Michael T French
Professor
Department Chair, Health Management and Policy
Academic Director, Masters in Health Administration Program

Education
1986 | Ph.D. Economics Boston College |
1984 | Economics Boston College |
1982 | B.A. Economics James Madison University |
Economics | Quasi-experimental designs | Decision Analysis
Professional Experience
2003 - | Professor, University of Miami, Department of Sociology, Department of Economics & Dept. of Public Health Sciences |
2015 - | Professor, University of Miami, Department of Health Management & Policy |
2003 - | Director, University of Miami Health Economics Department of Sociology Research Group (HERG), University of Miami, Department of Sociology |
2007 - | Research Director, Programs in Health Sector Management and Policy, University of Miami, School of Business Admin |
2013 - | Senior Fellow, Center for Health Sector Management and Policy |
2012 - | Visiting Professor, Emory University, Department of Economics |
1995 - 2007 | Director, Health Administration and Policy Program, University of Miami, School of Business Admin |
2002 - 2003 | Professor (tenure), Medical Univ. of South Carolina, College of Health Professionals, Dept. of Health Admin. and Pol |
2000 - 2002 | Associate Professor (tenure), University of Miami, Dept. of Epi and Public Health, Department of Economics & Health Services Research Center |
2000 - | Visiting Professor, Pompeu Fabra, University Barcelona, Spain, Department of Economics & Center for Health and Economics |
1999 - 2000 | Associate Professor, University of Miami, Dept. of Epi and Public Health, Department of Economics & Health Services Research Center |
1995 - 1998 | Research Associate Professor, University of Miami, Dept. of Epi and Public Health, Department of Economics & Health Services Research Center |
1994 - 1995 | Adjunct Professor, Georgetown University, Graduate Public Policy Program |
1991 - 1993 | Adjunct Assistant Professor , University of North Carolina, School of Public Health |
1987 - 1992 | Visiting Assistant Professor, North Carolina State University, Department of Economics |
1984 - 1986 | Instructor, Boston College, Department of Economics |
2015 - | Editor, Journal of Mental Health Policy and Economics |
2011 - | Editorial Board, Evaluation and Program Planning |
2009 - | Editorial Board, Health Services Research |
2001 - | Editorial Board, Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment |
2012 - 2015 | Senior Associate Editor, Journal of Mental Health Policy and Economics |
Honors & Acknowledgements
Excellence in Teaching Award. Miami Herbert Business School, University of Miami., Master in Health Administration, Class of December 2019.
Excellence in Teaching Award. Miami Herbert Business School, University of Miami., Master in Health Administration, Class of December 2018.
2016 Georgescu-Roegen Prize - “Tattoos and Labor Market Earnings: Is There a Link in the Ink?”
Conferences & Events
October 2017 | French, M.T., and G. Gumus. “Watch for Motorcycles! The Effects of Texting and Handheld Bans on Motorcyclist Fatalities | Triangle Health Economics Workshop, Chapel Hill, NC |
October 2017. | French, M.T., and G. Gumus. “Watch for Motorcycles! The Effects of Texting and Handheld Bans on Motorcyclist Fatalities.” | School of Communication Brown Bag Seminar Series, Coral Gables, FL |
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Memberships
American Economic Association
International Health Economics Association
American Society of Health Economists
Academy Health
Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management
Southern Economic Association
Western Economic Association
EDITORIAL BOARDS
Editor, Journal of Mental Health Policy and Economics, 2015- present
Editorial Board, Evaluation and Program Planning, 2011- present
Editorial Board, Health Services Research, 2009- present
Editorial Board, Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment, 2001- present
Health economics; health policy; alternative health care delivery systems; human resource economics; transportation policies; workplace discrimination; and behavioral health evaluations
Publications
McCollister, K., X. Yang, B. Sayed, M.T. French, J.A. Leff, and B.R. Schackman "Monetary Conversion Factors for Economic Evaluations of Substance Use Disorders" Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment 25-3481(October) (2017).
Mundt, M.P., O. Antonaccio, M.T. French, and L.I. Zakletskaia "The Role of Adolescent Friendship Group Integration and Cohesion in Weapon-Related Violent Crime as a Young Adult" Journal of Youth and Adolescence 1643-166046(8) (2017).
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