
Dr. Jeremy Bray
Professor
Jefferson-Pilot Excellence Professor
Department of Economics

Background
Research Areas: Health Economics, Program Methodology, Labor Economics, Applied Microeconomics, Program Evaluation
Dr. Jeremy Bray is the Jefferson-Pilot Excellence Professor in Economics in the Bryan School of Business and Economics at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. His research focuses on the economics of health behaviors, with two primary areas of focus: the economics of risky health behaviors, such as alcohol or illicit drug use, and the economic evaluation of behavioral health interventions. In his work on the economics of risky health behaviors, he has led or contributed to multiple studies that explored both the economic causes and consequences of risky health behaviors. His results confirm that economic considerations such as prices and taxes influence health behaviors, thereby supporting a broad range of policy efforts to reduce the prevalence of risky health behaviors. In his work on the economic evaluation of behavioral health interventions, he has conducted economic evaluations of many behavioral interventions; including workplace substance abuse prevention programs, alcohol screening and brief interventions for at-risk drinking, and behavioral interventions combined with pharmacotherapy for the treatment of alcohol dependence. Dr. Bray has served as PI or co-investigator on numerous economic evaluations funded by federal agencies such as NIH, CDC, and SAMHSA. His publications in this area have been referenced hundreds of times by other researchers and have had a profound impact on public health by supporting the resource allocation decisions of federal, state, and local policymakers, as well as employers, both nationally and internationally.
Research and Awards
Alcohol use and the wage returns to education and work experience
Bray, J. W., Hinde, J. M., & Aldridge, A. P.
2018
Health Economics
Prioritization of outcomes in efficacy and effectiveness alcohol brief intervention trials: International multi-stakeholder e-Delphi consensus study to inform a core outcome set.
Shorter, G.; Heather, N.; Berman, A.; Giles, E.; O'Donnell, A.; Barbosa, C.; Clarke, M.; Holloway, A.; Newbury-Birch, D.
2018
Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs
Effects of a Flexibility/Support Intervention on Work Performance: Evidence From the Work, Family, and Health Network
Hinde, Jesse M.; Kaiser, David J.; Mills, Michael J.; Karuntzos, Georgia T.; Genadek, Katie R.; Kelly, Erin L.; Kossek, Ellen E.; Hurtado, David A.
2018
American Journal of Health Promotion
Outcome Reporting in Brief Intervention Trials: Alcohol (ORBITAL) core outcome set: international consensus on outcomes to measure in efficacy and effectiveness trials of alcohol brief interventions
Gillian Shorter, Nick Heather, Anne H. Berman, Emma Giles, Mike Clarke, Carolina Barbosa, Amy O'Donnell, Aisha Holloway, Heleen Riper, Jean-Bernard Daeppen, Maristela Monteiro , Richard Saitz, Jennifer McNeely, Lela McKnight-Eily, Alex Cowell, Paul Toner, Dorothy Newbury-Birch
2021
Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs
SBIRT administered by mental health counselors for hospitalized adults with substance misuse or disordered Use: Evaluating hospital utilization and costs
McCall, M.H., Wester, K.L., Hanchate, A.D., Veach, L.J., Smart, B.D., & Morris, C.W.
2021
Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment
A Scoping Review of Economic Evaluations of Workplace Wellness Programs
Ünsal, N., Weaver, G., & Bibeau, D.
2021
Public Health Reports
All Southern Conference Faculty Award
2020-2021
Southern Conference
Alcohol Consumption and Related Comorbid Conditions: Health State Utilities for Economic Evaluation
Alcohol Consumption and Related Comorbid Conditions: Health State Utilities for Economic Evaluation
$587,753
NIAAA
2019