Matthew

D.

Eisenberg

, PhD

Matthew Eisenberg, PhD, is a health economist and Associate Professor of Health Policy and Management (primary), and Mental Health (joint) at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, and at the Johns Hopkins Carey Business School (joint). At Johns Hopkins, he serves as Vice Chair for Faculty in the Department of Health Policy and Management, the Director of the PhD Program in Health Economics and Policy, the Director of the Center for Mental Health and Addiction Policy, and the Director of Research for the Hopkins Business of Health Initiative. He completed his BS, with honors, in Policy Analysis and Management at Cornell University and received his PhD in Public Policy and Management from Carnegie Mellon University with a specialization in Health Economics.

Much of his research has been focused on analyzing the impact of Federal, insurer, and employer level health care policies, specifically with applications to mental health and substance use disorder. In his work, he brings econometric research designs and economic theory to important policy questions with the goal of improving the functioning of health care markets and improving health. His work has won multiple best abstract awards at the Academy Health Annual Research Meeting (ARM) and he has published over 70 peer-reviewed papers in top economics, medical, and policy journals including Journal of Health Economics, American Journal of Health Economics, JAMA, and Health Affairs. He serves as PI on multiple National Institute of Health funded R01 grants, a T32 training grant, and, has received more than $10 million in funding in grants as principal investigator. 

He believes strongly in translating research for impact and consults with numerous Federal and State policymakers to advise them on healthcare policy. His work has been cited in the 2020 and 2024 Economic Report of the President, Food and Drug Administration Rulemaking, Senate Budget and Finance Committee Reports, and state legislative reports from Colorado, Minnesota, Massachusetts, Tennessee, and Washington. He served as the co-chair of an international, multi-disciplinary, Lancet Psychiatry commission aimed at translating mental health research to action. He is serving a four-year term on a statewide commission on Behavioral Health Treatment and Access after being appointed by Governor Wes Moore.

He is a dedicated member of the profession and serves on the Board of Directors of the American Society of Health Economists. His teaching has won excellence in teaching awards at Johns Hopkins for nine consecutive years. He serves as a mentor to many Johns Hopkins students, and, as a mentor to queer economics PhD students as part of the American Economic Association Committee on the Status of LGBTQ+ Individuals in the Economics Profession.