Jennifer Heissel

Heissel uses econometric techniques to evaluate how programs, policies, and changes in circumstances affect health, performance, and family dynamics, with an emerging focus on military families. Her recent work specifically examines how family support policies like parental leave and childcare affect the health and work outcomes in the Army, Navy, and Marine Corps. Heissel's interdisciplinary research lies at the intersection of economics, public policy, and psychobiology.