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Principal Investigator/Program Director (Last, first, middle):
BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH
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POSITION TITLE
NAME
Michael T. French
Professor of Health Economics
EDUCATION/TRAINING (Begin with baccalaureate or other initial professional education, such as nursing, and include postdoctoral training).
INSTITUTION AND LOCATION
James Madison University
Boston College
DEGREE
(if applicable)
YEAR(s)
FIELD OF STUDY
B.A.
Ph.D.
1982
1986
Economics
Economics
RESEARCH AND PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE: Concluding with present position, list, in chronological order, previous employment, experience, and
honors. Include present membership on any Federal Government public advisory committee. List, in chronological order, the titles, all authors, and
complete references to all publications during the past three years and to representative earlier publications pertinent to this application. If the list of
publications in the last three years exceeds two pages, select the most pertinent publications. DO NOT EXCEED TWO PAGES.
Professional Experience
Employment Chronology
1986 to 1990
Research Economist, Ctr. for Economics Research, Research Triangle Institute, Research Triangle Park, NC. 
1987 to 1992
Visiting Assistant Professor, Department of Economics and Business, North Carolina State Univ., Raleigh, NC.
1991 to 1994
Adjunct Assistant Professor, School of Public Health, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC.
1990 to 1996
Senior Health Economist, Ctr. for Economics Research, Research Triangle Inst., Research Triangle Park, NC.
1994 to 1995
Adjunct Professor, Graduate Public Policy Program, Georgetown University, Washington, DC.
1995 to 1999
Research Associate Professor, Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, Department of Economics, and
Health Services Research Center, University of Miami, Miami, FL.
1995 to 2002
Director of Academic Programs in Health Administration, School of Business, University of Miami, Miami, FL.
1999 to 2002
Associate Professor (tenure), Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, Department of Economics, and Health
Services Research Center, University of Miami, Miami, FL.
2002 to date
Professor (tenure), Department Health Administration and Policy, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston,
SC.
Professional Associations and Technical Services
2001 to date
Editorial Board, Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment.
1988 to date
Manuscript referee for Addiction, American Economic Review, Contemporary Economic Policy, Economic Inquiry,
Evaluation and Program Planning, Health Economics, Health Economics Letters, Health Services Research, Journal
of Health Economics, Journal of Health and Social Behavior, Journal of Public Health Policy, Journal of Substance
Abuse, Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment, Medical Care, Public Integrity, and Southern Economic Journal.
1993 to date
Ad hoc member of Various Scientific Review Groups, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health
Service, National Institutes of Health.
1994 to date
Ad hoc member of Various Contract Review Committees, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Public
Health Service, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration.
1995 to date
Member of Health Services Research Initial Review Group (IRG), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services,
Public Health Service, National Institute on Drug Abuse.
1998 to 2001
Member of Health Services Research Initial Review Group (IRG), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services,
Public Health Service, National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism.
2000
Visiting Professor, Pompeu Fabra University, Barcelona, Spain, Department of Economics & Center for Health and
Economics
Selected Publications Since 1997 (Selected from approximately 80 peer-reviewed publications)
Rajkumar, A.S., and M.T. French. 1997. “Drug Abuse, Crime Costs, and the Economic Benefits of Treatment.” Journal of Quantitative
Criminology, 13(2):291-323.
French, M.T., G.A. Zarkin, J.W. Bray, and T.D. Hartwell. 1997. “Costs of Employee Assistance Programs: Findings from a National
Survey.” American Journal of Health Promotion, 11(3):219-222.
French, M.T., L. Dunlap, G. Zarkin, K. McGeary, and A.T. McLellan. 1997. “A Structured Instrument for Estimating the Economic Cost
of Drug Abuse Treatment: The Drug Abuse Treatment Cost Analysis Program (DATCAP).” Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment,
14(4):1-11.
French, M.T., and K.A. McGeary. 1997. “Estimating the Economic Cost of Substance Abuse Treatment,” Health Economics, 6:449554.
Zarkin, G.A., M.T. French, T.A. Mroz, and J.W. Bray. 1998. “Alcohol Use and Wages: New Results from the National Household
Survey on Drug Abuse.” Journal of Health Economics, 17(1):53-68.
French, M.T., and L.J. Dunlap. 1998. “Compensating Wage Differentials for Job Stress.” Applied Economics, 30:1067-1075.
French, M.T., G.A. Zarkin, and L.J. Dunlap. 1998. “Illicit Drug Use, Absenteeism, and Earnings at Six U.S. Worksites.” Contemporary
Economic Policy, 16(3):334-346.
French, M.T., L.J. Dunlap, G.A. Zarkin, and G.T. Karuntzos. 1998. “The Costs of an Enhanced Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
Intervention.” Evaluation and Program Planning, 21:227-236.
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Zarkin, G.A., T.A. Mroz, J.W. Bray, and M.T. French. 1998. “The Relationship between Drug Use and Labor Supply for Young Men.”
Labour Economics, 5:385-409.
French, M.T., and G.A. Zarkin. 1998. “Mental Health, Absenteeism, and Earnings at a Large Manufacturing Worksite.” Journal of
Mental Health Policy and Economics, 30:1067-1075.
Schweitzer, M., M.T. French, S.A. Ullmann, and C.B. McCoy. 1998. “Cost Effectiveness of Detecting Breast Cancer in Lower SocioEconomic Status African-American and Hispanic Women through Mobile Mammography Services.” Medical Care Research and
Review, Vol 55(1):99-115.
French, M.T., S. Sacks, G. De Leon, G. Staines, and K. McKendrick. 1999. “Modified Therapeutic Community for Mentally Ill Chemical
Abusers: Outcomes and Costs.” Evaluation and the Health Professions, 22(1):60-85.
French, M.T. 2000. “Economic Evaluation of Alcohol Treatment Services.” Evaluation and Program Planning. 23(1):27-39.
Fleming, M.F., M.P. Mundt, M.T. French, K.L. Barry, L.B. Manwell, and E.A. Stauffacher. 2000. “Benefit-Cost Analysis of Brief
Physician Advice with Problem Drinkers in Primary Care Settings.” Medical Care. 38(1):7-18.
French, M.T., K.A. McGeary, D.D. Chitwood, and C.B. McCoy. 2000. “Chronic Illicit Drug Use, Health Services Utilization, and the
Cost of Medical Care.” Social Science and Medicine. 50:1703-1713.
McGeary, K.A., and M.T. French. 2000. “Illicit Drug Use and Emergency Room Utilization.” Health Services Research. 35(1):153-169.
French, M.T., H.J. Salomé, A. Krupski, J.R. McKay, D.M. Donovan, A.T. McLellan, and J. Durell. 2000. “Benefit-Cost Analysis of
Residential and Outpatient Addiction Treatment in the State of Washington.” Evaluation Review. 24(6):609-634.
Feng, W., W. Zhou, J.S. Butler, B.M. Booth, and M.T. French. 2001. “The Impact of Problem Drinking on Employment.” Health
Economics. 10(6):509-521.
French, M.T., M.C. Roebuck, A.T. McLellan, and J.L. Sindelar. 2001. “Can the Treatment Services Review (TSR) be Used to Estimate
the Costs of Addiction and Ancillary Services.” Journal of Substance Abuse. 12(4):341-361.
Alexandre, P.K., and M.T. French. 2001. “Labor Supply for Poor Residents in Metropolitan Miami, Florida: The Role of Depression
and the Co-Morbid Effects of Substance Use.” Journal of Mental Health Policy and Economics. Vol. 4:161-173
French, M.T., M.C. Roebuck, and P.K. Alexandre. 2001. “Illicit Drug Use, Employment, and Labor Force Participation.” Southern
Economic Journal. Vol. 68(2):349-368.
French, M.T., H.J. Salomé, and M. Carney. 2002. “Using the DATCAP and ASI to Estimate the Costs and Benefits of Residential
Addiction Treatment in the State of Washington.” Social Science and Medicine. Vol. 55(12):2267-2282.
French, M.T., H.J. Salomé, J.L. Sindelar, and A.T. McLellan. 2002. “Benefit-Cost Analysis of Addiction Treatment: Methodological
Guidelines and Application Using the DATCAP and ASI.” Health Services Research. 37(2):433-455.
Alexandre, P.K., H.J. Salomé, M.T. French, J.E. Rivers, and C.B. McCoy. 2002. “Consequences and Costs of Closing a PubliclyFunded Methadone Maintenance Clinic.” Social Science Quarterly. Vol. 83(2):519-536.
French, M.T., K.E. McCollister, J. Cacciola, J. Durell, and R.L. Stephens. 2002. “Benefit-Cost Analysis of Addiction Treatment in
Arkansas: Specialty and Standard Residential Programs for Pregnant and Parenting Women.” Substance Abuse. 23(1):31-51
Fleming, M.F., M.P. Mundt, M.T. French, K.L. Barry, L.B Manwell, and E.A. Stauffacher. 2002. “Brief Physician Advice for Problem
Drinkers: Long-Term Efficacy and Benefit-Cost Analysis.” Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research. 26(1):36-43.
French, M.T., M.C. Roebuck, M.L. Dennis, G. Diamond, S. Godley, F. Tims, C. Webb, and J. Herrell. 2002. “The Economic Cost of
Outpatient Marijuana Treatment for Adolescents: Findings from a Multisite Field Experiment.” Addiction. Volume 97 (Supplement
1):84-97.
French, M.T., K.A. McCollister, S. Sacks, K. McKendrick, and G. DeLeon. 2002. “Benefit-Cost Analysis of a Modified Therapeutic
Community for Mentally Ill Chemical Abusers.” Evaluation and Program Planning. Vol. 25(2):137-148.
French, M.T. 2002. “Physical Appearance and Earnings: Further Evidence.” Applied Economics. 34:569-572.
McCollister, K.E., M.T. French, J.A. Inciardi, C.A. Butzin, S.S. Martin, R.M. Hooper. In Press. “Post-Release Substance Abuse
Treatment for Criminal Offenders: A Cost-Effectiveness Analysis.” Journal of Quantitative Criminology
Zavala, S.K., and M.T. French. In Press. “Dangerous to Your Health: The Role of Chronic Drug Use in Serious Injuries and Trauma.”
Medical Care.
Salomé, H.J., M.T. French, C. Scott, M. Foss, and M.L. Dennis. In Press. “Investigating the Economic Costs and Benefits of Addiction
Treatment: Econometric Analysis of the Chicago Target Cities Project.” Evaluation and Programming Planning.
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