Discipline(s):
Environmental Economics
Area(s) of Expertise:
Global Health, Program Evaluation, Environmental Health, Social Networks
E-Mail:
katiedickinson@gmail.com
Background:
Katherine Dickson will complete her Ph.D. in Environmental Economics in Duke University’s Nicholas School of the Environment in May of 2008. The title of her doctoral dissertation is, “Indian Toilets and Tanzanian Mosquito Nets: Understanding Households’ Environmental Health Decisions in Developing Countries.” While many social, economic, and health-related policies focus on increasing the supply of certain technologies (e.g., latrines, malaria medicines, agricultural tools), inadequate attention to demand-side factors often leads to disappointing policy outcomes. Katie’s dissertation is explores the drivers of households’ environmental health decisions through two distinct studies involving latrine use in Orissa, India, and malaria control knowledge and behavior in Tanzania. More broadly, Katie is interested in the ways households perceive and respond to environmental health threats. As a RWJ Health and Society Scholar, she will continue to pursue research into links between health and the environment in developing countries, as well as developing new projects that address similar linkages and behavioral issues among vulnerable populations in the United States. Katie received Bachelor’s and Master’s of Science degrees in Earth Systems from Stanford University.
Journal Articles:
Click here for a list of Katherine Dickson's available publications in PubMed.
