Ethan Evans’ interests include Medical Sociology, Organizations, Urban Affairs and Social Welfare. His dissertation project focuses on implementation of the Affordable Care Act, asking: “In what ways do pre-ACA county indigent care programs impact implementation of the Act in California?” The project seeks to understand the influence of institutions at a time when governance roles and social welfare provision are changing.

Other projects include: exploring health access disparities for children of immigrants, state policy effects on access improvement, and the impact of family instability on decisions to seek formal medical care across the life course.