Vahé Heboyan
Associate Professor
Academic Appointment(s)
College of Allied Health Sciences
Department of Interdisciplinary Health Sciences: Masters in Public Health
Administration
Department of Health Management, Economics, & Policy
School of Public Health
Department of Health Management, Economics, & Policy
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
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2023-2024 Provost Fellow
Augusta University, 2024
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Graduate Assistantship
Dept. of Ag. & Applied Economics, University of Georgia, 2008
Courses Taught Most Recent Academic Year
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APHS 9300
Dissertation Research
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APHS 9040
Meth in Hlth Services Res
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CAHS 9300
Dissertation Research
Teaching Interests
Health Economics, Healthcare finance, Applied Econometrics, Research Methods
Scholarship
Selected Recent Publications
- Libraries "emptied" due to digital books? How to turn them into telemedicine hubs, 2022
Journal Article, Academic Journal
- Attitudes and Perceived Communicative Competence: The Impact of Different AAC Means of Communication among Italian Teenagers, 2022
Journal Article, Academic Journal
- Response to Mental Health Utilization in Youth and Young Adults., 2022
Journal Article, Academic Journal
- Creation of a Longitudinal Legal Data Set to Support Legal Epidemiology Studies of Mental Health Insurance Legislation., 2022
Journal Article, Academic Journal
- Comparative cost-utility analysis of postoperative discharge pathways following posterior spinal fusion for scoliosis in non-ambulatory cerebral palsy patients., 2021
Journal Article, Academic Journal
Research Interests
Health economics, health policy, decision modeling, behavioral economics, economic evaluations, health technologies, policy evaluation, tobacco control, opioid, gun violence
Department Service
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DPHS Post-Tenure Review Committee
2022 - Present
Role: Committee Chair
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DPHS P&T Committee
2020 - Present
Role: Committee Member
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3. AU Senate’s representative on the IT Governance – Research Technology Advisory Committee
2019 - Present
Role: Committee Member
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INNOVATE innovation competition
2018 - Present
Role: Other
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9. College of Education P&T Committee Member for Dr. Ashley Gess
2022 - 2022
Role: Committee Member
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
