Dr. Ben Harrell

Assistant Professor of Economics, Trinity University

Research Interests

health economics

mental health

LGBTQ+ populations

health policy

Economics and Econometrics

Psychiatry and Mental health

Clinical Psychology

About

I'm an expert in how LGBTQ+ individuals and other minoritized groups interact with the U.S. healthcare system. I study how these groups access care, the barriers that prevent them from accessing care, and how public policy affects health disparities for these groups.

Publications

Gender Identity, Race, and Ethnicity-based Discrimination in Access to Mental Health Care: Evidence from an Audit Correspondence Field Experiment

Dec 01, 2020

Fumarco, L., Harrell, B., Button, P., Schwegman, D., & Dils, E. (2020). Gender Identity, Race, and Ethnicity-based Discrimination in Access to Mental Health Care: Evidence from an Audit Correspondence Field Experiment. https://doi.org/10.3386/w28164

Effects of the affordable care Act's Medicaid expansion on health insurance coverage for individuals in same‐sex couples

Health Services Research / Jan 11, 2023

Mann, S., Carpenter, C. S., Gonzales, G., Harrell, B., & Deal, C. (2023). Effects of the affordable care Act’s Medicaid expansion on health insurance coverage for individuals in <scp>same‐sex</scp> couples. Health Services Research, 58(3), 612–621. Portico. https://doi.org/10.1111/1475-6773.14128

The Impact of COVID-19 on Access to Mental Healthcare Services

MUNI ECON Working Papers / Jan 01, 2023

Harrell, B., Fumarco, L., Button, P., Schwegman, D. J., & Denwood, K. (2023). The Impact of COVID-19 on Access to Mental Healthcare Services. MUNI ECON Working Papers, 5. https://doi.org/10.5817/wp_muni_econ_2023-05

Evidence and Lessons on the Health Impacts of Public Health Funding from the Fight against HIV/AIDS

American Economic Review / Jul 01, 2023

Dillender, M. (2023). Evidence and Lessons on the Health Impacts of Public Health Funding from the Fight against HIV/AIDS. American Economic Review, 113(7), 1825–1887. https://doi.org/10.1257/aer.20220089

Letter from the Editor

Journal of Creativity in Mental Health / Jul 03, 2021

None, T. (2021). Letter from the Editor. Journal of Creativity in Mental Health, 16(3), 273–273. https://doi.org/10.1080/15401383.2021.1940783

Education

Georgia State University

PhD, Economics / June, 2021

Atlanta

Experience

Trinity University

Assistant Professor / August, 2023 — Present

Vanderbilt University

Postdoctoral Researcher, LGBTQ+ Policy Lab / July, 2021 — July, 2033

Links & Social Media

Research Web Site

Personal Website

ORCID

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