Tetsuji Yamada
Chair and Professor
Rutgers University, USA
USA
Biography
Dr. Tetsuji Yamada is currently a professor of Health Economics for the Department of Economics, an Associate Faculty for the Graduate Faculty of M.A. and Ph.D. programs for the Department of Childhood Studies, and a Research Associate for the Center for Children and Childhood Studies at Rutgers University, the State University of New Jersey, USA. Dr. Yamada was an Associate Professor for the Department of Economics of Ritsumeikan University in Kyoto, Japan. He completed his Ph.D. and M.Phil. in Health Economics from the Graduate School and University Center of the City University of New York; M.I.A. in International Affairs and Public Policies from Columbia University in New York; and B.A. in Economics from Toyo University in Japan. He is a a reviewer for professional journals, books and research funding institutions.
Research Interest
cancer screening behavior, alcohol and drug abuse, pharmaceutical innovation and health outcomes.