George L. Wehby

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University of Iowa
College of Public Health
Health Management & Policy
Assistant ProfessorAppointed: 2008
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Mailing Address

E204 GH
Health Management and Policy
College of Public Health
University of Iowa
Iowa City, Iowa 52242
United States

Contact Information

Phone: (319) 384-5133
Fax: (319) 384-5125
george-wehby@uiowa.edu
http://www.public-health.uiowa.edu/faculty-staff/faculty/directory/faculty-detail.asp?emailAddress=george-wehby@uiowa.edu

Qualifications

Ph.D., University of Iowa, Health Management and Policy, 2006.
M.P.H., American University of Beirut, Health Service Administration, 2000.
B.S., American University of Beirut, Biology, 1998.

Expertise and Research Interests

1. Health economics
2. Applied econometrics
3. Health services research
4. Health policy
5. Cost effectiveness and utility
6. Medical effectiveness
7. Maternal and child health
8. Birth defects
9. Child disability
10. Cleft lip and palate
11. Clinical trials
12. Quality of life studies
13. Household economics
14. Using human genetic information in health economics studies

Future Research

- Evaluating the effects of education on health and interactions between education and genetic endowments

- Evaluating the impact of child health on subsequent maternal fertility

- Genetic instrumental variable studies of the effects of maternal health inputs on birth outcomes

Keywords

Additional Terms:

Econometrics, Health Economics, Health Services Research, Maternal and Child Health, Pediatric Research.

Memberships

Amercian Society of Health Economists
Amercian Society of Human Genetics
Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Association
Delta Omega Honorary Society in Public Health
International Health Economics Association

Honors and Awards

2004, Research Week Poster Award, Carver College of Medicine/College of Public Health/VA Medical Center Resesarch Week, University of Iowa
2005, T. Anne Cleary International Dissertation Research Fellowship, Graduate College, University of Iowa, To fund international dissertation research
2006, Delta Omega Honorary Society in Public Health, Inducted to Alpha Phi Chapter, University of Iowa

Previous Positions

2007-2008, Adjunct Lecturer, University of Iowa, College of Public Health, Health Management and Policy
2007-2008, Assistant Research Scientist, University of Iowa, Carver College of Medicine, Pediatrics
2006-2007, Postdoctoral Research Scholar, University of Iowa, Carver College of Medicine, Pediatrics

Funding Received

  • CDC: PI, Health Outcomes and Improved Phenotypic Characterization of Cleft Lip and Palate, $1,352,303, 2007 to 2010.
  • NIH: PI, Effects of Oral Clefts on Birth Outcomes and Cleft Risks Due to Maternal Smoking, $296,675, 2007 to 2009.
  • NIH: Co-Investigator and Study Coordinator, Oral Cleft Prevention Program, $6,103,529, 2006 to 2011.

Publications

  • Wehby GL, Ohsfeldt RL, Murray JC (2008) 'Mendelian Randomization' equals instrumental variable analysis with genetic instruments, Statistics in Medicine
  • Wehby GL, Murray JC (Mar 2008) The effects of prenatal use of folic acid and other dietary supplements on early child development., Maternal and child health journal, 12 (2), 180-7 Abstract
  • Wehby GL, Ohsfeldt RL (2007) The impact of having a young child with disabilities on maternal labor supply by race and marital status., Journal of health and human services administration, 30 (3), 327-51 Abstract
  • Wehby GL, Castilla EE, Goco N, Rittler M, Cosentino V, Javois L, McCarthy AM, Bobashev G, Litavecz S, Mariona A, Dutra G, López-Camelo JS, Orioli IM, Murray JC (2006) Description of the methodology used in an ongoing pediatric care interventional study of children born with cleft lip and palate in South America [NCT00097149]., BMC pediatrics, 6, 9 Abstract
  • Wehby GL, Ohsfeldt RL, Murray JC (2006) Health professionals' assessment of health related quality of life values for oral clefting by age using a visual analogue scale method, Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Journal, 43 (4), 383-91

Profile Details

Last Updated: 9/12/2008

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