Dr. Jeremy Bray
Department Head and Professor
Department of Economics
Background
Research Areas: Health Economics, Applied Econometrics, Labor Economics, Microeconomics, Program Evaluation
Jeremy Bray is Professor and Head of the Department of Economics in the Bryan School of Business and Economics at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. His research focuses on two primary areas of interest: the economics of substance abuse and the economic evaluation of behavioral health interventions. In his work on the economics of substance abuse, Dr. Bray has examined the labor market effects of substance use, abuse, and dependence and has studied the role of prices and taxes in consumers’ choices regarding alcohol, tobacco, and drug use. In his research on the cost-effectiveness of behavioral health interventions, Dr. Bray has estimated the costs and effectiveness of employee assistance program (EAP) services, screening and brief intervention (SBI) programs, behavioral and pharmacological therapies for alcohol dependence, and workplace prevention, early intervention, and wellness programs.
Dr. Bray was the project director of the national, cross-site evaluation of the Center for Substance Abuse Treatment’s (CSAT) Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to Treatment (SBIRT) grant program. He was Principal Investigator of the Data and Methodological Coordinating Center for the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development’s Work, Family, and Health Network. Dr. Bray is the Economics Field Editor for the Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs and is an assistant editor for Addiction. He has published his research findings in peer-reviewed journals across a range of disciplines (citations = 2936, h-index = 25), including Addiction, Health Economics, Journal of Health Economics, Journal of Labor Economics, Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Medical Care, and Public Health Reports, among others.
Research and Awards
Disconnected Geography: A Spatial Analysis of Disconnected Youth in America
Bray, J. W., Mobley, L. R., Depro, B., and McMahon, D.
2016
Journal of Labor Research
Can a Flexibility/Support Initiative Reduce Turnover? Results from the Work, Family and Health Sutdy
Moen, P., Kelly, E.L., Oakes, J.M., Lee, S., Bray, J.W., Almeida, D.M., Hammer, L., Hurtado, D, and Buxton, O.
2017
Social Problems
The Relative Impact of Brief Treatment vs. Brief Internvention in Primary Health Care Screening Programs for Substance Use Disorders
Aldridge, A.P., Dowd, W., and Bray, J.W.
2017
Addiction
Cost of Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to Treatment in Health Care Settings.
Barbosa, C., Cowell, A.J., Landwehr, J., Dowd, W., and Bray, J.W.
2016
Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment
Sustaining SBIRT in the wild: Simulating revenues and costs for substance abuse screening, brief intervention, and referral to treatment programs
Cowell, A.J., Dowd, W.N, Mills, M.J., Hinde, J.M., and Bray, J.W.
2017
Addition
Alcohol use and the wage returns to education and work experience
Bray, J. W., Hinde, J. M., & Aldridge, A. P.
2018
Health Economics
UNCG Faculty Excellence in Research and Creativity Honoree
2016
UNCG
RTI Highly Cited Author
2006 and 2011
RTI
RTI Highly Published Author
2006, 2009, and 2011
RTI
RTI Outstanding Paper
2006
RTI
RTI Early Career Author
2004
RTI
Professional Development Award
1999
RTI
Formby Award for Outstanding Research
1993
University of North Carolina at Greensboro
Academic Excellence Award
1992
Bryan School of Business and Economics, UNCG
Bryan Fellow
1992
Bryan School of Business and Economics, UNCG
Reynolds Scholar
University of North Carolina at Greensboro
“Transforming Workplace Wellness: A Strategic Partnership and National Research Agenda”
“Transforming Workplace Wellness: A Strategic Partnership and National Research Agenda”
$25,000
UNCG Giant Steps Award
2018
Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to Treatment (SBIRT) National Evaluation 3
Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to Treatment (SBIRT) National Evaluation 3
$250,000
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration via a subcontract with RTI International
9/8/14-9/29/19
Using Practical Rigor to Evaluate U.S. Military Support Programs
Using Practical Rigor to Evaluate U.S. Military Support Programs
$75,000
USDA via a subcontract to the Purdue University Military Family Research Institute
12/18/14-9/30/16