Economic Evaluation of Adolescent Alcohol Use and the Impact of Social Networks

描述（由申请人提供）：本申请提出了一项为期五年的研究计划，用于Marlon P.穆特博士获得国家酒精滥用和酒精中毒研究所的指导研究科学家发展奖（KOI）。该提案的目的是为首席调查员提供必要的培训，以便就青少年饮酒和社交网络对劳动力市场、健康和犯罪结果的经济影响进行多学科研究。拟议的职业发展计划将使候选人（1）在酒精服务的健康经济评估，社会网络分析和酒精治疗的临床方面建立坚实的研究基础;（2）从事研究伦理培训;（3）提高赠款写作，技术演示和出版技能。导师，博士迈克尔弗莱明，和一个杰出的顾问团队，博士迈克尔法国，约翰穆拉希，康斯坦斯韦斯纳，和詹姆斯蒙哥马利，将 成为候选人的发展成为一个独立的酒精研究者的基础。实证分析将使用国家青少年健康纵向研究（添加健康），以确定青少年饮酒，社交网络和劳动力市场的经济成果，医疗保健利用和犯罪活动之间的关系。该指导研究科学家发展奖（KOI）的主要产品将是（1）对青少年的创新性多学科经济评估 从社交网络的角度进行酒精使用;（2）先进的计量经济学，社会网络和临床酒精培训博士穆特;（3）会议上介绍酒精研究成果;（4）在同行评审的期刊上发表几篇文章;（5）开发投资回报率的应用程序，以支持独立资助的酒精研究议程。 公共卫生相关性：在指导科学家研究发展奖（K 01）期间获得的培训和研究经验将使穆特博士具备作为独立调查员在未来对酒精服务进行新颖的、与政策相关的经济评估所需的技能。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): This application proposes a five-year research program for the Mentored Research Scientist Development Award (KOI) from the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism for Marlon P. Mundt, Ph.D. The objective of this proposal is to provide the Principle Investigator the training necessary to conduct a multidisciplinary study on the economic impact of adolescent alcohol use and social networks on labor market, health and crime outcomes. The proposed career development plan will enable the Candidate to (1) build a strong research foundation in health economic evaluation of alcohol services, social network analysis and clinical aspects of alcohol treatment; (2) engage in research ethics training; and (3) enhance grant writing, technical presentation, and publication skills. The mentor, Dr. Michael Fleming, and an outstanding team of consultants, Drs. Michael French, John Mullahy, Constance Weisner, and James Montgomery, will be fundamental to the Candidate's development into an independent alcohol researcher. The empirical analysis will use the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health (Add Health) to determine the relationship between adolescent alcohol use, social networks and economic outcomes in labor markets, health care utilization and criminal activity. The main products of this Mentored Research Scientist Development Award (KOI) will be (1) an innovative multidisciplinary economic evaluation of adolescent alcohol use undertaken from a social networks perspective; (2) advanced econometric, social network and clinical alcohol training for Dr. Mundt; (3) conference presentations on alcohol research findings; (4) several publications in peer-reviewed journals; and (5) development of ROI applications to support an independently funded alcohol research agenda. PUBLIC HEALTH RELEVANCE: The training and research experience gained during the Mentored Scientist Research Development Award(K01) will give Dr. Mundt the skills he requires to conduct novel, policy-relevant economic evaluations of alcohol services in the future as an independent investigator.