304-293-7835Jane.Ruseski@mail.wvu.edu409Business and Economics Building View Curriculum Vitae
Jane Ruseski Ph.D.
Associate Professor and Economics Ph.D. Coordinator
Affiliated Faculty, Center for Free Enterprise
Dr. Ruseski is an applied microeconomist with interests in health economics, health financing and policy, sports economics, and industrial organization. Much of her current research studies the socioeconomic determinants of health and (un)healthy behaviors; the effect of health behaviors on outcomes, including chronic health conditions, obesity, and health disparities; the mechanisms underlying health behaviors; and the effect of public policy on health. The overarching goal of this research is to inform the policy environment in an effort to implement policies and interventions that will promote health behaviors and reduce the burden of disease. Dr. Ruseski has published in academic journals including Contemporary Economic Policy, Health Economics, Journal of Behavioral and Experimental Economics, Southern Economic Journal, BE Journal of Economic Analysis & Policy, and Journal of Sports Economics. She is a co-editor of Contemporary Economic Policy and an associate editor of the International Journal of Sport Finance.
Ph.D., Economics, Johns Hopkins University
M.A., Economics, Johns Hopkins University
B.S., Health Management and Policy, University of New Hampshire