Department
Department of Health Care Administration
Phone
+1 (210) 9998423
Email Address
ahan1@trinity.edu
Location
Chapman Center
Room
210
Website
Ahreum Han's LinkedIn Account

Ahreum Han received her Ph.D. in Public Administration from Florida State University, with a concentration in Health Care Administration. She teaches courses in healthcare financial management and managerial accounting. Her primary research interests include healthcare price transparency, Medicaid fraud and abuse, market structure, and hospital performance, with a focus on identifying ways to improve outcomes among U.S. healthcare providers. Prior to joining Trinity University, Ahreum worked in business development and marketing at Samsung SDS in Korea.

Education

  • Ph.D. in Public Administration, Florida State University
  • M.A. in Development Policy, KDI School of Public Policy and Management
  • B.A. in Political Science and Diplomacy, Ewha Womans University

Selected Publications

  • Han, A., Noh, S., & Janousek, C. (2025). Unveiling Medicaid Fraud and Abuse: The Influence of Price Transparency and State Political Context. Health Economics, Policy and Law.
  • Cha, J., Han, A., & Lee, K.H. (2025). Examining the Impact of Community Benefit Provisions on County Health Outcomes. Risk Management and Healthcare Policy.
  • Lee, H., Han, A., & Lee, K.H. (2023). Financial Sustainability of Hospitals and Equity in Healthcare Access: Using the Social Resource-Based View. Public Performance & Management Review.
  • Han, A., Park, J., & Lee, K.H. (2022). The Impact of Price Transparency and Competition on Hospital Costs: A Research on All-Payer Claims Databases. BMC Health Services Research. 

Subjects Taught

  • Managerial Accounting
  • Health Care Financial Management

Community Service & Involvement

  • Teaching Committee Member, Health Care Management Division, Academy of Management (AoM)
  • Ewha Global Fellow, Ewha Womans University
  • Mentor, Korean Public Administration Section of the American Society for Public Administration (ASPA)
  • Interdisciplinary Second Major (ISM) Committee Member

Honors & Awards

  • Best Article Award, International Review of Public Administration (IRPA), 2023
  • Summer Research Grant, Trinity University, 2022, 2024, & 2026
  • Research Scholarship, Arnold & Priscilla Moss Greenfield in Public Debt Management, Florida State University, 2020
  • Junior Asian Scholarship Award, The Runner-Up to the Best Paper, Section on Korean Public Administration (SKPA) at the American Society for Public Administration (ASPA), 2020