Jessica Kiser

Professor Kiser is an applied micro and health economist whose research is broadly motivated by her interest in access to quality healthcare for vulnerable populations in the United States. Professor Kiser’s research to date uses causal inference tools to study the impact of policies and shocks on care utilization and health outcomes, particularly for mothers, infants, and women of reproductive age. Her past research has examined state level initiatives aimed at improving maternal health, contraceptive access programs, and midwifery licensing laws. She is currently studying how policies that change and access to treatment and healthcare providers affect healthcare utilization and subsequent health outcomes.

BS: Quantitative Economics, Auburn University, 2019
PhD: Economics, Vanderbilt University, 2025