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Elad Daniels
Adjunct Professor
Elad Daniels
Contact
Email: danieleg@bc.edu
Education
- B.A., Hebrew University of Jerusalem
- M.A., College of Europe
- M.A., Hebrew University of Jerusalem
- Ph.D., Brandeis University
Research Interests
Health economics and policy
Mental and behavioral health
Expertise
- Health
Biography
Elad Daniels is an adjunct professor at Boston College's School of Social Work and a postdoctoral research fellow at the Harvard Medical School Department of Health Care Policy. He is a former NIDILRR Switzer Doctoral Fellow and a former Social Security Administration Fellow.
Daniels received a PhD in health policy from Brandeis University (2026), an MA in economics (2018), and a BA in economics and international Relations (2013) from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, and a master's degree in European economic policy from the College of Europe (2014).
His research lies at the intersection of long-term care, disability, and pharmaceutical policy, with recent extensions into mental and behavioral health, digital health, and primary care. His earlier work addressed health care payment system reform in Israel and HIV and development policy in sub-Saharan Africa.
Selected Grants
2024-2025 Research Grant: Psychotropic Utilization in Medicaid Home and Community Based Services for People with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, from the National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research at the Administration for Community Living, at the United States Department of Health and Human Services, as part of the Merit Switzer Research Fellowships for Doctoral Dissertation Research, $45,000 (Elad Daniels, Principal Investigator).
2024-2025 Research Grant: Psychotropic Utilization in Medicaid Long Term Services and Supports for People with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, from the Social Security Administration through the Retirement and Disability Research Consortium, Dissertation Grant, $7,000 (Elad Daniels, Principal Investigator).
2022-2023 Research Grant: Psychotropic Use and Employment Outcomes among Individuals with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Receiving Medicaid Home and Community-Based Services, from the Social Security Administration and Policy Research, Inc., ARDRAW Small Grant Program, $10,000 (Elad Daniels, Principal Investigator).
Selected Appointments and Awards
2023Â APHA Disability Section's Career Enhancement Student Scholarship Award (US)
2022Â Marjorie Trotter Doctoral Fellowship and Award (US)
2017Â Menachem Begin National-Liberal Thought Award (Israel)
2013Â The European Commission European Neighborhood Policy Award (EU)