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Jeffrey S. Harman Department of Health Services Research, Management and Policy
College of Public Health and Health Professions, University of Florida
1225 Center Drive, Rm. 4135, PO Box 100195, Gainesville, FL 32611-0195
Phone: 352-273-6060, Fax: 352-273-6075, Email: [email protected]
Education 1999 University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN
Ph.D. in Health Services Research, Policy, and Administration
1996 University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN
M.S. in Health Services Research and Policy
1990 Wesleyan University, Middletown, CT
B.A. in Economics
Professional Experience 2012-present Louis C. and Jane Gapenski Professor of Health Services Administration,
Department of Health Services Research, Management and Policy, University of
Florida, Gainesville, FL
2008-present Associate Chair, Department of Health Services Research, Management and
Policy, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL
2006-present Associate Professor (with tenure), Department of Health Services Research,
Management and Policy, College of Public Health and Health Professions,
University of Florida, Gainesville, FL
2002-2006 Assistant Professor, Department of Health Services Research, Management and
Policy, College of Public Health and Health Professions, University of Florida,
Gainesville, FL
2002-2005 Adjunct Assistant Professor, Department of Psychiatry, Western Psychiatric
Institute and Clinic, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA
2001-2002 Assistant Professor, Department of Psychiatry, Western Psychiatric Institute and
Clinic, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA
1999-2001 Research Assistant Professor, Department of Psychiatry, Western Psychiatric
Institute and Clinic, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA
1998-1999 Assistant Research Professor, Institute for Health, Health Care Policy, and
Aging Research, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ
Awards 2012 Dean’s Citation Paper Award
2010-2012 University of Florida Research Foundation Professorship
2007-2009 Exceptional Reviewer, Medical Care
2006-2007 Invited Participant, American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry and National
Institute of Mental Health Advanced Research Institute
2004 Most Outstanding Abstract, AcademyHealth Annual Research Meeting
2003 Charles E. Gibbs Women’s Health Leadership Prize, Co-awardee
2000-2002 Western Psychiatric Institute & Clinic Junior Faculty Scholar
2000 Invited Participant, American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry and National
Institute of Mental Health Summer Research Institute
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1999 The Jacobs Institute for Women’s Health Leadership Prize, Co-awardee
1997 National Institute of Mental Health Dissertation Fellowship
1993 Research Fellow, Institute for Health Services Research,
University of Minnesota
Professional Affiliations 2011-present Member, American Society of Health Economists
1997-present Member, AcademyHealth
2012-2013 Member, American Society of Hypertension
2000-2007 Member, Gerontological Society of America
2001-2005 Member, International Health Economics Association
2001-2002 Affiliate Member, American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry
Professional Activities Peer-Review Activities
Health Affairs
Health Services Research
Medical Care
American Journal of Public Health
Archives of General Psychiatry
Psychiatric Services
International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry
Archives of Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine
Journal of General Internal Medicine
Bipolar Disorders
Journal of Mental Health Policy and Economics
The Journals of Gerontology: Series B, Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences
Journal of the American Geriatrics Society
The Gerontologist
Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved
Journal of Behavioral Health Services & Research
Journal of Clinical Psychiatry
The American Journal of Managed Care
Pharmacoepidemiology and Drug Safety
Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychopharmacology
Mental Health Services Research
Depression and Anxiety
Health Care Management Review
Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry and Neurology
Medicare & Medicaid Research Review
NIMH, NIDA, NIAAA Joint Conference, “Beyond the Clinic Walls: Expanding Mental Health,
Drug and Alcohol Services Research Outside the Specialty Care System”, March 10-12,
2003, abstract reviewer
Ad Hoc Reviewer, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Health Information Technology
Research (HITR) Study Section, 2008-2012.
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Ad Hoc Reviewer, National Institutes of Health, Community Level Health Promotion Study
Section, 2010.
Member, Health Information Technology Research (HITR) Study Section, Agency for
Healthcare Research and Quality, 2012-present.
External Reviewer, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, PhD program in Health
Services Research, July 2012.
External Reviewer, University of Rochester Medical Center Masters in Health Services Research
and Policy Program, July 2013.
External Reviewer, Department of Health Management & Policy, University of Georgia,
November 2013.
Publications
Peer-reviewed
1. Xin H, Harman JS, “Are High Cost-Sharing Policies for Physician Care Associated with
Reduced Care Utilization and Costs Differently by Health Status,” in press, World Medical
& Health Policy.
2. Johnson CE, Bush RL, Harman JS, Bolin J, Evans G, “Variation in Places of Care for Rural
Veterans with Mental Health-Related Diagnoses,” in press, Journal of Rural Health.
3. Harle CA, Cook RL, Kinsell HS, Harman JS, “Opioid Prescribing by Physicians With and
Without Electronic Medical Records,” in press, Journal of Medical Systems.
4. Hall AG, Webb FJ, Scuderi CB, Tamayo-Friedel C, Harman JS, “Differences in Patient
Ratings of Medical Home Domains Among Adults with Diabetes: Comparisons Across
Primary Care Sites,” Journal of Primary Care & Community Health, 5(4):247-252, 2014.
5. Hobson C, Dortch J, Baslanti TO, Layons DR, Roche A, Rioux A, Harman JS, Fahy B,
Bihorac A, “Insurance Status is Associated With Treatment Allocation and Outcomes after
Subarachnoid Hemorrhage,” PloS ONE, 9(8):e105124, 2014.
6. Xin H, Harman JS, Yang Z, “How Do High Cost-Sharing Policies for Physician Care Affect
Total Care Costs Among People With Chronic Disease?” Journal of Insurance Medicine,
44(1):38-48, 2013.
7. Childs JD, Harman JS, Rodeghero JR, Horn M, George SZ, “Implications of Practice Setting
on Clinical Outcomes and Efficiency of Care in the Delivery of Physical Therapy Services,”
in press, Journal of Orthopaedic & Sports Physical Therapy.
8. Sundaram S, Harman JS, Cook RL, “Maternal Morbidities and Postpartum Depression,”
Women’s Health Issues, 24(4), e381-e388, 2014
9. Harman JS, Hall AG, Lemak CH, Duncan RP, “Do Provider Service Networks Result in
Lower Expenditures Compared to HMOs or Primary Care Case Management in Florida’s
Medicaid Program?” Health Services Research, 49(3):858-878, 2014.
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10. Harle CA, Harman JS, Yang S, “Clinician and Patient Characteristics Associated with
Clinical Inertia in Blood Pressure Control,” The Journal of Clinical Hypertension,
15(11):820-824, 2013.
11. Peasah S, Al-Amin M, Harman JS, McKay NL, “Medicare non-payment of hospital-acquired
infections: Patient outcomes three years post implementation,” Medicare & Medicaid
Research Review, 3(3): eCollection, 2013.
12. Ewigman N, Harman JS, Gylys J, “The Diagnosis of Anger as a Presenting Complaint in
Outpatient Medical Settings,” Psychiatric Services, 64(9):921-924, 2013.
13. Neff DF, Harman JS, “Foreign-education nurses: Effects on nurse, quality of care, and
patient safety indicator outcomes,” Journal of Nursing Regulation, 4(1), 19-24, 2013.
14. Hyer K, Thomas KS, Johnson CE, Harman JS, Weech-Maldonado R, “Do Medicaid
incentive payments boost quality? Florida’s Direct Care Staffing Adjustment Program,”
Journal of Aging & Social Policy, 25(1):65-82, 2013.
15. Kobus A, Garvin R, Harman JS, Do H, “Challenges to depression care documentation in an
Electronic Health Record,” Family Medicine, 45(4):268-271, 2013.
16. Pradhan R, Weech-Maldonado R, Harman JS, Laberge A, Hyer K, “Private equity ownership
and nursing home financial performance,” Health Care Management Review, 38(3):224-233,
2013.
17. Harman JS, Rost KM, Harle CA, Cook RL, “Electronic medical record availability and
primary care depression treatment,” Journal of General Internal Medicine, 27(8):962-967,
2012.
18. Sundaram S, Harman JS, Peoples-Sheps MD, Hall AG, Simpson SH, “Obesity and
postpartum depression: Does prenatal care utilization make a difference?” Maternal and
Child Health Journal, 16(3):656-667, 2012.
19. Hyer K, Thomas KS, Branch LG, Harman JS, Johnson CE, Weech-Maldonado R, “The
influence of nurse staffing levels on quality of care in nursing homes,”The Gerontologist,
51(5):610-616, 2011.
20. Schold JD, Gregg JA, Harman JS, Hall AG, Patton P, Meier-Kriesche HU, “Barriers to
evaluation and wait listing for Kidney Transplantation,” Clinical Journal of the American
Society of Nephrology, 6(7):1760-1767, 2011.
21. Rost K, Hsieh YP, Xu S, Harman JS, “Gender differences in hospitalization following
emergency room visits for depression,” Journal of Women’s Health, 20(5):719-724, 2011.
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22. Harman JS, Lemak CH, Al-Amin M, Hall AG, Duncan RP, "Changes in per member per
month expenditures after implementation of Florida's Medicaid Reform Demonstration,"
Health Services Research, 46(3):787-804, 2011.
23. Yu J, Harman JS, Hall AG, Duncan RP, "Impact of Medicaid/SCHIP disenrollment on health
care utilization and expenditures among children: a longitudinal analysis," Medical Care
Research & Review, 68(1):56-74, 2011.
24. Johnson CE, Lemak CH, Hall AG, Harman JS, Zhang J, Duncan RP, "Outsourcing
administrative functions: Service Organization Demonstrations and Florida Medicaid PCCM
Program, Journal of Health Care Finance, 37(1):1-12, 2010.
25. Janicke DM, Harman JS, Jamoom EW, Simon SL, Zhang J, Dumont-Driscoll M, "The
relationship between child weight status, psychosocial functioning, and pediatric health care
expenditures in a Medicaid population," Journal of Pediatric Psychology, 35(8):883-891,
2010.
26. Fortney JC, Harman JS, Xu S, and Dong F. The Association Between Rural Residence and
the Use, Type, and Quality of Depression Care, Journal of Rural Health, 26(3):205-213,
2010.
27. Stevens, Jack, Jeffrey Harman, Ann Pakalnis, Warren Lo, Jessica Prescod,
“Sociodemographic differences in diagnosis and treatment of pediatric headache,” Journal
of Child Neurology, 25(4):435-440, 2010.
28. Harman, Jeffrey S, Sarah Hudson Scholle, Russel E. Mardon, Arlene S. Bierman, Samuel
Haffer, Judy H. Ng, Sarah Shih, L. Gergory Pawlson, “Association of health plan’s HEDIS
performance with outcomes of enrollees with diabetes,” Medical Care, 48(3):217-223, 2010.
29. Maciejewski, Matthew L., Joel F. Farley, Richard A. Hansen, David Wei, Jeffrey S. Harman,
“Part D Plan Enrollment by Uninsured Medicare Beneficiaries,” Medical Care, 48(2):183-
186, 2010.
30. Harman, Jeffrey S, Mark J. Edlund, John C. Fortney, “Trends in antidepressant utilization
from 2001 to 2004,” Psychiatric Services, 60(5):611-616, 2009.
31. Schold Jesse S, R. Paul Duncan, Jeffrey S. Harman, Neale Chumbler, H.U. Meier-Kriesche,
“The pivotal impact of center characteristics on survival of candidates listed for deceased
donor kidney transplantation,” Medical Care, 47(2):16-153, 2009.
32. Janicke, David, Jeffrey Harman, Kelly Kelleher "The Association Among Psychiatric
Diagnoses, Service Use and Expenditures in Children with Obesity-Related Health
Conditions", Journal of Pediatric Psychology, 34(1):79-88, 2009.
33. Yang, Zhou, David Bishai, Jeffrey S. Harman, Convergence of body mass with aging: the
longitudinal interrelationship of health, weight, and survival, Economics and Human
Biology, 6(3):469-481, 2008.
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34. Liem, Olivia, Jeffrey S. Harman, Marc Benninga, Kelly Kelleher, Hayat Mousa, Carlo
DiLorenzo, “Health utilization and cost impact of childhood constipation in the United
States,” Journal of Pediatrics, 154(2):258-262, 2008
35. Cruz, Mario, Harold A. Pincus, Jeffrey Harman, Charles F. Reynolds, Edward Post, “Barriers
to Care Seeking for Depressed African Americans,” International Journal of Psychiatry in
Medicine, 38(1):71-80, 2008.
36. Janicke, David, Jeffrey Harman, Kelly Kelleher, “Psychiatric diagnosis in children and
adolescents with obesity-related health conditions”, Journal of Developmental and
Behavioral Pediatrics, 29(4):276-278, 2008.
37. Hall, Allyson G, Jeffrey Harman, Jianyi Zhang, “Lapses in Medicaid Coverage: Impact on
Cost and Utilization Among Diabetics Enrolled in Medicaid”, Medical Care, 46(12):1219-
1225, 2008.
38. Cook, Erica, Jeffrey Harman, “A Comparison of Health-Related Quality of Life for
Individuals with Mental Health Disorders and Common Chronic Medical Conditions,”
Public Health Reports, 123(1):45-51, 2008.
39. Sices, Laura, Jeffrey Harman, Kelly Kelleher, “Health Care Utilization and Expenditures
Among Children and Adolescents Receiving Special Education Services,” Public Health
Reports, 122(4):531-540, 2007.
40. Schold, JD, TR Srinivas, G Guerra, AI Reed, RJ Johnson, ID Weiner, R Oberbauer, JS
Harman, AW Hemming, HU Meier-Kriesche, “A weight-listing paradox for candidates of
renal transplantation”, American Journal of Transplantation, 7(3):550-559, 2007.
41. Harman, Jeffrey, Allyson G. Hall, Jianyi Zhang, “Changes in Health Care Utilization and
Expenditures Among Medicaid Beneficiaries with Depression Following an Interruption in
Coverage,” Psychiatric Services, 58(1):49-54, 2007.
42. Grupp-Phelan, Jacqueline, Jeffrey Harman, Kelly Kelleher, “Trends in Mental Disorders and
Chronic Conditions in Children Presenting for Care at US Emergency Departments,” Public
Health Reports, 122(1):55-61, 2007.
43. Harman, Jeffrey, Peter Veazie, Jeffrey Lyness, “Physician Office Visits for Depression by
Older Americans: Who Do They See and What Type of Care is Provided?” Journal of
General Internal Medicine, 21(9):926-930, 2006.
44. McCarty, Christopher, Mark House, Jeffrey Harman, Scott Richards, “Effort in Phone
Survey Response Rates: The Effect of Vendor and Client-Controlled Factors,” Field
Methods, 18(2):172-188, 2006.
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45. Post, Edward, Mario Cruz, Jeffrey Harman, “A Trial of Incentives to Improve Depression
Therapy Appointment Adherence Among Low-Income African-Americans,” Psychiatric
Services, 57(3):414-416, 2006.
46. Harman, Jeffrey, Mark Edlund, John Fortney, Henrique Kallas, “The Role of Co-morbid
Chronic Medical Conditions on the Adequacy of Depression Care for Older Americans,”
Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, 53(12):2178-2183, 2005
47. Stevens, Jack, Jeffrey Harman, Kelly Kelleher “Costs for Care for Children with ADHD
Using Long-Acting vs. Short-Acting Stimulants,” Journal of Behavioral Health Services &
Research, 32(4):430-437, 2005.
48. Stevens, Jack, Jeffrey Harman, Kelly Kelleher, “Race/Ethnicity and Insurance Status as
Factors Associated with ADHD Treatment Patterns,” Journal of Child and Adolescent
Psychopharmacology, 15(1):88-96, 2005.
49. Harman, Jeffrey, John Fortney, Mark Edlund, “Disparities in the Adequacy of Depression
Care in the United States,” Psychiatric Services, 55(12):1379-1385, 2004.
50. Brener, Ilona, Jeffrey Harman, Kelly Kelleher, Keith Yeates, “Medical Costs of Mild to
Moderate Traumatic Brain Injury in Children” Journal of Head Trauma Rehabilitation,
19(5):405-412, 2004.
51. Harman, Jeffrey, Sarah Scholle, Mark Edlund, “Emergency Department Visits for
Depression in the United States,” Psychiatric Services, 55(8):937-939, 2004.
52. Stevens, Jack, Jeffrey Harman, Kelly Kelleher, “Ethnic and Regional Differences in
Frequency of Primary Care Visits for Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD),”
Journal of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics, 25(5):318-325, 2004.
53. Johnson, Christopher, Aram Dobalian, Janet Burkhard, Deborah Hedgecock, Jeffrey Harman,
“Predicting Lawsuits Against Nursing Homes in the United States 1997-2001,” Health
Services Research, 39(6, Part 1):1713-1732, 2004.
54. Figueroa, Roberto, Jeffrey Harman, John Engberg, “Use of Claims Data to Examine the
Impact of Length of Inpatient Psychiatric Stay on Readmission Rate,” Psychiatric Services,
55(5): 560-565, 2004.
55. Scholle, Sarah, Judy Chang, Jeffrey Harman, Melissa McNeil, “What Distinguishes
Obstetrician/Gynecologists Who Serve as Primary Care Providers?” American Journal of
Obstetrics and Gynecology, 190(4):1119-1127, 2004
56. Johnson, Christopher, Aram Dobalian, Janet Burkhard, Deborah Hedgecock, Jeffrey Harman,
“Factors Predicting Lawsuits Against Nursing Homes in Florida 1997-2001,” The
Gerontologist, 44(3):339-347, 2004
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57. Harman, Jeffrey, Kelly Kelleher, Charles F. Reynolds, Harold Pincus, “Out-of-Pocket Health
Care Expenditures of Older Persons with Depression,” Journal of the American Geriatrics
Society, 52(3):809-813, 2004.
58. Harman, Jeffrey, Brian Cuffel, Kelly Kelleher, “Profiling Hospitals for Length of Stay for
Treatment of Psychiatric Disorders,” Journal of Behavioral Health Services & Research,
31(1):66-74, 2004.
59. Harman, Jeffrey, Willard G. Manning, Nicole Lurie, and Jon Christianson, “Interruptions in
Medicaid and the Use of Inpatient Psychiatric Services in a Population with Schizophrenia,”
Psychiatric Services, 54(7):999-1005, 2003.
60. Harman, Jeffrey, Steven Crystal, James Walkup, Mark Olfson, “Trends in Elderly Patients’
Office Visits for the Treatment of Depression According to Physician Specialty: 1985-1999,”
Journal of Behavioral Health Services & Research, 30(3):332-341, 2003.
61. Harman, Jeffrey, Ellen Brown, Thomas Ten Have, Benoit Mulsant, Greg Brown, and Martha
Bruce, “Primary Care Physicians’ Attitudes Toward Diagnosis and Treatment of Late Life
Depression,” CNS Spectrums, 7(11):784-790, 2002.
62. Nash, David, Jeffrey Harman, Ellen Wald, Kelly Kelleher, “Antibiotic Prescribing by
Primary Care Physicians for Children with Upper Respiratory Tract Infections,” Archives of
Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine, 156(11):1114-1119, 2002.
63. Thomas, Leslie, Benoit Mulsant, Francis Solano, Ann Black, Salem Bensasi, Tracy Flynn,
Jeffrey Harman, Bruce Rollman, Edward Post, Bruce Pollock, and Charles Reynolds,
“Response Speed and Rate of Remission in Primary and Specialty Care of Elderly Patients
with Depression,” American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 10(5):583-591, 2002.
64. Scholle, Sarah, Judy Chang, Jeffrey Harman, Melissa McNeil, “Trends in Women’s Health
Services: Distinct Patterns of Physician Specialty Continue,” Women’s Health Issues,
12(4):165-177, 2002.
65. Harman, Jeffrey, Bruce Rollman, Barbara Hanusa, Eric Lenze, M. Katherine Shear, “Office
Visits by Adults for Anxiety Disorders in the United States: 1985-1999,” Journal of General
Internal Medicine, 17(3):165-172, 2002.
66. Harman, Jeffrey, Benoit Mulsant, Kelly Kelleher, Herbert C. Schulberg, David Kupfer,
Charles Reynolds III, “Narrowing the Gap in Treatment of Depression,” International Journal
of Psychiatry in Medicine, 31(3):239-253, 2001.
67. Harman, Jeffrey, Herbert C. Schulberg, Benoit Mulsant, Charles Reynolds III, “Effect of
Patient and Visit Characteristics on Diagnosis of Depression in Primary Care,” The Journal
of Family Practice, 50(12):1068, 2001.
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68. Harman, Jeffrey, Kelly Kelleher, “Pediatric Length of Stay Guidelines and Routine Practice:
The Case of Milliman and Robertson,” Archives of Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine,
155(8):885-890, 2001.
69. Harman, Jeffrey, Willard G. Manning, Nicole Lurie, Chuan-Fen Liu, “Interpreting Results in
Mental Health Research,” Mental Health Services Research, 3(2): 91-98, 2001.
70. Kelleher, Kelly, George Childs, Jeffrey Harman, “Health Care Costs for Children with
ADHD,” The Economics of Neuroscience, 3(4):60-63, 2001.
71. Scholle, Sarah, William Gardner, Jeffrey Harman, D.J. Madlon-Kay, J. Pascoe, and Kelly
Kelleher, “Physician Gender and Psychosocial Care for Children: Attitudes, Practice
Characteristics, Identification and Treatment,” Medical Care, 39(1):26-38, 2001.
72. Harman, Jeffrey, George Childs, Kelly Kelleher, “Mental Health Care Utilization and
Expenditures by Children in Foster Care,” Archives of Pediatric & Adolescent Medicine,
154:1114-1117, 2000.
73. Crystal, Steven, Richard Johnson, Jeffrey Harman, Usha Sambamoorthi, Rizie Kumar, “Out-
of-Pocket Health Care Expenditures Among Older Americans,” Journals of Gerontology
Series B: Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences, 55B(1):S51-S62, 2000
74. Sambamoorthi, Usha, Stephen Crystal, Rizie Kumar, Jeffrey Harman, “Estrogen
Replacement Therapy among Elderly Women: Results from the 1995 Medicare Current
Beneficiary Survey,” Women’s Health Issues, 9(6):286-294, 1999.
75. Popkin, Michael K., Nicole Lurie, Willard G. Manning, Jeffrey Harman, Allan Callies,
Donald Z. Gray, Jon Christianson, “Changes in the Process of Care in the Utah Prepaid
Mental Health Plan”, Psychiatric Services, 49(4):518-523, 1998.
76. Popkin, Michael K., Alan Callies, Nicole Lurie, Jeffrey Harman, Tamara Stoner, Willard G.
Manning, “An Instrument to Evaluate the Process of Psychiatric Care in Ambulatory
Settings”, Psychiatric Services, 48(4):524-527, 1997.
Editorials
1. Maciejewski, Matthew L, Jeffrey S. Harman, “Analysis of Patient Satisfaction and Patient
Outcomes: Room for Improvement,” Evidence Based Medicine, 18(1):e10, 2013.
2. Harman, Jeffrey, Charles F. Reynolds, III, “Removing Barriers to Effective Depression
Treatment in Old Age” Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, 48:1012-1013, 2000.
Book Chapters
1. Dagher, Rada, Patricia McGovern, Donna McAlpine, Phyllis Moen, Jeffrey Harman,
“Postpartum depression among employed women: a psychosocial stress perspective, in
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Women and Depression, ed. Frank Columbus, Hauppauge, NY: Nova Science Publishers,
2008.
Presentations Invited Presentations (First Authored National)
Harman, Jeffrey, Kathryn Rost, Christopher Harle, Robert Cook, “Association of EMR Use with
Depression Treatment During Primary Care Office Visits,” at the AcademyHealth
Annual Research Meeting, Seattle, WA, June 2011.
Harman, Jeffrey, John Robst, Lilliana Bell, "Impact of Florida's Medicaid Reforms on Recipients
of Mental Health Services," symposium presented at the Quality of Behavioral Health
Care Meeting (NIMH, NIDA, NAAA), Clearwater Beach, FL, April 2010.
Harman, Jeffrey, Peter Veazie, Jeffrey Lyness, “Physician Office Visits for Depression by Older
Americans: Who Do They See and What Type of Care is Provided?” at the
AcademyHealth Annual Research Meeting, Boston, MA, June 2005.
Harman, Jeffrey, Allyson Hall, “Impact of Interruptions in Public Insurance Coverage on
Expenditures and Utilization by Enrollees with Depression,” at the International Center
for Mental Health Policy and Economics Annual Workshop, Venice, Italy, March 2005.
Harman, Jeffrey, Mark Edlund, John Fortney, “Disparities in the Adequacy of Depression Care
in the United Sates” at the AcademyHealth Annual Research Meeting, San Diego, CA,
June 2004.
Harman, Jeffrey, Sarah Scholle, “The Role of Age, Race, and Type of Insurance on Choice of
Treatment Location for Depression,” at the International Health Economics Biennial
Meeting, San Francisco, CA, June 2003.
Harman, Jeffrey, Harold Pincus, Charles Reynolds, Kelly Kelleher, “Excess Out-of-Pocket Costs
for Older Americans with Psychiatric Conditions,” at the Gerontological Society of
America Annual Meeting, Boston, MA, November 2002.
Harman, Jeffrey, Kelly Kelleher, Harold Pincus, “Out-of-Pocket Costs for Prescription Drugs by
Individuals with Psychiatric Conditions,” at the National Institute of Mental Health
Pharmacoeconomics Roundtable, Bethesda, MD, May 2002.
Harman, Jeffrey, Brian Cuffel, Kelly Kelleher, “Characterizing Length of Stay for Inpatient
Treatment of Psychiatric Conditions,” at the International Conference on Health Policy
Research, Boston, MA, December 2001.
Harman, Jeffrey, Greg Brown, Ellen Brown, Thomas Ten Have, Kenneth Laidlaw, Benoit
Mulsant, Martha Bruce, “Primary Care Physicians’ Attitudes Toward Suicide and Suicide
Assessment of Elderly Patients,” at the Gerontological Society of America Annual
Meeting, Chicago, IL, November 2001.
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Harman, Jeffrey, Benoit Mulsant, Kelly Kelleher, H. Charles Schulberg, David Kupfer, and
Charles Reynolds III, “Narrowing the Gap in Treatment of Depression,” at the American
Association for Geriatric Psychiatry Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA, February 2001.
Harman, Jeffrey, George Childs, and Kelly Kelleher, “Mental Health Care Utilization and
Expenditures by Children in Foster Care in Southwestern Pennsylvania,” at the Joint
Academic Pediatric Society and American Pediatric Association Annual Meeting,
Boston, MA, May 2000.
Harman, Jeffrey, “Interruptions in Medicaid and the Use of Inpatient Psychiatric Services in the
Utah Prepaid Mental Health Plan,” at the Minnesota Health Services Research
Conference, Minneapolis, MN, February 1998.
Harman, Jeffrey, “Interruptions in Medicaid and the Use of Inpatient Psychiatric Services in a
Population with Schizophrenia,” at the Association for Health Services Research Annual
Meeting, Washington, DC, June 1998.
Invited Presentations (First-authored Local)
Harman, Jeffrey, “The relative role of social and economic factors on utilization of mental health
services by depressed elderly,” at the UF/VA Aging and Rehabilitation Interdisciplinary
Research Seminar, University of Florida, March 2006.
Harman, Jeffrey, Kelly Kelleher, Harold Pincus, “Excess Out-of-Pocket Costs for Elderly
Persons with Psychiatric Conditions,” at the Center for Late-Life Mood Disorders
Research Seminar, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, June 2002.
Harman, Jeffrey, Charles Reynolds, Benoit Mulsant, Kelly Kelleher, “Factors Affecting Length
of Stay for Inpatient Treatment of Depression,” at the Center for Late-Life Mood
Disorder Research Seminar, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, March 2001.
Harman, Jeffrey, “National Trends in Diagnosis and Treatment of Depression,” at the Center for
Research on Health Care Research Seminar, University of Pittsburgh School of
Medicine, June 2000.
Harman, Jeffrey, “National Patterns in Treatment of Depression,” at the Center for Late-Life
Mood Disorder Research Seminar, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, April
2000.
Poster Presentations (First-authored Published Abstracts)
Harman, Jeffrey “Diagnosis and Treatment of Anxiety Among Office Visits in the United
States,” at the AcademyHealth Annual Research Meeting, San Diego, CA, June 2014.
Harman, Jeffrey, Robert Cook, Christopher Harle, “Association of EMR Use with Anxiety
Treatment During Office Visits in the United States,” at the AcademyHealth Annual
Research Meeting, Baltimore, MD, June 2013.
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Harman, Jeffrey, Maggie Horn, Steven George, John Childs, Jason Rodeghero “Implications of
Practice Setting on the Delivery of Physical Therapy Services,” at the AcademyHealth
Annual Research Meeting, Baltimore, MD, June 2013.
Harman, Jeffrey, Christopher Harle, Shuo Yang, “Patient and Physician Characteristics
Associated with Clinical Inertia in Blood Pressure Control,” at the 2012 American
Association of Hypertension Annual Meeting, New York, NY, May 2012.
Harman, Jeffrey, Shuo Yang, Haichang Xin, Paul Duncan, “Florida Medicaid Expenditures
Before and After Implementation of the Demonstration Pilot Program,” at the 2009
AcademyHealth Annual Research Meeting, Chicago, IL, June 2009.
Harman, Jeffrey S, John C. Fortney, Fran Dong, Stan Xu, “Assessment of the Mental Health
Funding Marketplace in Urban vs. Rural Settings,” at the 2009 AcademyHealth Annual
Research Meeting, Chicago, IL, June 2009.
Harman, Jeffrey, John Fortney, Kelly Kelleher, “Personal Characteristics Associated with Self-
Identification of Depression,” at the AcademyHealth Annual Meeting, Orlando, FL, June
2007.
Harman, Jeffrey, Francisca Azocar, Stefanie Thompson, “The Relative Role of Social and
Economic Factors on Health Care Utilization and Expenditures by Depressed Medicare
HMO enrollees, at the AcademyHealth Annual Meeting, Seattle, WA, June 2006.
Harman, Jeffrey, “Adequacy of Depression Care and Comorbid Chronic Medical Conditions for
Older Americans,” at the Complexities of Co-Occurring Conditions Conference
sponsored by NIMH, NIDA, and NIAAA, June 2004.
Harman, Jeffrey, Kelly Kelleher, Charles F. Reynolds, III, Harold Pincus, “Out-of-Pocket Health
Care Expenditures of Older Persons with Depression vs. Other Chronic Conditions,” at
the AcademyHealth Annual Meeting, Nashville, TN, June 2003.
Harman, Jeffrey, Kelly Kelleher, Harold Pincus, “Excess Out-of-Pocket Costs for Individuals
with Psychiatric Conditions,” at the Academy for Health Services Research and Health
Policy Annual Meeting, Washington, DC, June 2002.
Harman, Jeffrey, Charles F Reynolds, III, Benoit H. Mulsant, Kelly J. Kelleher, “Factors
Affecting Length of Stay for Inpatient Treatment of Depression,” at the Academy for
Health Services Research and Health Policy Annual Meeting, Atlanta, GA, June 2001.
Harman, Jeffrey, Benoit Mulsant, Kelly Kelleher, H. Charles Schulberg, David Kupfer, and
Charles Reynolds III, “Narrowing the Gap in Treatment of Depression,” at the
Gerontological Society of America Annual Meeting, Washington, DC, November 2000.
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Harman, Jeffrey, George Childs, Kelly Kelleher, “Inappropriate Reimbursement for Mental
Health Services for Children in Foster Care,” at the NIMH Mental Health Services
Research Annual Meeting, Washington, DC, June 2000
Harman, Jeffrey, “Gaps in Medicaid Coverage and Expenditures for Mental Health Services in a
Population with Schizophrenia,” at the Association for Health Services Research Annual
Meeting, Chicago, IL, June 1999.
Harman, Jeffrey, Steven Crystal, James Walkup, Usha Sambamoorthi, “Trends in Antidepressant
Treatment and Depression Diagnosis by Age, Care Sector, and Care System,” at the
Association for Health Services Research Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL, June 1999.
Research Funding FUNDED STUDIES
National Council of the State Board of Nurses (PI: J. Cimiotti) 04/01/2015-03/31/2017
$299,081
Business Case for Employment of Hospital-Based Advanced Practice Registered Nurses
The purpose of this project is to examine the return on investment of employment of advanced
practice registered nurses in inpatient settings.
Role: Co-Investigator
University of Florida Opportunity Fund (PI: J Harman) 06/01/2014-05/30/2016
$80,000
Comparative Effectiveness of Musculoskeletal Pain Treatment in the Medicare Population
The goal of this project is to assess the comparative effectiveness of treatments for
musculoskeletal pain and to assess the moderating effects of co-occurring psychological
conditions and location of treatment.
Role: Principal Investigator
Patient Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PI: D Carden) 04/01/2014-03/31/2017
$1,802,602
An Emergency Department-to-Home Intervention to Improve Quality of Life and Reduce
Hospital Use
The goal of this project is to test a patient-centered intervention that incorporates a community-
based social support and medical-support system among older, chronically ill patients who
frequent the emergency department to improve quality of life and reduce the need for return trips
to the emergency department.
Role: Co-Investigator
R01 MH76277 (PI: K Rost) 12/01/2013-11/30/2014
Influencing Employer Purchasing Behavior $95,567
The goal of this project is to as whether an evidence based presentation of the return on
investment of depression disease management products influences employers’ decision to
purchase this type of product.
Role: Principal Investigator of Subcontract
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University of Florida PHHP Seed Program (PI: J Harman) 10/01/2013-09/30/2015
$4,533
Assessing the Acceptability of a Technology Solution to Improve Management of Mental Health
Care for Adolescents
The goal of this project is to assess adolescents’ acceptability of using a mHealth application to
assess mental health needs. This is a student-led project that includes doctoral students from
Health Services Research and Clinical & Health Psychology.
Role: Principal Investigator
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (PI: J. Harman) 9/01/2013-8/31/2015
$249,735
The Association of State Regulations and APRN Practice in Rural/Underserved Areas
The goal of this project is to assess whether Advanced Practice Registered Nurses (APRNs) are
more likely to practice in rural or other underserved areas in states that allow APRNs to practice
without physician supervision.
Role: Principal Investigator
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (PI: W. Livingood) 9/01/2013-1/01/2015
$149,714
Comparative Cost Study of STD Services in Florida and Georgia
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the cost of public health service delivery of care for
sexually transmitted infections and to examine the effects of delivery system variations on cost.
Role: Co-Investigator
Florida Agency for Health Care Administration (PI: P.Duncan) 12/19/2012–06/30/2015
$1,286,442
Evaluation of Florida’s Medicaid Reforms
The major goals of this project are to evaluate the impact of Florida’s Medicaid Reform
Demonstration on total costs, enrollee utilization and satisfaction with care, and health care
organizations for years six through eight of the Demonstration.
ROLE: Co-Investigator
Florida Alcohol and Drug Abuse Association (PI: J. Harman) 1/01/2013-6/30/2013
$52,000
Pre-Doctoral Fellowship Program
The project provides funding for one pre-doctoral student in the Health Services Research PhD
program to conduct surveillance research on alcohol and drug abuse in five urban counties in
central and north Florida.
Role: Principal Investigator
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U01 AA020797 (PI: R. Cook) 9/25/2011-8/31/2016
$757,068
Pharmacotherapy for Alcohol Consumption in HIV-infected Women: Randomized Trial
The purpose of this project is to assess whether naltrexone treatment of HIV-infected women
with alcoholism improves HIV outcomes.
Role: Co-Investigator
National Council of the State Board of Nurses (PI: D. Neff) 11/1/2011-12/31/2012
$54,447
Foreign Educated Nurses: Effects on Nurse, Quality of Care and Patient Safety Indicator
Outcomes
The purpose of this project is to examine the association of the number of foreign educated
nurses in Florida hospitals on nurse work experience and the quality of care provided to patients.
Role: Co-Investigator
Aetna Foundation (PI: A. Hall) 4/1/2011 – 6/30/2014
$249,978
The Relationship Between Primary Care Medical Homes, Patient Engagement, and the Processes
and Outcomes of Care Among Individuals Living with Diabetes
The purpose of this project is to assess how receiving care at a Medical Home impacts patient
engagement and how patient engagement is related to the processes and outcomes of care for
patients with diabetes.
Role: Co-Investigator
American Physical Therapy Association (PI: J. Harman) 7/1/2011-12/1/2011
$10,000
The Implications of Private Practice vs. Hospital-based Practice Setting on Clinical Outcomes
and Efficiency of Care in the Delivery of Physical Therapy Servicses
The purpose of this project is to assess differences in outcomes of physical therapy care received
at private practice vs. hospital-based settings using nationally representative data from Focus on
Therapeutic Outcomes, Inc. (FOTO)
Role: Principal Investigator
Novartis Pharmaceuticals, Inc (PI: J. Harman) 9/1/2010 – 12/31/2011
$54,215
Clinician and Patient Characteristics Associated with Clinical Inertia in Blood Pressure Control The purpose of this project is to determine patient and clinician characteristics associated with patients
with uncontrolled high blood pressure who do not have alterations in their treatment regimen.
Role: Principal Investigator
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K01 NR011174 (PI: D. Neff) 9/30/2009 - 7/31/2012
National Institute of Nursing Research $275,689
Hospital Patient Outcomes Associated with Internationally Educated Nurses
The purpose of this training and research grant is to evaluate the impact of internationally
educated nurses on inpatient treatment outcomes.
Role: Primary Mentor
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (PI: I. Bejleri) 2/15/2009 – 6/31/2009
GIS Mapping of Childhood Obesity $150,000
The purpose of this planning grant is to prepare a proposal to create a tool for spatial mapping of
childhood obesity in the United States that can be used by policymakers, researchers, public
health agencies, and the public.
Role: Co-Investigator
VA IPA (PI: C. Johnson) 10/01/2008 – 09/30/2009
Central Texas Veterans Health Care System $17,917
Evaluating the Longitudinal Changes in Chronic Health Care Utilization By Rural Veterans
The major goal of this project is to assess differences in health care utilization between urban and
rural veterans over time.
ROLE: Principal Investigator of subcontract
R21 MH75907 (PI: P. Veazie) 9/14/2007 – 9/13/2009
National Institute of Mental Health $427,278
Web-based Lab to Study the Decision to Use Antidepressants for the Elderly
The purpose of this R21 application is to test the use of a internet web-based instrument to
evaluate the role that patient race plays in information processing by primary care physicians in
the decision to offer antidepressant medication to older patients.
ROLE: Principal Investigator of subcontract
Florida Agency for Health Care Administration (PI: J. Harman) 9/2008-6/2009
$215,000
Evaluation of the Impact of Medicaid Reform on Recipients of Mental Health Services
Major Goal: To evaluate the impact of Florida’s Medicaid reforms on enrollee satisfaction with
care, mental health treatment, and involuntary psychiatric commitment.
ROLE: Principal Investigator
Florida Agency for Health Care Administration (PI: P.Duncan) 12/19/2005–06/30/2011
$426,747
Evaluation of Florida’s Medicaid Reforms
The major goals of this project are to evaluate the impact of Florida’s Medicaid reforms on total
costs, enrollee utilization and satisfaction with care, and health care organizations.
ROLE: Co-Investigator
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Health Resources and Services Administration (PI: D. Mohatt) 9/01/2007-8/31/2008
$34,030
Funding Marketplace for Rural Mental Health Services
The major goal of this project is to assess sources of payment for mental health services provided
in rural areas in order to best identify sources to target to improve the delivery of care in rural
areas.
ROLE: Principal Investigator of Subcontract
Administration on Aging (PI: K. Hyer) 10/2006-10/2007
Cost Response to Nurse Staffing in Florida Nursing Homes $2,296
The goal of this project is to assess the impact of financial incentives for meeting minimum nurse
staffing ratios on the cost performance of Florida nursing homes.
Role: Principal Investigator of Subcontract
Health Resources and Services Administration (PI: D. Mohatt) 9/01/2006-8/31/2007
$13,030
Rural-Urban Differences in the Use, Type, and Quality of Depression Treatment
The purpose of this project to be conducted within a Center grant is to assess differences in
depression treatment between rural and urban settings in a nationally representative sample of
individuals with depression.
ROLE: Principal Investigator of Subcontract
The Commonwealth Fund (PI: K. Hyer) 9/1/2005 – 8/30/2007
$226,136
Provider Response to Nurse Staffing in Florida Nursing Homes
The purpose of this investigator-initiated research project is to assess the impact of financial
incentives for meeting minimum nurse staffing ratios on the quality of care provided to Florida
nursing homes.
ROLE: Co-Investigator
K01 MH63780 (PI: J. Harman) 9/18/2001 – 6/30/2007
National Institute of Mental Health $493,964
Social and Economic Factors in Late Life Depression
This goal of this training and research program is to evaluate the relative role of social and
economic factors on the utilization of mental health services by depressed elderly persons.
ROLE: Principal Investigator
Novartis, Inc. (PI: J. Harman) 8/1/2005 – 3/1/2007
$342,562
The Impact of Copayment on Healthcare Costs, Utilization, and Care Protocol Adherence
The purpose of this investigator-initiated research project is to assess the impact of reduced
medication co-payments and a $30 monthly out-of-pocket maximum on adherence to guideline
concordant care for individuals with diabetes.
ROLE: Principal Investigator
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Florida Agency for Health Care Administration (PI: R. Frank) 7/1/2003 – 6/30/2005
$876,077
The Impact of Lapses in Medicaid Coverage on Health Care Utilization and Cost of Care for
Chronically Ill Individuals
This project evaluates the impact of breaks in Medicaid coverage on cost and utilization of
Medicaid reimbursed services and drugs for beneficiaries with diabetes, depression,
hypertension, or asthma.
ROLE: Principal Investigator of Subproject
Small Grant Program (PI: J. Harman) 8/1/2002 – 10/31/2004
Staunton Farm Foundation $21,976
Improving Adherence to Scheduled Therapy Appointments by Low-Income African American
Patients with Major Depression Using Cost-Recovery Payments
The purpose of this grant is to evaluate the impact of providing $10 payments to attend
scheduled therapy sessions by low-income African American patients with major depression
who receive mental health services at a community mental health clinic.
ROLE: Principal Investigator
Planning Grant (PI: G. Alexopoulos) 2/1/2002-1/31/2003
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation $100,000
Sustaining Care of Late Life Depression in Medicare Beneficiaries
The purpose of this planning grant was to develop a partnership with the Centers for Medicare
and Medicaid Services to explore financing mechanisms to maintain depression care managers in
primary care practices.
ROLE: Co-investigator
R03 MH58025 (PI: J. Harman) 9/1/1997 – 8/31/1998
National Institute of Mental Health $23,416
Impact of Interruptions in Medicaid on Mental Health Use
The purpose of this grant was to evaluate the impact of interruptions in Medicaid coverage on the
utilization and expenditures for mental health services by Medicaid beneficiaries with
schizophrenia.
ROLE: Principal Investigator
Teaching
2012-present Instructor, HSA 7938, Advanced Seminar in Health Services Research:
Integrative, Department of Health Services Research, Management and Policy,
College of Public Health and Health Professions, University of Florida
2008-present Instructor, HSA 6436, Health Economics, Department of Health Services
Research, Management and Policy, College of Public Health and Health
Professions, University of Florida.
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2003-present Instructor, HSA 7708, Health Services Research Methods II (econometrics),
Department of Health Services Research, Management and Policy, College of
Public Health and Health Professions, University of Florida.
2001 Guest Lecturer, Pediatric Fellows, Health Services and Health Policy Research,
Pediatric Research Fellowship, School of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics,
Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh.
2000 Guest Lecturer, Psychiatry Residents, Public Health and the Role of
Mental Health Services Research, Social and Community Psychiatry, School of
Medicine, Department of Psychiatry, University of Pittsburgh.
1996-1998 Instructor and Advisor, ISP Executive Studies Program, Human Resources
in Health Care, Division of Health Management and Policy, Carlson School of
Management, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN.
Service 2013-present Implementation Science Operations Committee, Clinical and Translational
Science Institute, University of Florida
2013-present Expert Advisory Panel, Texas Medicaid Waiver Demonstration, College of Rural
Public Health, Texas A&M University
2012-present Tenure and Promotion Committee, College of Public Health and Health
Professions, University of Florida
2007-Present Director, PhD Program in Health Services Research, Department of Health
Services Research, Management and Policy, College of Public Health and Health
Professions, University of Florida.
2007-Present Scientific Advisory Group, Florida Center for Medicaid and the Uninsured,
College of Public Health and Health Professions, University of Florida
2002-Present Doctoral Program Committee Member, Doctoral Program in Health Services
Research, Department of Health Services Research, Management and Policy,
College of Public Health and Health Professions, University of Florida.
2013-2014 Research Committee, College of Public Health and Health Professions, University
of Florida
2008-2013 Faculty Council, College of Public Health and Health Professions, University of
Florida
2008-2010 Search Committee Chair, Department of Health Services Research, Management
and Policy, College of Public Health and Health Professions, University of
Florida
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2007-2010 Faculty Senator, College of Public Health and Health Professions, University of
Florida Faculty Senate, University of Florida.
2008 Space Committee Member, College of Public Health and Health Professions,
University of Florida
2006-2007 Search Committee Member, Florida Center for Medicaid and the Uninsured,
College of Public Health and Health Professions, University of Florida
2005-2006 Search Committee Member, Department of Health Services Research,
Management and Policy, College of Public Health and Health Professions,
University of Florida
2003-2004 Faculty Graduation Marshall, College of Public Health and Health Professions,
University of Florida
2004 Search Committee Chair, Department of Health Services Research, Management
and Policy, College of Public Health and Health Professions, University of
Florida
2003-2004 Abstract Reviewer, College of Public Health and Health Professions Annual
Research Day
Dissertation Committees
Chair, Jesse Schold, “Impact of Transplant Center Characteristics on Outcomes for
Patients with End Stage Renal Disease,” Department of Health Services Research,
Management, and Policy, College of Public Health and Health Professions,
University of Florida.
- Graduated 2007
Chair, Swathy Sundaram, “Postpartum Depression: Does Prenatal Care Make a
Difference”, Department of Health Services Research, Management and Policy,
College of Public Health and Health Professions, University of Florida
- Graduated 2009
Chair, Eric Jamoom, Impact of Mental Health Diagnosis and Treatment of Asthma-
Related Services in Medicaid Youth with Asthma, Department of Health Services
Research, Management and Policy, College of Public Health and Health
Professions, University of Florida.
- Graduated 2010
Chair, Latarsha Chisholm, A Multilevel Approach to Understanding Healthcare
Disparities in the Nursing Home, Department of Health Services Research,
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Management and Policy, College of Public Health and Health Professions,
University of Florida.
- Student was recipient of dissertation grant from National Center on Minority
Health and Health Disparities,
- Graduated 2010
Chair, Haichang Xin, Is High Cost Sharing Necessary to Reduce Health Service
Utilization and Expenditure for People with Severe Disease, Department of
Health Services Research, Management and Policy, College of Public Health and
Health Professions, University of Florida.
- Graduated 2010
Chair, Daniel Estrada, Impact of Medical Homes on Health Care Utilization and
Expenditures by Health Adults, Department of Health Services Research,
Management and Policy, College of Public Health and Health Professions,
University of Florida
- Graduated 2013
Chair, Michael Morris, A longitudinal examination of Florida local public health
investment’s influence on targeted health outcomes, Department of Health
Services Research, Management and Policy, College of Public Health and Health
Professions, University of Florida
- Graduated 2014
Chair, Shuo Yang, Evaluating the effect of Enhanced Benefits Rewards Program
participation on Florida Medicaid utilization and expenditures, Department of
Health Services Research, Management and Policy, College of Public Health and
Health Professions, University of Florida
- Graduated 2013
Chair, SinYoung Park, An evaluation of the impact of Provider Service Networks in
Florida Medicaid on healthcare process and outcomes, Department of Health
Services Research, Management and Policy, College of Public Health and Health
Professions, University of Florida
- Graduated 2014
Chair, Christopher Besser, An Impact Assessment of Including a Behavioral Health
Provider within the Structure of the Army Patient Centered Medical Home
Model: A Longitudinal Study, Department of Health Services Research,
Management and Policy, College of Public Health and Health Professions,
University of Florida
- Graduated 2014
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Chair, Heidi Kinsell, Assessing the effects of Florida’s anti-pill mill law on prescription
drug related mortality and morbidity, Department of Health Services Research,
Management and Policy, College of Public Health and Health Professions,
University of Florida
Chair, Jon Mills, Comparative Effectiveness of Mental Health Treatment on HIV
Outcomes, Department of Health Services Research, Management and Policy,
College of Public Health and Health Professions, University of Florida
Chair, Cesar Escobar, Factors associated with adoption of mHealth by individuals with
HIV and substance abuse, Department of Health Services Research, Management
and Policy, College of Public Health and Health Professions, University of
Florida
Co-Chair Nathan Ewigman, Diagnosis and Treatment of Anger During Physician Office
Visits, Department of Clinical and Health Psychology, College of Public Health
and Health Professions, University of Florida.
- Graduated 2014
Co-Chair, Eleni Dimoulas, “Adequacy of Treatment for Anxiety Disorders in Medicaid,”
Department of Clinical and Health Psychology, College of Public Health and
Health Professions, University of Florida
- Student was a Recipient of a National Institute of Mental Health National
Research Service Award, 2004-2005.
- Graduated 2006
Member, Melody Schiaffino, Organizational and contextual variation in hospital language
proficiency, Department of Health Services Research, Management and Policy,
College of Public Health and Health Professions, University of Florida
- Graduated 2014
Member, Alan Schultz, “Tsimane’ Health and Integration in Comparative Perspective,”
Department of Anthropology, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, University of
Florida
- Graduated 2014
Member, Maggie Horn, “Predictors of Health Care Utilization and Expenditures in Patients
with Neck Pain Seeking Physical Therapy”, Department of Physical Therapy,
College of Public Health and Health Professions, University of Florida
- Graduated 2013
Member, Shinlay Rivera, “Breaking the Cycle: Diversion from the Criminal Justice System
to Successful Integration in the Community”, Counselor Education Program,
College of Education, University of Florida
- Graduated 2013
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Member, Eric Schmacker, “The Relative Productive Efficiency of Primary Care Clinics in
the Military Health System”, Department of Health Services Research,
Management and Policy, College of Public Health and Health Professions,
University of Florida
- Graduated 2006
Member, Xiaoxian Meng, “Periodontal Services and Oral Functioning,” Department of
Health Services Research, Management and Policy, College of Public Health and
Health Professions, University of Florida
- Graduated 2005
Member, Fatma Soud, “The Utilization of Maternity Health Care Services by Muslim
Women in Mombasa, Kenya,” Department of Anthropology, College of Liberal
Arts and Science, University of Florida
- Graduated 2004
Member, Christopher Sistrom, Outpatient imaging in primary care, Department of Health
Services Research, Management and Policy, College of Public Health and Health
Professions, University of Florida
- Graduated 2010
Member, Jingbo Yu, “Impact of Medicaid/SCHIP Disenrollment on Health Care
Expenditures and Utilization Among Children in the United States”, Department
of Health Services Research, Management and Policy, College of Public Health
and Health Professions, University of Florida.
- Graduated 2008
Member, Yue Zhong, “Impact of Community Benefit Laws on Provision of
Uncompensated Care”, Department of Health Services Research, Management
and Policy, College of Public Health and Health Professions, University of
Florida
- Graduated 2012
Member, Chienning Hsu, “Clinical Effectiveness and Cost of Antiviral Therapy in Patients
With Hepatitis C Virus Infection in a Managed Care Setting”, Department of
Pharmaceutical Outcomes and Policy, College of Pharmacy, University of
Florida.
- Graduated 2010
Member, Alex Laberge, Nursing Home Strategy and Outcomes of Care, Department of
Health Services Research, Management and Policy, College of Public Health and
Health Professions, University of Florida
- Graduated 2008
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Member, Keva Thompson, Understanding the Impact of Medical Homes on the Health Care
Utilization and Expenditures of Chronically Ill Adults, Department of Health
Services Research, Management and Policy, College of Public Health and Health
Professions, University of Florida
- Graduated 2011
Member, Kimberly Elliott, The Impact of Medical Homes on Outcomes of Care for
Children with Special Health Care Needs, Department of Health Services
Research, Management and Policy, College of Public Health and Health
Professions, University of Florida
- Graduated 2012
Member, Lori Bilello, Assessing the Implementation of Health Information Technology in
Florida Hospitals: Process and Impact, Department of Health Services Research,
Management and Policy, College of Public Health and Health Professions,
University of Florida
- Graduated 2012
Member, Matthew Kukla, The Effect of Costs on Household Choice of Private vs. Public
Health Care: An Analysis of Five African and South Asian Nations, Department
of Health Services Research, Management and Policy, College of Public Health
and Health Professions, University of Florida
Member, Zoe Swaine, “Depression Treatment Patterns in Florida Medicaid”, Department of
Clinical and Health Psychology, College of Public Health and Health Professions,
University of Florida.
- Graduated 2010
Member, Andrea Lee, “Cost-offsets Associated with Adequate Treatment of Anxiety
Disorders in Primary Care,” Department of Clinical and Health Psychology,
College of Public Health and Health Professions, University of Florida.
- Graduated 2009
Member, Roberto Figueroa, “Association of Inpatient Length of Stay with Readmission
Rates for Patients with Major Depression,” Department of Public Policy, Carnegie
Mellon University
- Graduated 2011
Member, Mary Nason, “Nurse Staffing and Patient Outcomes in the Rehabilitation Setting:
Application of Production Theory, College of Nursing, University of Florida.
Member, Michael Bumbach, Factors associated with job satisfaction among male Advanced
Registered Nurse Practitioners, College of Nursing, University of Florida.
Member, Claire Park, A production function for nursing services, College of Nursing,
University of Florida.
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Member, Patrice Jones, “An evaluation of the impact of health insurance and Medicaid
managed care on the mode of obstetric delivery in Florida, Department of Health
Services Research, Management, and Policy, College of Public Health and Health
Professions, University of Florida.
Bachelors in Health Sciences Honors Program Faculty Mentor
2008-2009 Sara Braley
2007-2008 Megan Stanley, Jennifer Wester, Maria Mosos, Iris (Katie) Darst
2006-2007 Erica Cook
2005-2006 Kelly Andrasik