C. Gerry Mills, Ph.D.
Lecturer of Health Care Management
Business & Education Academic Building, Office 217
678-547-6101, Fax (678) 547-6160
mills_cg@mercer.edu

EDUCATION:

  • Ph.D., (1995), Georgia State University, Graduate School of Business Administration, Major: Health Services Administration

  • MBA, (1980), Georgia State University, Graduate School of Business Administration, Major: Finance

  • BBA, (1977), Georgia State University, College of Business Administration, Major: Accounting

ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE:

  • August 2002 – Present: Associate Professor, Health Care Management, Mercer University

  • August 2000 – August 2002: Program Coordinator, Health Services Administration, Florida International University

  • August 1996 – August 2002: Assistant Professor, Health Services Administration, Florida International University

  • March 1992 – August 1996: Adjunct Professor, Health Administration, Georgia State University

RESEARCH INTERESTS:

“Should We Invest in Suicide Prevention Programs?” The Journal of Socio-Economics. Accepted June, 2006, pending publication. (with N. Sari, et al)

 “Economic Evaluation of Suicide Prevention Programs for Young Adults in Florida.” The Business Review, Cambridge. Vol. 3, No. 1, (2004). 14-20. (with S. DeCastro, et al)

 “Use of Preventive Health Services by Hispanic Women in Two Urban Communities: Atlanta, Georgia, and Miami, Florida, 2000 and 2001.” Journal of Women’s Health. Vol.13, No.6, (2004), 654-661. (with K. Asamoa, et al)

DeCastro, S., Mills, C., Newman, F., and Sari, N. (2003, November) Cost-Benefit Analysis of Two Suicide Prevention Programs for the Middle and High School Age Population in Florida. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Evaluation Association, Reno, Nevada.

DeCastro, S., Mills, C., Newman, F., and Sari, N. (2003, November) A Meta-Analysis of Two Suicide Prevention Programs Targeted to the Middle and High School Population. Poster session presented at the annual meeting of the American Public Health Association, San Francisco, California.

 “Fragmentation and Long-Term Care of the Elderly”, Research in Urban Policy, Vol. 7. (1998), Eds. Becker, F, and Dluhy, M.

Book Review: Sparer’s Medicaid and the Limits of State Health Reform, in Inquiry, Vol. 14, No. 2.

PROFESSIONAL AND COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES:

  • Faculty sponsor for the student chapter of the American College of Healthcare Executives

  • Advanced Member, Health Care Financial Management Association

  • Executive Member, American Marketing Association