Associate Professor of Population Health and Health Policy NYU School of Medicine
Brian Elbel is an Associate Professor of Population Health and Health Policy at the NYU School of Medicine where he heads the Section on Health Choice, Policy and Evaluation within the Department of Population Health. He also has a faculty appointment at the NYU Wagner Graduate School of Public Service. Dr. Elbel studies how individuals make decisions that influence their health and healthcare, with a particular emphasis on evaluation, obesity and food choice. His work uses behavioral economics to understand health and healthcare decision–making among vulnerable groups, and the role and influence of public policy on these decisions. Current research includes how to use behavioraleconomics to influence physicians’ prescribing practices; the impact of public policies mandating calorie labeling in restaurants; the impact of policies supporting the development of supermarkets in high need areas; and the influence of the food environment on childhood obesity; among others.