Bias

Thomas K. Bias, PhD, MA

Associate Professor, Health Policy, Management, and Leadership

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304-293-2306
Room
3849, HSC South, Floor 3
Address
PO Box 9190
WVU School of Public Health
64 Medical Center Drive
Morgantown, WV 26506-9190
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About Thomas Bias

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

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Positions

Associate Professor

Organization:
West Virginia University School of Public Health
Classification:
Faculty

Education

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

Publications

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.

Additional Info

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)

About Thomas Bias

Dr. Bias is the Associate Director of Program Evaluation for the Office of Health Affairs. 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.