Dr. Bishai uses economics to study populations, families, and the ways in which various public health interventions, especially immunization and injury control, affect population health. His work on family economics looks at how child fostering, polygyny, and reduced certainty of paternity affect child survival. His research on the family includes studying how adults and adolescents decide whether to have extramarital sexual contact and how families cope with AIDS and STDs.

Dr. Bishai has focused much of his applied work on evaluating the potential value of public health interventions such as vaccines, injury control measures, and STD control activities. He has prepared economic models of vaccines and vaccination strategies. His work attempts to validate economic models of the value of a new vaccine with household surveys on what people would pay for a new vaccine. His current projects apply willingness to pay methods to assess the demand for meningococcal vaccine, improved ways of screening for HPV disease, improved neighborhood safety from automobile injuries, and more successful drug rehabilitation programs.

health economics, population economics; family economics;marriage, gender, paternity; infidelity, divorce, polygyny; orphans; adolescent health, vaccines;HIV; AIDS vaccine; tuberculosis; meningococcal disease; human papilloma virus;HPV, cervical cancer; health equity;disparities; Nepal; Uganda; injuries, road traffic accidents;

American Medical Association/Burroughs Wellcome Fellowship for Community Leadership, 1989

Joseph St. Geme Award for Pediatric Research among UCLA Pediatric Trainees, 1990

Saul A. Fox Award at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center for First Authorship in Peer-ReviewJournal, 1991

International Health Economics Association Student Paper Competition, 2nd Prize, 1996

Board Certification: American Board of Pediatrics and American Board of Internal Medicine, 1991

Advising, Mentoring and Teaching Award (AMTRA), 2006

Zabin, L. S., M. R. Emerson, …Bishai, D et al. (2009). "The Three-City Asian Study of Adolescents and Youth -Collaborative Surveys in Hanoi, Shanghai and Taipei." Studies in Family Planning. In Press.

Bishai, D. Falb, K. Hindin, M. Pariyo, G. Bride Price and Sexual Risk Taking. (2008) African Journal of Reproductive Health. In Press.

Hellman, M. Mehta, S. Bishai, D. Mears, S. Zenilman, J. (2008) The Estimated Magnitude and Direct Hospital Costs of Prosthetic Joint Infections in the United States, 1997 – 2004. Journal of Arthroplasty. In Press.

Bishai, D. and Grossbard, S. (2008) “Far Above Rubies: The Association Between Bride Price and Extramarital Sexual Relations in Uganda” Journal of Population Economics. In Press.

Choi, Yoonjoung; Minkovitz, C. S. and Bishai, D. (2008) "Multiple Births Are a Risk Factor for Postpartum Maternal Depressive Symptoms." Pediatrics. In Press.

Dowdy DW, O'Brien MA, Bishai D. (2008) Cost-effectiveness of novel tools for the diagnosis of tuberculosis. Int J Tuberc Lung Dis. 12(9): 1021-1029.

Bishai, D. Trevitt, J. et al. (2008) Risk Factors for Unintentional Injuries in Children: Are Grandparents Protective? Pediatrics 122(5):e980-7..

Havens JR, Latkin CA, Pu M, Cornelius L, Bishai D, et al. (2008) Predictors of Opiate Agonist Treatment Retention among Injection Drug Users referred from a Needle Exchange Program. J.Subs. Abuse Treat. In Press

Bishai, D. Shah, N Walker, D Brieger, W Peters, D (2008) Social Franchising to Improve Quality and Access in Private Health Care in Developing Countries Harvard Health Policy Review 9(1): 184-198.

Yang, Z, Bishai, D. (2008) Convergence of Body Mass with Aging: The Longitudinal Interrelationship of Health, Weight, and Survival. Economics and Human Biology. In Press.

Bishai, D. Asiimwe, B, Abbas, S, Hyder, A. Bazeyo, W. (2008) Cost Effectiveness of Traffic Enforcement: Case Study From Uganda Injury Prevention. In Press

Colchero, A. Caballero, B, and Bishai, D. (2008) “The effect of income and occupation on body mass index among women in the Cebu Longitudinal Health and Nutrition Surveys (1983-2002)” Social Science and Medicine. May;66(9):1967-78.

Sitrin, D and Bishai, D (2008) "Smoking and work status patterns among adolescent Egyptian boys" International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease” 6: 670-6.

Bishai D, Sindelar J, et al. .(2008) Willingness to Pay for Drug Rehabilitation: Implications for Cost Recovery Journal of Health Economics 27: 959-272.

Hubben, G., Bishai, D. et al. (2008) The societal burden of HIV/AIDS in Northern Italy: an analysis of costs and quality of life AIDS Care In Press.

Colchero, A and Bishai, D. (2008) The effect of neighborhood exposures on changes in weight among women in Cebu (1983-2002)" American Journal of Epidemiology Mar 1;167(5):615-23.

Roche, K. Astone, N, Bishai D.(2007) “Out-of-school Care and Youth Problem Behaviors in Low-Income, Urban Areas” J Fam Econ Issues 28: 471-488.

Bishai, D., M. A. Colchero, and D. Durack. (2007) “Modeling the cost effectiveness of antiretroviral treatment strategies in low income settings”. AIDS; 21(10) 1333-40.

Bradley, S., Prata. N., Young-Lin, N. Bishai, D. (2007) Cost-Effectiveness of misoprostol to control post-partum hemorrhage in low-income settings. Int. J. Obstet. Gyn. 97(1) 52-6.

Bishai, D. Mirchandani, G, Pariyo, G. Burnham, G. Black, R. (2007) “Impact of Integrated Management of Childhood Illness on the Costs and Quality of Child Care in Uganda” Health Economics 17 (1) 5-19.

Mohan, C, Bishai, D. et al. Cost Effectiveness of Directly Observed Treatment for TB in Brazil 2007 Int J Tuberculosis and Lung Disease 11(1) 27-32.

Bishai, D. Opuni, M. Poon, A. “Does the Level of Infant Mortality Affect the Rate of Decline? Time Series Data from 21 Countries” Economics and Human Biology 2006 5(1) 74-81.

Bishai, D.; Brice, R.; Girod, I.; Saleh, A. and Ehreth, J. "Conjoint Analysis of French and German Parents’ Willingness to Pay for Meningococcal Vaccine." Pharmacoeconomics, 2006, 25(2): 143-54.

Bishai, D and Kung, Y "Macroeconomics and Health" pp 169-192 in Macrosocial Determinants of Health Ed. Sandro Galea. Springer Media. 2007.

Costilla, V, Bishai, D. "Lawn Mower Injuries in the United States: 1996-2004" Annals of Emergency Medicine 2006 47(6) 567-73.

Bishai, D, M McQuestion, R Chaudhry, and A Wigton. 2006. "The Costs of Scaling Up Vaccination in the World's Poorest Countries." Health Affairs, 25(2) 348-356.

Bishai, D, Patil, P., Pariyo, G. Hill, K. “The Babel Effect: Community Linguistic Diversity and Extramarital Sex in Uganda”AIDS and Behavior 2006 10(4) 369-76.

Bishai D, Hyder A. Modeling the Cost Effectiveness of Injury Interventions in Lower and Middle Income Countries: Opportunities and Challenges. Journal of Cost Effectiveness and Resource Allocation 2006. 4(2).

Bishai D, Astone NM, Argys LM, Filidoro C, Gutendorf R. "A National Sample of U.S. Paternity Tests: Do Demographics Predict Test Outcomes?" Transfusion. 2006; 46(5) 849-53.

Chaudhry, R, Bishai, D: The market for anti-TB drugs and vaccines: incentives for investment in new products. Expert Reviews of Pharmacoeconomics and Outcomes Research 2006 5(6) 775-81. http://www.future-drugs.com/doi/abs/10.1586/14737167.5.6.775

Trifiletti, L; Shields, W; Bishai, D; McDonald, E; Reynaud, F; Gielen, A 2005 “Tipping the Scales: Obese Children and Car Safety Seats” Pediatrics 2006 117(4) 1197-202.

Smith, P. K., Bogin, B., and Bishai, D. Are time preference and body mass index associated? Evidence from the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth. Econ Hum Biol, 3(2), 259-270, 2005.

Mohan CI, Bishai D, Kumar S, ten Asbroek G, Niessen L. Changes in utilization of TB health services in Nepal. Int J Tuberc Lung Dis. 2005 Sep;9(9):1054-6.

Bishai D, Waters H. Targeting or Universal Coverage with Vitamin A? Costs, Mortality and Disparity Reduction. In: Matlin S, editor. Poverty, Equity and Health Research. London: Pro-Book Publishing and Global Forum for Health Research; 2005.

Bishai, D and Adam, T “Economics of Public Health Interventions for Children in Developing Countries” in Jones, A. Elgar Companion to Health Economics Elgar Press, 2006

Kobusingye, O. , Hyder, A. ,Bishai, D, Joshipura, M, Romero-Hicks, E., Mock, C. “Emergency Care” in Jamison, D Mills, A. et al. Disease Control Priorities in Developing Countries- 2nd Edition Oxford Press. 2006

Norton, R. Hyder, A. Bishai, D. Peden, M. “Unintentional Injury” in Jamison, D Mills, A. et al. Disease Control Priorities in Developing Countries- 2nd Edition Oxford Press. 2006

Bishai, D. Quresh, A. , James, P. Ghaffar, A. “National Road Casualties and Economic Development?” Health Economics 2005 15(1) 65-81.

Weden, M, Bishai, D. Astone, N. "Racial, Ethnic, and Gender Differences in Health-related Behavior Associated with Employment and Joblessness through Young Adulthood in the U.S." Social Science and Medicine 2005 62(2) 303-16.

Kobusingye, O. , Hyder, A. ,Bishai, D, Joshipura, M, Romero-Hicks, E., Mock, C. “Investing in Emergency Medical Systems for Low and Middle Income Countries: Recommendations for Action” Bulletin of World Health Organization 2005 83(8) 626-31.

Choi, Y, Bishai, D, Hill, K. Socioeconomic differentials in vitamin A supplementation: evidence from the Philippines Journal of Health Population and Nutrition. 23(2):156-64 2005.

Bishai, D. Kumar, S., Waters, H., Koenig, M., Katz, J., Khatry, S., West, K. “Effects of Vitamin A Distribution in Nepal on Health Equity” Health Policy and Planning 20 (1) 2005.

Bishai, D. “Lifecycle Changes in Time Preference: Testing Becker’s Theory of Endogenous Time Preference.” 17:583-602 Journal of Population Economics 2004.

Bishai, D, Mercer, D, Tapales, A. “Government Policy’s Contribution to Reduced Adolescent Risk Behavior” 40 (2) 197-202 Preventive Medicine 2005.

Ghaffar, A. Hyder, A. Govende, V, Bishai, D. “Road Crashes: A Modern Plague on South Asia’s Poor” Journal of the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Pakistan 14 (12) 739-741 2004.

Gielen, A. C., S. Defrancesco, D. Bishai, P. Mahoney, S. Ho, and B. Guyer. "Child pedestrians: the role of parental beliefs and practices in promoting safe walking in urban neighborhoods." J Urban Health 81:545-55. 2004.

Porter, L. Hao, L, Bishai, D, Gray, R, et al. HIV Status and Union Dissolution in Sub-Saharan Africa: The Case of Rakai, Uganda Demography 41 (3) 465-482, 2004.

Bishai, D. G. Pariyo. M. Ainsworth, K. Hill Who wants an AIDS vaccine? Determinants of AIDS vaccine demand in Uganda. Bulletin Of The World Health Organization. 82 (9) 652-660 2004.

Ferris, D., Bishai, D., Litaker, M.S., Dickman, E.D., Miller, J.A., & Macafee, M. Telemedicine Network Telecolposcopy Compared with Computer-Based Telecolposcopy. Journal of Lower Genital Tract Disease, 8(2), 94-101. 2004.

Bonu, Sekhar, Rani, M, Bishai, D, Using willingness to pay in Tanzania to investigate regressiveness of user fees. Health Policy and Planning 18 (4) 370-82 . 2003.

Minkovitz, CS, Hughart, N., Strobino, D. Scharfstein, D., Grason, H., Hou, W., Miller, T., Bishai, D., Augustyn, M., McLearn, K., Guyer, B., “A Practice-Based Intervention to Enhance Quality of Care in the First Three Years of Life: Results From The Healthy Steps for Young Children Program. JAMA 290 (23) 3081-91 2003.

Bishai, D. Ferris, D., Litaker, M.. “What is the Least Cost Strategy to Evaluate Cervical Abnormalities in Rural Women? Comparing telemedicine, local practitioners, and expert physicians” Medical Decision Making 23 (6) 463-470. November 2003.

Bishai D, DeFrancesco S, Mahoney P, Guyer B, Gielen AC, How Willing are Parents to Improve Pedestrian Safety in Their Community? J.Epi. Comm Health 57(12):951-5 2003

Bishai, D. A. Qureshi, N. Cantu, C Parks. “Contracting with Children and Helmet Distribution in the Emergency Department to Improve Bicycle Helmet Use” Academic Emergency Medicine 2003 December 2003; 10 (12) 1371-1377.

Bishai, D, Hyder, A, Ghaffar, A, Morrow, R, Kobusingye, O. “Rates of Public Investment For Road Safety In Developing Countries: Case Studies of Uganda and Pakistan”, 18(2) p. 232-235 Health Policy and Planning 2003

Bishai, D. and Suliman, E. et al. “Does biological relatedness affect survival?” Volume 8, Article 9 Demographic Research 2003. www.demographic-research.org

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