Chris Calkins, PhD

(Penn State) Outreach Assistant Professor and Executive Director, World Campus Master of Health Administration program

Dr. Calkins has more than 25 years of experience in health care organizations and education. He brings an applied perspective to many of the health care challenges and policy questions facing the United States today. His perspective is informed by previous roles as Health Portfolio and Engagement Director for Penn State Outreach, Clinical Liaison Officer for the Penn State Hershey Medical Center, Director of Special Projects for the College of Health and Human Development at Penn State, as an educator and through a variety of roles in hospitals and other health care organizations. Dr. Calkins has worked on state health policy plans, independent research projects and has developed courses and conferences on emerging issues in health care delivery.

Catherine Baumgardner, MHA, FACHE

(Ohio State) Lecturer of Health Policy and Administration

Baumgardner's research interests include work engagement, organization development, and culture change, as each support health care organizations in delivering positive customer experiences.

Rhonda BeLue, PhD

(Cornell) Associate Professor of Health Policy and Administration

BeLue’s teaching and research interests are in health disparities in families and children, evaluation methodology, and medical decision making.

Diane Brannon, PhD

(Cornell) Professor of Health Policy and Administration

Brannon’s teaching and research interests are in organizational and managerial factors in nursing homes and how those factors influence outcomes of care.

Karen Buhr, PhD

(Carleton) Lecturer of Health Care Administration

Dr. Buhr’s research interests include labor economics and health economics and particularly a focus on the intersection of the two disciplines.

Jonathan Clark

(Harvard) Assistant Professor of Health Policy and Administration

Clark’s teaching and research interests center on strategy, innovation, and organizational design in the hospital industry.

Joseph Dionisio

(Point Park) Professor of Practice; Director of External Relations and Professional Development

Dionisio’s teaching interests include health care financial management, finance, managing organized delivery systems, and leadership.

Elizabeth Farmer, PhD

(Duke) Professor of Health Policy and Administration

Farmer’s teaching and research interests are in research methods, program evaluation, mental health, and children’s services.

Marianne Hillemeier, PhD

(Michigan) Associate Professor of Health Policy and Administration, Demography, Health Evaluation Sciences, Obstetrics and Gynecology, and Nursing

Hillemeier’s teaching and research focuses on the extent and causes of racial/ethnic health disparities among children and adolescents.

Harry Holt, PhD

(Penn State) Instructor of Health Policy and Administration

Dr. Holt’s scholarship efforts focus on hospital and health system performance. His research explores relevant factors including organizational characteristics, management strategy, quality, local market structure, strategic alliances, and characteristics of executive leadership teams.

Hengameh Hosseini, PhD

(Marywood University) Assistant Professor of Health Care Administration

Since receiving her doctorate in 2007, Dr. Hosseini has conducted a great deal of research, applying global issues and economic, business, and ethical theories to health care.

Kyoungrae Jung, PhD

(Yale) Assistant Professor of Health Policy and Administration

Jung’s teaching and research interests include consumer information, provider incentives, and quality of care.

Deirdre McCaughey, PhD

(Manitoba) Assistant Professor of Health Policy and Administration

McCaughey’s teaching and research interests include workplace safety, employee stress and well-being, and knowledge transfer/utilization in health services.

Patricia Miranda

(Michigan) Assistant Professor of Health Policy and Administration

Miranda’s teaching and research interests focus on social and cultural determinants of population health, health disparities, vulnerable populations, Latino populations, and cancer prevention.

Jessica Mittler, PhD

(Harvard) Assistant Professor of Health Policy and Administration

Mittler’s teaching and research interests include quality and access to care, market dynamics, organization and individual behavior, managed care, and program and policy evaluation.

John Moran, PhD

(Penn State) Assistant Professor of Health Policy and Administration

Moran’s teaching and research interests include the economic impact of cancer, vulnerable populations, health insurance, and causal inference.

Dennis Scanlon, PhD

(Michigan) Professor of Health Policy and Administration; Professor-in-Charge of MS/PhD Program

Scanlon’s teaching and research interests relate to consumer information and health care markets, health insurance and HMO plan performance, and measurement of quality.

Mark Sciegaj, PhD

(Brandeis) Associate Professor of Health Policy and Administration

Sciegaj’s teaching and research interests include issues of consumer-directed care, workforce development, policy implementation, program evaluation, and multicultural issues in health and aging.

Dennis G. Shea, PhD

(Rutgers) Professor of Health Policy and Administration, and Economics; Head, Department of Health Policy and Administration. 

Shea’s teaching and research focus on health policy for aging populations, financing for mental health, long-term care, prescription drug coverage, and socioeconomic disparities in health care access for the elderly.

Pamela Farley Short, PhD

(Yale) Professor of Health Policy and Administration, Demography, and Health Evaluation Sciences

Short’s teaching and research interests are concerned with the financing of health care through public and private health insurance, the implementation and evaluation of national coverage reforms, and the personal and social costs of cancer. Her research emphasizes the causes and consequences of changes in individuals’ health, health insurance, and employment over time.

Karen Volmar, JD

(Boston University) Associate Professor of Health Policy and Administration; Executive Director, Master of Health Administration

Volmar’s teaching and research interests are in health policy, managed care, health law, human resources, and comparative health systems.