Assistant Professor of Medical Ethics and Health Policy
University of Pennsylvania
atheenv@pennmedicine.upenn.edu
Areas of Research Interest: The life-course origins of health and socioeconomic inequality. His work examines (1) the effect of economic opportunities – and the policies that influence them – on health behaviors and outcomes, (2) the effects of early life interventions on adult health and well-being, and the mechanisms underlying these links; and (3) the role of social policies and structural factors in shaping population health
