Graduate Faculty Application
Mark Louis Messonnier
C. Personal Data
1. Full Name
Mark Louis Messonnier, M.S., Ph.D.
2. Present rank and date appointed
Adjunct Senior Research Scientist
3. Department and/or college
Department of Agricultural and Applied Economics
College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences
4. Campus mailing address
Department of Agricultural and Applied Economics
Conner Hall
The University of Georgia
Athens, Georgia 30602
5. Email address
qzm3@cdc.gov
6. Number of years employed by The University of Georgia
0
D. Scholarly Competence
1. Education
Ph.D. Agricultural Economics, The University of Georgia, 1995
M.S. Agricultural Economics, Louisiana State University, 1989
B.S. Agribusiness, Louisiana State University, 1982
2. Title of master’s thesis
“An Economic Analysis of Private Hunting Land Access Rights in Louisiana”
Louisiana State University, 1989
3. Title of dissertation
“Conceptual and Empirical Issues in Valuing Environmental Commodities: The Economic Value of Aquatic Plant Management”
The University of Georgia, 1995
4. Academic and professional positions held
Lead Economist, November 2002 – Present
National Immunization Program
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Atlanta, Georgia
Associate Director, March 2001 – December 2001
Merck & Co., Inc.
Worldwide Human Health Marketing
Outcomes Research
Whitehouse Station, New Jersey
Chief, October 1999 – March 2001
Prevention Effectiveness Branch
Division of Prevention Research and Analytic Methods
Epidemiology Program Office
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Atlanta, Georgia
D. Scholarly Competence - continued
4. Academic and professional positions held - continued
Acting Chief, September 1998 - October 1999
Prevention Effectiveness Branch
Division of Prevention Research and Analytic Methods
Epidemiology Program Office
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Atlanta, Georgia
Economist, July 1997 – September 1998
Prevention Effectiveness Branch
Division of Prevention Research and Analytic Methods
Epidemiology Program Office
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Atlanta, Georgia
Prevention Effectiveness Fellow, July 1995 - July 1997
Prevention Effectiveness Branch
Division of Prevention Research and Analytic Methods
Epidemiology Program Office
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Atlanta, Georgia
Research Associate/Geographic Information System Lab Manager 1989-1990
Department of Agricultural Economics & Agribusiness
Louisiana State University
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
5. Publications
a. Refereed scholarly articles and reports
Elbasha, E. H., M. L. Messonnier. “Cost-effectiveness Analysis and Health Care Resource Allocation: Decision Rules Under Variable Returns to Scale. Health Economics (forthcoming).
Carande-Kulis, V. G. (senior), M. V. Maciosek, P. A. Briss, S. M. Teutsch, S. Zaza, B. I. Truman, M. L. Messonnier, M. Pappaioanou, J. R. Harris, J. Fielding, Task Force on Community Preventive Services. “Metodi di revisione sistematica delle valutazioni economiche.” Epidemiologia e Prevenzione. 26(4 Suppl):32-9, 2002 Jul-Aug.
Yassin A..S. (senior), G.L. Beckles, M. L. Messonnier. "Disability and Its Economic Impact Among Adults with Diabetes." Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine. 44:2(2001):136-42.
Bousquet J. (senior), R. Ben-Joseph, M. L. Messonnier, E. Alemao, A. Gould. “Dose-Response Efficacy of Inhaled Corticosteroids in Persistent Asthma.” Clinical Therapeutics, 24:1(2001):1-20.
Roe B. (senior), M. F. Teisl, A. S. Levy, K. Boyle, M. L. Messonnier, T. L. Riggs, M. J. Hermann, F. M. Newman. “Consumers Assessment of the Food Safety Problem for Meals Prepared at Home and Reactions to Food Safety Labeling.” Journal of Food Product Marketing. 6:4(2000): 9-26.
Carande-Kulis, V. G. (senior), M. V. Maciosek, P. A. Briss, S. M. Teutsch, S. Zaza, B. I. Truman, M. L. Messonnier, M. Pappaioanou, J. R. Harris, J. Fielding, Task Force on Community Preventive Services. “Methods for Systematic Reviews of Economic Evaluations for the Guide to Community Preventive Services.” American Journal of Preventive Medicine, 18:1S(2000): 75-91.
Messonnier, M. L. (senior), J. C. Bergstrom, C. M. Cornwell, R. J. Teasley, H. K. Cordell. “Survey Response-Related Biases in Contingent Valuation: Concepts, Remedies, and Empirical Application to Valuing Aquatic Plant Management.” American Journal of Agricultural Economics, 82:2(May 2000): 438-450.
Messonnier, M. L. (senior), P. S. Corso, S. M. Teutsch, A. C. Haddix, J. R. Harris. “An Ounce of Prevention....What Are the Returns?, Second Edition, 1999” American Journal of Preventive Medicine, 16:3(1999): 249-264.
Herwaldt, B. L. (senior), M. J. Beach, M. L. Messonnier (as member of Cyclospora Working Group), and the Cyclospora Working Group. “The Return of Cyclospora in 1997: Another Outbreak of Cyclosporiasis in Norht American Assocaited with Imported Raspberries.” Annals of Internal Medicine, 130:3(February 2, 1999): 210-220.
Herwaldt, B. L. (senior), M.-L. Ackers, M. L. Messonnier (as member of Cyclospora Working Group), and the Cyclospora Working Group. "An Outbreak in 1996 of Cyclosporiasis Associated with Imported Raspberries." The New England Journal of Medicine, 336(May 29, 1997): 1548-1556.
Bayless, D. S. (senior), J. C. Bergstrom, M. L. Messonnier, and H. K. Cordell. "Assessing the Demand for Designated Wildlife Viewing Sites." Journal of Hospitality and Leisure Marketing, 2:3(1994).
Luzar, E. J. (senior), C. Gan, and M. L. Messonnier. "Quality as A Latent Variable in Recreation Access Analysis." Southern Journal of Agricultural Economics, 24:2(1992): 105-112.
Messonnier, M. L. (senior) and E. J. Luzar. "A Hedonic Analysis of Private Hunting Land Attributes Using An Alternative Functional Form.", Southern Journal of Agricultural Economics, 22:2(1990):129-135.
Messonnier, M. L. (senior) and E. J. Luzar. "An Economic Analysis of Forest Land Leasing for Deer Hunting in Louisiana." Louisiana Agricultural Experiment Station Bulletin, No. 823, December, 1990.
Messonnier, M. L. (senior), E. J. Luzar, and J. E. Hotvedt. "Leasing Land for Hunting Access: A Qualitative Response Model of Louisiana Landowner Behavior." Journal of the Southwestern Society of Economists, 16:1(1989): 65-71.
b. Books
none
c. Other publications
Messonnier M. L., M. I. Meltzer. “Chapter 8: Cost-Benefit Analysis.” Pp. 127-155 in Haddix AC, Teutsch SM, Corso PA (editors). Prevention Effectiveness: A Guide to Decision Analysis and Economic Evaluation, 2d Edition. Oxford University Press. 2003.
Bergstrom, J. C. (senior), H. K. Cordell, R. J. Teasley, R. Souter, M. L. Messonnier, C. J. Betz, M. M. Smith, and L. R. Barber. Aquatic Plant Coverage and Outdoor Recreation at Lake Guntersville, Alabama: A
Study of User Preferences, Economic Values, and Economic Impacts. Vicksburg, MS: U.S. Army
Corps of Engineers TVA/RG/WM-94005, December, 1993.
Messonnier, M. L. (senior) and E. J. Luzar. "Factors Affecting the Decision to Lease Hunting Land." Louisiana Rural Economist, 52:2(1990): 7-11.
Messonnier, M. L. (senior) and E. J. Luzar. "An Economic Analysis of Louisiana Deer Hunting Leases." Louisiana Rural Economist, 52:3(1990): 9-12.
Meltzer, M., M. L. Messonnier, Letter to the editor on: J. B. O'Connor, T. F. Imperiale, M. E. Singer, A. Das. “Economic Models of Hepatitis A Virus Immunization.” Hepatology ,30:1(July 1999): 343-345.
6. Grants or contracts received
none
7. Creative activities
E. Additional Evidence of Intellectual Leadership
1. Papers presented at professional and learned societies
Zhou, F., M.L. Messonnier, J. Santoli, A. Vargas-Rosales, A. Shefer. ”Vaccination Coverage and Costs for
Immunization Services in Employer-Sponsored Health Plans.” American Academy of Pediatrics annual meeting, October 31-November 5, 2003, New Orleans, Louisiana.
Zhou, F., H.R. Yusuf, A. Shefer, L. Rodewald, S.Y. Chu, M.L. Messonnier. “Economic Evaluation of Routine Childhood Immunization with DTaP, Hib, IPV, MMR and HepB Vaccines in the United States, 2001.” Pediatric Academic Societies annual meeting, May 3-6, 2003, Seattle, Washington.
Kocevar V. S., L. Jönsson, E. Valovirta, J. Thomas III, F. Kristensen, M. L. Messonnier, H. Bisgaard. "Factors Associated With Hospital Length Of Stay (LOS) Among Nordic Children With Asthma." CIPP V: 5th International Congress on Pediatric Pulmonology, February 18-20, 2002. Nice, France.
Kocevar V. S., L. Jönsson, E. Valovirta, J. Thomas III, F. Kristensen, M. L. Messonnier, H. Bisgaard. "Inpatient Cost Among Pediatric Patients With Asthma In 4 Nordic Countries." CIPP V: 5th International Congress on Pediatric Pulmonology, February 18-20, 2002. Nice, France.
Luskin, A., D. Bukstein, A. Greene, J. Wogen, M. L. Messonnier M, S. Boccuzzi. “Comparison of Costs of Asthma-related Medications in Montelukast versus Inhaled Corticosteroid Therapy.” American College of Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology 2001 Annual Meeting, November 16-20, Orlando, Florida.
Burns, D. G., R. H. Patel, A. Botha, M. L. Messonnier. "Asthma Management in South Africa: Morbidity of Patients Who Qualify for Disease Management Interventions." Poster presentation at the Third Triennial World Asthma Meeting, July 13-15,2001, Chicago, Illinois.
Teisl M., Boyle K., B. Roe, T. L. Riggs, M. L. Messonnier, M. Herrmann. “Understanding How Respondents View Safety Risks: Implications for the Design of Willingness-to-Pay Experiments.” Association of Environmental and Resource Economists 2001 Summer Workshop Assessing and Managing Environmental and Public Health Risks. June 13 - 15, 2001. Bar Harbor, Maine.
Simon, N. B., M. L. Messonnier, C. Nardinelli, N.N. Owens. “The Health Benefits of Food Safety: Report on a Conference.” Society for Risk Analysis, December 3-6, 2000, Arlington, Virginia.
Riggs, T. L., E. H. Elbasha, M. L. Messonnier. “The Effects of Information on Producer and Consumer Incentives to Undertake Food Safety Efforts: A Theoretical Model and Policy Implications.” Mini-
Symposium on the Economics of Food Safety, International Agricultural Economics Association Conference, Berlin, Germany, August 13-19 2000.
Carande-Kulis, V., M. Maciosek, P. Briss, M. Pappaioanou, S. Zaza, M. Messonnier and S. Teutsch. “Evidence on the Economics of Population-based Interventions: Methods Used in the Guide to
Community Preventive Services.” Poster presentation at the VII Cochrane Colloquium in Roma,
October 5-9, 1999.
Messonnier, M. L. “The Prevention Effectiveness Fellowship: Expanding Capacity in Quantitative Policy Analysis.” 16th Annual Meeting of the Association for Health Services Research, June 27-29, 1999, Chicago, Illinois.
Messonnier, M. L., M. Meltzer, E. Elbasha, J. Fellows, T. Gift, J. Kraut, T. Riggs, M. Pisu. “The Societal Perspective in Economic Analyses of Public Health Interventions: How, Why and When?” Pre-Conference Skill-Builder, Prevention 99: Scientific, Political and Social Priorities for the 21st Century, March 18-21, 1999, Arlington, Virginia.
Messonnier, M. L., S. M. McDonnell, A. C. Haddix, C. Q. Edwards, L. M. Griffen, Z. J. Bulaj, and J. P. Kushner. “The Cost-effectiveness of Routine Screening for Iron Overload.” Thirteenth National Conference on Chronic Disease Prevention and Control, December 7-11, 1998, Atlanta, Georgia.
Messonnier, M. L. “Elements of Prevention Effectiveness: An Introduction to Public Health Economics.” Public Health Physician Continuing Education Program, State of Tennessee, October 22, 1998.
Messonnier, M. L. “The Economic Impact of Food-borne Illnesses: Support for Pathogen Reduction Efforts and the Role of CDC in Prevention.” National Managed Health Care Congress, Food Safety: Practical Strategies for the Food Industry, Regulatory Updates, and Cost-Effective Methods. April 6-8, 1998, Dallas, Texas.
Messonnier, M. L., J. Hough, M. Meltzer, R. Pana-Cryan, P. Zhang. “Tools to Evaluate the Quality of a Health Economics Article.” Pre-Conference Skill-Builder, Prevention 98: Translating Science Into Action, April 2-5, 1998, San Francisco, California.
Messonnier, M. L., A. C. Haddix. “Post-doctoral Training in Prevention Effectiveness Methods in Public Health at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.” Annual meeting of the American Public Health Association, November 9-13, 1997, Indianapolis, Indiana.
Messonnier, M. L. “The Role of Cost-Effectiveness in Designing Prevention Packages.” Preventive Health and Health Services Block Grant Coordinators Conference, June 15-17, 1997, San Diego, California.
Messonnier, M. L. “Economics and Food Safety Research at CDC.” NE-165 USDA Regional Research Project, June 2-3, 1997, Washington, D.C.
Messonnier, M. L., M. I. Meltzer, N. L. Qualls, G. Tao, and P. Zhang. “Introduction to Cost-Effectiveness Analysis: Part I: Building a Simple Decision Tree.” Pre-Conference Skill-Builder, Prevention 97: Science, Technology and Practice, March 20-23, 1997, Atlanta, Georgia.
Messonnier, M. L., M. I. Meltzer, N. L. Qualls, G. Tao, and P. Zhang. “Introduction to Cost-Effectiveness Analysis: Part II: Using Decision Analysis to Assess Cost-Effectiveness in a Public Health Setting.” Pre-Conference Skill-Builder, Prevention 97: Science, Technology and Practice, March 20-23, 1997, Atlanta, Georgia.
Messonnier, M. L., S. M. McDonnell, A. C. Haddix, C. Q. Edwards, L. M. Griffen, Z. J. Bulaj, and J. P. Kushner. “The Cost-Effectiveness of Routine Screening for Iron Overload.” Prevention 97: Science, Technology and Practice, March 20-23, 1997, Atlanta, Georgia.
Messonnier, M. L., S. M. McDonnell, A. C. Haddix, C. Q. Edwards, L. M. Griffen, Z. J. Bulaj, and J. P. Kushner. “Screening for Hereditary Hemochromatosis: A Cost-Effectiveness Analysis.” CDC/NHGRI Conference on Iron Overload, Public Health, and Genetics, March 4-5, 1997, Atlanta, Georgia.
Messonnier, M. L., S. M. McDonnell, A. C. Haddix, C. Q. Edwards, Z. J. Bulaj, and J. P. Kushner. “Routine Screening for Iron Overload: What Factors Affect the Cost-Effectiveness of the Forthcoming CDC Recommendations.” Eleventh National Conference on Chronic Disease Prevention and Control, December 3-5, 1996, Phoenix, Arizona.
Messonnier, M. L. “Economics and Management of Risk in Public Health: The CDC Experience.” Southern Regional Information Exchange Group 70, Gulf Shores, Alabama, March 21-23,1996.
Messonnier, M. L., J. C. Bergstrom, and R. J. Teasley. "Accounting for Unit and Item Nonresponse Bias in Estimating Reservoir Recreational Use Values." Annual meeting of the American Agricultural Economics Association, August 6-9, 1995, Indianapolis, Indiana. Abstracted in American Journal of Agricultural Economics, 77:5(1995): 1387-1388.
Messonnier, M. L., J. C. Bergstrom, and R. J. Teasley. "Reservoir Recreational Use Values Under Alternative Aquatic Plant Management Scenarios." Annual meeting of the Southern Agricultural Economics Association, February 6-9, 1994, Nashville, Tennessee. Abstracted in Journal of Agricultural and Applied Economics, 26:1(1994):336-337.
MacDonald, H. F., J. M. Bowker, and M. L. Messonnier. "The Endowment Effect and WTA: A Quasi-Experimental Test." Annual meeting of the Southern Agricultural Economics Association, February 6-9, 1994, Nashville, Tennessee. Abstracted in Journal of Agricultural and Applied Economics, 26:1(1994):337.
Luzar, E. J., C. Gan, and M. L. Messonnier. "Quality as a Latent Variable in Recreation Access Analysis." Annual meeting of the Southern Agricultural Economics Association, February 1-5, 1992, Lexington, Kentucky. Abstracted in Southern Journal of Agricultural Economics, 24:1(1992): 296.
Chyen, D., M. E. Wetzstein, R. M. McPherson, W. D. Givan, and M. L. Messonnier. "Evaluation of Soybean Stink Bug Control Alternatives for the Southeastern United States." Annual meeting of the Southern Agricultural Economics Association, February 1-5, 1992, Lexington, Kentucky. Abstracted in Southern Journal of Agricultural Economics, 24:1(1992):297.
Messonnier, M. L. and E. J. Luzar. "A Hedonic Analysis of Louisiana Deer Hunting Leases." Annual meeting of the Southern Agricultural Economics Association, February 4-7, 1990, Little Rock, Arkansas. Abstracted in Southern Journal of Agricultural Economics, 22:1(1990):202.
Messonnier, M. L. and E. J. Luzar. "Hedonic Estimation of Implicit Price and Demand for a Louisiana Deer Hunting Lease Attribute." Annual meeting of the American Agricultural Economics Association, August 4-8, 1990, Vancouver, British Columbia. Abstracted in American Journal of Agricultural Economics, 72:5(1990): 1360.
Messonnier, M. L., E. J. Luzar, and J. E. Hotvedt. "Leasing Land for Hunting Access: a Qualitative Response Model of Louisiana Landowner Behavior." Annual meeting of the Southwestern Society of Economists, March 8-11, 1989, New Orleans, Louisiana.
Messonnier, M. L. and E. J. Luzar. "A Hedonic Analysis of Leasing for Private Access to Wildlife Resources." National Recreation and Park Association Symposium on Leisure Research, October 20-24, 1989, San Antonio, Texas. Abstracted in Parks and Recreation, December, 1989.
Messonnier, M. L., E. J. Luzar, and J. E. Hotvedt. "A Qualitative Choice Analysis of Factors Affecting Deer Hunter Use of Public Sites in Louisiana." Annual meeting of the Southern Agricultural Economics Association, February 5-8, 1989, Nashville, Tennessee. Abstracted in Southern Journal of Agricultural Economics, 21:1(1989): 176-177.
Messonnier, M. L., E. J. Luzar, and R. B. Wharton. "Access to Hunting Land: An Analysis of Emerging Market Alternatives." Annual meeting of the Southwestern Society of Economists, March 2-5, 1988, San Antonio, Texas.
2. Sessions organized and chaired or service as a discussant at professional meetings
Messonnier, M. L. Moderator, “Economics of Childhood Vaccine Markets in the United States,” Session 4, annual meeting of the Eastern Economic Association, New York, NY, Friday, February 23, 2003.
Messonnier, M. L., Discussant, “What is the Association Between Regulations and Manufacturers’ Participation in the Vaccine Market?” paper authored by “ Nalinee Sangrujee. Session 4, annual meeting of the Eastern Economic Association, New York, NY, February 23, 2003.
Messonnier, M. L., Discussant, “Costs and Productivity Measures of Assessment, Feedback, Information and Exchange (AFIX) Used to Evaluate Immunization Programs,” paper authored by Margaret S. Coleman. Session 23, annual meeting of the Eastern Economic Association, New York, NY, February 23, 2003.
Messonnier, M.L., A Tyagi, Co-Organizers. “New Methods of Valuation in Health and Health Care.” Special Session, Medical Care Section, Health Economics Committee. American Public Health Association annual meeting, November 10-13, 2002, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Meet the Consultant, 4th Decennial Conference on Nosocomial and Healthcare-Associated Infections, “Good, bad
or indifferent? Tools for Evaluating Cost-effectiveness Articles.” March 9, 2000.
Abstract Committee Member and Session Moderator, Centers for Disease Prevention and Control and Agency for Toxic Substance and Disease Registry Symposium on Statistical Methods, Atlanta, Georgia, January, 1999.
Messonnier, M. L. Presenter. “The Adequacy of Cost of Illness for Valuing Health Risk Reductions: Applications to Microbial Food Safety.” Session OS-4O, Annual meeting of the American Agricultural Economics Association, August 2-5, 1998, Salt Lake City, Utah.
Abstract Committee Member and Session Moderator, Centers for Disease Prevention and Control and Agency for
Toxic Substance and Disease Registry Symposium on Statistical Methods, Atlanta, Georgia, January, 1997.
Haddix, A. C., M. I. Meltzer, M. L. Messonnier, Co-Organizers. “Agricultural Economics and Public Health: Opportunities for Cross-Disciplinary Research.” Session OS-8B, Annual meeting of the American Agricultural Economics Association, July 28-31, 1996, San Antonio, Texas.
3. Service as an editor, member of an editorial board, or as a referee for a scholarly journal; other editorial work
Editorial Board Member, Preventing Chronic Diseases: Public Health Research, Practice, and Policy:
Reviewer: Vaccine, Public Health Reports, Medical Decision Making, Journal of Environmental Economics and Management, Agriculture and Human Values, The Lancet, American Journal of Preventive Medicine
4. Service as a referee or member of advisory panel for a federal, state, or private agency allocating research funds
None, but have served on numerous objective review panels for CDC-solicited research proposals from external applicants. Have also served as project officer for economic research and data collection contracts.
5. Special honors received for academic achievement
Department of Health and Human Services Secretary’s Award for Distinguished Service, CDC Cyclospora Response Team, 1997
Surgeon General’s Exemplary Service Award for Program Analysis Essential to the Office of the Surgeon General, 1996
United States Department of Agriculture Certificate of Appreciation for Innovative Technical Analysis and Reporting, 1994
Outstanding Ph.D. Student, University of Georgia Department of Agricultural and Applied Economics, 1992 University of Georgia Graduate School Assistantship Supplement for Outstanding Performance in Research, 1991-1994
6. Service on important extra-university, professional committees
CDC Liaison to National Influenza Vaccine Summit, Payment Working Group
Invited Participant, Visions for the Future of the Agricultural Economics Profession: Developing Recommendations to Better Serve Agricultural Economists, American Agricultural Economics Association Annual Meeting Post-Conference, San Antonio, Texas, July 31-August 1, 1996
7. Other evidence of intellectual leadership
Member, CDC Health Economics Research Group
Member, CDC Adult Vaccine Action Committee (AVAC)
Initiator and CDC Co-leader (with Lawrence Barker, Ph.D., CDC/National Immunization Program) of Vaccine Valuation Research Program Development Project with the University of Georgia, Department of Agricultural and Applied Economics.
Epidemiology Program Office Representative, CDC Burden of Disease and Injury Work Group, 1999-2000
Epidemiology Program Office Representative, Excellence in Science Subcommittee on Scientific Awards, Centers for Disease Prevention, 1998
F. Experience with Graduate Education
1. Dissertations directed in the past seven years
none
2. Theses directed in last seven yearsnon
none
3. Graduate courses taught in last seven years.
none
4. Service on advisory, examining, and reading committees during last seven years
none
5. Other contributions to the graduate program during last seven years
Three presentations to graduate students in the University of Georgia Department of Agricultural and Applied Economics on applied research conducted in health economics at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and opportunities for post-doctoral work in the CDC Steven M. Teutsch Post-doctoral Fellowship in Prevention Effectiveness Methods.