Heather Royer is a health economist whose research spans several interrelated areas at the intersection of health, fertility, and behavioral economics. She examines how social and economic conditions shape health and reproductive decisions, how incentives influence engagement in healthier behaviors, how access to reproductive health care affects outcomes, and the determinants of C-section use. Methodologically, her work leverages both quasi-experimental approaches and randomized controlled trials to provide credible evidence on these questions. Her research has been supported by the National Institutes of Health, the National Science Foundation, and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.