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Elad Daniels
Elad Daniels
Contact
Email: danieleg@bc.edu
Education
- B.A., Hebrew University of Jerusalem
- M.A., College of Europe
- M.A., Hebrew University of Jerusalem
- Ph.D. (ongoing), Brandeis University
Research Interests
Health Economics
Health and Disability Policy
Expertise
- Health
Biography
Elad Daniels is a data analyst at the Lurie Institute for Disability Policy and a doctoral candidate at Brandeis University's Heller School for Social Policy and Management. He is also a NIDILRR Switzer doctoral fellow and an academic instructor at md传媒国产剧 College's School of Social Work.
Elad's dissertation work concerns psychotropic medication utilization in Medicaid long-term services and supports and home and community-based services among people with intellectual and developmental disabilities.
Elad received an MA in Economics (2018) and a BA in Economics and International Relations (2013) from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem; he received a master's degree in European Economic Policy from the College of Europe (2014).
His work lies at the intersection of long-term care, disability, and pharmaceutical use. His previous work included health care payment system reform in Israel, and HIV and development policy in sub-Saharan Africa.聽
Selected Grants
- 2024-2025 Research Grant: Psychotropic Utilization in Medicaid Home and Community Based Services for People with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, from the National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research at the Administration for Community Living, at the United States Department of Health and Human Services, as part of the Merit Switzer Research Fellowships for Doctoral Dissertation Research, $45,000 (Elad Daniels, Principal Investigator).
- 2024-2025 Research Grant: Psychotropic Utilization in Medicaid Long Term Services and Supports for People with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, from the Social Security Administration through the Retirement and Disability Research Consortium, Dissertation Grant, $7,000 (Elad Daniels, Principal Investigator).
- 2022-2023 Research Grant: Psychotropic Use and Employment Outcomes among Individuals with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Receiving Medicaid Home and Community-Based Services, from the Social Security Administration and Policy Research, Inc., ARDRAW Small Grant Program, $10,000 (Elad Daniels, Principal Investigator).
Selected Appointments and Awards
- 2023聽 APHA Disability Section's聽Career Enhancement Student Scholarship Award (US)
- 2022聽 Marjorie Trotter Doctoral Fellowship and Award (US)
- 2017聽 Menachem Begin National-Liberal Thought Award (Israel)
- 2013聽 The European Commission European Neighborhood Policy Award (EU)