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Troy Quast, PhD
Professor
Contact Info
- Office: CPH 2139
- Academic Email: troyquast@usf.edu
- Academic Phone: 8139746730
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Education
- PhD, Economics, University of Florida, 2006
- MS, Economics, University of Texas, 1999
- BS, Economics, George Washington University, 1995
Discipline
Economics
Specialization
- Health Economics
- Health Policy
Biography
Dr. Quast is an economist who received his doctorate in Economics from the University of Florida and his Master’s degree in Economics from The University of Texas. His research interests include the impact of economic conditions on health status, Medicaid policy, and the impact of natural disasters on health status and the utilization of health services. He has been awarded research funding by the National Institutes of Health to examine the treatment of children displaced after Hurricane Katrina and has an interest in using large data sets for analysis of population health issues.