June is a tenure-track Assistant Professor at the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center. She is a health economic policy researcher addressing health technologies' legal and financial problems that affect firm innovation and consumer/patient welfare. She was initially trained as a clinician and received subsequent training in health policy and economics. June obtained her PhD in health policy with concentration in economics from McMaster University, PhD in mathematical behavioral sciences from the University of California, and her MPH from Harvard. In addition, her interests include improv/theatre, poetry, tennis, spiritual travel, and philanthropy.
Education:
- PhD, Mathematical Behavioral Sciences, University of California-Irvine
- PhD, Health Policy with concentration in Economics, McMaster University
- MPH, Global Health, Harvard University
- BSc, Mathematics, McMaster University
Appointments:
- Tenure-Track Assistant Professor, Hudson College of Public Health, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, 2020–present
- Co-Editor, Legal Medicine Perspectives, American College of Legal Medicine, 2020–present
- Advisory Board Member, Acceleromics, 2020–present
- Fellow, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Harvard Medical School, 2010
Teaching:
- HAP 5203 Health Economics
- HAP 5613 Healthcare Finance
- HAP 6960 Directed Reading
Clinical/Research Interests:
Interdisciplinary Research Program: Health economic policy research addressing health technologies' legal and financial problems that affect firm innovation and consumer/patient welfare
Economics/Finance:
- Health economics, behavioral economics
- Public finance, corporate finance
Law:
- Tort law
- Legislation, regulation, court decision
Biotechnology:
Health information technology:
Current Projects:
- Economics of public and private insurance mechanisms for vaccine safety and consumer protection
- Vaccination, employment, and economic growth
- Finance and innovation of machine learning-based healthcare start-up firms
- Public financial management in the health sector
Funding:
Grants:
10/01/2020-06/30/2022
NIH 3U54GM104938, $4,999,993
"CATCH-UP Community-engaged Approaches to Testing in Community and Healthcare settings for Underserved Populations."
PI: James, J.
Role: Co-I
06/15/2022-12/15/2022
Oklahoma Aerospace & Defense Innovation Institute, OU Data Institute for Societal Challenges Joint Seed Funding Competition Award, $20,000
"Enhancing DoD Vaccine Supply for Warfighters and Biodefense."
PI: Kim, M.
Role: Co-PI
07/01/2022-06/30/2023
Presbyterian Health Foundation Year 1 New Investigator Seed Grant, $50,000
“Covid-19 and Seasonal Influenza Vaccine Injury Compensation, Vaccination, and Vaccine Production and Innovation.”
Role: PI
11/30/2022-12/31/2024
Presbyterian Health Foundation Year 2 New Investigator Seed Grant, $50,000
“The Effectiveness of State and Federal Policies on Vaccination: An Economic Evaluation.”
Role: PI
Select Publications:
Select Publications:
- Zhao J, Jaggad R, Ghosh PK, Kennedye JR, Stewart K, Campbell JE. 2025. Empirical Evidence and Conceptual Framework to Address the Indian Health Service Underfunding Challenge. Value in Health. Accepted for publication.
- Zhao J, Jaggad R, Ghosh PK, Kennedye JR, Stewart K, Campbell JE. 2025. The Indian Health Service Is Chronically Underfunded. Here Is How To Close The Gap. Health Affairs Forefront. Sep 2. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1377/forefront.20250827.319208
- Zhao J, Jaggad R, Zhang Y, Campbell JE, Ghosh PK, Kennedye JR, Ali T. 2025. Multi-level determinants of vaccination of the American Indian and Alaska Native population: a comprehensive overview. Frontiers in Public Health. Feb 18;13:1490286. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2025.1490286
- Zhao J, Jaggad R, El Fatmaoui A, Ghosh PK. 2025. Did the Medicaid expansion improve immunization among US pregnant women?. Preventive Medicine Reports. Aug 20:103214. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pmedr.2025.103214
- Zhao J, El Fatmaoui A, Shourian M, Lor B, Ghosh PK. 2025. Power of Public Health Advice: Effectiveness and Spillover Effects of Federal Vaccine Recommendations. Public Health in Practice. Oct 10:100667. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.puhip.2025.100667
- Kim M, Demir F, El Fatmaoui A, Ge Q, Ghosh P, Zhao J. 2025. Vaccine production and innovation: insights from tort reform and Medicare expansion. Economics of Innovation and New Technology. May 30:1-28. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/10438599.2025.2511865
- Ghosh PK, Chaudhry A, Campbell JE, Kim M, Smith K, Demir F, Zhao J. 2024. Impacts of the US CDC recommendation on human papillomavirus vaccine uptake, 2010–2015. Frontiers in Public Health. Dec 18;12:1464685. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2024.1464685
- Zhao J, Zahn A, Pang SC, Quang TS, Campbell J, Halkitis PN. 2024. Early national trends in non-abortion reproductive care access after Roe. Frontiers in Public Health. Mar 8;12:1309068. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2024.1309068
- Zhao J, Kim M, Westbrook G, Bratzler DW. 2022. A comparative study of COVID-19 emergency funds allocated to the health sector: US, UK, and Canada. Health Policy. Jun 1;126(6):493-503. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.healthpol.2022.03.012
- Zhao J, Demir F, Ghosh PK, Earley A, Kim M. 2022. Reforming the countermeasures injury compensation program for COVID-19 and beyond: An economic perspective. Journal of Law and the Biosciences. Jan;9(1):lsac008. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1093/jlb/lsac008
- Zhao J, Scarth W & Hurley J. 2018. Investing in Health: A Macroeconomic Exploration of Short-Run and Long-Run Trade-Offs. Atlantic Economic Journal. 46(1): 121- 133. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11293-018-9573-y
- Zhao J, Cheng G. 2022. “Artificial Intelligence.” In Understanding the Principles and Practice of Legal Oncology, 1st ed. Quang TS, Beriwal S, and Taft M, eds, New York City, NY: McGraw-Hill. https://www.amazon.com/
- Zheng K, Zhao J. 2021. “Public Health Informatics.” In Maxcy-Rosenau-Last Public Health and Preventive Medicine, 16th ed. Boulton ML, ed, New York City, NY: McGraw-Hill. https://www.amazon.com/