Vahé Heboyan
Associate Professor
Academic Appointment(s)
Medical College of Georgia
Department of Population Health Science: Health Econ Modeling
Bio
Dr. Vahé Heboyan is an expert in the cutting-edge field of health and behavioral economics and econometrics. He is an Associate Professor of Health Economics at the Augusta University and the Director of the Health and Behavioral Economics Research Lab. Dr. Heboyan has PhD in Applied Economics from the University of Georgia and postdoctoral training in health economics from University of South Carolina at Columbia. He graduated summa cum laude with a bachelor’s degree in economics and management from the Armenian State Agrarian University. He is an expert in advanced econometric/statistical analytic and economic evaluation techniques and methodologies.
Education
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Ph.D., Agricultural Economics
University of Georgia, 2011
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MS, Agricultural Economics
University of Georgia, 2001
Awards & Honors
Courses Taught Most Recent Academic Year
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HINF 4104
HC Finance
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MPHM 7104
Healthcare Financ Management
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HONR 4000H
Honors Thesis
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MPHM 8280
Quantitative Methods in HA
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MPHC 8999
Capstone Course
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CAHS 4470
Health Business Management
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CURS 3990
Undergrad Research II
Teaching Interests
Health Economics, Healthcare finance, Applied Econometrics, Research Methods
Scholarship
Selected Recent Publications
- Effects of seasonality and daylight savings time on emergency department visits for mental health disorders, 2019
Journal Article, Academic Journal
- Sex Differences in Gulf War Illness, 2019
Journal Article, Academic Journal
- Costs and Trends of Emergency Department Utilization Pre-ACA and Post-ACA, 2019
Journal Article, Academic Journal
- Teachers’ Attitudes Towards Children Who Use AAC in Italian Primary Schools, 2019
Journal Article, Academic Journal
- Interprofessional education among occupational therapy programs, 2019
Journal Article, Academic Journal
Research Interests
Health economics, health policy, behavioral economics, economic evaluations, health technologies, policy evaluation, tobacco control, opioid, gun violence
Department Service
College Service
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CAHS Faculty Practice
2015 - 2018
Role: Committee Member
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CAHS Faculty and Staff Awards
2015 - 2017
Role: Committee Member
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PhD Admissions
2015 - 2017
Role: Committee Member
