School of Public Health welcomes new director of Master of Health Administration Program

France Weaver, PhD, MS, has assumed the roles of director of the Master of Health Administration (MHA) and associate professor of Health Policy, Management, and Leadership at the School of Public Health. 

As a health economist, she has worked for various institutions in the US and Switzerland. She has a long experience mentoring students and collaborating with health executives to enhance students’ experience and skill development.

Her scholarship focuses on the determinants of the demand for health services, with a particular interest in the impact of aging on these services. Dr. Weaver holds a M.S. in economics from University of Lausanne in Switzerland and a PhD in health policy and administration, with a concentration in Health Economics, from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.