Faculty

Begley, Charles E., PhD Professor Research interests: Economic evaluation of health policy and programs particularly regarding Medicaid, Medicare, state and local safety net, neurological diseases, and breast cancer Campus: Houston — Office: RAS E317 Email: charles.e.begley@uth.tmc.edu	Phone: (713) 500-9179
Brown III, Henry S, PhD Associate Professor Research interests: Effects of and demand for health insurance; immigrants and minority groups; economic evaluation of public health interventions; productivity costs of chronic illnesses Campus: Austin — Office: TCB 206 Email: henry.s.brown@uth.tmc.edu	Phone: (512) 482-6174
DelliFraine, Jami, PhD Assistant Professor Research interests: Healthcare management, organization theory, quality management Campus: Houston — Office: RAS E925 Email: jami.l.dellifraine@uth.tmc.edu	Phone: (713) 500-9392
Du, Xianglin L., MD, PhD Associate Professor Research interests: Clinical Epidemiology of cardiovascular disease and cancer; health services and outcomes research; claims-based healthcare studies Campus: Houston — Office: RAS E631 Email: xianglin.l.du@uth.tmc.edu	Phone: (713) 500-9956
Franzini, Luisa , PhD Associate Professor Research interests: Health economics and econometrics; economic and social determinants of health; racial/ethnic health disparities and minority health; income inequality; cost effectiveness and cost-utility analysis; cost of medical education Campus: Houston — Office: RAS E923 Email: luisa.franzini@uth.tmc.edu	Phone: (713) 500-9487
Lairson, David R., PhD Professor Research interests: Health care economics; economics of health promotion/disease prevention with special interest in cancer; economic evaluation of health care technology Campus: Houston — Office: RAS E307 Email: david.r.lairson@uth.tmc.edu	Phone: (713) 500-9176
Langabeer II, James, PhD, EdD, MBA Associate Professor Research interests: Management decision making, Operations strategy, Management science Campus: Houston — Office: RAS E341 Email: james.r.langabeer@uth.tmc.edu	Phone: (713) 500-9190
Mikhail, Osama I., PhD Professor of Management Policy and Community Health Research interests: Hospital industry structure; strategic planning; health care finance; technology assessment Campus: Houston — Office: RAS E315 Email: osama.i.mikhail@uth.tmc.edu	Phone: (713) 500-9175
Morgan, Robert, PhD Professor Research interests: Measurement in health services research; system policies and patient factors affecting access to care; interactions among health care systems; patient knowledge about health care Campus: Houston — Office: RAS E343 Email: robert.o.morgan@uth.tmc.edu	Phone: (713) 500-9187
Rowan, Paul, PhD Assistant Professor Research interests: The influence of psychological factors upon health care outcomes. Organization of health care systems for detecting and treating psychological difficulties Campus: Houston — Office: RAS E331 Email: paul.j.rowan@uth.tmc.edu	Phone: (713) 500-9183
Swint, J. Michael, PhD George McMillan Fleming Professorship in HlthAdmin and Director, Div of Mgmt, Policy and Comm Hlth Research interests: Economic evaluation of public health and health care interventions and health care policy alternatives; comparative healthcare systems; health care system reform; health and economic development Campus: Houston — Office: RAS E933 Email: john.m.swint@uth.tmc.edu	Phone: (713) 500-9158