About
David Lairson is a health economist and co-director of the Center for Health Services Research at the University Of Texas School Of Public Health in Houston, Texas. The major focus of his research is the economic evaluation of preventive services and programs. He is currently directing the economic evaluation components of National Cancer Institute, Cancer Prevention Research Institute of Texas, and MD Anderson Moonshot funded studies of cancer prevention programs. His courses cover micro- economics applied to understanding the economics of the healthcare system and methods for the economic evaluation of healthcare and public health investments. He received the University of Texas Regents Outstanding Teacher Award in 2016.
Center Affiliation
Center for Health Systems Research, Policy, and Practice
Research Interests
- Behavioral/Mental Health
- Cancer
- Cardiovascular and Chronic Diseases
- Health Economics
- Health Services/Outcomes Research
- Infectious Disease