Dr. Michael French is a professor of health economics in the Department of Sociology at the University of Miami, with secondary appointments in the Department of Economics and the Miller School of Medicine Department of Public Health Sciences Division of Epidemiology & Population Health Sciences.

He is also director of the Health Economics Research Group in the UM Department of Sociology, and research director of the Health Sector Management and Policy Program in the UM School of Business Administration.

His experience includes policy and program evaluation, substance abuse research, health economics, cost and benefit analysis, human resource economics, and the economics of crime. He has been principal investigator or project leader on numerous research grants with the National Institutes of Health (NIH), the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, and several state agencies. Dr. French served on the Health Services Research Initial Review Groups (IRG) for the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) (1995-2004) and the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) (1998-2001), as well as various Extramural Contract Review Committees for the U.S. Public Health Service. He was a technical consultant for the National Science Foundation and a technical adviser on evaluation studies of health care programs for the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.

In addition, he has provided expert testimony on the labor market effects of drug use, and is a frequent referee for numerous peer-reviewed professional journals. Dr. French has published over 130 peer-reviewed articles in a variety of multidisciplinary professional journals.

Contact Info
305/284. 6039  |  mfrench@miami.edu (social media icons if they have it)

Office
University of Miami
Department of Sociology
Merrick Building, Room 121F
5202 University Drive
Coral Gables, FL 33146-2000

Mailing Address
Dr. Michael French
University of Miami
Department of Sociology
P.O. Box 248162
Coral Gables, FL, 33124-2030