Health Administration 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.

John Cantiello, PhD, FACHCA
Professor 

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.

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.

Brenda Helen Sheingold, PhD, RN, FNAP
Division Director, Health Administration Programs; Associate Professor 

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

Maria Uriyo, PhD, PMP, MHSA
MHA Program Coordinator; Associate Professor 

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.

Phillip Zane, JD
Associate Professor 

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.