Associate Professor, Health Economics
mahmoudi@umich.edu
Office Information:
NCRC, Building 14, Room G234, 2800 Plymouth Rd, Ann Arbor, MI
African Studies Center;
ASC Faculty
Education/Degree:
Ph.D., Economics, Wayne State University
M.B.A., University of Detroit Mercy
M.S., Computer Information Systems, University of Detroit Mercy
B.A., Accounting, University of Shahid Beheshti
About
Elham Mahmoudi, Ph.D., is an associate professor of health economics at the University of Michigan Department of Family Medicine. Professor Mahmoudi has more than 75 peer-reviewed publications and has extensive experience in using a variety of large secondary data (including nationally representative survey data, public and private administrative claims data, and electronic health records), quantitative analysis, and econometric methodologies. Her research has been focused on evaluating healthcare policies aimed at reducing racial/ethnic disparities in access to care and quality of care. She is a mixed methods researcher, and her research extends to examine healthcare use and cost, and efficiency of care for older adults with cognitive decline (Alzheimer’s disease and related dementia and mild cognitive impairment) and individuals with disabilities. She also works internationally with programs in China.