Dr. Roby is Associate Professor in the Department of Health, Society, and Behavior at the University of California, Irvine. He teaches health politics and policy courses in the MHA, MPH, and PhD programs in the department. Dr. Roby also works with colleagues at UC Berkeley and UCLA on the California Simulation of Insurance Markets (CalSIM) microsimulation model and is a member of CHBRP’s cost analysis team.

Dr. Roby’s research has involved Medicaid, community health centers, safety net hospitals, delivery system change, and the impact of the ACA on insurance markets, system redesign, and access to care. He has also been interviewed by media outlets such as the Los Angeles Times, New York Times, CNN, Fox News, Al Jazeera America, Cosmopolitan, CBS radio, and NPR-affiliates including KPCC, WAMU, Wisconsin Public Radio, and KQED.

Dr. Roby received his PhD in public policy from The George Washington University.