Assistant Professor at the University of Kentucky's College of Public Health
PhD in Economics from the University of Florida (2006)

My research concentrates on empirical aspects of health economics. So far, I have looked at big picture aspects of health economics, including defensive medicine and hospital competition. I am also interested in the costs and benefits (effectiveness) of cancer screenings, such as PSA tests for prostate cancer. Not just a health person, I am also interested in broader public policy type questions such as education and welfare. To that end, I have a couple papers that use the random variation in lottery winners to look at the effects of income shocks on financial well-being and marriage/divorce outcomes.

In my spare time (which is limited given I'm an assistant professor after all), I often try to run more than a couple of miles without falling over. I also like cooking and I really enjoy wine. This year, I have brewed beer a couple of times. I rationalize it as a good way to learn microbiology and the end results have been fun to sample. I recently bought a 8 inch dobsonian telescope and I am in the process of re-learning my way around the night sky. I suspect that these hobbies are going to fall by the wayside since my wife and I just had our first child in December :)

121 Washington Ave, Suite 101c
College of Public Health
Lexington, KY 40536-0003

scott.hankins_AT_uky.edu or
scott.hankins_AT_gmail.com