Dr. Ghushchian teaches several courses in Statistics, Econometrics, and Economics at American University of Armenia (AUA). He received a doctoral degree from the University of Colorado Boulder in 2006. Prior to joining AUA Dr. Ghushchian was an Assistant Research Professor at the University of Colorado. Dr. Ghushchian is an active citizen; in Colorado, he was the Chief Economist for the State of Colorado drug utilization review program. In Armenia, he was a founding chair of an independent FDA audited ethics committee. Currently, Dr. Ghushchyan is the President or ISPOR Armenia Regional Chapter. Dr. Ghushchian has published several articles on Health Economics and Outcomes in peer-reviewed journals. In the past 10 years, his work has been cited more than 3000 times. His research is mainly in health economics and outcomes with an emphasis on issues related to health utility and other patient-reported outcomes, health technology assessment, and health-related workplace productivity. The major goal of Dr. Ghushchian’s research is to improve society’s health and well-being.
Education:
PhD in Economics, University of Colorado Boulder, 2006
Courses taught:
- BUS 331 Data, Analysis and Decisions
- ECON 310 Economic Statistics
- ECON 315 Financial Econometrics and Time Series Analysis
- ECON 316 Topics in Applied Health Econometrics
- ECON 320 Macroeconomic Theory
- ECON 340 International Trade
- ECON 380 Professional Internship
- ECON 385 Economic Research Seminar
- ECON 386 Capstone
Recent Publications:
- Health Disparities Among Children with Asthma in the United States by Place of Residence. Sullivan PW, Ghushchyan V, Kavati A, Navaratnam P, Friedman HS, Ortiz B. J Allergy Clin Immunol Pract. 2019 Jan;7(1):148-155.
- Estimating asthma control questionnaire (ACQ) scores from claims data. Sullivan PW, Ghushchyan VH, Globe G. J Asthma. 2018 Sep;55(9):1002-1010.
- The national burden of poorly controlled asthma, school absence and parental work loss among school-aged children in the United States. Sullivan PW, Ghushchyan V, Navaratnam P, Friedman HS, Kavati A, Ortiz B, Lanier B. J Asthma. 2018 Jun;55(6):659-667.
- School absence and productivity outcomes associated with childhood asthma in the USA. Sullivan P, Ghushchyan VG, Navaratnam P, Friedman HS, Kavati A, Ortiz B, Lanier B. J Asthma. 2018 Feb;55(2):161-168.
- Oral corticosteroid exposure and adverse effects in asthmatic patients. Sullivan PW, Ghushchyan VH, Globe G, Schatz M. J Allergy Clin Immunol. 2018 Jan;141(1):110-116.
- National Prevalence of Poor Asthma Control and Associated Outcomes Among School-Aged Children in the United States. Sullivan PW, Ghushchyan V, Navaratnam P, Friedman HS, Kavati A, Ortiz B, Lanier B. J Allergy Clin Immunol Pract. 2018 Mar - Apr;6(2):536-544.
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