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Faculty Profile

Benjamin Franklin Banahan

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DIRECTOR EMERITUS OF THE CENTER FOR PHARMACEUTICAL MARKETING & MANAGEMENT, RESEARCH PROFESSOR EMERITUS IN THE RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCES, AND PROFESSOR EMERITUS OF PHARMACY ADMINISTRATION
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134 FASER HALL
UNIVERSITY, MS 38677
(662) 915-5352
benb3@olemiss.edu
Joined UM: June 1, 2007

Areas of Expertise

  • HEALTH OUTCOMES AND ECONOMICS
  • PHARMACEUTICAL EPIDEMIOLOGY
  • PHARMACEUTICAL MARKETING
  • PHARMACEUTICAL PRICING
  • PHARMACEUTICAL PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT
  • PHARMACY ADMINISTRATION
  • PROBABILITY MODELING
  • RESEARCH METHODS

Brief Bio

In June 2007, Dr. Banahan joined the University of Mississippi as a Research Professor in the Center for Pharmaceutical Marketing and Management (CPMM) and as a Professor in the Department of Pharmacy Administration. In January 2008, he assumed the position of Director of CPMM. He had previously served the university from 1984 – 2000 as the Coordinator of the Pharmaceutical Marketing and Management Research Program. Just prior to his returning to the university, Dr. Banahan served as a Senior Vice President of Roger Green and Associates, Inc., a pharmaceutical marketing research consulting firm. In this position he designed and managed research projects for several major pharmaceutical manufacturers including Amgen, Biogen Idec, AstraZeneca, and Amylin. He also was a primary developer of their innovative patient simulation methodology. Dr. Banahan’s research areas of interest include pharmaceutical marketing, medication epidemiology, and health outcomes related to medication use.

Degrees

BS
Psychology
LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY/BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA (1974)
MS
Health Science
UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI/UNIVERSITY, MISSISSIPPI (1977)
PhD
Health Science
UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI/UNIVERSITY, MISSISSIPPI (1980)