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Curriculam Vitae: Naoru Koizumi, PhD
I.
APPOINTMENTS
Academic Appointments
George Mason University
Associate Professor
School of Policy, Government, and International Affairs
Arlington, VA
2005 - Present
Associate Director
Center for International Medical Policies and Practices (CIMPP)
Researcher
2009 - Present
2010 - Present
Mason Center for Health Information Technology (HIT)
Fellow
Cochrane Collaboration College for Policy
2012 - Present
George Washington University
Clinical Associate Professor
Department of Surgery, School of Medicine
Washington, DC
2013- Present
University of Pennsylvania
Clinical Research Associate
Department of Psychiatry, School of Medicine
Philadelphia, PA
2010 - Present
George Mason University
Visiting Assistant Professor
School of Public Policy
Arlington, VA
2004 - 2005
University of Pennsylvania
Post-doctoral Researcher
Department of Electrical and Systems Engineering
School of Engineering
Philadelphia, PA
2003 - 2005
Economic Analyst
Leonard Davis Institutes (LDI) / School of Medicine
2002-2003
London School of Economics (LSE)
Research Assistant
London, U.K.
Summer 1996
Other Professional Appointments
Stone & Webster Engineering Corporation, Inc.
Consulting Group, Regulation and Privatization Practice
Consultant/Economist
Washington, DC
2001-2002
European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD)
Project Evaluation Department
Evaluation Analyst
London, UK
1998 -1999
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Inter-American Development Bank (IDB)
Social Operations Division / Region II
Social Development Consultant, Summer Intern
II.
Washington, DC
1996-1997
EDUCATION
Hyogo College of Medicine
Ph.D. in Environmental and Preventive Medicine
Hyogo, Japan
March 2005
University of Pennsylvania
Ph.D. in Regional Science
Philadelphia, PA
December 2002
University of Pennsylvania
M.A. in Regional Science
Philadelphia, PA
May 1994
Aoyama-Gakuin University
B.A. in Business Administration (Minor: Economics)
Tokyo, Japan
March 1992
Warwick University (Visiting Program)
Department of Economics
Coventry, UK
1989 - 1990
III.
RESEARCH CONCENTRATIONS
Applications of the following quantitative techniques in policy fields, particularly in health services
research:
- Medical statistics
- Spatial statistics and Geographic Information Systems (GIS)
- Applied stochastic modeling and simulation
IV.
PUBLICATIONS AND WORKING PAPERS
Refereed Publications
Mayer J. D. Cai, X., Patel, A., Kulkarni, R., Stanford I., and Koizumi, N., “The Semiotics of Signs: What
1331 Protest Placards Tell Us About the Tea Party Movement”, (Accepted, Visual Communication
Quarterly, 2015)
Patel, A., Koizumi, N., Crooks A., “Measuring slum severity in Mumbai and Kolkata: A householdbased approach” (Habitat International, 2014, (41) 300-306)
Koizumi, N., Gentili, M., Ganesan, R. Chen., C.H., Melancon, K. Waters, N., et al., “Redesigning Organ
Allocation Boundaries for Liver Transplantation in the United States” (Proceedings of the International
Conference on Health Care Systems Engineering, Springer Proceedings in Mathematics & Statistics
Volume 61, 2013, pp 15-27)
Patel, A., Koizumi, N., and Crooks, A., "Simulating Spatio-temporal Dynamics of Slum Formation in
Ahmedabad, India" (Proceedings for the 6th Urban Research and Knowledge Symposium on "Cities of
Tomorrow: Framing the Future" at Barcelona, Spain; Oct. 2012) Available
at http://www.rethinkingcities.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/Patel-et-al.pdf
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Patel, A., Crooks, A. T. and Koizumi, N., “Slumulation: an Agent-based Modeling Approach to Slum
Formations” (Journal of Artificial Societies and Social Simulation, 2012, Vol. 15(4) 2)
Hayashi, C., Koizumi, N., Nishino, H., Koizumi, N., Ikeda, M. "Cadmium and other metal levels in
autopsy samples from a cadmium-polluted area and non-polluted control areas in Japan" (Biological
Trace Element Research, 2012; 145(1):10-22)
Koizumi, N., Rothbard, A. Smith, T.E. and Mayer, J. “Communities of Color? Client-to-Client Racial
Concordance in the Selection of Mental Health Programs for Caucasians and African Americans” (Health
Care Management Science, 2011, Vol. 14(4): 314–323)
Koizumi, N, Nicogossian, A., Patel, A., and Kloc, M. "A Preliminary Assessment of Chlamydia and
Gonnorhea Infections in the U.S.A. Communities Neighboring Military Installations" (World Medical &
Health Policy, December 2010, Vol. 2 (4): 138-147)
Thatchenkery S. and Koizumi N. "Lab Coats versus Business Suits: A Study of Career Preferences
among Indian Adolescents" (Career Development International, 2010, Vol. 15 (6), pp.524 – 543)
Koizumi, N. “Geographical Disparity in Access to Organ Transplant in the United States and Other
Western Countries: A Prolegomenon to A Solution” (World Medical & Health Policy, July 2010, Vol. 2
(2):111-131)
Koizumi, N. and Ikeda M. “Lack of Correlation between Cadmium Level in Local Brown Rice and Renal
Failure Mortality among the Residents; A nation-wide Analysis in Japan” (International Archives of
Occupational and Environmental Health, March 2010, Vol. 83(3):333-339)
Koizumi, N., Kuno, E., Rothbard, A. “Distance Matters in Choice of Mental Health Program: Policy
Implications for Reducing Racial Disparities in Public Mental Health Care” (Administration and Policy in
Mental Health and Mental Health Services Research, November 2009, Vol. 36:424-431)
Koizumi, N, Murata K, Hayashi C, Nishio H, and Goji J. “High Cadmium Accumulation among Humans
and Primates: Comparison across Various Mammalian Species - A Study from Japan” (Biological Trace
Element Research, March 2008, Vol. 121(3): 205-214)
Koizumi, N. and McCann, P. “Living on a Plot of Land as a Tenure Choice: The Case of Panama”
(Journal of Housing Economics, December 2006, Vol. 15(4): 349-371)
Koizumi, N., Kuno, E., and Smith, T.E. “Modeling Patient Flows Using a Queueing Network with
Blocking” (Health Care Management Science, February 2005, Vol. 8 (1): 49-60)
Koizumi, N., Iguchi, H and Smith, T.E. “Comparison and Verification of BSE Surveillance in USA and
Japan” (Environmental Health and Preventive Medicine, May 2005, Vol. 10(3):130-137)
Kuno, E., Koizumi, N., Rothbard, A., and Greenwald J. “A Service System Planning Model for
Individuals with Serious Mental Illness” (Mental Health Services Research, September 2005, Vol.
7(3):135-144)
Koizumi, N. and Kuno, E. “A Queuing Network Model with Blocking: Analysis of Congested Patient
Flows in Mental Health Systems” (Proceedings for the Western Multi-conference of the Society for
Modeling and Simulation International, San Antonio, TX, USA 2002)
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Other Publications
Mayer J.D., “Does Terror Cause Torture? A Comparative Study of International Public Opinion About
Governmental Use of Coercion”, With Naoru Koizumi and Ammar Anees Malik. Examining Torture:
Empirical Studies of State Repression. Edited by Tracy Lightcap and James P. Pfiffner. New York:
Palgrave Macmillan, 2014.
Koizumi, N. and Mayer, J.D., Book Review: “Review of Vaccine: The Controversial Story of Medicine’s
Greatest Lifesaver” (World Medical and Health Policy 2010, Vol. 2(4): 113-116)
Mayer, J.D., and Koizumi, N., Book Review: “A Review of David Watts's Bedside Manners" (World
Medical and Health Policy, December 2009, Vol. 1(1): 147-150)
Koizumi, N., Sockett H., Mayer J. and Wilde J., The Washington DC Chapter in “Report on International
Basic Survey on Study of Fifth Grade Students” [In Japanese], Benesse Corp. January 2008
Koizumi, N., Sockett H., Mayer J. and Wilde J., The Washington DC section in the report “Basic
Research on Academic Performance: International Survey of Six Cities” [In English], Benesse Corp.
December 2007
Mayer, J.D., Koizumi N. and Laporte T., “Partisan Patterns in the Aftermath of Terror: Civil Liberties,
Spending and the Centrality of Fear” (GMU Working Paper, 2005)
Metlay, J., Smith, T., Koizumi, N., Branas, C., Lautenbach, E., Fishman, N. O., & Edelstein, P. H. (2005,
October). “Small Area Clustering of Cases of Pneumococcal Bacteremia”. In 43rd Annual Meeting. Idsa.
V.
GRANTS AND CONTRACTS
Research Grants
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Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation: Round 12 Grand Challenges Explorations
Title: Integrating ICT-based Tuberculosis Treatment Innovations
Amount: $100,000
Role: PI [with Drs. Dr. Debasree DasGupta and Amit Patel (Co-PIs) at GMU]
2014-2015
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National Science Foundation (NSF - Standard Grant 1225851): Behavioral and Cognitive
Sciences (BCS) Division/Geography and Spatial Sciences Program
2012-2014
Title: An Integrated Simulation Framework to Explore Spatio-temporal Dynamics of Slum Formation
in Ahmedabad, India
Amount: $100,000
Role: Co-PI [with Dr. Andrew Crooks (PI) and Dr. Amit Patel (Post-doc) at GMU]
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R21 (DK088368-01), National Institutes of Health (NIH)
2010-2013
Title: Using GIS and Simulation for Analyzing Optimal Geographical Boundaries and
Organ Allocation Mechanism for Liver Transplant
Amount: $397.639
Role: PI [with Dr. Chung-Hung Chen (Co-PI) at GMU, Dr. Nigel Waters (Co-PI) at GMU and Dr.
Zobair Younossi (Consultant) at INOVA Health System]
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The Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC), UK Government
Travel Grant to the UK for A Secondary Data Analysis Proposal Development
Amount: £1,480
Role: PI
Host Institution: The University of Westminster, London, UK
March 2012
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George Mason University Seed Grant (#102480)
2010-2011
Title: Using GIS and Simulation for Analyzing Optimal Geographic Boundaries and
Organ Allocation
Amount: $5,167
Role: PI
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Innovation Grant, Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA)
Title: Encouraging Innovation: Field-Initiated Programs
Amount: $399,911
Role: Co-PI [with Dr. Faye Taxman (PI) at GMU]
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R01 (MH074877-01), National Institutes of Mental Health (NIMH)
2006-2011
Title: Simulation Model for Mental Health Systems Planning (R01 MH074877-01)
Amount: $1,504,201; Amount Subcontracted to GMU: $301,171
Role: Co-PI [with Dr. Eri Kuno (PI) at UIPUI and Dr. Aileen Rothbard (Co-PI) at University of
Pennsylvania]
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R21 (MH65307-01), National Institutes of Mental Health (NIMH)
2003-2005
Title: Mental Health Residential Capacity Planning
Amount: $300,000; Amount Funded Post-doc Salaries: $66,013
Role: Main Analyst/Post-doctoral Researcher (as a member of Key Personnel in the original
proposal) [with Dr. Eri Kuno (PI) at UIPUI and Dr. Aileen Rothbard (Co-PI) at University of
Pennsylvania]
2009
Contracts
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Mentor – Protégé Programs (MPP) / Mason Enterprise Center (MEC) 2008 - 2012
Contractor: National Geospatial Agency (NGA), USA
GIS-related advisory and training work for several Mentor and Protégé companies. The contracted
programs include Northrop Grumman – CSSS, Chenega Technology Services (CTSC) – DMG,
CTSC – Stargates Corp. and CTSC - Global Consulting International Inc. (GCI).
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International Benchmarking Survey on Study Habit of 5th Graders
2006 - 2007
Contractor: Benesse Corp. Japan
The US Primary Investigator for a 5 country survey project involving 1000 students in each country.
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K01, National Institutes of Health (NIH)
2004 - 2006
Funding Institution: the National Institutes of Health (NIH), USA
Title: “Risk Factors for Drug Resistant Pneumococcal Infections” as the post-doc GIS analyst (20042005) and then as a consultant (2005-2006) for Dr. Josh Metley, School of Medicine, University of
Pennsylvania
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VI.
PRESENTATIONS
Conferences
Melancon, J.K., Koizumi, N. (Forthcoming, May 2015) “Kidney and Liver CIT Variations across OPOs
and Their Implications: US Experience Between 2003 and 2011”, an oral presentation at the American
Transplant Congress 2015, Philadelphia, PA. USA
Shaikh, M.F., Koizumi, N., Karipineni, F., Panchal, H., and Ortiz, J. (Forthcoming, May 2015)
“Outcomes in Liver Re-Transplant Recipients with MELD≥40: A Decade Long Experience”, a poster
presentation at the American Transplant Congress 2015, Philadelphia, PA. USA
Shaikh, M.F., Koizumi, N., Karipineni, F., Panchal, H., and Ortiz, J. (Jan. 2015) “Outcomes of Combined
Liver and Kidney Transplant in Patients with Meld>40: A Decade Long Experience”, a poster
presentation at ASTS 15th Annual State of the Art Winter Symposium, Miami, FL. USA
Shaikh, M.F., Koizumi, N., Karipineni, F., Panchal, H., and Ortiz, J. (Jan. 2015) “Outcomes in Liver ReTransplant Recipients with MELD≥40: A Decade Long Experience” a poster presentation at ASTS 15th
Annual State of the Art Winter Symposium, Miami, FL. USA
Koizumi, N., Gentili, M., Rajesh, G., Waters, N., Chen, C.H., Melancon, M., et al. (Nov. 2014)
“Mathematical Optimization and Simulation Analyses for Optimal Liver Allocation Boundaries” at the
North American Meetings of the Regional Science Association International (RSAI), Washington, DC.
USA
Koizumi, N. (Oct 2014) “Information and Communication Technologies for Prevention, Surveillance,
Management and Treatment Compliance of Infectious Diseases in Developing Countries”, for the plenary
session “Water Sanitation & Other Infectious Diseases” at the International Conference on “Reducing
Burden of Preventable Infections: Opportunities and Challenges for the 21st Century”, at the Indian
Institute of Public Health, Gandhinagar, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India
Koizumi, N., Chen, C.H., Ganesan, R. Gentili, M., et al. (Nov. 2013) “Applications of Spatial,
Mathematical and Simulation Models to Construct Efficient and Equitable Allocation System for Liver
Transplantation” at the North Regional Science Association International (NRSAI), Atlanta, GA. USA
Chen, C.H., Koizumi, N., Ganesan, R. Gentili, M., et al. (May 2013) “Redesigning Organ Allocation
Boundaries for Liver Transplantation in the United States”, at the International Conference on Health
Care Systems Engineering, Milan, Italy
Patel, A., Crooks, A. and Koizumi, N. (April, 2013) "A Spatial ABM Approach to Explore Slum
Formation Dynamics in Ahmedabad, India" as part of Agent-Based & Cellular Automata Models for
Geographical Systems 2: Land-Use Models at the Annual Meeting of Association of American
Geographers held at Los Angeles, CA. USA
Koizumi, N. and DasGupta D. (March, 2013) “Forming optimal organ allocation boundaries for liver
transplantation: Integer programming and simulation approaches” at the 7th IMA Conference on
Quantitative Modelling in the Management of Health and Social Care, London, United Kingdom
DasGupta D. and Koizumi, N. (March, 2013) “Analyzing Geographic Disparity in Cold Ischemia Time
(CIT) in Deceased-donor Adult Kidney Transplantation in the US” at the 7th IMA Conference on
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Quantitative Modelling in the Management of Health and Social Care, London, United Kingdom, The
Winner of the 1st Prize at the Poster Competition.
Koizumi, N., Chen, C. and Ganesan R. (May 2012) “Using Simulation for Analyzing Optimal Organ
Allocation for Liver Transplant” at the 2012 Industrial and Systems Engineering Research Conference
(ISERC), Orlando, FL, USA
DasGupta, D. and Koizumi, N. (April, 2012) “Using GIS and Simulation for Analyzing Optimal Organ
Allocation for Liver and Kidney Transplant” at the 23rd Annual Conference of the Production and
Operations Management Society (POMS), Chicago, IL. USA
Patel, A., Crooks, A. and Koizumi, N. (Nov., 2012). "Integrating GIS and ABM to Explore Spatiotemporal Dynamics of Slum Formation in Ahmedabad, India" as part of a Special Session on
GeoComputation at the 59th Annual North American Meetings of the Regional Science Association
International at Ottawa, Canada
Patel, A., Koizumi, N., and Crooks, A. (Oct., 2012). "Simulating Spatio-temporal Dynamics of Slum
Formation in Ahmedabad, India" 6th Urban Research and Knowledge Symposium on "Cities of
Tomorrow: Framing the Future" at Barcelona, Spain
Patel, A., Koizumi, N., and Crooks, A. (Nov., 2011). "Defining Slum Severity in Indian Mega-cities: a
Comparison of Mumbai and Kolkata". 58th Annual North American Meetings of the Regional Science
Association International held at Miami, Florida, USA
Hu, Y., Waters N., and Koizumi, N. (September 2011) “Using GIS for Analyzing Optimal Organ
Allocation for Liver Transplantation” at ESRI GIS User Conference, Washington D.C. USA
Koizumi, N. and Patel, A. (June 2011) “Using GIS and Simulation for Analyzing Optimal Organ
Allocation for Liver Transplant” at INFORMS Health Care Conference, Montreal, Canada
Koizumi, N., Isaac, W. and Patel, A. (November 2010) “Changes in the Spatial Pattern of Racial and
Social Segregation in the Gateway Region of New Jersey” at Annual North American Conference of
Regional Science Association, Denver, CO, USA
Koizumi, N. (March 2010) “Using GIS and Simulation for Analyzing Optimal Organ Allocation for Liver
Transplant” at 6th the Institute of Mathematics and Its Application (IMA) Conference on Quantitative
Modeling in the Management of Health Care, London, United Kingdom
Koizumi, N. (December 2009) “Use of Geographical Information Systems in Health Policy” at PSO
DuPont Summit, Washington DC, USA
Koizumi, N., Rothbard, A., Patel A. and Noll, L. (November 2009) “Racial Factors Associated with
Spatial Clustering of Mental Health Service Utilization” at American Public Health Association (APHA)
Annual Meeting and Public Health Exposition in Philadelphia, PA, USA
Koizumi, N. (November 2009) “Assessing Geographical Clustering of Outpatient Psychiatric Service
Utilization in Philadelphia” at North American Conference of Regional Science Association (NRSA),
San Francisco, CA, USA
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Kloc, M., Patel, A., Koizumi, N., and Nicogossian, A. (August 2009) “Space - Time Spread of Sexually
Transmitted Diseases (STD) in Virginia” at the 17th International Conference of Geoinformatics, Fairfax,
VA, USA
Koizumi, N. and Checherita, C. (March 2008) “Multi-Method Investigation of Economic Convergence at
Different Levels of Spatial Units” at 4th Southern Regional Science Annual Meeting, Arlington, VA, USA
Koizumi, N. (November 2007) “Optimal Policy Solutions for States with Limited Tobacco Control:
Space - Time Analysis” at North American Conference of Regional Science Association (NRSA),
Savannah, GA, USA
Koizumi, N. (April 2007) “Minimizing Welfare Loss Due to Congestion in a Mental Health System:
Queueing and Simulation Analyses” at the Health Care Management Science section of the Institute of
Mathematics and Its Application (IMA), London, United Kingdom
Koizumi, N. (November 2006) “Factors Affecting the Choice of Mental Health Care Providers” at North
American Conference of Regional Science Association, Toronto, Canada
Rothbard A., Koizumi, N., Brown G., Sosjan D. and Beck A.T. (November 2006) “Cost Effectiveness of
a Suicide Prevention Program” at American Public Health Association (APHA) Annual Meeting and
Public Health Exposition in Boston, MA, USA
Koizumi, N. (November 2005) “Cost Minimization Using Simulation: An Application of a Meta-model to
Analyze an Optimal Housing Array for Mentally Ill” at the North American Conference of Regional
Science Association, Las Vegas, NV, USA
Koizumi, N. (November 2004) “Decision Factors in Mental Health Service Provider Selection and
Client Utility Changes Caused by Changes in the Mix of Service Providers” at the North American
Conference of Regional Science Association, Seattle, WA, USA
Koizumi, N. (October 2003) “A Queueing Network Model with Blocking: Analysis of Congested Patient
Flows in Mental Health Systems” at the Annual Meeting of the Institute for Operations Research and the
Management Sciences (INFORMS), Atlanta, GA, USA
Koizumi, N. and McCann, P. (August 2003) “Housing Decisions in Panama: A Log-Linear Analysis” at
the European Conference of Regional Science Association, Jyväskylä, Finland
Invited Workshops and Talks
Koizumi, N. (October 2014) “Geographic Information Systems and Simulation Methods for Healthcare
Planning”, at the Infrastructure Engineering & Management (MIEM) Program, CEPT University,
Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India
Koizumi, N. (June 2014) “A workshop on systematic reviews and the use of and Geographic Information
Systems (GIS) in health care”, in collaboration with the Institute of Public Health, Hacettepe University,
Turkey. Funded by the Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey (TUBITAK), Ankara,
Turkey
Koizumi, N. (September 2011) “Where you live matters! Disparities in Organ Transplant” (as part of
“Lightening Talks” of Technical Plenary Session) at ESRI GIS Health Conference, Rosslyn, VA, USA
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Koizumi, N. (November 2010) “Using GIS and Simulation for Analyzing Optimal Organ Allocation for
Liver Transplant”, GIS Day, Fairfax, VA, USA
Koizumi, N. (September 2010) “A Short Course on GIS - Introduction: What is GIS? What can we do
with GIS?” (as the organizer of a short course on GIS, together with other 7 presenters in academia and
industry) at 2010 Annual Political Science Association Meeting, Washington DC, USA
Koizumi, N. (March 2010) “Use of Geographical Information Systems (GIS) in Health Care” at
University of Westminster as an invited seminar speaker, London, United Kingdom
Koizumi, N. and Patel, A. (June 2009) “Use of Geographical Information Systems (GIS) in Health Care”
at Center for Global Development (CGD) as an invited seminar speaker, Washington, DC, USA
Koizumi, N. (January 2008) 1- week statistics advisory and GIS workshop Master and PhD programs at
Maastricht Graduate School of Governance, The Netherlands
Koizumi, N. (November 2006) “School of Public Policy GIS Course: Spatial Data Analysis with GIS”
representing SPP on GIS Day, Fairfax, VA, USA
VII.
TEACHING
Regular SPP/GMU Teaching
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PUBP714: Transportation and Health (Elective course for Master students)
PUBP754 / PUBP710: Spatial Data Analysis with GIS (Elective quantitative method course for
Master and PhD students)
PUBP704: Statistical Methods for Policy Analysis (Required introductory statistics course for Master
students)
PUBP705: Advanced Statistical Methods for Policy Analysis (Elective time series course for Master
and PhD students)
PUBP804: Multivariate Statistical Analysis in Public Policy (Required statistics course for PhD
students)
PUBP720: Managerial Economics and Policy Analysis (Required economics course for Master
students)
Periodical SPP/GMU Seminar Teaching
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Math Camp
STATA Seminar
Other Teaching/Training
Periodical 1 to 3 day GIS/Spatial Modeling Trainings under National Geospatial Agency (NGA) funded
Mentor-Protégé Programs (2008 - 2012)
VIII.
AWARDS AND HONORS
Research Fellowships
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Cochrane Research Fellowship
2011 - Present
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Post-doctoral Research Fellowship
2003 – 2005
(Department of Electrical and Systems Engineering, University of Pennsylvania)
University Fellowship, University of Pennsylvania
1994 - 1996
Teaching Awards
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Nominations to GMU Teaching Excellence Award
School of Public Policy (SPP) Teaching Award
Finalists of University-wide of GMU Teaching Excellence Award
2010, 2015 (AY)
2008
2008
Other Awards
IX.
Excellence in Reviewing, Operations Research for Health Care
Finalist of GMU Emerging Scholar Award
Phi Sigma Omega Award from Policy Studies Organization (PSO)
2013
2011
2010
SERVICES
Professional Service
Editorship:
Senior Associate Editor for the Journal, World Medical and Health Policy (2009 - Present)
Editor for the Journal, Clinical Nursing Studies (2012 – Present)
Committee Member and Advisory Service:
- A member of the Simulated Allocation Models (SAMs) Improvement Subcommittee under Scientific
Registry of Transplant Recipients (SRTR) Technical Advisory Committee - Appointment through the
Scientific Registry of Transplant Recipients (SRTR) and The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid
Services (CMS) (2012 – Present)
- National Science Foundations (NSF) Proposal Review Panel (2014)
- A committee member of the 2014 North American Regional Science (NARSC) student-led paper
competition
Journal Reviews:
- Papers in Regional Science
- IMA Journal of Applied Mathematics
- Operations Research for Health Care
- Health Care Management Science
- Annals of Regional Science
- Journal of Simulations
- World Medical and Health Policy
- Social Science & Medicine
- Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved
- Operations Research in Health Care
- IIE Transactions on Healthcare Systems Engineering
- International Journal for Equity in Health
SPP/GMU Service
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Master Thesis/PhD Dissertation Committees: I am currently the Chair of 1 dissertation committee and
a member of 8 dissertation committees. I typically serve as “the methodology advisor” in these
committees.
For Master Thesis
1 student in School of Environmental Science and Public Policy – Completed
1 student in Department of Geography & Geoinformation Science – Completed
For PhD Dissertation
15 students in School of Public Policy – Completed (3 as the Chair)
2 students in School of Environmental Science and Public Policy – Completed
4 students in School of Public Policy (2 as the Chair) – In progress
3 students in Department of Geography & Geoinformation Science – In progress
2 students in Department of Computational Social Science – In progress
Internship Advisory: Internship Advisory involves (i) mentoring students while they work as an intern
outside school and (ii) instructing them while writing an academic report related to their internship
programs.
Fall 2010 MPP student (1)
Spring 2006 MPP students (2)
Summer 2006 MPP student (2)
Fall 2006 MPP student (1)
Spring 2005 MPP student (1)
Summer 2005 MPP student (1)
Fall 2005 MPP student (1)
Independent Study Supervisor: Advisory to Independent Study involves instruction to a student while
he/she writes an academic paper.
Fall 2012 MPP student (1)
Fall 2008 MPP students (1)
Spring 2007 MPP students (1)
Directed Readings and Research: Advisory for Directed Readings and Research involves instruction
and assistance to PhD students while they prepare a field statement (which is the first step towards writing
dissertation).
Fall 2014 PhD student (2)
Spring 2012 PhD student (1)
Summer 2009 PhD Student (1)
Fall 2008 PhD student (1)
Spring 2006 PhD student (1)
Summer 2006 PhD student (1)
Spring 2007 PhD students (3)
Summer 2007 PhD student (1)
Fall 2007 PhD student (1)
Other Service:
- MPP/MPA Curriculum Committee (2014)
- SPGIA Research Committee (2014)
- PhD admission committee (2014)
- PhD qualifying exam preparation and grading (2009, 2013)
- Search committee member for a health/quantitative position at SPP/GMU (2007-2008)
- Committee member for the recipient selection of the SPP Dissertation (Fisher) Award recipient (May
2007)
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X.
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PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS
Regional Science Association International (RSAI)
Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences (INFORMS)
Policy Studies Organization (PSO - honorary life-time membership)
Institute of Mathematics and Its Application (IMA)