Thomas K. Bias, PhD, MA

Associate Director of Program Evaluation and Professor in the Department of Health Policy, Management, and Leadership, West Virginia University School of Public Health.

Professor

Organization:

West Virginia University School of Public Health

Department:

Health Policy, Management, and Leadership

Classification:

Faculty

Director of Medicaid Services

Organization:

West Virginia University Health Sciences Center

Department:

Health Affairs Institute

Classification:

Staff

• PhD, Political Science, West Virginia University
• MA, Political Science, West Virginia University
• BA, Political Science, West Virginia University

Bias, T., Abildso, C., Vasile, E., and Coffman, J.  (2017).  The Impact of Community Input in Community Health Needs Assessments.  Journal of Public Health Management and Practice. 23(S1):  S29-S33.

Agarwal P., Bias,, T., and Sambamoorthi, N.  (2017).  Longitudinal Patterns of Emergency Department Visits:  A Multi-State Analysis of Medicaid Beneficiaries.  Health Services Research.  52(6):2121-2136.

Bias, T. and Abildso, C.  (2017).  Measuring Policy and Related Effects of a Health Impact Assessment Related to Connectivity.  Preventive Medicine.  95(S1), S92-S94.  

Bias, T., Fitzgerald, P., and Agarwal, P.* (2015).  Changing Awareness of the Health Insurance Marketplace.  American Journal of Public Health. 105 (S5), S633-S636.

Bias, T., Fitzgerald, M. P., Gurley-Calvez, T. (2015). Strategies for Policy Evaluation of Health Insurance Marketplaces. Journal of Public Health Management and Practice, 21(1), 62-68.

Courses taught at WVU School of Public Health

• Foundations of Health Policy (Graduate)
• Policy Analysis (Graduate)
• Healthcare and Insurance Policy (Graduate)
• Research Methods for Health Policy, Management, and Leadership (in the past, Graduate)

Dr. Bias is the Director of Medicaid Services at WVU Health Affairs Institute. His expertise is the influence of Public Policy on health. Dr. Bias' research looks at the impact of health insurance policy on coverage and access to care, understanding the impact of state and local economic and built environment policy on public health, and conducting community health needs assessments.