Education
Ph.D., The City University of New York
MBA, Baruch College
M. Eng., Stevens Institute of Technology
B. Eng., Stevens Institute of Technology
Areas of Expertise
Management Science Modeling and Statistics
with an application to health care systems
Background
Consulted with several companies
on projects involving forecasting, performance evaluation,
quality assessment and cost containment. Served as Acting
Dean, Associate Dean, MBA Program Director, and Department
of Management Science and Information Systems Chair at the
University of Massachusetts Boston.
Courses Taught
Statistics, Operations Management,
Managerial Decision Making, Quality Management, Decision Support
Systems and Simulation
Research Interests
Data Envelopment Analysis, Performance and Efficiency Analysis,
Nursing Home Outcomes Evaluation
Selected Publications
“Stepwise Selection of
Variables in Data Envelopment Analysis: Procedures and Managerial
Perspectives” (with J.M. Wagner), forthcoming in European
Journal of Operational Research.
“ Evaluating the Performance
of Nursing Homes Using Data Envelopment Analysis” (with
M.L. Lenard, J.M. Wagner, F.W. Porell and R.K. Klimberg),
in Applications of Management Science, Volume 11, Mathematical
Programming, Kenneth D. Lawrence, ed., New York: Elsevier
Ltd., 2004, 89-105.
“ Advances in Physician
Profiling: The Use of DEA” (with J.M. Wagner and M.A.
Novak), Socio-Economic Planning
Sciences, Vol. 37, No.
2, June 2003, pp. 141-163.
“Physician Profiling Using Data Envelopment Analysis:
A Case Study” (with J.M. Wagner),
International Journal of Healthcare Technology and Management,
Vol. 2, Nos. 1-4, 2000, pp. 358-374.
“Health Care Utilization of Patients with Temporomandibular
Joint Disorders” (with M.C. DeFuria), CRANIO,
The Journal of Craniomandibular Practice,
Vol. 16, No. 3, July 1998, pp. 185-193.
“Application of Loglinear Modeling to Inpatient Data
for Temporomandibular Joint Disorder Claimants” (with
N. Ashrafi), International
Journal of Technology Management, Special Issue on Management
of Technology in Health Care,
Vol. 15, Nos. 3/4/5, 1998, pp. 421-432.
“Medical Claims Profiles of Subjects with Temperomandibular
Joint Disorders” (with R.L. Kent and M.C. DeFuria),
CRANIO, The Journal of Craniomandibular
Practice, Vol. 15, No.
2, April 1997, pp. 150-158.
“Deterministic Approximations for Inventory Management
at Service Facilities” (with O. Berman and E.H. Kaplan),
IIE Transactions, Vol.
25, No. 5, September 1993, pp. 98-104.
Professional Activities
Member, INFORMS
Member, Scientific Advisory Committee, Jaw Joints & Allied
Musculo-Skeletal Disorders Foundation
Member, Internet Communications Advisory Committee, The New
England Institute of Art & Communications
Honors
Massachusetts Department of Public
Health Grants
University of Massachusetts Boston Faculty Development Grants
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