Mustafa Z. Younis is an internationally recognized scholar & tenured professor at Jackson State
University, Mississippi, USA in addition, Dr. Younis is a Visiting Distinguished Professor at
University Putra Malaysia.
Dr.Younis served as a member of the Executive Committee of the International Society for
Research of Healthcare Financial Management. Dr. Younis has authored and published over 100
articles, and 150 abstracts and presentations in refereed journals and meetings, and universities in
Europe, China and Middle East. He has presented at national and international conferences.
Dr. Younis’ coauthored articles appeared in leading journals such as “Nature”, “the Lancet” and
“JAMA” and European Journal of Health Economic. Dr. Younis has administrative experience
as Chair of the Department of Health Policy and Management at Florida International University
(FL, USA), where he led the accreditation efforts for the Healthcare Management Program.
Dr. Younis held a visiting professor positions at various universities such as Tsinghua
University, China, University Putra Malaysia, Jena University, Germany.
Dr. Younis has a history of playing visible roles on the editorial boards of journals as Chief
Editor, Guest Editor and Editorial board member of leading journals, such as JHCF, Inquiry,
JHHSA, JPBAFM, EJEPH.
Dr. Younis is a frequent speaker for both academic and professional audiences. His talks often
feature his latest research and work in progress, as well as cross-industry trends and strategy
implications. He has provided workshops and presentations for world-wide organizations. His
research and findings apply to for-profit, non-profit, and government settings.
Dr. Younis has consulted with several organizations on healthcare finance, and economics. Dr.
Younis is often invited to speak about the challenges in the healthcare industry and other related
topics to health economics, finance, and research. He has presented topics, such as, healthcare
reform, ownership structure, profitability, unit cost, payment system and efficiency in
management, at a variety of forums and conferences in USA, Europe, Asia and Middle East