In this seminar, Gultekin Gollu, assistant professor in the Department of Health Management and Policy in Georgetown University’s School of Health, discussed his research examining whether or not schools’ mask mandates reduced COVID-19 incidence in the K-12 student population of schools in San Antonio, Texas. Gollu shared that face mask policies at the independent school district level were associated with a 34% decrease in new COVID-19 cases amongst students.
This event was co-sponsored by the Center for Global Health Science and Security, the School of Health’s Department of Health Management and Policy, and the Global Health Institute.
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Gultekin Gollu is an assistant professor in the Department of Health Management and Policy in Georgetown University’s School of Health. His research interests are in health policies’ impact on the labor market, crime, and health outcomes, with an emphasis on existing disparities in U.S. society. He also collaborates with health care organizations on data analytics projects to improve efficiency in hospital operations and patient outcomes. His teaching interests include health data analytics and visualization, health economics, and health policy analysis. In the past, Gollu has served as the MBA program director at Our Lady of the Lake University in San Antonio, Texas.