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John Bowblis

Professor & Research Fellow of the Scripps Gerontology Center

Economics


John Bowblis

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Office Hours

  • MW 7:15-8:30
  • M 10:00-10:30

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Academic Background

  • Ph.D. Rutgers University, Economics, 2008
  • M.A. Rutgers University, Economics, 2004
  • B.S. King's College, Economics, 2002

Academic & Professional Experience

  • Professor of Economics, Department of Economics, Farmer School of Business, ¾Ã¾ÃÈÈÊÓƵ (2019-Present)
  • Research Fellow, Scripps Gerontology Center, ¾Ã¾ÃÈÈÊÓƵ (2010-Present).
  • Professor (Courtesy Appointment), School of Aging, University of South Florida (2019-Present)
  • Academic Affiliate, The Brattle Group (2014-Present)
  • Special Consultant, Economists, Inc. (2013-Present)
  • Associate Professor of Economics, Department of Economics, Farmer School of Business, ¾Ã¾ÃÈÈÊÓƵ (2014-2019).
  • Endres Associate Professor Fellow, Farmer School of Business, ¾Ã¾ÃÈÈÊÓƵ (2017-2019).
  • Assistant Professor of Economics, Department of Economics, Farmer School of Business, ¾Ã¾ÃÈÈÊÓƵ (2008-2014).
  • Research Economist, Princeton Economics Group (2007-2008).
  • Instructor, Department of Economics, Rutgers University (2003-2008).
  • Graduate Research Assistant, Institute for Health and Health Care Policy and Aging Research, Rutgers University (2003-2008).

Recent Publications

  • KUNKEL, M. C., BOWBLIS, J., STRAKER, J., VAN HAITSMA, K., ABBOTT, K. M. (2024). Can Implementing Person-Centered Care Tools Reduce Complaints? Evidence from the Implementation of PELI in Ohio Nursing Homes. Journal of Aging & Social Policy, 36 (1), 141-155. doi:10.1080/08959420.2023.2265775.
  • BHATTACHARYYA, K. K., PETERSON, L., MOLINARI, V., BOWBLIS, J. (2024). Consumer Complaints in Nursing Homes: Analyzing Substantiated Single-Allegation Complaints to Deficiency Citations. Journal of Aging & Social Policy, 36 (1), 174-188. doi:10.1080/08959420.2023.2297599.
  • DUAN, Y., NG, W., BOWBLIS, J., AKOSIONU, O., SHIPPEE, T. P. (2024). Nursing Home Resident Preferences for Daily Care and Activities: A Latent Class Analysis of National Data. The Gerontologist, 64 (2). doi:10.1093/geront/gnad089.
  • BOWBLIS, J., BRUNT, C. S., XU, H., APPLEBAUM, R., GRABOWSKI, D. C. (2024). Nursing Homes Increasingly Rely On Staffing Agencies For Direct Care Nursing. Health Affairs, 43 (3), 327-335. doi:10.1377/hlthaff.2023.01101.
  • BOWBLIS, J., APPLEBAUM, R., BRUNT, C. S., XU, H., GRABOWSKI, D. C. (2024). Nursing Home Workforce: The Authors Reply. Health Affairs, 43 (9), 1341-1341. doi:10.1377/hlthaff.2024.00502.
  • BRUNT, C. S., BOWBLIS, J. (2023). Beyond Nursing Staff Levels: The Association of Nursing Home Quality and the Five-Star Quality Rating System’s New Staffing Measures. Medical Care Research and Review, 80 (6), 631-640. doi:10.1177/10775587231187782.
  • CHEN, M., GOODWIN, J. S., BAILEY, J. E., BOWBLIS, J., LI, S., XU, H. (2023). Longitudinal Associations of Staff Shortages and Staff Levels with Health Outcomes in Nursing Homes. Journal of the American Medical Directors Association, 24 (11), 1755-1760.e7. doi:10.1016/j.jamda.2023.04.017.
  • KUNKEL, M. C., BOWBLIS, J., STRAKER, J. K., VAN HAITSMA, K., ABBOTT, K. M. (2023). Exploring the Relationship Between Extent of Person-Centered Care Implementation and Staffing Levels in Ohio Nursing Homes. Journal of Applied Gerontology, 42 (11), 2189-2197. doi:10.1177/07334648231185274.
  • PYLYPIV SHIPPEE, T., PARIKH, R. R., DUAN, Y., BOWBLIS, J., WOODHOUSE, M., LEWIS, T. (2023). Measuring Nursing Home Quality of Life: Validated Measures Are Poorly Correlated With Proxies From MDS and Quality of Life Deficiency Citationsl. Journal of the American Medical Directors Association, 24 (5), 718-722.e4. doi:10.1016/j.jamda.2023.03.014.
  • BOWBLIS, J., AKOSIONU, O., NG, W., SHIPPEE, T. P. (2023). Identifying Nursing Homes With Diverse Racial and Ethnic Resident Compositions: The Importance of Group Heterogeneity and Geographic Context. Medical Care Research and Review, 80 (2), 175-186. doi:10.1177/10775587221134870.
  • KUNKEL, M. C., BOWBLIS, J., STRAKER, J., VAN HAITSMA, K., ABBOTT, K. M. (2023). Impact of Implementing the Preferences for Everyday Living Inventory on Nursing Home Survey Deficiencies. Journal of the American Medical Directors Association, 24 (1), 113-118. doi:10.1016/j.jamda.2022.10.021.
  • BOWBLIS, J., BRUNT, C. S., XU, H., GRABOWSKI, D. C. (2023). Understanding Nursing Home Spending And Staff Levels In The Context Of Recent Nursing Staff Recommendations. Health Affairs, 42 (2), 197-206. doi:10.1377/hlthaff.2022.00692.
  • PETERSON, L. J., BOWBLIS, J. (2023). Assessment of Consumer Complaint Investigation Scores, Recertification Survey Scores, and Overall Nursing Home Health Inspection Star Quality Rating. JAMA Network Open, 6 (2), e2253952. doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2022.53952.
  • KENNEDY, K., BOWBLIS, J. (2023). Does Higher Worker Retention Buffer Against Consumer Complaints? Evidence From Ohio Nursing Homes. The Gerontologist, 63 (1), 96-107. doi:10.1093/geront/gnac119.
  • MADRIGAL, C., MOORE, R., KUNKEL, M. C., BOWBLIS, J., STRAKER, J., VAN HAITSMA, K., ABBOTT, K. M. (2023). Organizational and Resident Characteristics of Nursing Homes Associated With Partial and Complete Implementation of the Preferences for Everyday Living Inventory. Innovation in Aging, 7 (2). doi:10.1093/geroni/igad008.
  • XU, H., BOWBLIS, J., BECERRA, A. Z., INTRATOR, O. (2023). Developing a Machine Learning Risk-adjustment Method for Hospitalizations and Emergency Department Visits of Nursing Home Residents With Dementia. Medical Care, 61 (9), 619-626. doi:10.1097/MLR.0000000000001882.
  • GRABOWSKI, D. C., BOWBLIS, J. (2023). Minimum-Staffing Rules for U.S. Nursing Homes — Opportunities and Challenges. New England Journal of Medicine, 389 (18), 1637-1640. doi:10.1056/NEJMp2310544.
  • KUNKEL, M. C., MADRIGAL, C., MOORE, R., BOWBLIS, J., STRAKER, J., NELSON, M., VAN HAITSMA, K., ... ABBOTT, K. M. (2022). Exploring the Criterion Validity of Pragmatic Person-Centered Care/Culture Change Measures. Journal of Applied Gerontology, 41 (12), 2542-2548. doi:10.1177/07334648221117528.
  • XU, H., BOWBLIS, J., CAPRIO, T. V., LI, Y., INTRATOR, O. (2022). Decomposing Differences in Risk-Adjusted Rates of Emergency Department Visits Between Micropolitan and Urban Nursing Homes. Journal of the American Medical Directors Association, 23 (8), 1297-1303. doi:10.1016/j.jamda.2021.11.017.
  • XU, H., INTRATOR, O., CULAKOVA, E., BOWBLIS, J. (2022). Changing landscape of nursing homes serving residents with dementia and mental illnesses. Health Services Research, 57 (3), 505-514. doi:10.1111/1475-6773.13908.
  • NASSEH, K., BOWBLIS, J. (2022). The effect on dental care utilization from transitioning pediatric Medicaid beneficiaries to managed care. Health Economics, 31 (6), 1103-1128. doi:10.1002/hec.4496.
  • KENNEDY, K. A., ABBOTT, K. M., BOWBLIS, J. (2022). The One-Two Punch of High Wages and Empowerment on CNA Retention. Journal of Applied Gerontology, 41 (2), 312-321. doi:10.1177/07334648211035659.
  • SHIPPEE, T. P., FABIUS, C. D., FASHAW-WALTERS, S., BOWBLIS, J., NKIMBENG, M., BUCY, T. I., DUAN, Y., NG, W., AKOSIONU, O., ... TRAVERS, J. L. (2022). Evidence for Action: Addressing Systemic Racism Across Long-Term Services and Supports. Journal of the American Medical Directors Association, 23 (2), 214-219. doi:10.1016/j.jamda.2021.12.018.
  • BUCY, T., MOELLER, K., BOWBLIS, J., SHIPPEE, N., FASHAW-WALTERS, S., WINKELMAN, T., SHIPPEE, T. (2022). Serious Mental Illness in the Nursing Home Literature: A Scoping Review. Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine, 8. doi:10.1177/23337214221101260.
  • SHIPPEE, T. P., DAVILA, H., NG, W., BOWBLIS, J., AKOSIONU, O., SKARPHOL, T., SEE THAO, M., WOODHOUSE, M., ... THORPE, R. J. (2022). Evidence to Inform Policy and Practice: Mechanisms to Address Racial/Ethnic Disparities in Nursing Home Quality of Life. Innovation in Aging, 6 (4). doi:10.1093/geroni/igac037.
  • PETERSON, L. J., BOWBLIS, J., JESTER, D. J., HYER, K. (2022). The Relationship Between Staffing Levels and Consumer Complaints in Nursing Homes. Journal of Aging & Social Policy, 34 (5), 742-754. doi:10.1080/08959420.2021.1962173.
  • POTTER, A. J., BOWBLIS, J. (2021). Nursing home care under Medicaid managed l services and supports. Health Services Research, 56 (6), 1179-1189. doi:10.1111/1475-6773.13701.
  • BOWBLIS, J., NG, W., AKOSIONU, O., SHIPPEE, T. P. (2021). Decomposing Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Nursing Home Quality of Life. Journal of Applied Gerontology, 40 (9), 1051-1061. doi:10.1177/0733464820946659.
  • PETERSON, L. J., BOWBLIS, J., JESTER, D. J., HYER, K. (2021). U.S. State Variation in Frequency and Prevalence of Nursing Home Complaints. Journal of Applied Gerontology, 40 (6), 582-589. doi:10.1177/0733464820946673.
  • XU, H., BOWBLIS, J., CAPRIO, T. V., LI, Y., INTRATOR, O. (2021). Nursing Home and Market Factors and Risk-Adjusted Hospitalization Rates Among Urban, Micropolitan, and Rural Nursing Homes. Journal of the American Medical Directors Association, 22 (5), 1101-1106. doi:10.1016/j.jamda.2020.08.029.
  • NASSEH, K., BOWBLIS, J., VUJICIC, M. (2021). Pricing in commercial dental insurance and provider markets. Health Services Research, 56 (1), 25-35. doi:10.1111/1475-6773.13544.
  • BOWBLIS, J., SMITH, A. (2021). Occupational Licensing of Social Services and Nursing Home Quality: A Regression Discontinuity Approach. ILR Review (Industrial and Labor Relations Review), 74 (1), 199-223. doi:10.1177/0019793919858332.
  • XU, H., BOWBLIS, J., CAPRIO, T. V., LI, Y., INTRATOR, O. (2021). Rural-Urban Differences in Nursing Home Risk-adjusted Rates of Emergency Department Visits. Medical Care, 59 (1), 38-45. doi:10.1097/MLR.0000000000001451.
  • BOWBLIS, J., APPLEBAUM, R. (2021). Prevalence of COVID-19 in Ohio Nursing Homes: What’s Quality Got to Do with It? Journal of Aging & Social Policy, 33 (4-5), 414-430. doi:10.1080/08959420.2020.1824542.
  • SHIPPEE, T. T., NG, W., DUAN, Y., WOODHOUSE, M., AKOSIONU, O., CHU, H., AHLUWALIA, J. S., GAUGLER, J. E., VIRNIG, B. A., ... BOWBLIS, J. (2020). Changes over Time in Racial/Ethnic Differences in Quality of Life for Nursing Home Residents: Patterns within and between Facilities. Journal of Aging and Health, 32 (10), 1498-1509. doi:10.1177/0898264320939006.
  • DUAN, Y., SHIPPEE, T. P., NG, W., AKOSIONU, O., WOODHOUSE, M., CHU, H., AHLUWALIA, J. S., GAUGLER, J. E., VIRNIG, B. A., ... BOWBLIS, J. (2020). Unmet and Unimportant Preferences Among Nursing Home Residents: What Are Key Resident and Facility Factors? Journal of the American Medical Directors Association, 21 (11), 1712-1717. doi:10.1016/j.jamda.2020.06.033.
  • XU, H., INTRATOR, O., BOWBLIS, J. (2020). Shortages of Staff in Nursing Homes During the COVID-19 Pandemic: What are the Driving Factors? Journal of the American Medical Directors Association, 21 (10), 1371-1377. doi:10.1016/j.jamda.2020.08.002.
  • XU, H., BOWBLIS, J., LI, Y., CAPRIO, T. V., INTRATOR, O. (2020). Medicaid Nursing Home Policies and Risk-Adjusted Rates of Emergency Department Visits: Does Rural Location Matter? Journal of the American Medical Directors Association, 21 (10), 1497-1503. doi:10.1016/j.jamda.2020.04.027.
  • BRUNT, C. S., HENDRICKSON, J. R., BOWBLIS, J. (2020). Primary care competition and quality of care: Empirical evidence from Medicare. Health Economics, 29 (9), 1048-1061. doi:10.1002/hec.4119.
  • HUANG, S. S., BOWBLIS, J. (2020). Workforce Retention and Wages in Nursing Homes: An Analysis of Managerial Ownership. Journal of Applied Gerontology, 39 (8), 902-907. doi:10.1177/0733464818795433.
  • BOWBLIS, J., ROBERTS, A. R. (2020). Cost-Effective Adjustments to Nursing Home Staffing to Improve Quality. Medical Care Research and Review, 77 (3), 274-284. doi:10.1177/1077558718778081.
  • NASSEH, K., BOWBLIS, J., VUJICIC, M., HUANG, S. S. (2020). Consolidation in the dental industry: a closer look at dental payers and providers. International Journal of Health Economics and Management, 20 (2), 145-162. doi:10.1007/s10754-019-09274-x.
  • SHIPPEE, T. P., NG, W., ROBERTS, A. R., BOWBLIS, J. (2020). Family Satisfaction With Nursing Home Care: Findings and Implications From Two State Comparison. Journal of Applied Gerontology, 39 (4), 385-392. doi:10.1177/0733464818790381.
  • ROBERTS, A. R., SMITH, A. C., BOWBLIS, J. (2020). Nursing Home Social Services and Post-Acute Care: Does More Qualified Staff Improve Behavioral Symptoms and Reduce Antipsychotic Drug Use? Journal of the American Medical Directors Association, 21 (3), 388-394. doi:10.1016/j.jamda.2019.07.024.
  • XU, H., BOWBLIS, J., LI, Y., CAPRIO, T. V., INTRATOR, O. (2020). Construction and Validation of Risk-adjusted Rates of Emergency Department Visits for Long-stay Nursing Home Residents. Medical Care, 58 (2), 174-182. doi:10.1097/MLR.0000000000001246.
  • SHIPPEE, T. P., AKOSIONU, O., NG, W., WOODHOUSE, M., DUAN, Y., THAO, M. S., BOWBLIS, J. (2020). COVID-19 Pandemic: Exacerbating Racial/Ethnic Disparities in Long-Term Services and Supports. Journal of Aging & Social Policy, 32 (4-5), 323-333. doi:10.1080/08959420.2020.1772004.
  • JESTER, D. J., HYER, K., BOWBLIS, J. (2020). Quality Concerns in Nursing Homes That Serve Large Proportions of Residents With Serious Mental Illness. The Gerontologist, 60 (7), 1312-1321. doi:10.1093/geront/gnaa044.
  • KENNEDY, K. A., APPLEBAUM, R., BOWBLIS, J. (2020). Facility-Level Factors Associated With CNA Turnover and Retention: Lessons for the Long-Term Services Industry. The Gerontologist, 60 (8), 1436-1444. doi:10.1093/geront/gnaa098.
  • HUANG, S. S., BOWBLIS, J. (2019). Private equity ownership and nursing home quality: an instrumental variables approach. International Journal of Health Economics and Management, 19 (3-4), 273-299. doi:10.1007/s10754-018-9254-z.
  • BERISH, D. E., BORNSTEIN, J., BOWBLIS, J. (2019). The Impact of Long-Term Care Ombudsman Presence on Nursing Home Survey Deficiencies. Journal of the American Medical Directors Association, 20 (10), 1325-1330. doi:10.1016/j.jamda.2019.02.006.
  • HUANG, S. S., BOWBLIS, J. (2019). Is the Quality of Nursing Homes Countercyclical? Evidence From 2001 Through 2015. The Gerontologist, 59 (6), 1044-1054. doi:10.1093/geront/gny148.

Professional Interests

  • Research: Applied Microeconometrics, Industrial Organization, Health Economics, Antitrust
  • Teaching: Econometrics, Industrial Organization, Antitrust, and Health Economics

Biography

Dr. John R. Bowblis is a Professor of Economics in the Farmer School of Business and a Research Fellow with the Scripps Gerontology Center. He received his doctorate degree from Rutgers University in 2008 before joining the faculty at ¾Ã¾ÃÈÈÊÓƵ in the same year. Prior to joining the faculty at Miami, Dr. Bowblis worked for Princeton Economics Group, a litigation and antitrust consulting firm.

Dr. Bowblis’ scholarly writings focus on better understanding how markets develop, how competitors interact with each other in a market, and how public policy may affect how markets operate. In addition to teaching and research, Dr. Bowblis provides expert economic analysis in complex business litigation.

Courses

  • FALL 2024
  • ECO 431 A MW 8:30AM-9:50AM FSB 0038
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