Lee Rivers Mobley

Expertise

Health Economics
Spatial Modeling and Regression Analysis
GIS, Market Analysis, and Antitrust
Spatial Epidemiology and Access

Biography

Lee Rivers Mobley, PhD, Senior Fellow in health economics, appointed December 2008, specializes in spatial epidemiology and analysis of health care markets and behaviors, using spatial modeling, spatial econometrics, spatial decision support systems, and cartographical modeling. Dr. Mobley was named an RTI Fellow in 2005. She joined RTI in July 2001, and her work at RTI has included market analysis for several Medicare reform initiatives, spatial analysis to explain cardiac risk factors in low income women, and analysis of access to and utilization of preventive care services. Her research reveals why people disenroll from Medicare HMOs or don't get regular cancer screening. Dr. Mobley is currently funded by two NIH grants, and conducts analyses of disparities among populations and across geography, examining socioecological problems where place and space are important. Her research interests include behavioral modeling, measurement of the built environment, remote sensing as a resource for data development, gap or suitability analysis, and building spatial decision support systems.

Education

PhD, Economics, University of California, Santa Barbara; MS, Economics, University of California, Santa Barbara; MFA, Fine Arts, University of California, Santa Barbara; AB, Art History, University of Georgia.

Selected Publications

Mobley, L., Kuo, T.M., Urato, M., Boos, J., Lozano-Gracia, N., & Anselin, L. (Nov 2009). Predictors of endoscopic colorectal cancer screening over time in 11 states. Cancer Causes and Control, Online First.

Mobley, L.R., Kuo, T.M., Clayton, L.J., & Evans, W.D. (Aug 2009). Mammography facilities are accessible, so why is utilization so low? Cancer Causes and Control, 20 (6):1017-1028.

Mobley, L.R., Frech, H.E., & Anselin, L. (2009). Spatial interaction, spatial multipliers and hospital competition. International Journal of the Economics of Business, 16 (1):1-17.

Mobley, L.R., Kuo, T.M., Driscoll, D., Clayton, L., & Anselin, L. (2008). Heterogeneity in mammography use across the nation: Separating evidence of disparities from the disproportionate effects of geography. International Journal of Health Geographics , 7:32.

Mobley, L.R., Kuo, T.M., & Andrews, L. (Jun 2008). How sensitive are multilevel regression findings to defined area of context? A case study of mammography use in California. Medical Care Research and Review, 65 (3):315-337.

Basu, J., & Mobley, L.R. (May 2008). Trends in racial disparities among the elderly for selected procedures. Medical Care Research and Review, 65 (5):617-637.

Basu, J., & Mobley, L.R. (Jun 2007). Illness severity and propensity to travel along the urban-rural continuum. Health & Place, 13 (2):381-399.

Mobley, L.R., Root, E.D., Finkelstein, E.A., Khavjou, O., Farris, R.P., & Will, J.C. (2006 Apr). Environment, obesity, and cardiovascular disease risk in low-income women. American Journal of Preventive Medicine, 30 (4):327-332.

Mobley, L.R., Root, E., Anselin, L., Lozano-Gracia, N., & Koschinsky, J. (2006). Spatial analysis of elderly access to primary care services. International Journal of Health Geographics , 5:19.

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