Bio
Dr. Brach Champion is an Assistant Professor of Economics in the Department of Economics and Geosciences. He was born and raised in Orlando, Florida where he attended University of Central Florida before pursuing a doctorate in economics at University of Colorado Boulder. Dr. Champion primary research interests are in the fields of health economics, development economics and the economics of education. In his free time, he enjoys cooking, biking, live music and playing guitar.
Education
Ph.D., Economics, University of Colorado Boulder (2022)
M.A., Economics, University of Colorado Boulder (2018)
B.A., Economics, University of Central Florida (2016)
Professional Experience
Assistant Professor, Department of Economics & Geosciences, U.S. Air Force Academy, Colorado Springs, Colorado (July 2022 − Present)
Research and Scholarly Interests
Health Economics, Development Economics, Economics of Education
Publications
“Association Between Urinary Incontinence and Memory Decline and Dementia Probability in a Longitudinal Cohort of Women” (with Rachel High, Miriam Alvarez, Victoria Handa and Jennifer Anger) Forthcoming in American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology.
“Thirty-Five Years Later: Long-Term Effects of the Matlab Maternal and Child Health / Family Planning Program on Women's Well-Being” (with Tania Barham, Andrew Foster, Jena Hamadani, Warren C. Jochem, Gisella Kagy, Randall Kuhn, Jane Menken, Abdur Razzaque, Elisabeth D. Root and Patrick S. Turner) Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, vol. 118, no. 28, July 2021, p. e2101160118, doi:10.1073/pnas.2101160118. [Media coverage: Time Magazine]