February
5, 1962
Department
of Health Policy and Administration
The
Pennsylvania State University
116
Henderson Building
University
Park, PA 16802
PHONE: (814) 863-2901
FAX: (814) 863-2905
EMAIL: DGS4@PSU.EDU
EDUCATION
Rutgers
University, New Brunswick, New Jersey
Ph.D.
in Economics, May, 1990.
M.A.
in Economics, May, 1987.
Fields:
Labor Economics, Econometrics, History of Economic Thought, Economics of
Aging and Health.
Jesus
College, Cambridge University, Cambridge, England
M.Phil.
in Economics, June, 1985.
College
of William and Mary, Williamsburg, Virginia
B.A.
in Economics, May, 1984.
Phi
Beta Kappa, 1984; Omicron Delta Kappa, 1984.
PROFESSIONAL
EXPERIENCE
2000-Present
Professor,
Department of Health Policy and Administration, The Pennsylvania State
University
Tenured
position with research in long-term care, mental health, economics of aging
and health care, health financing, and health insurance.Teaching
duties at the graduate and undergraduate level include Health Economics,
Health Care Financing, Health Service ResearchMethods,
and Health Policy Methods.Administrative
responsibilities include director of the undergraduate program.
1996-2000
Associate
Professor, Department of Health Policy and Administration, The Pennsylvania
State University
Tenured
position with research in long-term care, mental health, economics of aging
and health care, health financing, and health insurance.Teaching
duties at the graduate and undergraduate level included Health Economics,
Health Care Financing, Health Service ResearchMethods,
and Health Policy Methods.Administrative
responsibilities included director of the undergraduate program and the
honors program.
1990-1996
Assistant
Professor, Department of Health Policy and Administration, Penn State University
Tenure-track
position with research responsibilities in long-term care, mental health,
economics of aging and health care, health financing, and health insurance.Teaching
duties include Health Economics, Health Care Financing, Health Service
Research Methods, and Health Policy Methods. Administrative responsibilities
included director of undergraduate program (1992-1996), and director of
honors program (1991-1996).
1987-1990
Research
Assistant, Institute for Health, Rutgers University.
Constructed estimates of the size and distribution of income and wealth among the elderly and young.Analyzed the relationship between income, wealth and variables such as health, marital status, retirement, and household choice.
1986-1987
Research
Assistant, Bureau of Economic Research, Rutgers University
Evaluated
effects of drunk driving laws and mandatory seat belt use law on traffic
accidents and fatalities in New Jersey.Conducted
statistical study using large data set of effectiveness of laws and gathered
supporting materials from state officials and published documents.
1986-1989
Visiting
Part-Time Lecturer, Rutgers University.
Taught
courses in Intermediate Macroeconomics, Money and Banking, and Health Care
Economics.Class sizes ranged from
10 to 75 students.
1985-1987
Graduate
Assistant, Department of Economics, Rutgers University.
Staffed
a microcomputer center for undergraduate economics majors.Duties
included hiring, scheduling and training, repair and maintenance, and aiding
faculty members in project design.
PUBLICATIONS
Palmer,
L., Shea, D., and Dansky, K. (forthcoming) Cost Analysis of TeleHomecare.
Telemedicine Journal
Pamela
Farley Short, Dennis G. Shea, and M. Paige Powell (forthcoming) A Workable
Solution For The Pre-Medicare Population Inquiry
Chen,
L. and Shea, D. (forthcoming). Does Prospective Payment Really Contain
Nursing Home Costs? Health Services Research
Clark,
P., Clark, D., Day, D., and Shea, D. (forthcoming). Healthcare Reform and
the Workplace Experience of Nurses: Implications for Patient Care and Union
Organizing. Industrial and Labor Relations Review.
Stuart,
B., Shea, D., and Briesacher, B. (2001). Dynamics in Drug Coverage of Medicare
Beneficiaries: Finders, Losers, Switchers. Health Affairs, 20(2):
86-99.
Shea,
D., Short, P. F., and Powell, M. P. (2001). Betwixt and Between: Targeting
Coverage Reforms to Those Approaching Medicare. Health Affairs,
20(1): 219-230.
Shea
D., Smyer, M., and Russo, P. (2000). Use of Mental Health Services by Persons
with a Mental Illness in Nursing Facilities: Initial Impacts of OBRA 87.
Journal of Aging and Health, 12(4):589-607.
Clark,
D., Clark, P., Day, D., Shea, D. (2000) The Relationship Between Health
Care Reform and Nurses' Interest in Union Representation: The Role of Workplace
Climate. Journal of Professional Nursing, 16(2):92-97.
Foreman,
S. and Shea, D. (1999).Publication
of Information and Market Response: The Case of Airline On Time Performance.
The Review of Industrial Organization, 14:147-162.
Davey,
A., Femia, E., Shea, D., Zarit, S., Sundstrom, G., Berg, S., Smyer, M.
(1999) How Many Elders Receive Assistance? Journal of Aging and Health,
11(2):199-220.
Shea,
D., Stuart, B., Vasey, J., Nag, S. (1999). Medicare Physician Referral
Patterns. Health Services Research, 34(1), Part II: 331-348.
Bartels,
S., Levine, K., Shea, D. (1999). Community Based Long-Term Care for Older
Persons with Severe and Persistent Mental Illness in an Era of Managed
Care. Psychiatric Services, 50(9): 1189-1197.
Shea,
D. (1998). Economic and Financial Issues in Mental Health and Aging. Public
Policy and Aging, 9(1):7-12
Zacker,
C. and Shea, D. (1998) An Economic Evaluation of Energy-Absorbing Flooring
to Prevent Hip Fractures. International Journal of Technology Assessment
in Health Care, 14(3):446-457.
Dansky,
K., Brannon, D., Shea, D., Vasey, J., Dirani, R. (1998). Profiles of Hospital,
Physician, and Home Health Service Use by Older Persons in Rural Areas.
The Gerontologist, 38:320-330.
Castle,
N. and Shea, D. (1998). The Effects of For-Profit and Not-For-Profit Facility
Status on the Quality of Care for Nursing Home Residents with Mental, Research
on Aging 20(2):246-263.
Castle,
N. and Shea, D. (1997). Institutional Factors of Nursing Homes that Predict
Provision of Mental Health Services, Journal of Mental Health Administration
24(1):44-54.
Castle,
N. and Shea, D. (1997). Mental Health Services and the Mortality of Nursing
Home Residents, Journal of Aging and Health, 9(4): 498-513.
Shea,
D. (1996). Consumer Credit Moves Onto The Dance Floor. Quarterly Journal
of Cost and Quality . 2(4): 21-22.
Kenkel,
D., Foreman, S., and Shea, D. (1996). Information and the Cost and Quality
of Bypass Surgery. Quarterly Journal of Cost and Quality . 2(2):
23-29.
Smyer,
M.A. and Shea, D. (1996). Mental Health, Mental Illness and Aging. In Encyclopedia
of Financial Gerontology, Lois A. Vitt and Jurg Siegenthaler (editors).
Greenwood Press: New York, NY, 365-371.
Shea,
D., Hayward, M., and Miles, T. (1996). The Health-Wealth Connection: Racial
Differences. The Gerontologist . 36(3): 342-349.
Kenkel,
D., Foreman, S., and Shea, D. (1995). Cost and Quality Information and
Health Care Market Reform. InAdvances
in Health Economics and Health Research,Joel
Cantor (editor). Volume 15:137-153.JAI
Press: Greenwich, CT,
Shea,
D. and Stewart, R. P. (1995) Health Insurance Among the Elderly: Private
Purchase and Employer Provision. Health Economics. 4:315-326.
Shea,
D. and Mucha, L. (1995). Employment Trends and the Traditional Baccalaureate
Health Administration Student. Journal of Health Administration Education,
13(3):401-419.
Shea,
D., Streit, A., and Smyer, M. (1994). Use of Specialist Mental Health Services
by Nursing Home Residents. Health Services Research. 29(2):169-185.
Shea,
D. Stewart, R. P. (1994). Ability to Pay for Retiree Health Benefits. Inquiry.
31(2):206-214.
Smyer,
M., Shea, D., Streit, A. (1994). The Provision and Use of Mental Health
Services in Nursing Homes: Findings from the National Medical Expenditure
Survey. American Journal of Public Health 84(2):284-287.
Shea,
D., Smyer, M., Streit, A. (1993). Mental Health Services for Nursing Home
Residents: What Will It Cost? Journal of Mental Health Administration
20(3):223-235.
Crystal,
S., Shea, D., Krishnaswami, S. (1992). Educational Attainment, Occupational
History, and Stratification: Determinants of Later-Life Economic Outcomes.
Journal of Gerontology: Social Sciences 47(5), S213-S221.
Asch,
P., Levy, D., Shea, D., and Bodenhorn, H. (1991). Risk Compensation and
the Effectiveness of Safety Belt Use Laws: A Case Study of New Jersey.
Policy Science, 24, 181-197.
Crystal,
S. and Shea, D. (1990). Cumulative Advantage, Cumulative Disadvantage,
and Inequality among Elderly People. The Gerontologist, 30(4), 437-443.
Crystal,
S. (1990). The Economic Well-Being of the Elderly. The Review of Income
and Wealth, 36(3), 227-248.
Levy,
D., Asch, P., and Shea, D. (1990) An Assessment of County Programs to Reduce
Driving While Intoxicated. Health Education Research, 5(2), 247-256.
Levy,
D., Asch, P., and Shea, D. (1989). Traffic Safety Effects of Sobriety Checkpoints
and Other Local DWI Programs in New Jersey. American Journal of Public
Health 79(3), pp. 291-293.
FUNDED
RESEARCH
"Retiree
Health Benefits: Present and Future".Funded
by the Penn State Gerontology Center. Jan. 1992-June 1992. $1,800. Principal
Investigator.
"The
Provision of Mental Health Services In Pennsylvania Long-Term Care Facilities."
Funded by the Center for Aging and Health in Rural America. Sept. 1992-August
1993. $23,805. Principal Investigator.
"The
Effect of Health on Saving by Elderly Persons." Funded by the National
Institute on Aging (1-RO1-AG10772-01). Sept. 1992-August 1993. $68,407.
Principal Investigator.
"Urban/Rural
Differences in the Elderly's Use of Health Care." Funded by the National
Institute on Aging (1-R01-AG11-820-01). August 1994-August 1996. $204,669.
Co-Investigator; Bruce Stuart, Principal Investigator.
"Use
of Long-Term Care Services by Mentally Ill Persons." Funded by the Health
Care Financing Administration (DHHS Cooperative Agreement No. 17-C-90341/3-01).
September 1994-September 1996. $391,331. Principal Investigator.
"Cost
and Quality of Care for Pennsylvania's Elderly." Funded by the Penn State
Gerontology Center. August 1995-June 1996. $3,800. Co-Principal Investigator.
"Patterns
of Formal and Informal Long Term Care in the U.S. and Sweden." Funded by
the AARP Andrus Foundation. January, 1996-December 1997. $61,436. Investigator.
"Analysis
of Physician Referrals of Medicare Patients." Funded by the Agency for
Health Care Policy and Research. September, 1996-September, 1999. $407,784.
Co-Principal Investigator.
"Modeling
the Continuum of Health Service Use: Does Geographic Access Matter?" Funded
by the Center for Aging and Health in Rural America. Sept. 1995-August
1996. $34,698. Principal Investigator.
"Dually
Stiff Floors for Injury Prevention for the Elderly." Funded by the Centers
for Disease Control. Sept. 1996-August 1997.$749,534. Co-Investigator
"Use
of Telehealth to Improve Home Health Services" Funded by the US Dept. Of
Commerce. Oct. 1997--Oct. 1999. $603,610. Co-Investigator.
"Dynamics
of Health Insurance for Older Americans and Options for Reform" Funded
by the Commonwealth Fund. May 1999--May 2000. $98,105. Project Co-Director
"Addressing
the Costs of Prescription Drugs for Medicare Beneficiaries" Funded by the
Commonwealth Fund. June 1999-Aug. 2000. $166,462. Project Co-Director
"The
Future Supply and Demand of Long-Term Care in Pennsylvania" Funded by the
Center for Rural Pennsylvania. January 2001-January 2002. $49, 553. Principal
Investigator.
RESEARCH
PAPERS
Shea,
D. "Changes in Prescription Drug Coverage and Spending Among Medicare Beneficiaries
with Mental Illness." Presented at the 2000 Association for Health Services
Research Conference.
Shea,
D. "Use of Mental Health Services in Nursing Facilities: Trends and Forecasts",
Presented at the American Association of Geriatric Psychiatrists Meeting,
2000.
Weech-Maldonado,
R. and Shea, D. "Market Factors Influencing Medicare Managed Care Growth",
Presented at the 2000 Association for Health Services Research Conference.
Weech-Maldonado,
R., Mor, V. and Shea, D. "Nursing Home Costs and Quality of Care: Is There
a Tradeoff?" Presented at the American Public Health Association Meetings,
2000.
Stuart,
B., Shea, D., and Briesacher, B. "Dynamics of Prescription Drug Coverage
of Medicare Beneficiaries, " Presented at the American Public Health Association
Meetings, 2000.
Dansky,
K., Palmer, L., Shea, D., Bowles, K. Cost analysis of TeleHomecare.
Presented at the American Telemedicine Association, 5th
Annual Meeting, Phoenix, AZ, May 25, 2000.
Shea,
D. and Li-Wu Chen .Scale and Scope Economies in Nursing Homes. Presented
at the 1999 Association for Health Services Research Conference
Shea,
D. and M. Smyer Prevalence and Treatment of Mental Illness in Nursing Homes..
Presented at the 1999 Meetings of the Gerontological Society of America.
Shea,
D. and Stuart, B. Medicare Referrals and Usual Physicians. Presented at
the AHCPR Primary to Specialty Care Referrals: New Research Findings Conference,
September, 1999.
"Did
the Nursing Home Reform Act Work?" Presented at the 1998 Gerontological
Society of America Meetings, Philadelphia, PA.
"Use
of a Financial Simulation in a Health Care Finance Class." Presented at
the 1998 Association of University Programs in Health Administration Conference,
Washington, DC.
"How
Having a Usual Physician Affects Medical Utilization Patterns of Medicare
Beneficiaries." Presented at the 1998 American Public Health Association
Conference, Washington, DC.
"Economic
and Financial Issues in Mental Health and Aging." Presented at the 1998
American Public Health Association Conference, Washington, DC.
"Explaining
Physician Service Use by the Rural Elderly." Presented at the 1998 American
Public Health Association Conference, Washington, DC.
"Exploring
Assistance in the U.S. and Sweden." Presented at the 1998 Gerontological
Society of America Meetings, Philadelphia, PA.
"Post-Acute
Care and Medicare Reform." Presented at the 1998 Pennsylvania Organization
of Nursing Leaders Conference, State College, PA.
"Injury
Prevention Through Agent Factors: The Penn State University Safety Floor
for Nursing Homes", with D. Streit, P. Cavanagh, and C. Zacker. Presented
at the 1997 SafeAmerica Conference Fourth National Injury Control Conference,
Washington, DC.
"Formal
and Informal Help for People at Risk of Institutionalization in the United
States and Sweden" with A. Davey, E. Femia, S. Zarit, S. Berg, G. Sundstrom,
M. Smyer. Presented at the 1997 Meeting of the Gerontological Society of
America, Cincinnati, OH.
"Containing
Health Care Costs by Providing Information: Have State Policies Worked?"
with D. Kenkel and S. Foreman. Presented at the 1996 Meeting of the Association
for Public Policy Analysis and Management, Pittsburgh, PA.
"Aging
and Mental Health: Recent and Future Policy." Presented at the 1996 Meeting
of the American Public Health Association Study Section on Rural Health,
New York, NY.
"How
Much Do Families Help? A Cross-National Comparison," with E. Kwee, S. Zarit,
M. Smyer, G. Sundstrom, and S. Berg. Presented at the 1996 Meeting of the
Gerontological Society of America, Washington, DC.
"Use
of Drugs and Outpatient Mental Health Services by Older Adults with Mental
Illness." Presented at the 1996 Meeting of the Gerontological Society of
America, Washington, DC.
"Mental
Illness and Multiple Nursing Home Stays," with S. Arcona, M. Smyer, and
J. Vasey. Presented at the 1996 Meeting of the Gerontological Society of
America, Washington, DC.
"Cost
and Quality Information in Health Care Markets," with D. Kenkel and S.
Foreman. Presented at the 1996 Meeting of the Health Economics Research
Organization, San Francisco, CA.
"Use
of Mental Health Services in Nursing Homes.@ Presented at the 1996 Meeting
of the Midwestern Economic Association, Chicago, IL.
"Mental
Illness and Health Service Use by Elderly Medicare Beneficiaries," with
P. Clark and M. Smyer.Presented
at the 1995 Gerontological Society of America Meeting, Los Angeles, CA.
"Treatment
of Persons with a Mental Illness in Nursing Homes After OBRA87," with P.
Clark and M. Smyer. Presented at the 1995 Gerontological Society of America
Meeting. Los Angeles, CA.
"Mental
Illness and Nursing Home Use," with S. Arcona, M. Smyer, L. Chen, and A.
Davey. Presented at the 1995 Gerontological Society of America Meeting.
Los Angeles, CA.
"Cost
and Quality Information and Health Care Market Reform," with S. Foreman
and D. Kenkel. Presented at the 1995 Meetings of the Center for the Study
of Regulated Industries.
"The
Health-Wealth Connection: Racial Differences," with T. Miles and M. Hayward.
Presented at the 1995 Early Results Workshop on Minority Perspectives in
the Health and Retirement Survey.
"Your
Money or Your Life? Assets and the Demand for Health Insurance." Presented
at the 1994 Meetings of the Gerontological Society of America.
"The
Effects of For-Profit and Not-For-Profit Status on Mortality for Residents
with Mental Illnesses," with N. Castle.Presented
at the 1994 Meetings of the Gerontological Society of America.
"Demand
for Insurance by Elderly Persons: Private Purchases and Employer Provision,"
with R. P. Stewart. Presented at the 1993 Meetings of the Gerontological
Society of America.
"Mortality
and Mental Health Treatment among Nursing Home Residents," with N. Castle
and M. Smyer. Presented at the 1993 Meetings of the Gerontological Society
of America.
"Savings
and Health Insurance among Elderly Persons." Presented at the 1993 Meetings
of the American Public Health Association.
"Costs
of Active Treatment for Nursing Home Residents with a Mental Disorder,"
with M. Smyer. Presented at the 1993 Meetings of the American Public Health
Association.
"An
Economic Model of Mental Health Services in Nursing Homes." Presented at
the Invited Young Economists Session at the 1993 Midwest Economic Association
Meetings
"The
Relationship Between Resident Characteristics and the Use of Mental Health
Services in Nursing Homes,"with
A. Streit and M. Smyer.Presented
at the 1992 Meetings of the Gerontological Society of America
"The
Divided States of Aging: Divergences in Health and Economic Status and
Their Implications for Health System Reform," with S. Crystal.Presented
at the 1992 Meetings of the American Public Health Association.
"The
Provision of Mental Health Services in Nursing Homes: Estimates from the
National Medical Expenditure Survey," with M. Smyer and A. Streit. Presented
at the 1992 Meetings of the American Public Health Association.
"Estimating
the Nursing Home Costs of Senile Dementia and Other Mental Disorders among
the Elderly."Presented at the 1992
Meetings of the American Public Health Association.
"The
Group Insured Retirees: A Population at Risk," Presented at the 1991 Meetings
of the Gerontological Society of America
"The
Role of the State: Limits and Risks," Presented at the 1991 Penn State
Gerontology Center conference on Social Structure and Aging: Historical
Perspectives.
"Effects
of Health on Savings of the Elderly," with A. Chaudhuri. Presented at the
1990 Meetings of the American Economic Association
"Education
and Economic Well-Being Among the Elderly," with S. Crystal.Presented
at the 1990 Meetings of the Gerontological Society of America.
"Health
Insurance and the Unprotected Elderly," with S. Crystal.Presented
at the 1990 Meetings of the Gerontological Society of America.
"Living
Benefits: Closing the Gap for LTC Financing." Presented at the 1990 American
Public Health Association Meetings
"A
Simultaneous Equation Model of the Relationship Between Wealth, Living
Arrangements, Health, and Retirement Among the Elderly."Presented
at the 1990 Eastern Economic Association meetings.
"Economic
Resources of the Elderly: A Comprehensive Income Approach," with S. Crystal.Survey
of Income and Program Participation Working Paper #8914, presented at the
1989 Census Bureau Annual Research Conference.
"Income
Distribution Among the Elderly: Implications for Health Care Financing,"
with S. Crystal.Presented at the
1989 American Public Health Association Meetings.
"The
Economic Status of the Elderly: Cumulative Disadvantage," with S. Crystal.Presented
at the 1989 Gerontological Society of America Meetings.
"The
Economic Resources of the Elderly," with S. Crystal.Institute
for Health, Health Care Policy, and Aging Working Paper, presented at the
1988 American Economic Association Meetings.
"An
Assessment of DWI Programs in New Jersey," with D. Levy and P. Asch. Report
to the New Jersey Office of Highway Safety, 1987.
"A
Further Assessment of DWI Programs in New Jersey," with D. Levy and P.
Asch.Report to the New Jersey Office
of Highway Safety, 1987.
References
available on request