CONTACT INFORMATIONCREDENTIALSAWARDSPUBLICATIONSElaine L. Hill, Ph.D.(Pronouns: she/her/hers)Contact InformationPhone NumbersOffice: (585) 275-0165Social LinksEHillLabResearch LabsVisit Lab WebsiteLocationsUniversity of Rochester Medical CenterSchool of Medicine and Dentistry601 Elmwood Ave, Box 420644Rochester, NY 14642Additional LinksPersonal WebsiteMy Google Scholar ProfileCurriculum VitaeFaculty AppointmentsAssociate Professor - Department of Public Health Sciences (SMD) Associate Professor - Department of Economics RC (RC) - JointAssociate Professor - Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology (SMD) - JointBiographyResearchAs an applied microeconomist, Dr. Hill's primary research interests are in health economics and environmental economics. In particular, her research focuses on the intersection between health, health policy, the environment and human capital formation. The unifying theme within these broad areas is the use of quasi-experimental designs to identify modifiable factors that are policy relevant. Her research also primarily studies vulnerable populations (e.g., pregnant women, children, rural populations, and older adults). Dr. Hill is currently actively pursuing multiple funded research directions. First, her NIH-funded research utilizes quasi-experimental methods to study the impacts of shale gas development on human health in the US. Through support from a DP5 award, Dr. Hill's team has studied the impacts of shale gas development on childhood asthma, drinking water contamination, mortality and environmental justice concerns as well as the economic consequences of this industry via hedonic models. Second, Dr. Hill is PI of an NCI-funded R01 equivalent grant studying drug shortages in oncology care and Co-I with the University of Rochester NCI Community Oncology Research Program (NCORP) Research Base which is directed by Drs. Gary Morrow and Karen Mustian. Third, she examines public policies and health system factors that influence the overdose crisis. Within this emerging area, Dr. Hill is studying opioid-related mortality, opioid use during pregnancy, and access to treatment. Her recent U01 grant (MPI Meredith Adams) provides five years of funding to study how the COVID-19 Pandemic exacerbated the opioid crisis with a particular focus on policies and economic factors. Fourth, Dr. Hill's team is funded by Health Effects Institute (PI Perry Hystad) to study traffic related air pollution, capital improvement projects to reduce traffic congestion, and their impacts on housing values, community change and infant health. Finally, Dr. Hill is co-lead of the National COVID Cohort Collaborative (N3C) Pregnancy Domain Team, member of the Pain N3C Domain Team, and site-PI/Co-I of the RECOVER project to uncover risk factors for long COVID using N3C data. Dr. Hill is a recipient of the NIH Director's Early Independence Award. She is also affiliated with Wilmot Cancer Institute, the Goergen Institute for Data Science, the Environmental Health Sciences Center and maintains courtesy faculty positions at external institutions. Dr. Hill received her BA in Economics and Mathematics at Oberlin College in 2005 and her PhD in Applied Economics from Cornell University in 2014.CredentialsEducation2005B.A. | Oberlin CollegeEconomics and Mathematics, Economics Departmental Honors2014PhD | Cornell UniversityApplied Economics and ManagementAwards2020NIH Loan Repayment Program Renewal AwardSponsor: NIEHS2019NIH Loan Repayment Program Renewal AwardSponsor: NIEHS2018Faculty Mentorship Award from UPSTAT ConferenceSponsor: American Statistical Association Upstate Chapter2016 - 2018NIH Loan Repayment ProgramSponsor: National Institutes of Health2015NIH Director's Early Independence AwardSponsor: NIH2013Cornell Population Center Rapid Response Grant ($2,000)Location: Cornell University2013Cornell Population Center Conference Travel Grant to PAA Meetings ($400)Location: Cornell University2013Population Association of America Poster Award2012Cornell Population Center Conference Travel Grant to PAA Meetings ($400)Location: Corning University2011Cornell Population Center Seed Grant with David Sahn ($9,950)Location: Cornell University2005Economics Departmental HonorsLocation: Oberlin College2005Comfort Starr Prize in EconomicsLocation: Oberlin College2004National Academic Squad by National Field Hockey Coaches Association2004Jesse Phillips Prize for most outstanding junior economics majorLocation: Oberlin College2003Albert Rees Assistantship to the President's Council of Economic AdvisorsLocation: Oberlin CollegeVIEW ALL expand_morePublicationsJournal Articles3/2023Campbell EJ, Sims KD, Hill EL, Willis MD. "Associations among Historical Neighborhood Disinvestment, Hazardous Air Pollutants, and Current Adult Asthma Prevalence." Environmental health perspectives.. 2023 Mar; 131(3):37702. Epub 2023 Mar 22. 1/5/2023Hadley E, Yoo YJ, Patel S, Zhou A, Laraway B, Wong R, Preiss A, Chew R, Davis H, Chute CG, Pfaff ER, Loomba J, Haendel M, Hill E, Moffitt R, . "SARS-CoV-2 Reinfection is Preceded by Unique Biomarkers and Related to Initial Infection Timing and Severity: an N3C RECOVER EHR-Based Cohort Study." medRxiv : the preprint server for health sciences.. 2023 Jan 5; Epub 2023 Jan 05. 10/28/2022Willis MD, Schrank D, Xu C, Harris L, Ritz BR, Hill EL, Hystad P. "A population-based cohort study of traffic congestion and infant growth using connected vehicle data." Science advances.. 2022 Oct 28; 8(43):eabp8281. Epub 2022 Oct 28. Books & Chapters2017 Chapter Title: Birth Spacing and Educational Outcomes Book Title: Human Capital and Health Behavior Author List: Elaine L Hill and David JG Slusky Published By: Emerald Insight 2017VIEW ALL PUBLICATIONSClose WindowSchedule an appointment with Elaine L. Hill, Ph.D.Please answer the following questions to help us find the right appointment for you.Important: If you believe that you have a medical or psychiatric emergency, please call 911 or go to the nearest hospital. This website is not intended for emergency care.Have you seen this provider in the last 2 years?YesNoExisting Patient Schedule or request a follow up appointment online through MyChart. If you do not have a MyChart account, please close this window and call the appointment phone number. Elaine L. 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