Shelby Steuart
@shelbysteuart.bsky.social
Medicaid, opioids/OUD, and cannabis policy scholar.
@publichealthumd.bsky.social Asst. Prof.;
UChicago postdoc; UGA PADP PhD.
http://shelbyrsteuart.com
she/her
@publichealthumd.bsky.social Asst. Prof.;
UChicago postdoc; UGA PADP PhD.
http://shelbyrsteuart.com
she/her
Excited to see UMD highlight some work with
Felipe Lozano Rojas, Victoria Bethel, and @bradfowd1.bsky.social
Felipe Lozano Rojas, Victoria Bethel, and @bradfowd1.bsky.social
Studies find local #cannabis dispensaries lead to drop in #opioid prescriptions
UMD researcher Dr @shelbysteuart.bsky.social co-authors papers showing patients find alternative pain relief through medical, recreational marijuana
today.umd.edu/studies-find...
UMD researcher Dr @shelbysteuart.bsky.social co-authors papers showing patients find alternative pain relief through medical, recreational marijuana
today.umd.edu/studies-find...
November 18, 2025 at 5:58 PM
Excited to see UMD highlight some work with
Felipe Lozano Rojas, Victoria Bethel, and @bradfowd1.bsky.social
Felipe Lozano Rojas, Victoria Bethel, and @bradfowd1.bsky.social
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The editorial boards of seven leading health econ journals are taking a stand today against political influence and ideological attacks on peer review and academia. No matter what you study we want to see your scholarship and will NEVER collaborate with suppression. Please repost.
The Editorial Boards of leading health economics journals are issuing a Joint Statement of Principles on Editorial Independence. In these troubled times some scholars worry their work might suffer ideological attack. We reaffirm our commitment to unfettered scholarship. Please repost.
May 21, 2025 at 2:45 PM
The editorial boards of seven leading health econ journals are taking a stand today against political influence and ideological attacks on peer review and academia. No matter what you study we want to see your scholarship and will NEVER collaborate with suppression. Please repost.
It was such a pleasure to host @lindsayallen.bsky.social at UChicago CHAS today! If you missed the talk, it will be up on YouTube in the next few weeks.
April 8, 2025 at 9:12 PM
It was such a pleasure to host @lindsayallen.bsky.social at UChicago CHAS today! If you missed the talk, it will be up on YouTube in the next few weeks.
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"The NIH official said they had put in paperwork to leave the agency. 'I don’t want to be part of the dismantling of American science,' the official said."
Trump promised scientific breakthroughs. Researchers say he’s breaking science.
NIH funding for biomedical research has abruptly fallen by billions of dollars, with many grant decisions on hold. Trump officials say they’re reviewing the agency.
www.washingtonpost.com
March 28, 2025 at 2:16 PM
"The NIH official said they had put in paperwork to leave the agency. 'I don’t want to be part of the dismantling of American science,' the official said."
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By age 12, children with ADHD have received 20,000 more negative messages about themselves than their peers without ADHD. Now imagine what not getting diagnosed until age 30, 40, or 50 does to someone’s self esteem.
We see a spike in older women getting prescribed with ADHD for the same reason we see the racial gap close with autism. Our understanding of ADHD has grown and therefore, more people who otherwise went undetected are getting the treatment they deserve. This is a plus.
www.nbcnews.com/health/menta...
www.nbcnews.com/health/menta...
Adult ADHD prescriptions still on the rise, especially among older women
The new analysis by researchers at the National Institute on Drug Abuse also looked into how the medications are being misused.
www.nbcnews.com
March 20, 2025 at 8:05 PM
By age 12, children with ADHD have received 20,000 more negative messages about themselves than their peers without ADHD. Now imagine what not getting diagnosed until age 30, 40, or 50 does to someone’s self esteem.
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Really looking forward to this! Eager to learn from my (never disappointing) UMich colleagues & excited for any conversation that involves @motorres.bsky.social & @robmickey.bsky.social
In one week! Don’t miss as @povertyscholar.bsky.social Jamila Michener joins us for our SWIPE semester event on Power and Housing Justice. Discussion & Q&A moderated by @motorres.bsky.social.
Learn more and RSVP inequality.umich.edu/jamila-miche...
Learn more and RSVP inequality.umich.edu/jamila-miche...
March 12, 2025 at 12:17 AM
Really looking forward to this! Eager to learn from my (never disappointing) UMich colleagues & excited for any conversation that involves @motorres.bsky.social & @robmickey.bsky.social
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Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2025/03/10/o...
Opinion | This Is the Greatest Threat to Free Speech Since the Red Scare (Gift Article)
Mahmoud Khalil’s detention is a frightening sign of an authoritarian slide.
www.nytimes.com
March 11, 2025 at 1:59 PM
Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2025/03/10/o...
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New, from me: you were told that the threats to free speech came from wokeness. Some compared it to Maoist China.
Now we are witnessing government power being used to silence dissent and censor ideas. Now we know what real society-wide chilling effects look like. 🧵
open.substack.com/pub/donmoyni...
Now we are witnessing government power being used to silence dissent and censor ideas. Now we know what real society-wide chilling effects look like. 🧵
open.substack.com/pub/donmoyni...
Real chilling effects
A extraordinary pattern of government censorship and threats to speech
open.substack.com
March 9, 2025 at 5:39 PM
New, from me: you were told that the threats to free speech came from wokeness. Some compared it to Maoist China.
Now we are witnessing government power being used to silence dissent and censor ideas. Now we know what real society-wide chilling effects look like. 🧵
open.substack.com/pub/donmoyni...
Now we are witnessing government power being used to silence dissent and censor ideas. Now we know what real society-wide chilling effects look like. 🧵
open.substack.com/pub/donmoyni...
Excited to announce I'll be joining UMD's Department of Health Policy and Management this Fall as Assistant Professor!
February 22, 2025 at 7:56 PM
Excited to announce I'll be joining UMD's Department of Health Policy and Management this Fall as Assistant Professor!
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Federal employee terminations will cause widespread economic damage even beyond the hardships for specific employees
How many federal workers live in your state or county or congressional district?
I made an little interactive site to tell you economic.github.io/federal_work...
How many federal workers live in your state or county or congressional district?
I made an little interactive site to tell you economic.github.io/federal_work...
February 14, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Federal employee terminations will cause widespread economic damage even beyond the hardships for specific employees
How many federal workers live in your state or county or congressional district?
I made an little interactive site to tell you economic.github.io/federal_work...
How many federal workers live in your state or county or congressional district?
I made an little interactive site to tell you economic.github.io/federal_work...
Any 2025 spring grads still looking for a job? UC Center for Health Administration Studies (CHAS) is hiring a postdoc with a flexible start date (ideally spring-summer 2025) to work on health policy/health econ projects related to substance use disorder and Medicaid. chas.uchicago.edu/about/careers/
Career Opportunities
Visit the post for more.
chas.uchicago.edu
January 30, 2025 at 8:08 PM
Any 2025 spring grads still looking for a job? UC Center for Health Administration Studies (CHAS) is hiring a postdoc with a flexible start date (ideally spring-summer 2025) to work on health policy/health econ projects related to substance use disorder and Medicaid. chas.uchicago.edu/about/careers/
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"Each dollar of government expenditure on [universal pre-kindergarten] yields $10.04 in benefits." www.nber.org/papers/w33038 Evidence from the USA (Connecticut)
January 22, 2025 at 6:16 PM
"Each dollar of government expenditure on [universal pre-kindergarten] yields $10.04 in benefits." www.nber.org/papers/w33038 Evidence from the USA (Connecticut)
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The assault on NIH is a test for how the national media covers the Trump admin: Trump is shutting down medical research!
That is easy to communicate. Will they treat it as a 5 alarm fire in a way that forces the government to respond, or will they downplay & caveat it?
That is easy to communicate. Will they treat it as a 5 alarm fire in a way that forces the government to respond, or will they downplay & caveat it?
January 23, 2025 at 1:16 AM
The assault on NIH is a test for how the national media covers the Trump admin: Trump is shutting down medical research!
That is easy to communicate. Will they treat it as a 5 alarm fire in a way that forces the government to respond, or will they downplay & caveat it?
That is easy to communicate. Will they treat it as a 5 alarm fire in a way that forces the government to respond, or will they downplay & caveat it?
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Scientific advancements aside, this is economically irresponsible
Every $1 spent by NIH generates $2.46
For example, in 2023, $47B in NIH spending generated ~$93B
Halting NIH spending will LOSE the US a lot of money (and talent)
Every $1 spent by NIH generates $2.46
For example, in 2023, $47B in NIH spending generated ~$93B
Halting NIH spending will LOSE the US a lot of money (and talent)
January 22, 2025 at 11:04 PM
Scientific advancements aside, this is economically irresponsible
Every $1 spent by NIH generates $2.46
For example, in 2023, $47B in NIH spending generated ~$93B
Halting NIH spending will LOSE the US a lot of money (and talent)
Every $1 spent by NIH generates $2.46
For example, in 2023, $47B in NIH spending generated ~$93B
Halting NIH spending will LOSE the US a lot of money (and talent)