Her current major research interests focus on economic issues of substance abuse, including alcoholism, illicit drugs and smoking.
Issues studied include lost productivity, cost-effective treatment and social costs.
Other interests include gender differences in the use of medical care, antitrust issues, physician reimbursement, economic aspects of clinical trials, and financial issues in health care. Professor Sindelar is also a Research Associate at the National Bureau of Economic Research. Sindelar, J., Avants, S.K., Margolin, A., et al. A Comparison of Clinical Efficiency and Cost. 27-33, January 1999.