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UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON
Assistant Professor, Department of Pediatrics Adjunct Assistant Professor, Health Systems and Population Health Research Affiliate, Center for Studies in Demography and Ecology Director, Policy Core, Center for Firearm Injury Prevention SEATTLE CHILDREN'S RESEARCH INSTITUTE Principal Investigator, Center for Child Health, Behavior, and Development Dr. Ellyson's research focuses on how policies, incentives, and infrastructure shape individual and family well-being, providing rigorous empirical evidence to inform policies and decisions. Her interdisciplinary research has been funded by various federal and non-profit organizations, and her work has been published in a variety of peer-reviewed journals including economics journals (e.g., Contemporary Economic Policy, Health Economics), health/medicine journals (e.g., the Journal of Rural Health, Preventive Medicine, JAMA Network Open), and violence-specific journals (e.g., Journal of Interpersonal Violence, Injury Prevention).
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Dr. Ellyson completed a post-doctoral fellowship in the Comparative Health Outcomes, Policy, and Economics Institute at the University of Washington. She received her MS and PhD in economics from the Department of Economics in the College of Social Sciences & Public Policy at Florida State University in Tallahassee, FL where she was trained in applied microeconomics, econometrics, health economics, and law and public policy. As a PhD student, she was awarded the Irvin & Peggy Sobel Award, for outstanding achievement among students entering PhD candidacy, and she was selected to attend the Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting in Economic Sciences along with approximately 20 other students among all economics PhD students in the nation. Prior to pursuing her PhD, she attended Mercer University and graduated summa cum laude with a BBA in economics.
