Prof Daniel Eisenberg

Daniel Eisenberg is a Professor of Health Policy and Management in the Fielding School of Public Health at the University of California, Los Angeles. His previous position was S.J. Axelrod Collegiate Professor of Health Management and Policy at University of Michigan.  His training is in economics (BA and PhD, Stanford University) and mental health services research (NIMH postdoc, UC Berkeley).  His broad research goal is to improve understanding of how to invest effectively in the mental health of young people. He is a Principal Investigator for the Healthy Minds Network (HMN) for Research on Adolescent and Young Adult Mental Health (www.healthymindsnetwork.org). This research network administers the Healthy Minds Study, a national survey study of student mental health and related factors, and facilitates the development, testing, and dissemination of innovative programs and interventions for student mental health. In collaboration with Ramesh Raghavan, he is currently completing a book about investments in children’s mental health, which will be published by Oxford University Press later in 2023.