David
E. Frisvold
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727-4639 E-mail: david.frisvold@emory.edu Emory University Department of Economics 1602 Fishburne Drive Atlanta, GA 30322-2240 PROFILE: David Frisvold joined the
Department of Economics at Emory as an assistant professor in the fall of
2008, after completing a two year fellowship at the University of Michigan in
the Robert Wood Johnson Scholars in Health Policy Research Program. He received his B.S. in Mathematical
Economics from Wake Forest University and his Ph.D. in Economics from
Vanderbilt University. Professor Frisvold’s research
interests are in the areas of health economics and the economics of
education. His current projects
include: (1)
examining the impact of the early childhood education program Head Start on
obesity, (2) studying
the influence of the School Breakfast Program on academic achievement, (3) examining
the links between the quality of education and health outcomes, and (4) estimating
the impact of soft drink taxes on obesity, among others. Since arriving at Emory, his research has
been funded by the Institute for Research on Poverty at the University of
Wisconsin and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. He has also received seed funding from both
the University and the College for a project with Griffin Edwards, a graduate
student in the Department of Economics, which examines the impact of full-day
kindergarten on students’ test scores. In his first year at Emory,
Professor Frisvold has taught Public Finance and a freshman seminar on the
economics of poverty. As a part of the
freshman seminar course, he partnered with the Office of University-Community
Partnerships and developed opportunities for students to volunteer with the
Agape Community Center as part of the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance program
helping low-income adults with tax preparation. He looks forward to teaching health
economics to undergraduate and Ph.D. students this academic year. Professor Frisvold is married with two daughters and a son, who was
just born this past May. -- Reprinted from the Department of Economics
Alumni Newsletter, Fall 2009 |
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Last Updated:
November 3, 2009