College of Architecture and Urban Studies | School of Public and International Affairs

Professor, Urban Affairs & Planning Senior Fellow for Biomedical, Bioengineering and Health Projects 108 Architecture Annex 540-231-5517 jayjon@vt.edu

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ACADEMIC BIOGRAPHY

Education

• Ph.D. and MA in Geography (University of Georgia)
• BA in History (Western Michigan University)

Areas of Specialization:

• Health policy and planning,
• Population analysis as it relates to the elderly,
• Policy analysis and program evaluation, and
• Survey research methods

Courses Taught and Programs:

• Advanced Quantitative Methods,
• Research Design, Policy Analysis,
• Program Evaluation
• Health Planning
• Washington Semester Program
• School of Public & International Affairs

Personal Statement

My principal research interests are primarily in the health policy and planning areas. Specifically, I'm interested in the use of performance measures in health care evaluation, in the creation of alternative delivery systems in rural areas, and in how health systems evolve and transform over time. I've conducted applied research in evaluation and policy analysis.

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PUBLICATIONS

Selected Publications

• with John Browder and Joe Scarpaci. "Patterns of Development on the Metropolitan Fringe: Urban Fringe Expansion in Bangkok, Jarkarta, and Santiago" Journal of the American Planning Association., 61, No. 3, 1995, pp. 310-327.
• with Pat Edwards. "Reform and Economic Development: Attitudinal Dimensions of Metropolitan Consolidation," Journal of Urban Affairs. 13, No. 4, pp. 461-478, 1991.
• Patterns of Development on the Metropolitan Fringe: A Peri Urban Survey of Bangkok, Thailand, CURS Working Paper 91-3, 1991.
• "Medical Indigence: Geographic Variations in Public Policy," in J. Kodras and J. Jones (eds.), Geographic Dimensions of US Social Policy. New York: Edward Arnold, pp. 134-153, 1990.
• with P. Knox. "Proprietary Hospitals: An Historical Perspective," in J. Scarpaci (ed.), Health Services Privatization: Recent National Experiences. Rutgers Press, pp. 27-64, 1989.
• with P. Knox, R. Johnston, and B. Holcomb. The United States: An Economic and Social Geography. London: Longman, 1988.
• with G. Rowles. "The Significance of Elderly Migration to Changes in Elderly Population Concentration in the United States," Journal of Gerontology. 43, No. 5, pp. 145-152. 1987.
• with L. Shumsky and P. Knox. "Separating Urban Economic and Residential Life: The Case of San Francisco's Physicians, 1881-1941," Social Science and Medicine. 23, No. 10, pp. 1051-1058, 1987.
• with P. Knox and L. Shumsky. "Urban Development and the Provision of Public Services: The Example of Medical Care in the United States," in A. Kirby, P. Knox and S. Pinch (eds.), Public Provision and Urban Development. London: Croom Helm, pp. 152-175, 1984.
• "Neighborhood Variations in the Use of Hospital Emergency Rooms for Primary Care," Social Science and Medicine. 19, No. 11, pp. 1217-1226, 1984.
• with David Herbert. "Neighborhood and Health Effects on Elderly Morale in Five Swansea Neighborhoods," Environment and Planning, A. 15, pp. 924-944, 1983.