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An internationally experienced researcher in the field of health
economics, Aaron Beaston-Blaakman has contributed greatly to the
world’s pool of knowledge, most recently about family health issues in
African and Asian countries. Aaron Blaakman’s pursuit of knowledge has
led him all over Africa and Asia, to such countries as Botswana,
Bulgaria, Guinea, Ivory Coast, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Mali, Mongolia,
Rwanda, Samoa, Senegal, South Africa, Uganda and Zambia.

Aaron Beaston-Blaakman currently serves as a Health Economics and
Financing Research Consultant. He is based in Cary, North Carolina.
Previously, he has served as a Research Scientist at Family Health
International in Durham, NC (2005-2008) and as a Research Associate at
Brandeis University (1998-2005) in Waltham, MA. Aaron Beaston-Blaakman
served as principal investigator for a study on “Conceptual and
Empirical Analysis of Cost Analysis Methodologies in Substance Abuse
Treatment,” which was supported by the National Institute on Drug Abuse
through a $154,000 grant.  



A number of Africa-centric research projects that Aaron Blaakman
participated in during his research career cover such varied topics as:



•    Cost-Effectiveness Analysis of Peer Education in
Zambia

•    Cost Analysis of Health Care Service Packages in
Rwandan Health Centers and Hospitals (with Intrahealth/RTI)

•    Cost Analysis of PMTCT Best Practices in South
Africa

•    Cost Analysis of Family Planning and VCT
Integration in Kenya

•    Cost Analysis of IUD Scaling Up in Uganda (with
Engenderhealth)

•    Economic Evaluation of Systematic Screening in
Senegal (Frontiers/Population Council)

•    Development of a Community Based Health Insurance
Program in rural Guinea (Frontiers/Population Council)

•    Cost-Effectiveness Analysis of Community Based
Distribution Practices in Mali (with Save the Children)

•    Economic Evaluation of the “Young Men As Equal
Partners Project” in Uganda and Kenya

From 1998 to 2005, Aaron Blaakman worked for Brandeis University’s
Schneider Institute for Health Policy, and the Heller School for Social
Policy and Management. There, Aaron Blaakman served as a research
associate focusing on Cost and Cost-Effectiveness Analysis and on
Substance Abuse and International Health.



During his time with Brandeis, Aaron Beaston-Blaakman worked on a
variety of research initiatives. Among them:



•    A Conceptual and Empirical Analysis of Cost
Analysis Methodologies in Substance Abuse Treatment, supported by NIDA

•    Treatment Costs and Organizational Monitoring:
Texas Christian University,

supported by NIDA

•    Treatment Needs: Research and Evaluation
Specialists, supported by the Massachusetts Bureau of Substance Abuse
Services    

•    Extended Telephone Monitoring for Alcoholics with
University of Pennsylvania,

supported by NIAAA

•    Cost-effectiveness of dietary interventions to
reduce AIDS wasting, supported by NIDDK



In addition to his Brandeis research, Aaron Beaston-Blaakman was
involved in a variety of external research on cost and financial
analysis as well. Some of the recent projects he has been involved with
include:

•    Cost Methods Consultant, Texas Christian
University, Center for Behavioral Health, Forth Worth, Texas

•    Cost-Effectiveness Analysis Consultant, Family
First Project, National Development and Research Institutes, New York

•    Economic Analysis Advisor, University of North
Carolina, School of Medicine, North Carolina Disaster Management Project



From 1997 to 1998, Aaron Beaston-Blaakman served as program evaluation
director for Charles River Health Management, in Boston.



Aaron Beaston-Blaakman has also taught at a number of prestigious
universities. From 1998 to 2000, Aaron Beaston-Blaakman’s professorial
duties included Adjunct Professor Health Policy, Tufts University,
Experimental College, Medford, Mass.; Adjunct Lecturer in
Cost-Effectiveness Analysis, Centre D’Etudes Supérieurs en
Gestion, Dakar, Sénégal; Instructor, Brandeis University,
Sustainable International Development Program; and Adjunct Lecturer,
Emmanuel College, Healthcare Administration Program, Boston.



In the early 1990s, Aaron Beaston-Blaakman gained experience in social
work by serving as  Sociotherapist/Recreation Therapist, for the
Hillside Children’s   

Center in Rochester, N.Y. Aaron Beaston-Blaakman also served as a
Social Worker, for the Hillside Children’s Center, Juvenile Justice
Services, Hillside Children’s Center, Rochester; and as Program
Assistant for Dads and Children Together, Hillside Children’s Center,
Rochester.       



Aaron Beaston-Blaakman holds a PhD in Social Policy from the Heller
School for Social Policy and Management, Brandeis University. Prior to
that he earned an MA in Social Policy, also from the Heller School at
Brandeis. Earlier, he earned an MPA from the Maxwell School of
Citizenship and Public Affairs, Syracuse University; and an MSW from
the School of Social Work, Syracuse University. Fluent in French, he
has done graduate course work in the French language, at New York
University in Paris.          
             

Aaron Beaston-Blaakman resides in Cary, N.C.    

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