Bisakha (Pia) Sen November, 2018

CURRICULUM VITA Bisakha (Pia) Sen

Department of Healthcare Organization & Policy

University of Alabama at Birmingham RPHB 330, 1665 University Blvd

Birmingham, AL 35294-0022. Phone (Work): 205-975-8960

Fax (Work): 205-934-3347 E-mail: bsen@uab.edu

EDUCATION Ph.D., Economics: Ohio State University, September 1998.

Dissertation: “Recent Changes in The Relationship Between Marital Dissolution and Women’s Labor Supply Behavior: A Two-Cohort Study using National Longitudinal Survey Data.” Advisor: Patricia Reagan; Committee Members: GS Maddala, Dan Levin, Audrey Light.

MA, Economics: Ohio State University, September 1993 B.Sc., Economics: (1st Class Honors), University of Calcutta (Presidency College), June 1991. AREAS OF SPECIALIZATION Health Policy & Economics, Health Services Research, Health Disparities EMPLOYMENT 2013 – present: Professor, Department of Health Care Organization and Policy, School of Public

Health, University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB). 2007– 2013: Associate Professor, Department of Health Care Organization and Policy, School of

Public Health, University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB). 2002 – 2007: Assistant Professor, Department of Health Care Organization and Policy, School of

Public Health, University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB). 1998 – 2002: Assistant Professor, Department of Economics, University of Central Florida.

1996 – 1998: Graduate Teaching Associate. Department of Economics, Ohio State University. 1996: Graduate Research Associate. Center for Human Resource Research, Ohio State University. 1992 – 1995: Graduate Teaching Associate. Department of Economics, Ohio State University. SECONDARY APPOINTMENTS 2014 (Aug-Nov) : Interim Director, UAB Lister Hill Center for Health Policy. 2002 – 2014 : Scholar, UAB Lister Hill Center for Health Policy. 2006 – Present : Member, Nutrition & Obesity Research Center, UAB. 2007 – Present : Senior Scientist, UAB Diabetes Research & Training Center. HONORS Recipient: B-Metro Fusion Award from the City of Birmingham, 2015. Recipient: SMART Honoree Award from The Women’s Fund of Greater Birmingham, 2013.

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Recipient: UAB Graduate Dean’s Excellence in Mentorship Award, 2012. Finalist: UAB President’s Award for Excellence in Teaching, 2012. PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS International Health Economics Association American Society of Health Economists. AcademyHealth American Economic Association. Western Economics Association International. Committee on the Status of Women in the Economics Profession. GRANTS & CONTRACTS Principal Investigator: “Projects with Alabama Medicaid.” The Alabama Medicaid Agency. October 2017-present. Principal Investigator: Component Project: “Obesity-related Comorbidities among ALL Kids

Enrollees: Trends, Predictors, Costs and Health Service Use.” funded under ‘All Kids Special Projects for Health Services Research’ (Becker, PI).

Alabama Dept of Public Health & Bureau of Children’s Health Insurance. April 2017-present.

Investigator: “Evaluation of the South Carlina Initiative to Reduce Unintended Pregnancy.” (Khoury, PI). East Tennessee State University August 2017-present.

Principal Investigator: Component Project: “The Impact of the Mental Health Parity & Addiction Equity Act on Costs and Utilization Patterns among ALL Kids Enrollees.” funded under ‘All Kids Special Projects for Health Services Research’ (Becker, PI). Alabama Dept of Public Health & Bureau of Children’s Health Insurance. April 2016-April 2017. Principal Investigator: ““Social-Ecological Stressors, Obesity-Risk & Racial Disparities in Obesity: A Longitudinal Study using NLSY97 Data.” Mid-South Transdisciplinary Collaborative Center for Health Disparities Research, UAB. March 2016-present. Principal Investigator:”Evaluation of Awareness of and Use of High Ore Trail.” Jefferson County Department of Health. Oct 2015-Oct 2016. Principal Investigator: Component Project: “High Cost Mood Disorder Episodes: What Can We Learn?” funded under ‘All Kids Special Projects for Health Services Research’ (Becker, PI). Alabama Dept of Public Health & Bureau of Children’s Health Insurance. Jan 2015- Jan 2016. Investigator & Lead Evaluator: “Birmingham REACH for Better Health,” (Fouad, PI). Centers for Disease Control & Prevention.

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Sept 2014-present. Principal Investigator: “State Policies, Sexual Behavior and Health Investments During Pregnancy:

An Analysis Using NSGG Data.” UAB Lister Hill Center for Health Policy Intramural Grant August 2014-August 2015. Investigator: “The effectiveness of preventive dental care among Medicaid-enrolled children”. (Blackburn, PI). UAB Lister Hill Center for Health Policy Intramural Grant. Oct. 2013-Feb 2015.

Investigator & Research Core Leader: “Gulf States Collaborative Center for Health Policy Research (Gulf States CC).” (Hullett/Martin/Butler, PI).

NIMHD/Subcontract with Bayou Clinic July 2013-present

Principal Investigator: Component Project: “Long-term Effectiveness and Cost Effectiveness of Preventive Dental Visits and Sealants among Low-Income among ALL Kids Enrollees” funded under ‘All Kids Special Projects for Health Services Research’ (Menachemi, PI). Alabama Dept of Public Health & Bureau of Children’s Health Insurance. Nov 2013-Nov 2014. Principal Investigator: “Gun Policy, Gun Culture & Guns across the U.S.: What makes Us Safer?” Microryza (Crowdfunded project). Oct 2013-Oct 2014. Principal Investigator: “Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill’s Health Impacts on Vulnerable Children

residing in the Alabama Gulf Coast.” SOPH-UAB ‘Back of the Envelope’ pilot project award. February 2013- September 2013.

Principal Investigator: “Research Projects for Peoples Health.” Peoples Health, New Orleans, LA. Septemeber 2012-August 2013. Principal Investigator: Component Project “The Concentration and Drivers of Health Expenditures among ALL Kids Enrollees”, funded under ‘All Kids Special Projects for Health Services Research’ (Menachemi, PI). Alabama Dept of Public Health & Bureau of Children’s Health Insurance. August 2012-Nov 2013. Investigator: “Monitoring Trends in Patient Care Networks of Alabama (PCNA).” (Bronstein, PI). Alabama Dept of Public Health. May 2012-present. Investigator: “Jefferson County Department of Health & UAB School of Public Health - Partnership for Research.” (Menachemi, PI). Jefferson County Department of Health. March 2012-present.

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Investigator: “Toward Standardized Measurement Systems for Rating and Ranking the Fidelity of Research Reporting in the Nutrition and Obesity Literature: Preliminary Construct Validation” (Allison, PI). Coca Cola company. Nov 2011-Dec 2011. Principal Investigator: “Tobacco Policies, Prenatal Smoking, and Infant & Child Outcomes.” NIH/NICHD. August 2010 – present. Principal Investigator: Component Project “An Assessment of Dental Care under Alabama ALL Kids”, funded under ‘All Kids Special Projects for Health Services’ (Menachemi, PI). Alabama Dept of Public Health & Bureau of Children’s Health Insurance. Sept 2011-August 2012. Investigator: “GO-ing Forward.” NIH/MHHD. (Fouad, PI) August 2009 – July 2012. Principal Investigator: Component Project “The Impact of SCHIP Enrollment on the Health of Children with Chronic Disease”, funded under ‘All Kids Proposal for Special Projects’ (Menachemi, PI). Alabama Dept of Public Health & Bureau of Children’s Health Insurance July 2009- August 2011. Principal Investigator: “Did The Recent Changes In Macro-Economic Conditions Affect Physical Activity?" Active Living Research, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. Feb 2010 – Feb, 2012. Investigator: “Communities Putting Prevention to Work – Obesity.” CDC & United Way of Central Alabama, (Menachemi, PI). May 2010 – Feb, 2012. Investigator: “Communities Putting Prevention to Work – Tobacco.” CDC & United Way of Central Alabama, (Menachemi, PI). May 2010 – Feb, 2012. Investigator: “Education for MCH Leadership at UAB.” DHHS Maternal and Child Health Bureau Training Grant. June 2009 – present. (Wingate, PI). Principal Investigator: “Mental Health and Substance Abuse History's Impact on Current Mortgage

Situation of Individuals.” SOPH-UAB ‘Back of the Envelope’ pilot project award. February 2011- September 2011. Principal Investigator: “Gasoline Prices & Physical Activity: A Pilot Study with Secondary Data.” UAB Lister Hill Center for Health Policy Intramural Grant. August 2009 – August 2010. Principal Investigator: “What Do People In Different Income Groups Buy When They Do Not Buy Fruits And Vegetables.” Clinical Nutrition Research Center, UAB. October 2007-August 2008. Principal Investigator: “Parental Time, Income & Children’s BMI.” NIH/NICHD.

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March 2006-February 2008. Principal Investigator: “Alcohol Policies & Child Fatal Injury.” Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, October 2005-March 2007. Investigator: “Parenting, Adolescent Substance Use and Delinquency”. NIH/NIDA, September 2005-July 2006. Principal Investigator: “Maternal Prenatal Substance Use and Behavioral Problems Among Children in The U.S.” UAB Lister Hill Center for Health Policy Intramural Grant. September 2003-August 2004. Principal Investigator: “Devising an Effective Return-to-Work Program.” Florida Department of Transportaions Grant, State of Florida. Summer 2002. Principal Investigator: “Determinants of Length of Poverty After Divorce.” In-House Research

Award, University of Central Florida. Summer 2001. Principal Investigator: “Abortion Restrictions and Teen Sexual Activity: Evidence from the

NLSY97.” Bureau of Labor Statistics “NLSY97 Early Results Grant”. Fall 1999. PUBLICATIONS ** Denotes co-author was a graduate student, postdoctoral fellow or junior researcher that I was mentoring or co-mentoring. Peer-Reviewed Journal Articles:

1. Guerard, B., Omachonu, V., & Sen, B. (2018). Reducing ED Visits among Dual Eligible

Patients via a Comprehensive Wellness Assessment. Accepted for publication. Population

Health Management.

2.Chunn, V.M.**, Sen, B., O’Connor S.J., Jessee, W.F., Sasson, J., Landry, A.Y. (2018).

Integration of Cardiologists with Hospitals: Effects on Physician Compensation and

Productivity. Accepted for publication. Healthcare Management Review.

3.Sen, B., Blackburn, J., Morrisey, M. A., Kilgore, M. L., Menachemi, N., Caldwell, C., & Becker, D. J. (2018). Impact of Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act on Costs and Utilization in Alabama's Children's Health Insurance Program. Academic Pediatrics. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.acap.2018.07.014.

4. Aswani, M. S.**, Kilgore, M. L., Becker, D. J., Redden, D. T., Sen, B., & Blackburn, J. (2018). Differential Impact of Hospital and Community Factors on Medicare Readmission Penalties. Health services research. doi: 10.1111/1475-6773.13030

5.Hilliard, L. M., Kulkarni, V., Sen, B., Caldwell, C., Bemrich‐Stolz, C., Howard, T. H., ... & Lebensburger, J. D. (2018). Red blood cell transfusion therapy for sickle cell patients with frequent painful events. Pediatric blood & cancer, e27423. https://doi.org/10.1002/pbc.27423

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6. Singleton, C. R., Young, S., Kessee, N., Springfield, S. E., & Sen, B. (2018, April). Examining Disparities In Diet Quality Between Snap Participants And Non-Participants Using Oaxaca-Blinder Decomposition. Annals Of Behavioral Medicine(Vol. 52, Pp. S533-S533). Journals Dept, 2001 Evans Rd, Cary, Nc 27513 Usa: Oxford Univ Press Inc.

7.Hogan, T. H.**, Lemak, C. H., Hearld, L. R., Sen, B. P., Wheeler, J. R. C., & Menachemi, N. (2018). Market and organizational factors associated with hospital vertical integration into sub-acute care.. Health Care Manage Rev. doi:10.1097/HMR.0000000000000199

8.Bronstein, J., Sen, B., Morrisey, M., Blackburn, J., Kilgore, M., Engler, S., & Smith, W. (2018). Assessing the Impact of Case Management on Medicaid Clients with Chronic Diseases.. Soc Work Public Health, 33(4), 215-225. doi:10.1080/19371918.2018.1454867

9.Guerard, B., Omachonu, V., Perez, B., & Sen, B. (2018). The Effectiveness of a Comprehensive Wellness Assessment on Medication Adherence in a Medicare Advantage Plan Diabetic Population.. J Healthc Manag, 63(2), 132-141. doi:10.1097/JHM-D-16-00034

10.Patidar, N., Weech-Maldonado, R., O'Connor, S. J., Sen, B., Trimm, J. M., & Camargo, C. (2017). Freestanding Emergency Departments Are Associated with Higher Medicare Costs: A Longitudinal Panel Data Analysis. Inquiry-The Journal Of Health Care Organization Provision And Financing, 54, 1-8. doi:10.1177/0046958017727106

11.Blackburn, J., Morrisey, M. A., & Sen, B. (2017). The Benefit of Early Preventive Dental Care for Children-Reply.. JAMA Pediatr, 171(9), 918-919. doi:10.1001/jamapediatrics.2017.2060

12.Epane, J., Weech-Maldonado, R., Hearld, L., Menachemi, N., Sen, B., O'Connor, S., & Ramamonjiarivelo, Z. (2017). Hospitals' Use of Hospitalists: Implications for Financial Performance. Health Care Management Review. doi:10.1097/HMR.0000000000000170

13.Guerard, B., Omachonu, V., Hernandez, S. R., & Sen, B. (2017). Chronic Conditions and Self-Reported Health in a Medicare Advantage Plan Population. Population Health Management, 20(2), 132-138. doi:10.1089/pop.2016.0013

14.Goldfarb, S. S., Locher, J. L., Preskitt, J., Becker, D., Davies, S. L., & Sen, B. (2017). Associations between participation in family activities and adolescent school problems.. Child Care Health Dev, 43(3), 361-368. doi:10.1111/cch.12434

15.Singleton, C. R**., Opoku-Agyeman, W., Affuso, E., Baskin, M. L., Levitan, E. B., Sen, B., & Affuso, O. (2018). WIC Cash Value Voucher Redemption Behavior in Jefferson County, Alabama, and Its Association With Fruit and Vegetable Consumption.. Am J Health Promot, 32(2), 325-333. doi:10.1177/0890117117730807

16. Xin, H.**, Kilgore, M. L., & Sen, B. P. (n.d.). Is Access to and Use of Primary Care Practices that Patients Perceive as Having Essential Qualities of a Patient-Centered Medical Home Associated With Positive Patient Experience? Empirical Evidence From a U.S. Nationally Representative Sample.. J Healthc Qual, 39(1), 4-14. doi:10.1097/01.JHQ.0000462688.01125.c2

17.Blackburn, J., Becker, D. J., Morrisey, M. A., Kilgore, M. L., Sen, B., Caldwell, C., & Menachemi, N. (2017). An assessment of the CHIP/Medicaid quality measure for ADHD.. Am J Manag Care, 23(1), e1-e9. Retrieved from https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28141934

18.Patidar, N.**, Weech-Maldonado, R., O'Connor, S. J., Sen, B., Trimm, J. M., & Camargo, C. A. (2016). Impact of the Presence of Freestanding Emergency Departments in Market on the Healthcare Cost. In Academy of Management. Anaheim, California.

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19.Singleton, C. R.**, Baskin, M., Levitan, E. B., Sen, B., Affuso, E., & Affuso, O. (2016). Farm-to-Consumer Retail Outlet Use, Fruit and Vegetable Intake, and Obesity Status among WIC Program Participants in Alabama.. Am J Health Behav, 40(4), 446-454. doi:10.5993/AJHB.40.4.6

20.Singleton, C. R.**, Baskin, M., Levitan, E. B., Sen, B., Affuso, E., & Affuso, O. (2017). Perceived Barriers and Facilitators of Farm-to-Consumer Retail Outlet Use Among Participants of the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) in Alabama.. J Hunger Environ Nutr, 12(2), 237-250. doi:10.1080/19320248.2016.1157550

21.Patidar, N.**, Weech-Maldonado, R., O'Connor, S. J., Sen, B., Trimm, J. M., & Camargo, C. A. (n.d.). Contextual Factors Associated with Hospitals' Decision to Operate Freestanding Emergency Departments. Health Care Management Review.

22.Guerard, B., Omachonu, V., Harvey, R. A., Hernandez, S. R., & Sen, B. (n.d.). The Influence of Respondent Characteristics on the Validity of Self-Reported Survey Responses.. Health Serv Res, 51(3), 937-952. doi:10.1111/1475-6773.12356

23.Goldsby, T. U., Yeager, V., Sen, B., Ferdinand, A., Taylor, D., Manzella, B., & Menachemi, N. (2016). Impact Of Changing An Urban Environment On Pediatric Obesity Rates: Evidence From A Quasi-experiment: 2422 Board #3 June 3, 9: 30 AM - 11: 30 AM.. Med Sci Sports Exerc, 48(5 Suppl 1), 664. doi:10.1249/01.mss.0000486991.56755.60

24.Xin, H.**, Kilgore, M. L., & Sen, B. (n.d.). Is Access to and Use of Patient Perceived Patient-Centered Medical Homes Associated With Reduced Nonurgent Emergency Department Use?. Am J Med Qual, 32(3), 246-253. doi:10.1177/1062860616641757

25.Guerard, B., Omachonu, V., Perez, B., & Sen, B. (n.d.). Improvement in Oral Diabetes Medication Adherence after a Comprehensive Wellness Assessment in a Dual Eligible Population.. Popul Health Manag, 19(6), 405-413. doi:10.1089/pop.2015.0132

26.Morrisey, M. A., Blackburn, J., Becker, D. J., Sen, B., Kilgore, M. L., Caldwell, C., & Menachemi, N. (2016). The Great Recession of 2007-2009 and Public Insurance Coverage for Children in Alabama: Enrollment and Claims Data from 1999-2011.. Public Health Rep, 131(2), 348-356. doi:10.1177/003335491613100219

27.Singleton, C. R.**, Affuso, O., & Sen, B. (2016). Decomposing Racial Disparities in Obesity Prevalence: Variations in Retail Food Environment.. Am J Prev Med, 50(3), 365-372. doi:10.1016/j.amepre.2015.08.004

28.Sen, B., Blackburn, J., Kilgore, M. L., Morrisey, M. A., Becker, D. J., Caldwell, C., & Menachemi, N. (2016). Preventive Dental Care and Long-Term Dental Outcomes among ALL Kids Enrollees.. Health Serv Res, 51(6), 2242-2257. doi:10.1111/1475-6773.12469

29.Bronstein, J. M., Morrisey, M. A., Sen, B., Engler, S., & Smith, W. K. (2016). Initial Impacts of the Patient Care Networks of Alabama Initiative.. Health Serv Res, 51(1), 146-166. doi:10.1111/1475-6773.12319

30.Goldsby, T. U., George, B. J., Yeager, V. A., Sen, B. P., Ferdinand, A., Sims, D. M. T., . . . Menachemi, N. (2016). Urban Park Development and Pediatric Obesity Rates: A Quasi-Experiment Using Electronic Health Record Data.. Int J Environ Res Public Health, 13(4), 411. doi:10.3390/ijerph13040411

31.Sen, B., Blackburn, J., Aswani, M. S.**, Morrisey, M. A., Becker, D. J., Kilgore, M. L., . . . Menachemi, N. (2016). Health Expenditure Concentration and Characteristics of High-Cost Enrollees in CHIP.. Inquiry, 53. doi:10.1177/0046958016645000

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32.Tajeu, G. S.**, & Sen, B.. New Pathways From Short Sleep to Obesity? Associations Between Short Sleep and "Secondary" Eating and Drinking Behavior.. Am J Health Promot, 31(3), 181-188. doi:10.4278/ajhp.140509-QUAN-198

33.Goldfarb, S. S., Tarver, W. L., Locher, J. L., Preskitt, J., & Sen, B. (2015). A systematic review of the association between family meals and adolescent risk outcomes.. J Adolesc, 44, 134-149. doi:10.1016/j.adolescence.2015.07.008

34.Xin, H.**, Kilgore, M. L., Sen, B. P., & Blackburn, J. (2015). Can Nonurgent Emergency Department Care Costs be Reduced? Empirical Evidence from a U.S. Nationally Representative Sample.. J Emerg Med, 49(3), 347-354. doi:10.1016/j.jemermed.2015.01.034

35.Singleton, C. R**., Sen, B., & Affuso, O. (2015). Disparities in the Availability of Farmers Markets in the United States.. Environ Justice, 8(4), 135-143. doi:10.1089/env.2015.0011

36.Drewry, J.**, Sen, B., Wingate, M., Bronstein, J., Foster, E. M., & Kotelchuck, M. (2015). The impact of the State Children's Health Insurance Program's unborn child ruling expansions on foreign-born Latina prenatal care and birth outcomes, 2000-2007.. Matern Child Health J, 19(7), 1464-1471. doi:10.1007/s10995-014-1650-5

37.Collum, T. H.**, Menachemi, N., & Sen, B. (2016). Does electronic health record use improve hospital financial performance? Evidence from panel data.. Health Care Manage Rev, 41(3), 267-274. doi:10.1097/HMR.0000000000000068

38.Ferdinand, A. O.**, Menachemi, N., Blackburn, J. L., Sen, B., Nelson, L., & Morrisey, M. (2015). The impact of texting bans on motor vehicle crash-related hospitalizations.. Am J Public Health, 105(5), 859-865. doi:10.2105/AJPH.2014.302537

39.Becker, D. J., Blackburn, J., Morrisey, M. A., Sen, B., Kilgore, M. L., Caldwell, C., . . . Menachemi, N. (2015). Enrollment, expenditures, and utilization after CHIP expansion: evidence from Alabama.. Acad Pediatr, 15(3), 258-266. doi:10.1016/j.acap.2015.01.006

40.Albright, K. C., Boehme, A. K., Mullen, M. T., Wu, T. -C., Branas, C. C., Grotta, J. C., . . . Carr, B. G. (2015). The Effect of Telemedicine on Access to Acute Stroke Care in Texas: The Story of Age Inequalities.. Stroke Res Treat, 2015, 813493. doi:10.1155/2015/813493

41.Upadhyay, S.**, Sen, B., & Smith, D. G. (2015). The cash conversion cycle and profitability: A study of hospitals in the state of Washington. Journal of Health Care Finance, 41(4).

42.Morrisey, M. A., Blackburn, J., Becker, D. J., Sen, B., Kilgore, M. L., Caldwell, C., & Menachemi, N. (2015). Adverse Selection in the Children's Health Insurance Program.. Inquiry, 52. doi:10.1177/0046958015593559

43.Flagg, L. A.**, Sen, B., Kilgore, M., & Locher, J. L. (2014). The influence of gender, age, education and household size on meal preparation and food shopping responsibilities.. Public Health Nutr, 17(9), 2061-2070. doi:10.1017/S1368980013002267

44.Xin, H., Kilgore, M. L., Menachemi, N., & Sen, B. (2014). The relationships between access to and use of a patient-centered medical home and healthcare utilization and costs: A cohort study using Medical Expenditure Panel Survey data from 2007 to 2010. Health Services Management Research, 27(3-4), 70-81. doi:10.1177/0951484815602503

45.Ferdinand, A. O.**, Menachemi, N., Sen, B., Blackburn, J. L., Morrisey, M., & Nelson, L. (2014). Impact of texting laws on motor vehicular fatalities in the United States.. Am J Public Health, 104(8), 1370-1377. doi:10.2105/AJPH.2014.301894

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46.Sen, B. (2014). Using the Oaxaca-Blinder decomposition as an empirical tool to analyze racial disparities in obesity.. Obesity (Silver Spring), 22(7), 1750-1755. doi:10.1002/oby.20755

47.Casazza, K., Brown, A., Astrup, A., Bertz, F., Baum, C., Brown, M. B., . .Sen, B . Allison, D. B. (2015). Weighing the Evidence of Common Beliefs in Obesity Research.. Crit Rev Food Sci Nutr, 55(14), 2014-2053. doi:10.1080/10408398.2014.922044

48.Yeager, V. A.**, Menachemi, N., Savage, G. T., Ginter, P. M., Sen, B. P., & Beitsch, L. M. (2014). Using resource dependency theory to measure the environment in health care organizational studies: a systematic review of the literature.. Health Care Manage Rev, 39(1), 50-65. doi:10.1097/HMR.0b013e3182826624

49.Goldfarb, S.**, Tarver, W. L.**, & Sen, B. (2014). Family structure and risk behaviors: the role of the family meal in assessing likelihood of adolescent risk behaviors.. Psychol Res Behav Manag, 7, 53-66. doi:10.2147/PRBM.S40461

50.Sen, B., Blackburn, J., Morrisey, M., Becker, D., Kilgore, M., Caldwell, C., & Menachemi, N. (2014). Can increases in CHIP copayments reduce program expenditures on prescription drugs?. Medicare Medicaid Res Rev, 4(2). doi:10.5600/mmrr2014-004-02-a03

51.Sen, B., Blackburn, J., Morrisey, M., Becker, D., Kilgore, M., Caldwell, C., & Menachemi, N. (2014). Can increases in CHIP copayments reduce program expenditures on prescription drugs?. Medicare and Medicaid Research Review, 4(2). doi:10.5600/mmrr.004.02.a03

52.Sen, B., Patidar, N.**, & Thomas, S**. (2014). A silver lining to higher prices at the pump? Gasoline prices and teen driving behaviors.. Am J Health Promot, 28(3), 146-154. doi:10.4278/ajhp.120926-QUAN-471

53.Blackburn, J., Becker, D. J., Sen, B., Morrisey, M. A., Caldwell, C., & Menachemi, N. (2013). Characteristics of low-severity emergency department use among CHIP enrollees.. Am J Manag Care, 19(12), e391-e399. Retrieved from https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24512087

54.Menachemi, N., Tajeu, G.**, Sen, B., Ferdinand, A. O.**, Singleton, C., Utley, J., . . . Allison, D. B. (2013). Overstatement of results in the nutrition and obesity peer-reviewed literature.. Am J Prev Med, 45(5), 615-621. doi:10.1016/j.amepre.2013.06.019

55.Becker, D. J., Blackburn, J., Morrisey, M. A., Sen, B., Kilgore, M. L., Caldwell, C., & Menachemi, N. (2013). Co-payments and the use of emergency department services in the children's health insurance program.. Med Care Res Rev, 70(5), 514-530. doi:10.1177/1077558713491501

56.Sen, B., Blackburn, J., Morrisey, M. A., Kilgore, M. L., Becker, D. J., Caldwell, C., & Menachemi, N. (2013). Effectiveness of preventive dental visits in reducing nonpreventive dental visits and expenditures.. Pediatrics, 131(6), 1107-1113. doi:10.1542/peds.2012-2586

57.Yeager, V. A.**, Menachemi, N., Ginter, P. M., Sen, B. P., Savage, G. T., & Beitsch, L. M. (2013). Environmental factors and quality improvement in county and local health departments.. J Public Health Manag Pract, 19(3), 240-249. doi:10.1097/PHH.0b013e31825f74b2

58.Casazza, K., Fontaine, K. R., Astrup, A., Birch, L. L., Brown, A. W., Bohan Brown, M. M., . Sen, B…. Allison, D. B. (2013). Myths, presumptions, and facts about obesity.. N Engl J Med, 368(5), 446-454. doi:10.1056/NEJMsa1208051

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59.Menachemi, N., Blackburn, J., Becker, D. J., Morrisey, M. A., Sen, B., & Caldwell, C. (2013). Measuring prevention more broadly: an empirical assessment of CHIPRA core measures.. Medicare Medicaid Res Rev, 3(3). doi:10.5600/mmrr.003.03.a04

60.Ferdinand, A. O**., Sen, B., Rahurkar, S., Engler, S., & Menachemi, N. (2012). The relationship between built environments and physical activity: a systematic review.. Am J Public Health, 102(10), e7-e13. doi:10.2105/AJPH.2012.300740

61.Sen, B., & Panjamapirom, A. (2012). State background checks for gun purchase and firearm deaths: an exploratory study.. Prev Med, 55(4), 346-350. doi:10.1016/j.ypmed.2012.07.019

62.Tajeu, G. S., Sen, B., Allison, D. B., & Menachemi, N. (2012). Misuse of odds ratios in obesity literature: an empirical analysis of published studies.. Obesity (Silver Spring), 20(8), 1726-1731. doi:10.1038/oby.2012.71

63.Sen, B., Blackburn, J., Morrisey, M. A., Kilgore, M. L., Becker, D. J., Caldwell, C., & Menachemi, N. (2012). Did copayment changes reduce health service utilization among CHIP enrollees? Evidence from Alabama.. Health Serv Res, 47(4), 1603-1620. doi:10.1111/j.1475-6773.2012.01384.x

64.Sen, B., Wingate, M. S., & Kirby, R. (2012). The relationship between state abortion-restrictions and homicide deaths among children under 5 years of age: a longitudinal study.. Soc Sci Med, 75(1), 156-164. doi:10.1016/j.socscimed.2012.01.037

65.Patel, P. H.**, & Sen, B. (2012). Teen motherhood and long-term health consequences.. Matern Child Health J, 16(5), 1063-1071. doi:10.1007/s10995-011-0829-2

66.Menachemi, N., Blackburn, J., Sen, B., Morrisey, M. A., Becker, D. J., Caldwell, C., & Kilgore, M. L. (2012). The impact of CHIP coverage on children with asthma in Alabama.. Clin Pediatr (Phila), 51(3), 247-253. doi:10.1177/0009922811420713

67.Sen, B. (2012). Is There an Association Between Gasoline Prices and Physical Activity? Evidence from American Time Use Data. Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, 31(2), 338-366. doi:10.1002/pam.21601

68.Morrisey, M. A., Blackburn, J., Sen, B., Becker, D., Kilgore, M. L., Caldwell, C., & Menachemi, N. (2012). The effects of premium changes on ALL Kids, Alabama's CHIP program.. Medicare Medicaid Res Rev, 2(3). doi:10.5600/mmrr.002.03.a01

69.Sen, B., & Patel-Dovlatabadi, P**. (2012). Racial disparities in obesity for males & females in three southern states in the US, across SES categories. Health, 04(12), 1434-1441. doi:10.4236/health.2012.412A207

70.Ginter, P. M., Sen, B., Morrisey, M. A., & Menachemi, N. (2012). Analyzing the Gender Gap in the Salary of Health Administration Faculty. Journal of Health Administration Education, 29(Fall).

71.Becker, D. J., Blackburn, J. L., Kilgore, M. L., Morrisey, M. A., Sen, B., Caldwell, C., & Menachemi, N. (2011). Continuity of insurance coverage and ambulatory care-sensitive hospitalizations/ED visits: evidence from the children's health insurance program.. Clin Pediatr (Phila), 50(10), 963-973. doi:10.1177/0009922811410229

72.Sen, B., & Campbell, C. M**. (2010). Alcohol prevalence, alcohol policies, and child fatal injury rates from motor vehicle crashes. Contemporary Economic Policy, 28(3), 392-405. doi:10.1111/j.1465-7287.2009.00142.x

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73.Sen, B., Averett, S., Argys, L., & Rees, D. I. (2009). The effect of substance use on the delinquent behaviour of adolescents. Applied Economics Letters, 16(17), 1721-1729. doi:10.1080/13504850701675532

74.Locher, J. L., Ritchie, C. S., Roth, D. L., Sen, B., Vickers, K. S., & Vailas, L. I. (2009). Food choice among homebound older adults: motivations and perceived barriers.. J Nutr Health Aging, 13(8), 659-664. Retrieved from https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19657547

75.Sen, B. (2010). The relationship between frequency of family dinner and adolescent problem behaviors after adjusting for other family characteristics.. doi:10.1016/j.adolescence.2009.03.011

76.Sen, B., Averett, S., & Argys, L. (2009). The Effects of Substance Use on Undesirable Behavior Among Adolescents.. Applied Economics Letters, 16(17), 1721-1729.

77.Sen, B., & Swaminathan, S. (2007). Maternal prenatal substance use and behavior problems among children in the U.S.. J Ment Health Policy Econ, 10(4), 189-206. Retrieved from https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18166830

78.Sen, B. (2007). State abortion restrictions and child fatal-injury: An exploratory study. Southern Economic Journal, 73(3), 553-574.

79.Sen, B. (2006). Frequency of family dinner and adolescent body weight status: evidence from the national longitudinal survey of youth, 1997.. Obesity (Silver Spring), 14(12), 2266-2276. doi:10.1038/oby.2006.266

80.Mennemeyer, S. T., & Sen, B. (2006). Undesirable juvenile behavior and the quality of parental relationships. Southern Economic Journal, 73(2), 437-460. doi:10.2307/20111900

81.Sarkar, M. B., Echambadi, R., Agarwal, R., & Sen, B. (2006). The effect of the innovative environment on exit of entrepreneurial firms. Strategic Management Journal, 27(6), 519-539. doi:10.1002/smj.534

82.Sen, B. (2006). The Relationship between Beer Taxes, Other Alcohol Policies, and Child Homicide Deaths. Topics in Economic Analysis & Policy, 6(1). doi:10.2202/1538-0653.1571

83.Sen, B. (2006). Frequency Of Sexual Activity Among Unmarried Adolescent Girls: Do State Policies Pertaining To Abortion Access Matter?. Eastern Economic Journal, 32(2), 313-330.

84.Sen, B. (2004). Adolescent propensity for depressed mood and help seeking: race and gender differences.. J Ment Health Policy Econ, 7(3), 133-145. Retrieved from https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15478992

85.Sen, B. (2003). An indirect test for whether restricting Medicaid funding for abortion increases pregnancy-avoidance behavior. Economics Letters, 81(2), 9-17. doi:10.1016/S0165-1765(03)00165-4

86.Sen, B. (2003). Can Beer Taxes Affect Teen Pregnancy? Evidence Based on Teen Abortion Rates and Birth Rates. Southern Economic Journal, 70(2), 328-343. doi:10.2307/3648972

87.Sen, B. (2003). Why do women feel the way they do about market work: The role of familial, social and economic factors. Review of Social Economy, 61(2), 211-234+273. doi:10.1080/0034676032000098228

88.Sen, B. (2003). A preliminary investigation of the effects of restrictions on Medicaid funding for abortions on female STD rates. Health Economics, 12(6), 453-464. doi:10.1002/hec.740

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89. Sen, B. (2002). Does alcohol-use increase the risk of sexual intercourse among adolescents? Evidence from the NLSY97.. J Health Econ, 21(6), 1085-1093. Retrieved from https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12475127

90.Sen, B. (2001) “Revisiting Women’s Preferences About Future Labor Force Attachment: What Effects Do They Have On Earnings And What Are They Affected By?” Research in Labor Economics Vol. 20, 2001, p.311-337.

91. Sen, B. (2000). How important is anticipation of divorce in married women’s labor supply decisions? An intercohort comparison using NLS data. Economics Letters, 67(2), 209-216. doi:10.1016/S0165-1765(99)00259-1

Chapters in Peer-Reviewed Edited Research Volumes: 1. Xie, Rongbing, Bisakha Sen & E. Michael Foster. “Vulnerable Youth and Transitions to

Adulthood.” New Directions for Adult and Continuing Education, 2014: 29–38. doi: 10.1002/ace.20102 (Chapter dedicated to Dr. Foster who passed away on May 15, 2013).

2. Sen, Bisakha, Stephen Mennemeyer & Lisa Gary. “The Relationship Between Perceptions Of Neighborhood Characteristics And Obesity Among Children” in Economic Aspects of Obesity, ed M. Grossman & N. Mocan. NBER & The University of Chicago Press. 2011.

3. Sen, Bisakha. “What Maternal and Demographic Characteristics Put U.S. Children at Higher Risk of Obesity? A Comparison across Race-Ethnicity and Children’s Age” in Obesity: A multidimensional approach to contemporary global issues, ed. S. Kapoor & R. Sinha. Delhi University Press, India. 2009.

Other Book Chapters : 4. Panjapirom, Anantachai & Bisakha Sen. “Firearm Deaths & State Background Checks:

Evidence on What Works and What Does Not” in Assaults: Prevalence, Prevention, and Psychological Implications, In N. Gotsiridze-Columbus (Ed.) Assaults: Prevalence, Prevention and Psychological implications.Hauppauge, NY: Nova Science Publishers, Inc.

5. Sen, Bisakha. “Why Does Dowry Still Persist in India ? An Economic Analysis Using Human

Capital” in South Asians and the Dowry Problem, ed. Werner F. Menski. Trentham Books. Stoke-on-Trent, England, 1998.

Selected Abstracts & Conference Proceedings: Blackburn, J. L., Sen, B., & Becker, D. (2017). Racial and rural/urban differences in accessing preventive dental care and its effectiveness in preventing caries-related visits among publicly insured children. Poster session presented at the meeting of AcademyHealth Annual Research Meeting.

Sen, B., Blackburn, J., Kilgore, M., Becker, D., Morrisey, M., Caldwell, C., & Menachemi, N. (2016). Disparities in Mood Disorder Episodes & Diagnosis in Different Settings: What Can We Learn?”. Poster session presented at the meeting of AcademyHealth Annual Research Meeting.

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Sen, B., Blackburn, J., & Xie, R. (2016). The Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill’s Health Impacts on Vulnerable Residents in the Alabama Gulf Coast. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill and Ecosystem Science Conference. Tampa, Florida.

Blackburn, J. L., Morrisey, M. A., & Sen, B. (2016). Outcomes associated with early preventive dental care among Medicaid-enrolled children in Alabama. Poster session presented at the meeting of AcademyHealth Annual Research Meeting.

Becker, D. J., Blackburn, J., Morrisey, M. A., Sen, B., Kilgore, M. L., Caldwell, C., & Menachemi, N. (2015). The Impact of Continuity of Primary Care On Hospitalizations and ED Visits in CHIP. Poster session presented at the meeting of Academy Health Annual Research Meeting 2015.

Sen, B., Blackburn, J., Becker, D., Kilgore, M., Menachemi, N., Morrisey, M., & Caldwell, C. (2015). Does Pediatric Preventive Dental Care Improve Long-Term Dental Outcomes for Children?. Poster session presented at the meeting of AcademyHealth Annual Research Meeting.

Patidar, N., Weech-Maldonado, R., O'Connor, S. J., Trimm, J. M., Sen, B. P., & Camargo, C. A. (2015, August 7). Relationship Between Hospital Operating Freestanding-Emergency Department and Financial Performance. In Academy of Management Proceedings Vol. 2015 (Meeting Abstract Supplement) 16428. Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada: Academy of Management. doi:10.5465/AMBPP.2015.16428abstract

Epane, J. P., Weech-Maldonado, R., Hearld, L., Sen, B., Ramomonjiarivelo, Z., & O'Connor, S. J. (2016). Hospital Financial Performance: Implications for the Use of Hospitalists. In European Acacdemy of Management. Paris, France.

Epane, J. P., Weech-Maldonado, R., Menachemi, N., & Sen, B. (2014). Hospitalists Reduce Pneumonia Readmission Rates?. In Gerontological Society of America. Washington, DC.

Epane, J. P., Weech-Maldonado, R., Menachemi, N., & Sen, B. (2014). Hospitalists and Hospital's Bottom Line: Is there a Business Case?. In Gerontological Society of America. Washington, DC.

Patidar, N., Weech-Maldonado, R., O'Connor, S. J., Trimm, J. M., Sen, B. P., & Camargo Jr, C. A.. Relationship between Hospital Operating Freestanding-Emergency Department and Financial Performance. In Academy of Management Proceedings (Vol. 2015, No. 1, p. 16428). Academy of Management 2015. Singleton, Chelsea, Olivia Affuso, & Bisakha Sen. "Abstract P118: County-Level Disparities in the Availability of Farmers Markets in the United States: An Ecological Study." Circulation 129, no. Suppl 1 (2014): AP118-AP118. Karen Albright, Amelia Boehme, Bisakha Sen, Michael Mullen, Nicole Gonzales, Sean Savitz & Sheryl Martin-Schild. “Stroke Severity in Men and Women: What Proportion of the Disparity Can Be Explained by Differences in Cardiovascular Risk Factors?” Neurology Vol. 82(10), 2014. Supplement S12.005. McWhorter, John, S. Robert Hernandez, Bisakha Sen, Patricia Patrician, & Rosemary Luquire. "Organizational Predictors of Early Adopters of Innovation." In Academy of Management Proceedings, vol. 2013, no. 1, p. 16636. Academy of Management, 2013.

Xin, Haichan, Meredith Kilgore, Bisakha Sen, Nir Menachemi. “Is use of a patient-centered medical home associated with reduced health care utilization and costs? Empirical evidence from a US nationally representative sample.” International Journal of Integrated Care Vol 13, 2013.

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Sen, Bisakha. “Adolescent Propensity for Depressed Mood & Help-Seeking: Race and Gender Differences”Journal of Mental Health Policy and Economics Vol. 6 (Supplement 1), 2003, p.S45. NATIONAL BUREAU OF ECONOMIC RESEARCH WORKING PAPERS Sen, Bisakha, Stepehen Mennemeyer & Lisa Gary. “The Relationship between Neighborhood Quality and Obesity among Children.” NBER Working Paper # w14985. (http://www.nber.org/authors_papers/bisakha_sen) REPORTS & MONOGRAPHS Becker, D. J., Sharma, P., Blackburn, J., Sen, B., Kilgore, M., Morrisey, M. A., . . . Caldwell, C. (2017). An Assessment of the Financial Impact of the Potential Termination of the Children’s Health Insurance Program on Current Enrollees in Alabama. Retrieved from http://www.soph.uab.edu/files/admins/jmcdouga/HCOP%20BRIEF%20CHIP%20COPAYS%20FINAL.pdf

Guerard, Barbara & Bisakha Sen. “Analysis of a Post Hospitalization Transitions Clinic n a Medicare Advantage Plan Population.” Research Report (commissioned by Peoples Health, Louisiana). November 2013. Allison, David, Olivia Affuso, Nir Menachemi, Bisakha Sen & Gary Gadbury. “Toward Standardized Measurement Systems for Rating and Ranking the Fidelity of Research Reporting in the Nutrition and Obesity Literature: Preliminary Construct Validation.” Research Report, December 2011. Sen, Bisakha. “Assessing the Impact of Green Spaces on Physical Activity (PA) & Healthcare Costs in Jefferson County, AL.” Evaluation Abstract. September 2011. http://media.al.com/spotnews/other/UAB%20%20abstract--%20Assessing%20the%20Impact%20of%20Green%20Spaces%20on%20Physical%20Activity.pdf Sen, Bisakha, Sally Engler, Alva Ferdinand, Saurabh Raurkar, Teri Chafin & Nir Menachemi. “If We Build It, Will They Come? A Prospective Evaluation of the Willingness to Use Activity-Friendly Green Space among Residents of Jefferson County, Alabama.” Research Report (CCPW-Obesity and Jefferson County Department of Health). October 2011. Yancey, Antronette, Dylan Roby,Brian Cole, William McCarthy, Judith Shinogle, Bisakha Sen & James Sallis. “Methodology for the Recess Revolution Corporate Toolkit: Workplace Cost--‐Benefit (ROI) Calculator for Instant Recess® Implementation.” Technical Report. Portland OR: KEEN. October 2011. SELECTED INVITED TALKS & CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS Sen, Bisakha. “Health Policy 101: A Quick Overview of Health Policy Research & Some Useful Empirical Tools.” (2nd presentation). Health Disparities Research Training Program, Minority Health & Health Disparities Research Center, UAB. August, 2016.

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Sen, Bisakha. “An Introduction to Regression Discontinuity as a Tool for Causal Inference”. Invited talk at the 2nd Short Course (R25HL124208), ‘Strengthening Causal Inference in Behavioral Obesity Research.’ Nutrition & Obesity Research Center, UAB. July, 2016. Sen, Bisakha. “Intrumental Variable Approaches: Potential Applications in Obesity”. Invited talk at the 3rd Short course (R25DK099080) ‘The Mathematical Sciences in Obesity’. Nutrition & Obesity Research Center, UAB. June, 2016. Sen, Bisakha, Justin Blackburn, Meredith Kilgore, David Becker, Michael Morrisey, Cathy Caldwell & Nir Menachemi. “Disparities in Mood Disorder Episodes & Diagnosis in Different Settings: What Can We Learn?” Poster Presentation. 33rd AcademyHealth Annual Research Meeting. Boston, MA June 2016. Blackburn, Justin., Michael Morrisey & Bisakha Sen. “Outcomes associated with early preventive dental care among Medicaid-enrolled children in Alabama.” Poster Presentation. 33rd AcademyHealth Annual Research Meeting. Boston, MA June 2016. Sen, Bisakha, Barbara Guerard, Vincent Omachonu & Blake Perez. “Improvement in Medication Adherence after a Comprehensive Wellness Assessment in a Dual Eligible Population of Diabetic Patients.” Poster Presentation. 33rd AcademyHealth Annual Research Meeting. Boston, MA June 2016. Sen, Bisakha. “Does Pediatric Preventive Dental Care Improve Subsequent Dental Outcomees for Children?Musings on Challenges, Methods Available, Policy Recommendations & Future Research Directions in a World of Limited Options!” Invited talk, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, May 2016.

Xie, Rong Bing, Justin Blackburn & Bisakha Sen, “The Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill’s

Health Impacts on Vulnerable Residents in the Alabama Gulf Coast.” Oral Presentation, 2016 Gulf

of Mexico Oil Spill and Ecosystem Science Conference, Tampa, FL, Feb 2016. Sen, Bisakha. “A Quick Overview of Health Policy Research & Some Useful Empirical Tools.” (2nd presentation). Health Disparities Research Training Program, Minority Health & Health Disparities Research Center, UAB. October, 2015. Sen, Bisakha. “Quasi-Experimental Analyses: Real World Case Studies”. Invited talk at the 1st Short Course (R25HL124208), ‘Strengthening Causal Inference in Behavioral Obesity Research.’ Nutrition & Obesity Research Center, UAB. July, 2015. Sen, Bisakha. “Bringing Tools from the Field of Economics to Better Understand Disparities in Obesity”. Invited talk at the 2nd Short course (R25DK099080) ‘The Mathematical Sciences in Obesity’. Nutrition & Obesity Research Center, UAB. June, 2015. Sen, Bisakha, Justin Blackburn, Meredith Kilgore, Michael Morrisey, David J. Becker, Cathy Caldwell & Nir Menachemi. “Does Pediatric preventive Dental Care Improve Long-Term Dental Outcomes for Children?” 11th World Congress on Health Economics; International Health Economics Association.Milan, Italy, July 2015. Sen, Bisakha, Justin Blackburn, Meredith Kilgore, Michael Morrisey, David J. Becker, Cathy Caldwell & Nir Menachemi. “Does Pediatric Preventive Dental Care Improve Long-Term Dental Outcomes for Children?” Poster Presentation. 32nd AcademyHealth Annual Research Meeting. Minneapolis, MN, June 2015.

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Sen, Bisakha. “A Quick Overview of Health Policy Research & Some Useful Empirical Tools” Health Disparities Research Training Program, Minority Health & Health Disparities Research Center, UAB. February, 2015. Sen, Bisakha, Justin Backburn & Rongbing Xie. “Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill’s Health Impact on Vulnerable Children in Alabama.” 2014 Annual Meetng of the Eastern Economic Association. Boston, MA. March 2014. Tajeu, Gabriel, Monica Aswani, Martha S. Wingate & Bisakha Sen.”State Tobacco Policies, Maternal Prenatal Smoking & Infant Birth Outcomes: Evidence from the Natality Details Files.” 9th World Congress on Health Economics; International Health Economics Association. Sydney, Australia, July 2013. Tajeu, Gabriel & Bisakha Sen. “Short Sleep is Associated With More Time Spent in Secondary Eating & Drinking.” Poster Presentation. 30th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Obesity Society. San Antonio, TX, Sept 2012. Ferdinand, Alva, Saurabh Rahurkar, Divvy Upadhyay, Nir Menachemi & Bisakha Sen. “Do Abstracts Accurately Reflect the Paper? An Examination of the Built Environment & Physical activity Literature.” Scientific Approaches to Strengthening Research Integrity in Nutrition and Energetics. Nutrition & Obesity Research Center, UAB. New Paltz, NY. August 2012. Sen, Bisakha, Justin Blackburn, David J. Becker, Michael A. Morrisey, Meredith Kilgore, Cathy Caldwell, & Nir Menachemi. “An Assessment of Dental Care under Alabama’s CHIP, ALL Kids.” (Poster presentation). 29th AcademyHealth Annual Research Meeting. Orlando, FL. June 2012. Averett, Susan & Bisakha Sen. “They May Not Choose Abstinence: Do Parental Involvement Laws have Unforeseen Effects on Teen Sexual Behavior?” 4th Biennial Conference of the American Society of Health Economists, University of Minnesotta, Minneapolis, MN. June 2012. Dave, Dhaval, Greg Colman & Bisakha Sen. “Physical Activity over the Macroeconomy: Who is Affected and By How Much?” 4th Biennial Conference of the American Society of Health Economists, University of Minnesotta, Minneapolis, MN. June 2012. Sen, Bisakha, Alva Ferdinand, Saurabh Rahurkar, Sally Engler & Nir Menachemi. “If We Build It, Will They Come? Self-Reported Willingness to Use Activity Friendly Green Space among Residents of Alabama.” (Poster presentation). UAB Health Disparities Research Symposium: The Science of Eliminating Health Disparities:From Discovery to Delivery. Birmingham, AL, April 2012. Sen, Bisakha, Alva Ferdinand, Saurabh Rahurkar, Sally Engler & Nir Menachemi. “If We Build It, Will They Come? Self-Reported Willingness to Use Activity Friendly Green Space among Residents of Alabama.” (Poster presentation). Active Living Research Conference, San Diego, CA, March 2012. Sen, Bisakha & Anantachai Panjamapirom. “Types of Background Information Checks prior to Gun Purchase and Violent Deaths.” Southern Economic Association 81st Annual Conference, Washington, D.C., November 2011. Sen, Bisakha & Anantachai Panjamapirom. “Types of Background Information Checks prior to Gun Purchase and Violent Deaths.” (Poster presentation). APHA 139th Annual Meeting. Washington, D.C., November 2011.

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Sen, Bisakha. “Higher Gasoline prices Can make you Sweat! Evidence from American time Use Data.” International Health Economics Association 8th World Congress. Toronto, Canada, July 2011. Sen, Bisakha. “Is There an Association between Gasoline Prices & Physical Activity? Evidence from the American Time Use Data.” International Perspectives on Time Use Conference, University of Maryland, College Park, MD. June 2011. Sen, Bisakha, Justin Blackburn, Michael Morrisey, Meredith Kilgore, David Becker, Cathy Caldwell & Nir Menachami. “Did Copayments Changes Reduce Health-Service Usage Among Chip Enrollees? Evidence From Alabama.” (Poster presentation). 28th AcademyHealth Annual Research Meeting. Seattle, WA. June 2011. Thomas, Sheikilya & Bisakha Sen. “Gasoline Prices & Physical Activity Among Youth: Evidence from YRBS Data.” (Poster presentation). Active Living Research Conference, San Diego, CA, February 2011. Sen, Bisakha. “Is There An Associations Between Gasoline Prices & Physical Activity ? Evidence from American Time Use Data.” 3rd Biennial Conference of the American Society of Health Economists, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY. June 2010. Sen, Bisakha. “Economic Conditions and Time Use by Individuals” (Poster Presentation). ATUS Conference and Workshop. University of Maryland, College Park, MD. June 2009. ** Panjamapirom, Anantachai & Bisakha Sen. “Does the level of background check agencies make a difference in firearm death rates?” (Poster presentation). 26th AcademyHealth Annual Research Meeting. Chicago, IL. June 2009. Sen, Bisakha, Stepehen Mennemeyer & Lisa Gary. “The Relationship between Neighborhood Quality and Obesity among Children.” NBER Conference on Economic Aspects of Obesity, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA, November 2008 Sen, Bisakha, Laura Argys & Elizabeth Kitchin. “What Do People In Different Income Groups Buy When They Do Not Buy Fruits And Vegetables?”. 2nd Biennial Conference of the American Society of Health Economists, Raleigh-Durham, NC, June 2008. ** Goudie, Anthony, Richard Shewchuck & Bisakha Sen. “Association Between Maternal Smoking and Higher Childhood Body Mass Index (BMI).” APHA 135th Annual Meeting, Washington, D.C., November 2007. Sen, Bisakha & Christine P Campbell**. “DUI Laws, Other Alcohol Policies, and Child Deaths in Motor Vehicle Crashes.” Annual Conference of Western Economic Association International, San Diego, CA, July 2006. Sen, Bisakha, Martha S Wingate & Russell S Kirby. “Do Abortion Restrictions Affect Child Fatal Injury? A Longitudinal Analysis.” Inaugural Conference of the American Society of Health Economists, Madison, WI, June 2006. Argys, Laura & Bisakha Sen. “Parental Time, Income and Children’s BMI.” Eastern Economics Association Annual Conference, Philadelphia, PA, February 2006.

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Sen, Bisakha & Michael Morrisey. “Alcohol Use, Alcohol Policies & Child Fatal Injury Rates: Preliminary Results for Homicide Deaths among 0-4 yr olds.” (Poster presentation). Substance Abuse Policy Research Program (Robert Wood Johnson Foundation) 2006 Annual Grantee Meeting, Tucson, AZ, December 2005. Sen, Bisakha. “State Abortion Restrictions & Child Fatal Injury: An Exploratory Study.” 3rd Annual Southeastern Health Economics Study Group Conference, Columbia, SC, October ’05. Argys, Laura & Bisakha Sen. “Parental Time, Income and Children’s BMI.” (Poster presentation) International Health Economics Association 2005 5th World Congress, Barcelona, Spain, July 2005. Sen, Bisakha & Shailender Swaminathan. “Maternal Prenatal Substance Use and Behavioral Problems Among Children in The U.S.” International Health Economics Association 2005 5th World Congress, Barcelona, Spain, July 2005. Swaminathan, Shailendar & Bisakha Sen. “Effects of Maternal Substance Abuse during Pregnancy on Child Developmental Issues: Very Low Birthweight versus Normal Birthweight Infants” American Economic Association Meetings, Philadelphia, PA, January 2005. Dee, Thomas & Bisakha Sen. “Do Abortion Restrictions Reduce Risky Teen Sex: Evidence from Parental Involvement Laws.” Annual Conference of Western Economic Association International, Vancouver, Canada, July ’04. Sen, Anindya; Bisakha Sen & Reshmi Gupta. “Labor Market Participation and Domestic Violence.” Annual Conference of the Canadian Economic Association, Toronto, Canada, June ’04. Sen, Bisakha. “The Most Innocent Victims: Alcohol Use, Alcohol Policies, & Child Fatal Injury Rates.” International Health Economics Association 2003 4th World Congress, San Francisco, CA, June ’03. Sen, Bisakha. “An Investigation of The Effects of Restrictions on Medicaid Funding for Abortions on Female STD Rates.” Annual Conference of Western Economic Association, San Francisco, CA, July ‘01. Sen, Bisakha. “Alcohol and Youth Contraception Use During Sex.” Annual Conference of Southern Economic Association,Crystal City, VA, November ‘00. Mach, Traci & Bisakha Sen. “Duration of Poverty Spells following Divorce: A Study Proposal.” Annual Conference of Midwest Economic Association, Chicago, IL, March ‘00. Sen, Bisakha. “Revisiting Women’s Preferences About Future Labor Force Attachment: What Effects Do They Have On Earnings And What Are They Affected By?” American Economic Association Meetings, Boston, MA, Jan ‘00. Sen, Bisakha. “Pre-Marital Sexual Behavior And Contraception Use Among Adolescents: Do Family Background And Economic Incentives Matter?” National Longitudinal Survey of Youth 1997 (NLSY97) ‘Early Results’Conference, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Washington, D.C., November ‘99.

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TEACHING & MENTORING Courses Taught Class University Years Execurive Health Economics (Executive Master of Science in Health Administration).

UAB 2012-2015

Executive Regression Analysis (Executive Doctoral Level).

UAB 2010-2015

Empirical Methods for Health Research/Regression Analysis

UAB 2004 – 2016.

Health Economics

UAB 2003 - 2015.

Labor Economics (Graduate.)

U. Central Florida 2000, 2002.

Contemporary Labor Economics (Undergraduate.)

U. Central Florida 2000, 2002.

Economic Analysis of the Firm (MBA) U. Central Florida 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001. Principles of Economics II (Microeconomics, Undergraduate.)

U. Central Florida 1998, 1999 (2 sections), 2000, 2001 (2 sections), 2002.

Principles of Economics I (Macroeconomics, Undergraduate.)

U. Central Florida 1999.

American Economy in the 20th Century Ohio State University

1997 (2 sections)

Current Economic Issues in USA

Ohio State University

1996

Doctoral Dissertation Committees Tommy J. Sanders, Dept. of Health Services Administration, UAB. Dissertation title: “Factors Influencing the Adoption Process of Administative Innovations.” (Chair: Dr. Thomas L. Powers). Completed, Fall 2007. Anthony Goudie, Dept. of Health Services Administration, UAB “The Effect of Maternal Pre-Natal Insults on the BMI Growth Trajectory of Children Between 5 - 12 Years of Age." (Chair: Dr. Richard Shewchuck). Completed, Spring 2008. Gregory Ellis, Dept.of Health Services Administration. Dissertation title: “Factors that Affect the Self-Care Behaviors of Type II Diabetes.” (Chair: Dr. Jeffrey Burkhardt). Completed, Spring 2010. Valerie Yeager, Dept of Healthcare Organization & Policy, UAB. Dissertation title: “Studies in Public Health Systems and Services Research: Three papers examining the market environment, quality improvement, and community partnerships” (Chair: Dr. Nir Menachemi). Completed, Spring 2012.

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Jonathan Drewry, Dept of Healthcare Organization & Policy, UAB. Dissertation title: “Evaluation of the Effect of the State Children’s Health Insurance Program Unborn Child Ruling on Foreign-born Latina Rates of Prenatal Care Utilization, Adequacy, and Birth Outcomes from 2000-2007.” (Chair: Dr. Martha S. Wingate). Completed, Fall 2012. Mark E. Anderson, Dept. of Health Services Administration, UAB. Dissertation title: “Exploring Oral Health Disparities for Children in the City of Milwaukee.” (Chair: Dr. S. Robert Hernandez). Completed, Fall 2012. John McWorther, Dept. of Health Services Administration, UAB. Dissertation title: “A study of early adopters of innovation.” (Chair: Dr. S. Robert Hernandez). Completed, Fall 2012. Josue’ Patien Epane. Dept. of Health Services Administration, UAB. Dissertation title: “Hospitalists and Organizational Performance.” (Chair: Dr. Robert Weech-Muldonado). Completed, Summer 2013. Sheikilya Thomas. Dept. of Health Services Administration, UAB. Dissertation title: “Patient Trust among Economically-Disadvantaged African-American Hypertension Patients.” (Chair: Dr. Robert Weech-Muldonado). Completed, Summer 2013. Alva Ferdinand. Dept of Healthcare Organization & Policy, UAB. Dissertation title: “Studies on distracted driving: three papers examining the state of the literature and the impact of texting restrictions on motor vehicle crash-related fatalities and hospitalizations.” (Chair: Dr. Nir Menachemi). Completed, Summer 2013. Taleah Collum. Dept. of Health Services Administration, UAB. “Hospital Financial Performance: A look at governance and hit strategies” (Chair: Dr. Nir Menachemi). Completed, Spring 2013.

Dong Yeong Shin. Dept. of Health Services Administration, UAB. Dissertation title: “The Role of Nurse Staffing Patterns on Environment-Hospital Performance Relationship.” (Chair: Dr. Robert Weech-Muldonado). Ongoing. Nitish Patidar. Dept. of Health Services Administration, UAB. Dissertation title: “Three Papers on Freestanding Emergency departments.” (Chair: Dr. Robert Weech-Muldonado). Completed, Spring 2014. Timothy Harlin. Dept. of Health Services Administration, UAB. Dissertation title: “Assessing System Congruence By Analyzing The Relationship Between Employee And Patient Driven System Outputs.” (Chair: Dr. S. Robert Hernandez). Completed, Spring 2014. Carolyn Tory Harper. Dept. of Health Services Administration, UAB. Dissertation title: “Hospital Vertical Integration of Sub acute care services.” (Chair: Dr. Christy Lemak). Ongoing. Chelsea Singleton. Department of Epidemiology. UAB. Dissertation title: “Farm-to-Consumer Outlet Usage among Low-Income Individuals in Birmingham, Alabama.” (Chair: Dr. Olivia Affuso). Completed, Spring 2014. Samantha Goldfarb. Dept of Healthcare Organization & Policy, UAB. Dissertation title: Three Studies on Family Meals: “Examining the Predictors of Family Meals and its Impact on Adolescent Health.” (Chair: Dr. Bisakha Sen). Completed, Fall 2014.

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Willi Tarver. Dept of Healthcare Organization & Policy, UAB. “Impact Of And Adoption Trends Of HIT In Cancer Care.” (Chair: Dr. Nir Menachemi). Completed, Summer, 2015. Shivani Gupta. Dept. of Health Services Administration, UAB. Dissertation title: “Hospital Based Skilled Nursing Facilities.” (Chair: Dr. Robert Weech-Muldonado). Completed, Summer, 2015. Al Gatmaitan. Dept. of Health Services Administration, UAB. Dissertation title: “Safety Culture And Its Impact On Patient Harm Events: A Contingency Theory Perspective In The Context Of Complex Adaptive Systems.” (Chair: Dr. S. Robert Hernandez). Completed, Summer, 2015. Lee Ann Flagg. Department of Sociology, UAB. “Exercise Adherence among Pregnant Women: The Roles of Socioeconomic Status, Attitudes towards Prenatal Exercise, and Social Support.” Completed, Summer, 2015. Directed Student Research Projects. † Resulted in peer-reviewed publication. ~ Presented at national or international research conference. Christine Campbell, “DUI Laws and Motor Vehicle Fatalities among Children.” ~ † Payal Patel, “Teen Motherhood and Long-Term Health Consequences.” ~ † Anantachai Panjpirom, “State Gun Control Regulations & Gun Violence.” ~ † Gabriel Tajeu, “Misuse of Odds Ratios in the Obesity Literature.” † Sheikilya Thomas, “Gasoline Prices & Physical Activity Among Youth.”~ † Gabriel Tajeu, “Short Sleep & Secondary Eating and Drinking.” ~ Lee Anne Flagge, ““Meal Planning and Food Shopping: Whose Job Is it? An Analysis Using NHANES data” ~ † Nitish Patidar, “Gasoline Prices, Unemployment, and Youth Driving.” † Samantha Goldfarb, “Parent-Child Connectivity and School-Reported Problems.” (Ongoing). Willi Tarver, “A Decomposition Approach to Understanding Racial Disparities in Obesity, Using NHANES Data.” ~ Other Projects With Students Divvy Upadhyay, Dept of Healthcare Organization & Policy. Recipient of SOPH “Back of the Envelope” Student Award for project “Health Economics Made Simple”; Mentor: Dr. Bisakha Sen. Formal Mentoring Program Participation Faculty Mentor, UAB Health Disparities Research Training Award Program, Minority Health & Health Disparities Research Center. Feb 2012- Feb 2014. (Mentee: Carol Motley, Ph.D, UAB School of Business). Faculty Mentor, Nutrition & Obesity Research Center. Jan 2011-present. (Mentees: Lee Ann Flagg; Chelsea Singleton). SELECTED PROFESSIONAL SERVICE ACTIVITIES Professional Committees Member, Scientific Executive Committee and Reviewing Committee for 5th International Conference on Women’s Issues in Transportation (Working Group “Health, Safety and Personal Security”), May 2012-Dec 2014. Member, Scientific Review Committee, International Health Economics Association, 2004 – 2006.

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Mamber, Scientific Review Committee, American Society for Health Economists, 2013-2014. Study Sections: Scientific Reviewer: NIH/ NIDDK/NIA/NCI/NICHD: ‘PAR-12-257, Time-Sensitive Obesity Policy and Program Evaluation’. July 2015. Scientific Reviewer: Active Living Research (University of California, San Diego), 2014. Member: NIH/NICHD Initial Review Group ‘Health, Behavior & Context’ Subcommittee, July 2012-June 2014. Colateral reviewer: NIH/NICHD. Scientific Review Group 2012/08 ZHD1 DSR-M (55) Colateral reviewer: Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, ALR-CFP10, June 2010. Colateral reviewer. NIH/NICHD: Scientific Review Group 2009/01 ZHD1 DSR-M (HB). Colateral reviewer. NIH/NICHD: Scientific Review Group 2008/01 ZHD1 DSR-M (HB). Colateral reviewer. NIH/NICHD: Scientific Review Group 2007/10 ZHD1 DSR-M (HB 1). Colateral reviewer. NIH/NICHD: Scientific Review Group 2006/10 ZHD1 DSR-M (HB)(S). Journal Reviewer American Economic Journal; American Journal of Health Economics; American Journal of Managed Care; Addiction; BMC Public Health; B.E. Journals in Economic Analysis & Policy; Children and Youth Services Review ; Contemporary Economic Policy; Eastern Economic Journal; Economics of Education Review; Economics & Human Biology; Economic Inquiry ; European Journal of Health Economics; Health Affairs; Health Economics; International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health; International Journal of Obesity; Journal of Criminal Justice ; Journal of Health Economics; Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved; Journal of Obesity; Journal of Policy Analysis & Management; Journal of Population Economics; Medical Care; Medicare & Medicaid Research Review; Medicine & Science in Sports and Exercise; Obesity; Pediatrics; Review of Social Economy; Review of Economics of the Household; Social Science & Medicine; Southern Economic Journal; Strategic Management Journal.

Other Scientific Reviewer Reviewer for “Cost Analysis for Improving Park Facilities to Promote Park-based Physical Activity.” Commisioned report by Active Livng esearch, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, 2015. External Reviewer for Tenure/Promotion Package. University, School & Department Level Service Member, Faculty Governance Working Group, 2016. Member, School of Pubic Health FAC Committee, Sept 2013-present. Member, Department of Healthcare Organization & Policy, DrPH Committee, Sept 2012-present. Chair, School of Public Health, Educational Policy Committee: 2009 - 2010. Organizer of the Lister Hill Center ‘Methods Workshop’ series. 2009-2013. Member, School of Public Health, Educational Policy Committee: 2003 – 2006; 2010-2012. Member, Department of Healthcare Organization & Policy, Maternal & Child Health Tenure- Track Position Search Committee, 2010-2011. Member, Department of Healthcare Organization & Policy, Maternal & Child Health Non-Tenure- Track Position Search Committee, 2009-2010. Member, UAB Grievance & Termination Hearing Panel, 2008-2010. Member, Department of Healthcare Organization & Policy, Health Policy Search Committee: 2004-2005. Member, Department of Healthcare Organization & Policy, Health Management Search Committee: 2004-2005. Member, Department of Health Behavior Search Committee, 2006 – 2007.

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Reviewer, Lister Hill Center for Health Policy (UAB) Intramural grants, 2007. Reviewer, UAB Minority Health & Health Disparities Research Center Intramural grants, 2010. Reviewer, School of Public Health ‘Back of the Envelope’ pilot proposals, 2011, 2012. Consulting: Consultant, Peoples Health Medicare Advantage Plan, New Orleans, LA. 2013-present. Consultant: PackHealth, Birmingham AL. 2014-2015. Community Service: Director & Founder: Notinee Indian Dance, Sept 2006-present. Board of Directors Member: The Alabama dance Council, July 2017-present. Board of Directors Member: The Women’s Fund of Greater Birmingham, Jan 2015-present. Grants Sub-committee Member: The Women’s Fund of Greater Birmingham, Jan 2015-present. Member: The Alabama Economics Club, Jan 2014-present. Member: Indian Cultural Society at the Birmingham Museum of Art. Jan 2009-present. Invited Speaker: Birmingham Business Leaders’ Roundtabe, “Patient Protection & Affordable Care Act a.k.a “Obamacare”: Current Status, Future Implications”, Jan 2014. Invited Speaker: Rotary Club of Birmingham, “Obamacare”: Current status & future implications”, Nov. 2013.