Directory Entry For: Seyed Karimi
Assoc Professor
HSC - Health Management & Systems Science
Biography
I am a health economist. My work sits at the intersection of microeconomics, statistics, and health policy. Understanding and analyzing the root causes of health inequalities, conducting health policy analysis, and performing economic evaluation in healthcare are primary areas of my research. I am currently an associate professor and interim chair at the Department of Health Management and Systems Sciences at the University of Louisville’s School of Public Health and Information Sciences (SPHIS). I also hold the position of health economist at the Center for Health Equity (CHE) at the Louisville Metro Department of Public Health and Wellness (LMPHW).
Research Interests
Active Grants:
Title: Development of a Novel Intervention to Improve Treatment of Liver Disease in Rural Communities
Sponsor: University of Louisville Schools of Medicine and Public Health, Peer-Reviewed Competitive
Date: 10/2024-12/2025
Budget: $41,500
Role: Co-Principal Investigator (Co-PI: Michael Egger), 0% FTE
Title: An Economic Impact Analysis of Human Papillomavirus (HPV) Vaccination among Medicaid Beneficiaries in Kentucky: Identifying the Social Determinants of Inequities in HPV Vaccination and HPV-Related Diseases, Evaluating HPV Vaccine Policies, and Estimating the Health and Economic Impacts of HPV Vaccination
Sponsor: CMS-Funded through the State of Kentucky’s Cabinet for Health and Family Services, Peer-Reviewed Competitive
Dates: 07/2024-06/2026
Budget: $1,359,522
Role: Principal Investigator, 50% FTE
Title: Treatment for Opioid Use among Pregnant Female Medicaid Beneficiaries in Kentucky
Sponsor: CMS-Funded through the State of Kentucky’s Cabinet for Health and Family Services, Peer-Reviewed Competitive
Dates: 07/2024-06/2026
Budget: $323,211
Role: Co-Principal Investigator (PI: Jovita Murillo), 20% FTE
Title: Evaluating the Economic Impact of Current Policies and Proposed Policy Implementation of the Public Health System and Economy; Modeling Plans and Economic Framing of Public Health Programs; Contributing to LMPHW Root Cause Team Activities, Skillset Lab Activities, Health Impact Assessment Projects, Budget Analysis, Health Equity Report Development
Sponsor: Louisville/Jefferson County Metro Government
Dates: 08/2019-present
Budget: varied from $65,000 to $91,000 from 2019
Role: Principal Investigator, varied from 1% to 50% FTE from 2019
Degrees and Certifications
PhD
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
MS
Institute for Research and Development
Institute for Research and Development
MS
Amirkabir University of Technology
Amirkabir University of Technology