Switching from a health focus to a finance focus... Should I exclude that research?

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I was an Economics major on the path to becoming a health economist. If all of my research is in public health and I want to switch focus to finance, how would I go about doing this?

Should I exclude that info from my application?

I'm currently an RA for a Public Health Research Center. How can I spin this to help me get a position as an RA in a finance/economics research center?

Do you think this will negatively affect my app?

My ultimate goal is to become a professor and spend my career doing finance-related research.

Thanks for all your help.

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I certainly wouldn't exclude it, particularly if it's a good letter of recommendation. Research experience is research experience. It's rather irrelevant that you did something for a while and then decided to switch to something different. An applicant's research interests are so fickle that most adcoms consider it with an ample grain of salt.

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I certainly wouldn't exclude it, particularly if it's a good letter of recommendation. Research experience is research experience. It's rather irrelevant that you did something for a while and then decided to switch to something different. An applicant's research interests are so fickle that most adcoms consider it with an ample grain of salt.

WHew! That's good to know. I was worried that it would make me look indecisive. Thanks