Justin G. Trogdon
Health Economist
Justin G. Trogdon is an expert in estimating the costs of disease to society. His recent research, which has included obesity, chronic disease, cancer, and tobacco, has found that cancer costs will more than double in some states by 2020 and stopping the increase in obesity rates could save nearly $550 billion in two decades.
Dr. Trogdon has managed projects for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Association of Chronic Disease Directors, and American Heart Association. His technical expertise includes a variety of econometric and statistical methods. He also conducts program evaluation and cost-effectiveness studies, studies systems modeling of cardiovascular disease, and researches the impact of social networks on obesity.
Education
PhD, Economics, Duke University; MA, Economics, Duke University; BA, Economics, Baylor University.
Latest Publications
Trogdon, J.G., Larsen, B., Larsen, D., Salas, W., & Snell, M. (Nov 2012)
Trogdon, J.G., Tangka, F.K.L., Ekwueme, D.U., Guy, G.P., Nwaise, I., & Orenstein, D. (Sep 2012)
Finkelstein, E.A., Khavjou, O.A., Thompson, H., Trogdon, J.G., Pan, L.P., Sherry, B., et al. (Jun 2012)
Brown, D.S., Trogdon, J., Ekwueme, D.U., Chamiec-Case, L., Tangka, F.K., Guy, G.P., et al. (Jun 2012)
Trogdon, J.G., Finkelstein, E.A., Feagan, C.W., & Cohen, J.W. (Jan 2012)
Expertise
- Health Economics
- Applied Econometrics
- Cost of Illness
News
- September 24, 2012
Study: Cancer Care Costs to More than Double in Some States by 2020
– News Release - September 24, 2012
Cancer Care Costs to More Than Double in Some U.S. States by 2020
– Science Daily - September 19, 2012
State Obesity Rates Could Skyrocket by 2030
– USA Today