Melissa Knox

@mknox.bsky.social

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Economist at the University of Washington. Interested in health and nutrition policy, public health, demography, econ of gender, and gender in econ. More of a data nerd than a data geek. #EconSky 📉📈 #TeachEcon (Also 🚴🏻‍♀️☕️🧶) More at: melissaknox.net

Picture of a white lotus flower on the end of a paddle board. The background shows a bit of dark blue-green water with green hills and blue sky in the distance.
Picture of an older and larger tabby cat with the same coloring and dramatic stripes above his eyes.
Picture of a small tabby cat with light grey stripes and dramatic white vertical stripes above his eyes. He’s sitting on a wooden step and the picture is taken through a sliding glass door.
Close up of a blooming Euphorbia flower. It’s a bunch of bright green stems with a small yellow flower with a green cup around it on each. Bursting out of each flower are two more stems with their own little cup and flower. It looks like the two horns that stick out of Shrek’s head
Gray and orange tabby cat in close-up profile staring out the window. His ears are pointed forward and he has murder in his eyes.
Screenshot from my outlook inbox. It has my email address. Below that, it says, "Inbox 12345," indicating that I have 12,345 unread emails in my account.
Picture of toy tag says, “MILLIE ANIMAL: DEEP SEA PIG STARSIGN : VIRGO BIRTHDAY: 5TH SEPTEMBER HOBBY: ROLLER SKATING”
Picture of an overly cute pink stuffed animal. It has a pig nose, eight little legs, and two silver horns. I would have guessed pink spider-cow hybrid. Also, it’s holding a stuffed Olipop soda.
Top-down of an enormous Yoshino cherry tree. The sky is bright blue with only one small, wispy cloud, and there is a beautiful gothic-inspired building in the background.
Closeup of almost-spent cherry blossoms covered in snow.
Picture of a suburban backyard with trees, lawn furniture and a trampoline all covered in a light dusting of snow.
Fluffy orange cat peers out of a cardboard box designed to look like a Costco warehouse.
Profile picture of a small, curly-haired yellow dog in a grey argyle sweater. She’s in a car and has a big doggy smile on her face.
Picture of a small yellow curly-haired dog in a dog bed. Only 1.5 eyes are visible and they look very, very sleepy.
A picture of the book Having it All by Corinne Low, Ph.D.
Screenshot from my phone’s weather app. It says, “3 Severe Weather Alerts Special Weather Statement Flood Watch Wind Advisory”
Fighting Poverty, Losing Time? The Earned Income Tax Credit and Time Poverty and... 8:30 AM-10:00 AM Nov 13 Wan-Hsuan Chiang, Julia Shu-Huah... School Participation in the Community Eligibility Provision and Obesity Prevalence... 8:30 AM-10:00 AM Nov 13 Anna Localio The Consequences of States' Social Safety Net Accessibility for Direct Certification, C... 8:30 AM-10:00 AM Nov 13 Emily Gutierrez The Impact of Healthy Diet Promotion Policies on Maternal and Infant Health in t... 8:30 AM-10:00 AM Nov 13 John Cawley
Differential Implementation and Impacts of Policies to Combat Poverty and Food Insecurity Thu Nov 13 8:30 AM-10:00 AM (PT) 601 - Hoh - Hyatt Regency Seattle
Working to Collaboratively to Develop Effective Policies: Academic Partnerships with the City of Seattle Thu, Nov 13 10:15am - 11:45am (Pacific) • Portland B - Grand Hyatt Seattle View Map
Five donuts on a silver platter, looking down from the top of a display case. They are labeled “raspberry bullseye” with a little sign, but they are covered in thick white frosting. In the center of the frosting sits a bloody blue eye. I’m pretty sure it’s a candy gummy eye with raspberry sauce, but it’s definitely way too realistic to look appetizing.
Old fashioned phone directory. It’s a metal case with a button on the front. When you push the button, it opens and you see that there is a book of papers inside that you can write on. There are letters down the front and a plastic slider. You could slide the slider down to the first letter of your friend’s name and then push the button on the bottom and the metal “book” would open to that letter.
Screenshot from an email from my employer offering about a million different dates for the annual flu & Covid vaccine clinic. It reads, “To the UW Campus and UW Medicine Community: We are reaching out to provide information and recommendations about COVID-19 vaccines. UW Medicine's recommendation continues to be that all individuals 6 months and older should remain up to date with COVID-19 vaccinations in alignment with Washington State Department of Health (DOH) recommendations.”
12:30 – 2:00 Lunch 2:00 – 2:40: Paul Thompson (Oregon State University). “Uncovering Best Practices in Promoting Achievement within the Four-Day School Week” 2:50 – 3:30: Denise Hare (Reed College). “Higher Education Returns in China’s General and Vocational Tracks” 3:40 – 4:20: Ananya Diwakant (University of Washington) and T.V. Ninan (Stanford Univerisity). “Intra-household Differences in Perceived Health Risks of Using Solid Fuels for Cooking” 4:30 – 6:00: Walk to the Ave for drinks/dinner
Program 9:30 – 9:45: Coffee and Pastries 9:50: Opening Remarks 10:00 – 10:40: Sándor Katona (Eötvös Lóránd University) and Anna Lovász (University of Washington Tacoma). “The Impact of the Gender Composition of Performance Feedback on Peers” 10:50 – 11:30: Austin Craig (University of Washington), Rachel Heath, Yael Jacobs, and Melissa Knox. “An Experiment to Include Gender-Related Material in Introductory Microeconomics” 11:40 – 12:20: Stephanie Owen (Colby College) and Derek Rury (Oregon State University). “Implicit Gender Stereotypes and College Major Choice: A Field Experiment
Paper sign posted on an Edinburgh street. It reads, “hey come watch me fold a fitted sheet up the top of calton hill on the grass july 25 6pm.”
Coefficient plot showing positive coefficients that indicate increased consumption of fruits and vegetables for respondents with incomes below 200% FPL (but not above), those who identify as white or Black (but not Asian), and those who speak English (but not Chinese or Vietnamese). There is no significant impact by food security at baseline.
Page from the Libby library app showing that I have two books ready to borrow. Both are called “Careless People,” but one is about Facebook drama and one is about the writing of the Great Gatsby.
Picture of a cat’s back in silhouette, with a small curly-haired doodle dog in the foreground. Both are looking through a sliding glass door to some grass and an Adirondack chair. Mama bunny is present but not visible in the picture.
Closeup picture of a magnolia blossom. It is pink and white and has raindrops on it.
An enormous orange rabbit sits in a stroller on the sidewalk in San Francisco. You can see the hand and legs of his owner who is taking him for a stroll. He’s wearing a little rabbit baseball cap that says “Alex the Great” on it.
CSWEP-SSRC Women in Economics RCT Consortium Sat Jan 04 2:30 PM-4:30 PM (PST) Nob Hill 8/9-Hilton Speakers: Kristy Buzard Syracuse University Jill Caviglia-Harris Salisbury University Rachel Heath University of Washington Danila Serra Texas A&M University Linh TĂ´ Boston University
Talk title “Does including gender-related material in introductory economics classes improve outcomes for women students?” By Rachel Heath and Melissa Knox. Sat Jan 04 at 10:15 am, Hilton Golden Gate 3.
Picture of a conference schedule with four 8am sessions bookmarked.
Picture of a white carton with the logo “boxed water is better” on a wooden shelf. Nespresso coffee machine is in the background.
Screenshot with the ASSA 2025 logo. Text reads: Reservation Cancellation. Thank you. Your reservation has been cancelled. Please continue to refer to your reservation number should you need to contact ASSA Housing.
Grey cat lying on a green blanket under an artificial Christmas tree. He’s looking up at the twinkling lights with what looks like wonder in his eyes.
Speaker talking about slide, which contains general information on sugar exposure in utero and in early childhood.
Screeenshot from APPAM app showing session information for: Public Policy and Child Health and Well-Being Thu Nov 21 3:30 PM-5:00 PM (EST) Azalea 1, Ballroom Level
Access to and Effects of Child Nutrition Programs and Policies Sat Nov 23 8:30 AM-10:00 AM (EST) National Harbor 7, 2nd Floor (Ballroom) Di Fang University of Florida Emily Gutierrez Urban Institute Melissa Knox University of Washington
Access to and Effects of Child Nutrition Programs and Policies Sat Nov 23 8:30 AM-10:00 AM (EST) National Harbor 7, 2nd Floor (Ballroom) Di Fang University of Florida Emily Gutierrez Urban Institute Melissa Knox University of Washington
Weather radar picture showing the coast of the Pacific Northwest with a huge purple spiral forming right off the coast. Words on the image say “Um, this sure looks like a hurricane.”
Photo of a small white dog with a lot of fluffy hair staring up at the camera.
Photo of a tree with yellow, red, and orange leaves. The sun is shining.
Picture of me (middle-aged white woman with brown hair wearing glasses) holding two cups of coffee and wearing a pink and black knit cowl. The sun is shining.
Screenshot of a call for abstracts for ASHEcon 2025 in Nashville, TN.
Creepy mannequin with a clown mask stares at you while leaning on a table with a jar of eyeballs.
Screenshot from my Spotify with a recommended “AJR Mix.” The picture of three young men in casual poses on the cover suggests that AJR is a band.
A photo of a perfectly ripe strawberry on a marble slab.
Program for the PNW Labor Day Workshop, October 4, 2024, at the University of Washington: 10:00 – 10:50: Katherine Carman and Kathleen J. Mullen, “Nice Work if You Can Get It: The Economic Cost of Job-Related Burnout” 11:00 – 11:50: Patrick Carlin, Sumedha Gupta, Meredith Adams, Elaine Hill, and Kosali Simon, “Dual Epidemics: The Interaction of The Covid-19 Pandemic and The Opioid Crisis” 12:00 – 12:50: Benjamin Cowan and Kairon Shayne Garcia, “Politics, Policy, and the Work-from-Home Revolution” 1:00 – 2:00 Lunch 2:00 – 2:50: Aurelia (Aochun) Di, “Inspirational or Demotivational: Experimental Evidence on the Impacts of Role Models” 3:00 – 3:50: Paul Thompson, “Four-Day School Weeks and Teacher Mobility: Evidence from Missouri and Oklahoma” 4:00 – 4:50: Cheng Chen, Aurelia (Aochun) Di, and Lucy Hong, “Perceived Beliefs about Parents, Academic Performance, and Mental Health: Evidence from Chinese Middle School Students”
Screenshot of Amazon page for a book called “Geekonomics: The Real Cost of Insecure Software “ by David Rice.
Picture of a gray couch stood on its side in a parking lot. There is a handwritten sign taped to it. The sign says, “JD Vance stood me up!”
Sun setting over the water to the left and the sky is glowing orange. A mountain and one tip of the Golden Gate Bridge can be seen on the right.