Recent Presentations by
HERG and HERG-affiliated personnel

(includes presentations based on research funded by HERG, and other sources of support)

French, M.T. “The Effects of Physical Attractiveness, Personality, and Grooming on Academic Performance in High School” Presented at the 2006-2007 Lister Hill Center Seminar Series, Birmingham, Alabama, September, 2007.

Homer, J.F., M.C. Drummond, and M.T. French. “Does the Economic Evaluation of Adolescent Addiction Programs Raise Additional Methodologic Challenges?” Presented at the International Health Economics Association annual conference, Copenhagen, Denmark, July, 2007.

Ettner, S., J.C. Maclean, and M.T. French. “Axis II Personality Disorders and Labor Market Performance.” Presented at the School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, January, 2007.

Maclean, J.C., E. Norton, and M.T. French. “Alcohol Consumption and Body Weight.” Presented at the Universidad de Montevideo, Montevideo, Uruguay, December, 2006.

French, M.T., J.F. Homer, and G. Gumus. “Riding Under the Influence: Can Public Policies Influence Motorcycle Safety and Reduce Fatalities?” Presented at the Southern Economics Association Conference, Charleston, South Carolina, November, 2006.

French, M.T., J.F. Homer, and G. Gumus. “Riding Under the Influence: Can Public Policies Influence Motorcycle Safety and Reduce Fatalities?” Presented at the Addiction Health Services Research Conference, Little Rock, Arkansas, October, 2006.

Maclean, J.C., E. Norton, and M.T. French. “Alcohol Consumption and Body Weight.” Presented at the European Conference on Health Economics, Budapest, Hungary, July, 2006.

French, M.T. "Riding Under the Influence: Can Alcohol Policies Influence Motorcycle Safety and Reduce Fatalities?" 6th European Conference on Health Economics, Budapest, Hungary, July 2006

Balsa, A. "The Impact of Parental Drinking on Children's Utilization of Health Care Services." Inaugural Conference of the American Society of Health Economists (ASHE), Madison, WI, June 2006.

Balsa, A. "The Impact of Parental Drinking on Children's Utilization of Healthcare." Advisory Board Meeting, Costs of Benefits of Alcohol Services and Interventions, Miami Beach, FL, April 2005.

French, M.T. "Fatal and Nonfatal Motorcycle Injuries: Can Alcohol Policies Inflluence Rider Safety and Reduce Accidents?" Inaugural Conference of the American Society of Health Economists (ASHE), Madison, WI, June 2006

Maclean, J.C. "Marijuana Use in Late Adolescence and its affect on delinquency and crime." Inaugural Conference of the American Society of Health Economists (ASHE), Madison, WI, June 2006

Gumus, G. "Economic Costs and Benefits of Alcohol Services and Interventions." Annual NIDA Advisory Board Meeting, Miami Beach, FL, 2005.

Gumus, G. "Economic Evaluation Methods: Development and Application." Annual NIDA Advisory Board Meeting, Miami Beach, FL, 2005.

Zavala, S.K. "Cost-Effectiveness Analysis of Four Interventions for Adolescent Substance Abuse." The Economic Evaluation Methods: Development and Application Year 1 Advisory Board Meeting, Miami Beach, FL, November 2005.

Zavala, S.K. "Guidelines and Challenges for Estimating the Economic Costs and Benefits of Adolescent Substance Abuse Treatments." The Economic Evaluation Methods: Development and Application Year 1 Advisory Board Meeting, Miami Beach, FL, November 2005.

Maclean, J.C. "Outpatient Marijuana Treatment for Adolescents: Long-term Follow-Up of Costs and Economics Benefits." The Economic Evaluation Methods: Development and Application Year 1 Advisory Board Meeting, Miami Beach, FL, November 2005.

Maclean, J.C. "Alcohol Consumption and Body Weight." The Addiction Health Services Research Conference, RAND Corporation Headquarters, Santa Monica, CA, October 2005.

Maclean, J.C. "Minimum Legal Drinking Age Revisited: Underage Alcohol Use, Delinquency, and Criminal Activity." The Costs and Benefits of Alcohol Services and Interventions Year 4 Advisory Board Meeting, Miami Beach, FL, April 2005.