This application proposes a five-year research program for the Mentored Research Scientist Development Award (K01) from the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism for Pierre K. Alexandre, Ph.D. The Principal Investigator is an ideal candidate for this award given his limited training in epidemiology of alcohol addiction and treatment, alcohol research methods, and research ethics, his desire for advanced training in health and labor economics, and the economics of addiction; the solid infrastructure available to him at the University of Miami, and the exceptional group of collaborators that have agreed to work on this project. The proposed career development and research program will enable Dr. Alexandre to establish a strong training and research foundation in the economics of alcohol use and abuse, to achieve important accomplishments in technical writing and presentations, and to develop as an independent alcohol researcher. Dr. Alexandre (PI), Dr. French (mentor), and a team of multidisciplinary collaborators will use the U- or J-shaped alcohol-mortality relationship of the medical literature as a guide to examine economic aspects of alcohol use and abuse as they relate to labor markets, health care utilization and cost, and crime. The empirical analysis will use national surveys, particularly the National Household Survey on Drug Abuse and the National Longitudinal Surveys of Youth, to pursue the following specific aims: (1) Determine the relationship between alcohol consumption and labor market measures such as earnings, labor force participation, employment, and number of weeks worked, (2) Determine the relationship between alcohol consumption and the utilization and cost of medical care, and (3) Determine the relationship between alcohol consumption and the prevalence and cost of crimes. The main outcomes of this Mentored Research Scientist Development Award (K01) will be (1) Training in epidemiology of alcohol addiction and treatment, (2) advanced health economies, labor economics, and economics training for Dr. Alexandre, (3) training in research ethics, (4) multidisciplinary research on the economics of alcohol use and abuse, (5) conference presentations on alcohol research findings, (6) several publications in peer-reviewed professional journals, and (7) developing R03, R01, or other grant applications to function as an independent researcher at the end of the award.

Agency
National Institute of Health (NIH)
Institute
National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA)
Type
Research Scientist Development Award - Research & Training (K01)
Project #
5K01AA013608-05
Application #
7119260
Study Section
Health Services Research Review Subcommittee (AA)
Program Officer
Bloss, Gregory
Project Start
2002-09-30
Project End
2008-08-31
Budget Start
2006-09-01
Budget End
2008-08-31
Support Year
5
Fiscal Year
2006
Total Cost
$127,728
Indirect Cost
Name
Johns Hopkins University
Department
Other Health Professions
Type
Schools of Public Health
DUNS #
001910777
City
Baltimore
State
MD
Country
United States
Zip Code
21218
Alexandre, Pierre K; Younis, Mustafa Z; Martins, Silvia S et al. (2010) Disparities in adequate mental health care for past-year major depressive episodes among white and non-white youth. J Health Care Finance 36:57-72
Alexandre, Pierre Kébreau; Patrick, Richard; Beauliere, Arnousse et al. (2009) Race differentials in employment effects of psychological distress: A study of non-Hispanic Whites and African-Americans in the United States. Soc Sci J 46:201-210
Alexandre, Pierre K; Martins, Silvia S; Richard, Patrick (2009) Disparities in adequate mental health care for past-year major depressive episodes among Caucasian and Hispanic youths. Psychiatr Serv 60:1365-71
Alexandre, Pierre K (2008) Mental Health Care for Youth: Predictors of Use are not always the same as Predictors of Volume. Soc Sci J 45:619-632
Alexandre, Pierre Kebreau; French, Michael T; Matzger, Helen et al. (2006) Addiction treatment history, medical services utilization, and cost: a longitudinal analysis of problem drinkers. J Addict Dis 25:105-20