Health Administration Faculty

Health Administration Programs Leadership

Brenda Helen Sheingold, PhD, RN, FNAP
Division Director, Health Administration Programs, HAP

Research Interests: Healthcare administration education, interprofessional education and simulation, organizational performance, healthcare quality, and health policy.

Dave Wright, MPH
Executive in Residence, MHA Program 

Professional Focus: Executive mentorship, industry engagement, curriculum collaboration, capstone project support, and career development in health administration.

Phillip Zane, JD
BS in Health Administration Program Coordinator, HAP  

Research Interests: Healthcare law, antitrust and competition law, law and economics, and legal history.

Teaching: Undergraduate and graduate courses in health administration and health informatics, including health economics and policy, health policy, and privacy and cybersecurity policy.

Maria Uriyo, PhD, PMP, MHSA
MHA Program Coordinator, HAP

Professional Focus: Health care program coordination, care management, quality improvement, and data-driven analysis to support population health and managed care initiatives.

Teaching: Graduate-level courses in health administration.

John Cantiello, PhD, FACHCA
Online BS in Health Administration Program Coordinator, HAP

Research Interests: Health insurance coverage, access to health services, coordinated care efforts, underserved populations, the scholarship of teaching and learning, and innovations in online learning.

Teaching: Undergraduate and graduate courses in health administration.

Full time Faculty

Lee Black, JD, DCL
Assistant Professor, Health Administration and Policy 

Research Interests: The intersection of law and ethics in health care, with a particular focus on the impact of abortion-related legal regulation on the ethical responsibilities of health care providers.

Martin Cohen, PhD
Associate Professor, Health Administration and Policy 

Research Interests: Health insurance and benefit design; managed care contracting; alternative payment models and value-based care; cost evaluation of health policy changes; performance reporting and feedback for health care providers and organizations; program evaluation; diffusion of innovation; the Military Health System.

Renee Geschke, PhD
Associate Professor 

Research Interests: Health administration education, health systems management, health policy, health workforce planning, online education, curriculum development in higher education, and program evaluation in health education.

Teaching: Traditional and online courses in health administration, with a focus on engaging, student-centered instruction.

Beth Hawks, PhD, MHA
Associate Professor 

Research Interests: Health policy evaluation, public management, organizational performance, regulation of U.S. nursing homes, and care delivery in the Military Health System.

Teaching: Graduate-level courses in health administration and policy, including capstone and internship supervision.

Renady Hightower, PhD
Associate Professor 

Research Interests: Health systems; health systems and medical practices as cultural systems; African Diaspora and health outcomes; comparative analysis of health systems; healthcare quality and safety.

Y. Alicia Hong, PhD
Professor 

Research Interests: Behavioral interventions; health services delivery and consumer informatics; chronic care and self-care using digital technologies; implementation and dissemination science; personalized and data-driven health services.

Hansoo Ko
Assistant Professor 

Research Interests: Health economics, health services research, and health policy, with a focus on individual behavioral responses and insurance markets.