Biosketch:
John Mullahy is Professor and Interim Chairman of Preventive Medicine and
Professor of Economics at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and a
Research Associate in the Health Economics, Health Care, and Children's
Programs at the National Bureau of Economic Research. He received his
Ph.D. in Economics from the University of Virginia in 1985 and his B.A. in
Economics magna cum laude from Georgetown University in 1979, where he was
elected to Phi Beta Kappa. His previous appointments have been as an
Associate Professor of Economics at Trinity College, a Visiting Assistant
Professor of Psychiatry at the University of Connecticut Health Center, a
Lecturer in Economics, Public Health, and Organization and Management at
Yale University, and a Fellow at Resources for the Future. He has held
postdoctoral fellowships at Yale University and at the University of
Connecticut Health Center.
Professor Mullahy's research interests include the economic aspects of tobacco
and alcohol use, pediatric health care utilization, preventive care, health
care evaluation methodologies, and applied econometrics. He has authored
or co-authored a variety of journal articles and book chapters on these and
other topics. He is presently on the editorial boards of Alcohol Health &
Research, the International Journal of Health Care Finance and Economics,
and Medical Decision Making. His recent professional public service has
also included duties as a consultant on projects of the AHRQ, CDC, Duke
Univ./Joyce Foundation, and UConn/RWJ Foundation. His recent private
sector consulting has included work for pharmaceutical manufacturers.
He is married to Joan McGovern, with whom he enjoys four terrific children,
Michael (11), Anne (7), Katherine (7), and Maura (5). In his scant spare
time, he jogs, golfs, and follows the variable fortunes of the New York Mets.
