hoping to pursue law, policy discussions and research continue to interest him here at Cal. As a Resident Assistant in the Residential and Student Services Program, Joe has developed an interest in how health policy in particular affects the everyday lives of students, with special focus on mental health resources and research on campus.