University at Albany, State University of New York
Health Policy, Management and Behavior
One University Place, room 159
School of Public Health
Rensselaer
NYUSA
12144
Biographical Sketch: Diane M. Dewar, Ph.D. is an Associate Professor in the Department of Health Policy, Management and Behavior, School of Public Health, and the Department of Economics at the University at Albany, State University of New York. She has over 15 years of teaching experience that includes graduate courses in health economics, health policy and economic evaluation methods; as well as undergraduate courses in microeconomics, macroeconomics, econometrics, health economics, comparative health policy, introductory sociology and introductory psychology.
Professor Dewar received her Ph.D. in Economics from the University at Albany, with concentrations in health economics and econometrics. She is a recipient of the William Waters Research Award from the Association of Social Economists, honorable mention for the Aetna Susan B. Anthony Award for Research on Older Women from the Gerontological Section of the American Public Health Association, and is a member of the Public Health Honor Society, Delta Omega, Alpha Gamma Chapter. She has been a Principal Investigator or co-Investigator on grants from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, Kaiser Family Foundation, and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. She is the Chair of the National Fellowship Panel of the American Association of University Women, has served on Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality grant review study groups, and serves on the Health Economics Committee of the Medical Care Section of the American Public Health Association.
Professor Dewar has provided extensive service to the University community. She served on numerous Departmental, School and University committees, such as the Departmental and University curriculum committees, Chairing the School of Public Health Council, Chairing the University Council on Promotion and Continuing Appointments, serving as a University Senate Chair, Chairing the School of Public Health Student Affairs Committee, and working on an undergraduate minor in public health policy and economics. For these efforts, she is the recipient of the University at Albany Excellence in Academic Service Award, as well as the State University of New York Chancellor’s Award for Academic Excellence.
Professor Dewar is also an ad hoc reviewer for journals that include, Medical Care, Annals of Internal Medicine, CHEST, and Critical Care Medicine. She has authored or co-authored many articles and book chapters regarding technology assessments for those with respiratory diseases, health insurance access, and the social economy of medical care. She is also a two-time recipient of letters of commendation from the Annals of Internal Medicine and CHEST for her service as a referee for those journals. IN June 2009, she published the first health economics undergraduate text for non-majors, Essentials of Health Economics, published by Jones and Bartlett.