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 graduatedsumma cum laudewith 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 EconomicsUniversity of Georgia, 2011
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MS, Agricultural EconomicsUniversity of Georgia, 2001
Awards & Honors
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2023-2024 Provost FellowAugusta University, 2024
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Provost Faculty FellowAugusta University, Office of the Provost, 2024
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Graduate AssistantshipDept. 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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CURS 2990
Undergrad Research I
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APHS 9040
Meth in Hlth Services Res
Teaching Interests
Health Economics, Healthcare finance, Applied Econometrics, Research Methods
Scholarship
Selected Recent Publications
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Book, Chapter in Textbook-New
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Journal Article, Academic Journal
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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 Committee2022 - Present
Role:Committee Chair
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DPHS P&T Committee2020 - Present
Role:Committee Member
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3. AU Senate’s representative on the IT Governance – Research Technology Advisory Committee2019 - Present
Role:Committee Member
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INNOVATE innovation competition2018 - Present
Role:Other
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SPH Pre-Tenure P&T Committee2024 - 2024
Role:Committee Chair
College Service
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Council of Program Directors2024 - 2024
Role:Committee Member
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Pre-Tenure Committee2024 - 2024
Role:Committee Chair
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CAHS Faculty Practice2015 - 2018
Role:Committee Member
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CAHS Faculty and Staff Awards2015 - 2017
Role:Committee Member
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PhD Admissions2015 - 2017
Role:Committee Member
University Service
