Projects & Contracts



Completed Projects (2000 - Present)


Title: "Adult Economic Impact Study/ System Modality Assessment Study "
Project Number: Contract LD 828
Principal Investigator: Michael French
Amount: $588,897
Funding Agency: Department of Children and Families, State of Florida
Dates: 2009 to 2011
HERG Contact: Michael French

Title: "Effectiveness of extended treatments for drug dependence"
Project Number: R01-DA020623-01-A1
Principal Investigator: McKay, TRI
Amount: $2,300,000
Funding Agency: National Institute on Drug Abuse
Dates: 2006 to 2011
HERG Contact: Michael French or Kathryn McCollister

Title: "Economic Consequences of Alcohol Use Disorders"
Project Number: R01 AA015695
Principal Investigator: Michael French
Amount: $1,250,000
Funding Agency: National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism
Dates: 2006 to 2010
HERG Contact: Michael French

Title: "Quality community services for adolescent drug abuse"
Project Number: R01 DA019607
Principal Investigator: Aaron Hogue, Columbia University
Amount: $3,452,109
Funding Agency: National Institute on Drug Abuse
Dates: 2006 to 2011
HERG Contact: Michael French

Title: "RCT Evaluating Improvement Strategies for Addiction Treatment"
Project Number: 5R01 DA020832-02
Principal Investigator: David Gustafson, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Amount: $7,584,181
Funding Agency: National Institute on Drug Abuse
Dates: 2006 to 2011
HERG Contact: Michael French


Title:
"Team for Risk Adjustment and Quality of Care"
Project Number:
XVA 33-014
Principal Investigator:
Laura Petersen, Baylor College of Medicine
Amount:
ongoing funding, effort only
Funding Agency:
Department of Veterans Affairs
Dates:
1999 to 2008
HERG Contact:
Maragaret Byrne
Title:
"Cost-effectiveness of Reducing Drug Treatment Barriers"
Project Number:
R01 AD18980
Principal Investigator:
Jeff Pyne, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
Amount:
$1,341,579
Funding Agency:
National Institute on Drug Abuse
Dates:
2005 to 2009
HERG Contact:
Michael French or Kathryn McCollister
Title:
"Resource and Quality of Life Consequences of Lung Cancer Screening"
Project Number:
K07 CA101812
Principal Investigator:
Margaret Byrne
Amount:
$593,442
Funding Agency:
National Cancer Institute
Dates:
2003 to 2008
HERG Contact:
Margaret Byrne
Title:
"Economic Evaluation of Substance Abuse Treatment in Criminal Justice Settings"
Project Number:
K01 DA013962
Principal Investigator:
Kathryn McCollister
Amount:
$595,836
Funding Agency:
National Institute on Drug Abuse
Dates:
2004 to 2009
HERG Contact:
Kathryn McCollister
Title:
 “Alcohol Use and Social Capital”
Project Number:
R03 AA016371
Principal Investigator:
Ana Balsa
Amount:
$150,000
Funding Agency:
National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism
Dates:
2007 to 2009
HERG Contact:
Ana Balsa
Title:
"Costs and Benefits of Alcohol Services and Interventions"
Project Number:
R01 AA13167
Principal Investigator:
Michael French
Amount:
$2,658,484
Funding Agency:
National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism
Dates:
2001 to 2007
HERG Contact:
Michael French
Title:
"Long Term Outcomes of Adolescents in Drug Treatment"
Project Number:
R01 DA15412
Principal Investigator:
Gayle Daykof
Amount:
$1,886,643
Funding Agency:
National Institute on Drug Abuse
Dates:
2002 to 2007
HERG Contact:
Michael French
Title: "Economic Aspects of Alcohol Use and Abuse" 
Project Number: K01 AA13608
Principal Investigator: Pierre Alexandre, Johns Hopkins University
Amount: $618,090
Funding Agency: National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism
Dates: 2002 to 2007
HERG Contact: Michael French

Title: "Effectiveness and Costs of Enhanced Cocaine Treatments"
Project Number: R01 DA14059
Amount: $3,500,000
Funding Agency: National Institute on Drug Abuse
Dates: 2001 to 2006
HERG Contact: Michael French
Title: "Benefit-cost Analysis of the California Substance Abuse Treatment Facility (CSATF)"
Project Number:  
Amount: $100,000
Funding Agency: Department of Corrections, State of California
Dates: 2003 to 2006
HERG Contact: Kathryn McCollister
Title: "Women's Prison TC: Outcomes, Process, and Economic Analysis"
Project Number: R01 DA14370
Amount: $431,532
Funding Agency: National Institute on Drug Abuse
Dates: 2001 to 2006
HERG Contact: Michael French
Title: "Medicare+Choice and Minority Elderly"
Project Number: R01 AG019284
Amount: $1,316,891
Funding Agency: National Institute on Aging
Dates: 2002-2006
HERG Contact: Margaret Byrne
Title: "Consortium to examine Clinical Research Ethics"
Project Number:  
Amount: $800,000
Funding Agency: Doris Duke Charitable Foundation
Dates: 2003-2005
HERG Contact: Margaret Byrne
Title: "Dual Use of VA and Medicare+Choice Pharmacy Benefits"
Project Number: llR 02-081
Amount: $230,000
Funding Agency: Department of Veterans Affairs
Dates: 2003-2005
HERG Contact: Margaret Byrne
Title: "Utilization and Cost of Health Services by CDUs"
Project Number: R01 DA13968
Amount: $679,175
Funding Agency: Public Health Service, National Institute on Drug Abuse
Dates: 2002 to 2004
HERG Contact: Margaret Byrne
Title: "Economic Evaluation of Adolescent Treatment Services"
Project Number: R01 DA13298
Amount: $1,056,895
Funding Agency: National Institute on Drug Abuse
Dates: 2001 to 2004
HERG Contact: Michael French
Title: "Florida Node of the Drug Abuse Clinical Trials Network"
Project Number: U10 DA 13298
Amount: $1,056,895
Funding Agency: National Institute on Drug Abuse
Dates: 2001 to 2005
HERG Contact: Michael French or Kathryn McCollister
Title: "Utilizing Clinical and Financial Instruments for Economic Evaluation"
Project Number: 3P50 DA07705
Amount: $1,324,500
Funding Agency: National Institute on Drug Abuse
Dates: 2000 to 2005
HERG Contact: Michael French
Title: "Health Values and Preferences in Osteoarthritis"
Project Number: 5P01 HS10876-022000-2005
Amount: $226,750
Funding Agency: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
Dates: 2000 to 2005
HERG Contact: Margaret Byrne
Title: "Extent of Coverage and Availability of Screening Colonoscopy among Privately Insured Individuals"
Project Number: IRG Seed Money
Amount: $25,000
Funding Agency: American Cancer Society
Dates: 2000 to 2001
HERG Contact: Margaret Byrne
Title: "Cost Analysis of Secondary Conditions in Disabled Women"
Project Number: R04/CCR618805-01
Amount: $763,262
Funding Agency: Centers for Disease Control
Dates: 2000 to 2001
HERG Contact: Margaret Byrne
Title: "Medicare HMO enrollment and VA use by Minority and Low Income Veterans"
Project Number: IIR 20-052-1
Amount: $630,000
Funding Agency: Department of Veterans Affairs
Dates: 2000 to 2001
HERG Contact: Margaret Byrne
Title: "Costs and Benefits of Prison-Based Treatment plus Aftercare for Drug-Abusing Offenders"
Project Number:  
Amount: $189,133
Funding Agency: The Robert Wood Johnson Foundations
Dates: 2000 to 2003
HERG Contact: Kathryn McCollister
Title: "Chronic Drug Use, Depression, and Labor Supply"
Project Number: R03 DA13631
Amount: $150,636
Funding Agency: National Institute on Drug Abuse
Dates: 2000 to 2002
HERG Contact: Michael French
Title: "Cost-Effectiveness of Prison-based Drug Reduction Strategies"
Project Number:  
Amount: $25,000
Funding Agency: State of California
Dates: 2000 to 2001
HERG Contact: Kathryn McCollister
Title: "Cannabis Youth Treatment Coordinating Center: Benefit-Cost Analysis"
Project Number: UR4 TI11320
Amount: $75,000
Funding Agency: Center for Substance Abuse Treatment
Dates: 2000 to 2001
HERG Contact: Michael French
Title: "Drug Reduction Strategy Evaluation"
Project Number:  
Amount: $25,000
Funding Agency: Department of Corrections, State of California
Dates: 2000 to 2001
HERG Contact: Kathryn McCollister
Title: "Health Administration Traineeships and Special Projects"
Project Number: A19 HP10206
Amount: $37,770
Funding Agency: Health Resources and Services Administration
Dates: 2000 to 2003
HERG Contact: Michael French