Hanke Heun-Johnson, PhD

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Hanke Heun-Johnson is a quantitative analyst at the USC Schaeffer Center working with the microsimulation team.

She was previously a research associate at the center. Her research for the Keck-Schaeffer Initiative for Population Health Policy focused on mental healthcare access and early interventions.

Prior to joining the Schaeffer Center, she studied the interaction effects of early-life stress and genetic variations on brain circuit development and behavior in the lab of Pat Levitt at Children's Hospital Los Angeles.

She received her PhD in neuroscience from the University of Southern California and master's in molecular biology from Maastricht University, The Netherlands.

Recent Work

Measuring The Lifetime Costs Of Serious Mental Illness And The Mitigating Effects Of Educational Attainment

Using a dynamic microsimulation model to estimate the lifetime burden of serious mental illness for those diagnosed by age twenty-five, the researchers estimated that the per-patient lifetime burden of SMI is $1.85 million.
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Association Between Maternal Serious Mental Illness and Adverse Birth Outcomes

The researchers evaluated the contribution of serious mental illness and specific risk factors (comorbidities and substance use) to the risk of adverse birth outcomes.
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State-Level Chart Books on the Cost of Mental Illness

As state policymakers assess new proposals to improve mental health treatment and access, understanding the population affected, the coverage gaps and the overall economic burden is integral to developing sustainable solutions that meet the need.
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Recent Work

Measuring The Lifetime Costs Of Serious Mental Illness And The Mitigating Effects Of Educational Attainment

Association Between Maternal Serious Mental Illness and Adverse Birth Outcomes

State-Level Chart Books on the Cost of Mental Illness