Molly Candon, PhD

Molly Candon, PhD is an Assistant Professor at the Penn Center for Mental Health (Department of Psychiatry, Perelman School of Medicine) and the Department of Health Care Management (Wharton School) at the University of Pennsylvania. Broadly, Dr. Candon’s research considers how policy and payment design shapes access to and the utilization of mental health care and pain management. She has been involved in various NIH-funded projects that examine the impact of insurance coverage on pain management patterns and trends in psychotropic prescribing practices, with particular attention to appropriateness and safety considerations. Dr. Candon is also actively involved in community-partnered research through the Penn Center for Mental Health’s longstanding relationship with Philadelphia Medicaid’s behavioral health managed care organization, Community Behavioral Health, and Philadelphia’s Department of Behavioral Health and Intellectual disAbility Services. Ongoing projects are measuring clinical and non-clinical risk factors for suicide and evaluating the expansion of behavioral health crisis services. Dr. Candon has a PhD in Economics from the University of Georgia and a BA and MA in Economics from Northeastern University.