Research

Published Peer-Reviewed Papers

Bass, B., Padwa, H., Khurana, D., Urada, D., Boustead, A., Pacula, R. (2024). "Adult Use Cannabis Legalization, Cannabis Use Disorder Treatment, and Cannabis Use Disorder Treatment Outcomes in California, 2010-2020." Journal of Substance Use and Addiction Treatment. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.josat.2024.209345

Khurana, D., Padwa, H., Bass, B., Urada, D., Boustead, A., Pacula, R.L. (2023). "Detecting County and Regional Trends in Cannabis Use Disorder Prevalence among Adult Medicaid Beneficiaries in California using Claims Data." Substance Use and Addiction Journal: Special Supplement.

Bass, B., Padwa, H., Khurana, D., Urada, D., Boustead, A., Pacula, R.L. (2023). "Adult Use Cannabis Legalization, Cannabis Use Disorder Treatment, and Cannabis Use Disorder Treatment Outcomes in California, 2010-2020." Substance Use and Addiction Journal: Special Supplement.

Vyas, R., Khurana, S., Khurana, D., Singer, S., Creanga, A. (2023). "Cone Beam Computed Tomography (CBCT) Evaluation of Alveolar Bone Thickness and Root Angulation in Anterior Maxilla for Planning Immediate Implant Placement." Cureus, 15(4): e37875. https://doi.org/10.7759/cureus.37875

Bass, B., Urada, D., Khurana, D., Joshi, V., Boustead, A. (2023). "The Effect of The Drug Medi-Cal Organized Delivery System 1115 Demonstration Waiver on Substance Use Disorder Treatment Access: Evidence from California." Drug and Alcohol Dependence. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2023.109847

Khurana, D., Leung, G., Sasaninia, B., Tran, D., Khan, M., Firek, A. (2022). "The Whole PERSON Health Score (WPHS): An Innovative Patient-Focused Tool to Measure Non-Medical Determinants of Health." New England Journal of Medicine Catalyst, Aug 2022, Volume 3, Issue 8. https://doi.org/10.1056/CAT.22.0096

Garcia, L., Firek, A., Freund, D., Massai, D., Khurana, D., Lee, J.E., Zamarripa, S., Sasaninia, B., Michaels, K., Nightingale, J., Gatto, N.M. (2022). "Decisions to Choose COVID-19 Vaccination by Health Care Workers in a Southern California Safety Net Medical Center Vary by Sociodemographic Factors." Vaccines, 2022, Volume 10, Issue 8, Pages 1247. https://doi.org/10.3390/vaccines10081247

Gatto, N.M., Lee, J.E., Massai, D., Zamarripa, S., Sasaninia, B., Khurana, D., Michaels, K., Freund, D., Nightingale, J., Firek, A. (2021). "Correlates of COVID-19 Vaccine Acceptance, Hesitancy and Refusal among Employees of a Safety Net California County Health System with an Early and Aggressive Vaccination Program: Results from a Cross-Sectional Survey." Vaccines, October 2021, Volume 9, Issue 10, Pages 1152. https://doi.org/10.3390/vaccines9101152

Khurana, S., Khurana, D. (2017). "Keratocystic Odontogenic Tumor: A Clinico-radiographic Correlation of Twenty Cases with Special Emphasis on Differential Diagnosis." International Journal of Dental and Health Sciences, October 2017, Volume 4, Issue 5.

Khurana, S., Khurana, D. (2017). "Positron Emission Tomography/Magnetic Resonance Imaging (PET/MRI) in Head and Neck Carcinoma: A Review." Journal of Oral & Maxillofacial Radiology, August 2017. doi.org/10.4103/jomr.jomr_20_17

Khurana, S., Khurana, D., Nivedita, C., Gautam, N. (2017). "Dental Radiography in Forensic Odontology." World Journal of Pharmaceutical and Medical Research, June 2017.

Khurana, S., Khurana, D., Nivedita, C. (2017). "Various Methods of Age Estimation: A Review." World Journal of Pharmaceutical and Medical Research, June 2017.

Khurana, S., Khurana, D., Nivedita, C., Mundhara, S., Kumbhat, A. (2017). "Role of Imaging in the Diagnosis of Bisphosphonate-Related Osteonecrosis of the Jaw (BRONJ): A Review." IJSS Case Reports & Reviews, April 2017.

Published Reports

Khurana, D., Bass, B., Nork, A., Urada, D. (2024). "MAT Expansion Impact Analysis: Final Report." Prepared for the Department of Health Care Services, California Health and Human Services Agency. Los Angeles: UCLA Integrated Substance Abuse Programs.

Bass, B., Khurana, D., Zakher, E., Urada, D. (2023). "MAT Expansion Impact Analysis: Preliminary Report." Prepared for the Department of Health Care Services, California Health and Human Services Agency. Los Angeles: UCLA Integrated Substance Abuse Programs.

Khurana, D., Urada, D., Bass, B., Joshi, V. (2022). "Partnership Health Plan Cost Study." In: Drug Medi-Cal Organized Delivery System 2021 Evaluation Report, 131-121. Prepared for the Department of Health Care Services, California Health and Human Services Agency. Los Angeles: UCLA Integrated Substance Abuse Programs.

Padwa, H., Bass, B., Khurana, D., Joshi, V., Loya, C., Urada, D., Pacula, R., Boustead, A. (2022). "Assessing the Impact of Proposition 64 on Cannabis Use, Maladaptive Cannabis Use, and Cannabis Use Disorder Treatment in California, 2010-2020." Prepared for the Department of Cannabis Control, State of California.

Padwa, H., Joshi, V., Urada, D., Khurana, D., Huang, D., Gilbert, M., Loya, C., Bass, B. (2022). "Quality of Care." In: Drug Medi-Cal Organized Delivery System 2021 Evaluation Report, 53-70. Prepared for the Department of Health Care Services, California Health and Human Services Agency. Los Angeles: UCLA Integrated Substance Abuse Programs.

Urada, D., Joshi, V., Huang, D., Khurana, D., Hilderbrand, D. (2022). "Tribal Medication Assisted Treatment Project Data Analytics: Performance Measure Report." Prepared for the Department of Health Care Services, California Health and Human Services Agency. Los Angeles: UCLA Integrated Substance Abuse Programs.

Published Book Chapters

Khurana, D., Manchanda, S. (2015). Chapter: "Valuation of Equity Stock," in Fundamentals of Investment, School of Open Learning Reading Material, University of Delhi.

Published Book Reviews

Khurana, D. (2020). "To The Closet and Beyond: A Review," Journal of Policy Analysis & Management, Volume 39, Issue 4, Pages 1269-1274. doi:10.1002/pam.22241

Published Newspaper Articles

Khurana, D. (2012). "Admission queries keep DU’s helplines ringing," Hindustan Times.

Amicus Briefs

Mississippi Department of Health v. Jackson Women's Health Organization No. 19-1392 (5th Cir., 2021), Co-Signer to the Brief of Amici Curiae Economists in Support of Respondents. The brief discusses recent developments in the field of Causal Inference as it applies to the impact of Roe v. Wade. https://www.supremecourt.gov/19/19-1392/Economists.pdf