Bisakha (Pia) Sen May, 2015

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, Health Economics, Health Services Research, Applied Microeconomics. 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.

Bisakha (Pia) Sen

2

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: 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-present. 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-present. 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. 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

Bisakha (Pia) Sen

3

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. 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.

Bisakha (Pia) Sen

4

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. 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.

Bisakha (Pia) Sen

5

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 or postdoctoral fellow that I was mentoring or co-mentoring. Peer-Reviewed Journal Articles: 1. Guerard, Barbara, Vincent Omachonu, S. Robert Hernandez & Bisakha Sen. “Chronic

Conditions and Self-Reported Health in a Medicare Advantage Plan Population.” Forthcoming, Population Health Management.

2. Blackburn, Justin, David Becker, Meredith Kilgore, Michael Morrisey, Bisakha Sen, Cathy Caldwell & Nir Menachemi “An Assessment of the CHIP/Medicaid Quality Measure for Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder.” Forthcoming, American Journal of Managed Care.

3. Sen, Bisakha, Justin Blackburn, Monica Aswani, Michael Morrisey, David Becker, Meredith Kilgore, Cathy Caldwell, Chris Sellers & Nir Menachemi. “Health Expenditure Concentration and Characteristics of High-Cost Enrollees in CHIP.” 2016. Inquiry 53. doi:

10.1177/0046958016645000.

4. Goldsby, TaShauna, Brandon J George, Valerie A. Yeager, Bisakha Sen, Alva Ferdinand, Devon M. T. Sims, Bryn Manzella , Asheley Cockrell Skinner, David B. Allison & Nir Menachemi. “Urban Park Development and Pediatric Obesity Rates: A Quasi-Experiment Using Electronic Health Record Data.” 2016. International Journal of Environmental Research & Public Health 13(4), 411.

5. Patidar, Nitish**, Robert Weech-Maldonado, Stephen J O'Connor, Bisakha Sen, J M Trimm, C A Camargo, Jr. "Contextual Factors Associated with Hospitals' Decision to Operate Freestanding Emergency Departments.” Forthcoming, Healthcare Management Review.

6. Sen, Bisakha, Justin Blackburn, David Becker, Michael Morrisey, Meredith Kilgore, Cathy

Caldwell & Nir Menachemi. “Does Pediatric Preventive Dental Care Improve Long-Term Dental Outcomes for Children?” Forthcoming, Health Services Research. doi:10.1111/1475-6773.12469.

7. Singleton, Chesea. Monica Baskin, Emily Levitan, Bisakha Sen & Olivia Affuso. “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.” Forthcoming, Journal of Hunger & Environmental Nutrition.

8. Xin, Haichang, Meredith Kilgore & Bisakha Sen. "Is access to and use of patient perceived patient-centered medical homes associated with reduced nonurgent emergency department use.” Forthcoming, American Journal of Medical Quality. doi:10.1177/1062860616641757

Bisakha (Pia) Sen

6

9. Guerard, Barbara, Vincent Omachonu, Blake Perez & Bisakha Sen. "Improvement in Oral Diabetes Medication Adherence after a Comprehensive Wellness Assessment in a Dual Eligible Population". Forthcoming, Population Health Management. doi:10.1089/pop.2015.0132

10. Morrisey. Michael, Justin Blackburn, David Becker, Meredith Kilgore, Bisakha Sen, Cathy

Caldwell & Nir Menachemi. “The Great Recession and Public Insurance Coverage for Children: A Quasi Experimental Analysis.” 2016. Public Health Reports 131(2), 348-356.

11. Guerard, Barbara, Vincent Omachonu, Raymond A Harvey, S. Robert Hernandez &

Bisakha Sen. “The Influence of Respondent Characteristics on the Validity of Self-Reported Survey Responses.” Forthcoming, Health Services Research.Epub ahead of print: http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/1475-6773.12356/abstract. doi: 10.1111/1475-6773.12356

12. Singleton, Chelsea**, Olivia Affuso & Bisakha Sen. “Decomposing racial disparities in Obesity

Prevalence: Variations in retail Food Environment.” American Journal of Preventive Medicine.2016. 50(3), 365-372. doi:10.1016/j.amepre.2015.08.004.

13. Bronstein, Janet, Bisakha Sen, Sally Engler, Wilson Smith & Michael Morrisey. “Initial Impacts

of the Patient Care Networks of Alabama.” 2016. Health Services Research. 51(1). 146-166. doi: 10.1111/1475-6773.12319

14. Goldfarb, Samantha**, Willi Tarver**, Julie Locher, Julie Preskitt & Bisakha Sen.” A Systematic

Review of the Association between Family Meals and Adolescent Risk Outcomes.” 2015. Journal of Adolescence 44.134-149. doi: 10.1016/j.adolescence.2015.07.008.

15. Tajeu, Gabriel** & Bisakha Sen. “New Pathways from Short-Sleep to Obesity? Associations

Between Short-Sleep and ‘Secondary’ Eating and Drinking Behavior." 2015, American Journal of Health Promotion. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.4278/ajhp.140509-QUAN-198

16. Singleton, Chelsea**, Bisakha Sen & Olivia Affuso. “Disparities in the Availability of farmers

Markets in the US.” 2015. Environmental Justice. 8(4), 135-143. doi:10.1089/env.2015.0011 17. Morrisey, Michael, Justin Blackburn, David Becker, Bisakha Sen, Meredith Kilgore, Cathy

Caldwell, & Nir Menachemi. "Adverse Selection in the Children’s Health Insurance Program" 2015. Inquiry 52. PMID: 26428203

18. Albright, Karen C , Amelia Boehme, Michael Mullen, Tzu-Ching Wu, Charles C. Branas, James

C. Grotta, Sean Savitz, Catherine Wolff, Bisakha Sen & Brendan G. Carr. “ "The Effect of Telemedicine on Access to Acute Stroke Care in Texas: The Story of Age Inequalities," Stroke Research & Treatment. 2015. Vol 2015, Article ID 813493

19. Collum, Taleah**, Nir Menachemi & Bisakha Sen. “Does EHR Use Improve Hospital Financial

Performance? Evidence from Panel Data.” Forthcoming, Health Care Management Review.Epub ahead of print: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26052785. doi:10.1097/HMR.0000000000000068

20. Upadhyay, Soumya**, Bisakha Sen & Dean Smith. “The Cash Conversion Cycle and profitability: a Study of Hospitals in the State of Washington.” 2015. Journal of Healthcare Finance.41(4). 1-9. Epub: http://healthfinancejournal.com/index.php/johcf/article/view/29/31.

Bisakha (Pia) Sen

7

21. Becker, David, Justin Blackburn, Meredith Kilgore, Michael Morrisey, Bisakha Sen, Cathy Caldwell, Chris Sellers & Nir Menachemi. “Enrollment, Expenditures and Utilization Following CHIP Expansion: Evidence from Alabama.” 2015. Academic Pediatrics. 15(3), 258-266. doi:10.1016/j.acap.2015.01.006

22. Ferdinand, Alva**, Nir Menachemi, Justin Blackburn, Bisakha Sen, Leonard Nelson, & Michael

Morrisey. “ The Impact of Texting Bans on Motor Vehicle Crash-related Hospitalizations.” 2015. American Journal of Public Health. 105(5), 859-865. doi:10.2105/AJPH.2014.302537

23. Xin, Haichang, Meredith Kilgore, Bisakha Sen & Justin Blackburn. “ Can nonurgent emergency department care costs be reduced? Empirical evidence from a U.S. nationally representative sample.” 2015. Journal of Emergency Medicine. 49(3), 347-354. doi:10.1016/j.jemermed.2015.01.034

24. Xin, Haichang, Meredith Kilgore & Bisakha Sen. "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 US nationally representative sample" 2015. Journal for Healthcare Quality. 49(3), 347-354. doi:10.1016/j.jemermed.2015.01.034

25. Drewry, Jonathan**, Bisakha Sen, Martha Wingate , Janet Bronstein, E Mike Foster, Milton

Kotelchuck. “The impact of the State Children’s Health Insurance Program’s Unborn Child Ruling on Foreign-Born Latina Prenatal Care & Birth Outcomes, 2000-2007.” 2015. Maternal & Child Health Journal. 19(7). 1464-1471. doi: 10.1007/s10995-014-1650-5.

26. Xin, Haichang, Meredith Kilgore, Nir Menachemi & Bisakha Sen. "The relationships between access to and use of a patient-centered medical home and health care utilization and costs: a cohort study using Medical Expenditure Panel Survey data from 2007 to 2010." Health Services Management Research. 2014. 27(3/4). 70-81.

27. Sen, Bisakha. “Using the Oaxaca-Blinder Decomposition as an Empirical Tool to Analyze Racial Disparities in Obesity.” 2014. Obesity 22(7). 1750-55. doi:10.1002/oby.20755

28. Sen, Bisakha, Justin Blackburn, Michael Morrisey, David Becker, Meredith Kilgore, Cathy Caldwell & Nir Menachemi. “Can Increases in CHIP Copayments Reduce Program Expenditures on Prescription Drugs?” 2014. Medicare & Medicaid Research Review 4(2).

29. Casazza, Krista, Kevin R. Fontaine, Arne Astrup, Leann Birch, Andrew W. Brown, Michelle M. Bohan Brown, Nefertiti Durant, Gareth Dutton, E. Michael Foster, Steven B. Heymsfield, Kerry McIver,Tapan Mehta, Nir Menachemi, P.K. Newby, Russell Pate, Barbara J. Rolls, Bisakha Sen, Daniel L. Smith Jr., Diana Thomas, David B. Allison. “Weighing the Evidence of Common Beliefs in Obesity Research.” 2015. Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition.55(14). 2014-2053.doi: 10.1080/10408398.2014.922044.

30. Ferdinand, Alva., Nir Menachemi, N, Bisakha Sen, Justin Blackburn, Leonard Nelson, &

Michael Morrisey. “The Impact of Texting Laws on Motor Vehicular Fatalities in the U.S.” 2014. American Journal of Public Health 104(8): 1370-77.

Bisakha (Pia) Sen

8

31. Goldfarb, Samantha**, Willi Tarver** & Bisakha Sen. “Family structure and risk behaviors: the role of the family meal in assessing likelihood of adolescent risk behaviors”. 2014. Psychology Research and Behavior Management 7. 53-66. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/PRBM.S40461.

32. Flagg, Lee Anne**, Bisakha Sen, Meredith Kilgore & Julie Locher. “The Influence of Gender, Age, Education, and Household Size on Meal Preparation and Food Shopping Responsibilities” 2014, Public Health Nutrition 17(9):2061-70. doi: 10.1017/S1368980013002267.

33. Sen, Bisakha, Nitish Patidar** & Sheikilya Thomas**. “A Silver Lining to Higher Prices at the Pump? Gasoline Prices and Teen Driving Behaviors.” 2014. American Journal of Health Promotion. 28(3): 146-154. doi: 10.4278/ajhp.120926-QUAN-471.

34. Sen, Bisakha, Justin Blackburn, Michael Morrisey, Meredith Kilgore, David Becker, Cathy Caldwell & Nir Menachemi. “Effectiveness of Preventive Dental Visits in Reducing Non-Preventive Dental Services & Expenditures.” 2013. Pediatrics.131(6). 1107-13. PMID 23713098.

35. Blackburn, Justin, David Becker, Bisakha Sen, Michael Morrisey, Cathy Caldwell & Nir Menachemi. “Characteristics Of Low Severity Emergency Department Use Among CHIP Enrollees.” American Journal of Managed Care 19(12).e391-9. http://www.ajmc.com/publications/issue/2013/2013-1-vol19-n12/Characteristics-of-Low-Severity-Emergency-Department-Use-Among-CHIP-Enrollees.

36. Menachemi, Nir, Gabriel Tajeu**, Bisakha Sen, Alva Ferdinand**, Chelsea Singleton**, Janice Utley**, Olivia Affuso, David Allison. “Overstatement of Results in the Nutrition and Obesity Peer-Reviewed Literature: Frequency and Associated Factors.” American Journal of Preventive Medicine. 2013. 45(5):615–621.doi:10.1016/j.amepre.2013.06.019

37. Becker, David, Justin Blackburn, Michael Morrisey, Bisakha Sen, Meredith Kilgore, Cathy Caldwell & Nir Menachemi. “Copyaments and the Use of Emergency Department Services in the Children’s Health Insurance Program.” 2013. Medical Care Research & Review. 70(5). 514-530. doi: 10.1177/1077558713491501

38. Menachemi, Nir, Justin Blackburn, David Becker, Michael Morrisey, Bisakha Sen, & Cathy Caldwell. “Measuring Prevention More Broadly: An Empirical Assessment of CHIPRA Core Measures.” 2013. Medicare & Medicaid Research Review 3(3). E1-E15.

39. Casazza, Krista, Kevin R. Fontaine, Arne Astrup, Leann Birch, Andrew W. Brown, Michelle M. Bohan Brown, Nefertiti Durant, Gareth Dutton, E. Michael Foster, Steven B. Heymsfield, Kerry McIver,Tapan Mehta, Nir Menachemi, P.K. Newby, Russell Pate, Barbara J. Rolls, Bisakha Sen, Daniel L. Smith Jr., Diana Thomas, David B. Allison. “Myths, Presumptions, and Facts in Obesity.” New England Journal of Medicine. 2013. 368(5). 446-454.

40. Yeager, Valerie**, Nir Menachemi, Grant Savage, Peter Ginter, Bisakha Sen, & Leslie Beitsch. “Using Resource Dependency Theory to Measure the Environment in Health Care Organizational Studies: A Systematic Review of the Literature" Health Care Management Review. 2013. Epub ahead of print: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23358132

41. Yeager, Valerie**, Nir Menachemi, Peter Ginter, Bisakha Sen, Grant Savage & Leslie Beitsch.

“Environmental Factors and Quality Improvement in County & Local Health Departments.” Journal of Public Health Management & Practice. 2013. 19(3). 240-9. doi: 10.1097/PHH.0b013e31825f74b2

Bisakha (Pia) Sen

9

42. Sen, Bisakha & Anantachai Panjamapirom. “State Background Checks for Gun Purchase and

Firearm Deaths: An Exploratory Study.” Preventive Medicine. 2012. 55(4). 346-350. PMID: 22850436. doi:10.1016/j.ypmed.2012.07.019

43. Sen, Bisakha, Michael Morrisey, Peter Ginter & Nir Menachemi. “Analyzing the Gender Gap in the Salary of Health Administration Faculty.” Journal of Health Administration Education. 29(4). 2012. 303-317.

44. Sen, Bisakha & **Payal Patel. “Racial Disparities in Obesity for Males & Females in three

southern states in the US, across SES Categories.” Health, 4. 2012. 1434-1441. doi: 10.4236/health.2012.412A207.

45. Sen, Bisakha, Justin Blackburn, Michael Morrisey, Meredith Kilgore, David Becker, Cathy

Caldwell & Nir Menachemi. “Did Copayment Changes Reduce Health-Service Utilization Among Chip Enrollees? Evidence From Alabama.” Health Services Research 47(4). 2012. 1603-1620. PMID: 22352979

46. Morrisey, Michael, Justin Blackburn, Bisakha Sen, Meredith Kilgore, David Becker, Cathy

Caldwell & Nir Menachami. “The Effects of Premium Changes on ALL Kids, Alabama’s CHIP Program.” Medicare & Medicaid Research Review. 2012. 2(3): E1-E17.

47. Sen, Bisakha, Martha S. Wingate & Russell Kirby. “The Relationship between State Abortion

Restrictions and Homicide Deaths Among Children Under 5 Years Of Age: A Longitudinal Study.” Social Science & Medicine. 2012. 75(1):156-64. PMID: 22497846.

48. Tajeu, Gabriel**, Bisakha Sen, David Allison & Nir Menachemi. “Misuse of Odds Ratios in the

Obesity Literature: An Empirical Analysis of Published Studies.” Obesity. 2012. 20(8). 1726-31. (Epub ahead of print). http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22436842 . PMID: 22436842. PMCID: PMC3399983.

49. Ferdinand, Alva**, Bisakha Sen, Saurabh Rahurkar**, Sally Engler & Nir Menachemi. “The

Relationships between Built Environment & Physical Activity: A Systematic Review.” American Journal of Public Health. 2012. 102(10):e7-e13. Epub ahead of print: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22897546. PMID: 22897546.

50. Sen, Bisakha. “Is There An Association Between Gasoline Prices & Physical Activity?

Evidence from American Time Use Data.” Journal of Policy Analysis & Management. 31(2). 2012. 338-366. doi: 10.1002/pam.21601

51. Patel, Payal** & Bisakha Sen. “Teen Motherhood and Long-Term Health Consequences.”

Maternal & Child Health Journal. 16(5) 2012, 1063-1071 (Epub ahead of print). http://www.springerlink.com/content/h106j82n80062753/. PMID: 21656056.

52. Menachemi Nir, Justin Blackburn, Bisakha Sen, Michael Morrisey, David Becker, Cathy Caldwell & Meredith Kilgore. “The Impact of CHIP Coverage on Children with Asthma in Alabama.” Clinical Pediatrics. Vol 51(3). 2012. 247-253.

53. Becker, David, Justin Blackburn, Meredith Kilgore, Michael Morrisey, Bisakha Sen, Cathy Caldwell & Nir Menachemi. “Continuity of Insurance Coverage and Ambulatory-Care Sensitive

Bisakha (Pia) Sen

10

Hospitalizations/ED Visits Evidence from the Children's Health Insurance Program." Clinical Pediatrics. Vol. 50(10). 2011:963-73.

54. Sen, Bisakha & Christine P Campbell**. “Alcohol Prevalence, Alcohol Policies & Child Fatal

Injuries from Motor Vehicle Crashes.” Contemporary Economic Policy. Vol 28(3). 2010. 392-405.

55. Sen, Bisakha. “The Relationship Between Frequency of Family Dinner and Adolescent

Problem Behaviors after Adjusting for Other Family Characteristics.” Journal of Adolescence. Vol 33(1), 2010. 187-196. PMID: 19476994.

56. Locher, Julie L, Christine S. Ritchie, David L. Roth, Bisakha Sen, Kristin V. Douglas & Laura I.

Vailas. “Food Choice among Homebound Older Adults:Motivations and Perceived Barriers”. Journal of Nutrition, Health & Aging. Vol 13(8), 2009. 659-664. PMID: 19657547. PMCID: PMC2749957.

57. Sen, Bisakha, Susan Averett; Laura Argys, & Daniel Rees. “The Effects of Substance Use on

Undesirable Behavior Among Adolescents.” Applied Economics Letters Vol 16(17). 2009. p.1721-1729.

58. Sen, Bisakha & Shailender Swaminathan. “Maternal Prenatal Substance Use and Behavioral

Problems Among Children in The U.S.” Journal of Mental Health Policy & Economics. Vol 10, 2007. p.189-206. PMID: 18166830.

59. Sen, Bisakha. “State Abortion Restrictions & Child Fatal Injury: An Exploratory Study.”

Southern Economic Journal. Vol 73(3), 2007. p.553-574. 60. Sen, Bisakha. “Frequency of Family Dinner and Adolescent Bodyweight Status: Evidence from

the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth, 1997”. Obesity Vol 14(12), 2006. p.2266-2276. PMID: 17189555.

61. Menneneyer, Stephen & Bisakha Sen. “Juvenile Misbehavior and the Quality of Parental

Relationships.” Southern Economic Journal Vol 73(2), 2006. p.437-460. 62. Sen, Bisakha. “The Relationship between Beer Taxes, Other Alcohol Policies and Child

Homicide Deaths.” Topics in Economic Analysis & Policy (B.E. Journals in Economic Analysis & Policy) Vol 6(1), 2006. Online at: http://www.bepress.com/bejeap/topics/vol6/iss1/art15/

63. Sen, Bisakha. “Frequency of Sexual Activity Among Unmarried Adolescent Girls: Do State

Policies Pertaining to Abortion Access Matter?” Eastern Economic Journal. Vol. 32 (2), 2006. p. 313-330

64. Sarkar, MB, Raj Echambadi, Rajshree Agarwal & Bisakha Sen. “The Effect of the Innovative

Environment on Exit of Entrepreneurial Firms.” Strategic Management Journal. Vol 27 (6), 2006. p.519-539.

65. Sen, Bisakha. “Adolescent Propensity for Depressed Mood and Help Seeking: Race and

Gender Differences.” Journal of Mental Health Policy & Economics. Vol. 7(3), 2004. p.133-145. PMID: 15478992.

66. Sen, Bisakha. “An Indirect Test For Whether Restricting Medicaid Funding For Abortion

Increases Pregnancy-Avoidance Behavior.” Economics Letters. Vol. 81(2), 2003. p.155-163.

Bisakha (Pia) Sen

11

67. Sen, Bisakha. “Can Beer Taxes Affect Teen Pregnancy? Evidence Based on Teen Abortion

Rates and Birth Rates.” Southern Economic Journal. Vol. 70(2), 2003. p.328-343. 68. Sen, Bisakha. “Why Do Women Feel The Way They Do About Market Work:The Role Of

Familial, Social And Economic Factors.” Review of Social Economy. Vol 61(2), 2003. p.211-234.

69. Sen, Bisakha. “A Preliminary Investigation of The Effects of Restrictions on Medicaid Funding

for Abortions on Female STD Rates.” Health Economics. Vol. 12(6), 2003, p.453-464. 70. Sen, Bisakha. “Does Alcohol Use Increase the Risk of Sexual Intercourse Among

Adolescents? Evidence from the NLSY97.” Journal of Health Economics. Vol. 21(6), 2002, p.1085-1093. PMID: 12475127.

71. Sen, Bisakha. “Does Married Women’s Market Work Affect Marital Stability Adversely? An

Intercohort Analysis using NLS Data.” Review of Social Economy Vol. 60(1), 2002, p.71-92. 72. Sen, Bisakha. “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.

73. Sen, Bisakha. “How Important is Anticipation of Divorce in Married Women’s Labor Supply

Decisions? An Intercohort Comparison Using NLS Data” Economics Letters Vol. 67(2), 2000, p.209-216.

Chapters in Peer-Reviewed Edited Research Volumes: 74. 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).

75. 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.

76. 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 : 77. 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.

Bisakha (Pia) Sen

12

78. 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: 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. 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 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.

Bisakha (Pia) Sen

13

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 WORKING PAPERS ** Denotes co-author was a graduate student that I was mentoring or co-mentoring. Blackburn, Justin., Michael Morrisey & Bisakha Sen. “Outcomes associated with early preventive dental care among Medicaid-enrolled children in Alabama.” Working Paper. Xie, Rong Bing, Justin Blackburn & Bisakha Sen, “The Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill’s Health Impacts on Vulnerable Residents in the Alabama Gulf Coast.” Working Paper. Sen, Bisakha, Alva Ferdinand, Saurabh Rahurkar, Sally Engler, 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.” Working Paper. SELECTED INVITED TALKS & CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS 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.

Bisakha (Pia) Sen

14

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. 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.

Bisakha (Pia) Sen

15

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. 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.

Bisakha (Pia) Sen

16

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. 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.

Bisakha (Pia) Sen

17

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. 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.

Bisakha (Pia) Sen

18

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. 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.

Bisakha (Pia) Sen

19

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. 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).

Bisakha (Pia) Sen

20

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. 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.

Bisakha (Pia) Sen

21

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. University, School & Department Level Service 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. 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: 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.