Masters of Healthcare Administration Program: Faculty & Staff
Pacific University Faculty
Laura Dimmler, PhD (c) MHA Program Director & Faculty503-352-7359
Isaac Gilman, MLIS Instruction & Access Services Librarian MHA Faculty
Mike Millard, MS RPh Pharmacy Assistant Professor MHA Faculty
Chuck O’Connor, MA, CPA Business Professor MHA Faculty
MHA Adjunct Faculty Eric Barger, CPA, MBA Director of Finance
Doug Boysen, JD, MHA Vice President and General Counsel, Samaritan Health Services
Wayne Clark, MA Vice President, Community Relations & Marketing, Legacy Health System
Jon Hersen, MBA, MHA Administrative Director of Inpatient Medicine Services, Legacy Health System
Joan Holmquist, M Ed Education & Human Resource Specialist, Tuality Healthcare
Wendy Watson, MPH Director of Resource Stewardship, Kaiser Foundation Health Plan of the Northwest
MHA Staff Katie Parker, BA Administrative Assistant 503-352-7206
Courses Taught MHA 510 – Policy, Regulation and Politics of Healthcare MHA 650 – Health Services Research and Evaluation Methods MHA 675 – Internship or Research Project MHA 690 – Capstone Seminar Work Experience Program Director & Faculty MHA Program Pacific University-Forest Grove, Oregon
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Areas of Research & Specialization Research interests includes regulatory policy and environmental health, case study development, project evaluation, and healthcare inequalities regarding suicide prevention with American Indian youth, substance abuse prevention and community coalition building, and youth obesity prevention initiatives in pre-school education.
Courses Taught MHA 650 – Health Services Research and Evaluation Methods Work Experience Instruction & Access Services Librarian & Assistant Professor Pacific University-Hillsboro, Oregon
Education MLIS University of British Columbia, 2006 BA Kenyon College, 1999
Courses Taught MHA 620 – Healthcare Operations Management Work Experience Assistant Professor-Pharmacy Pacific University-Hillsboro, OR Education Bachelor of Pharmacy 1967 - 1972 Oregon State University, Corvallis OR Clinical Residency in General Practice U.S. Veterans Hospital, Portland OR Masters of Science, Pharmacy Administration Oregon State University, Corvallis OR Professional Experience Summary
Courses Taught MHA 625 - Introduction to Healthcare Accounting & Finance MHA 630 - Healthcare Finance Work Experience Professor of Accounting Pacific University-Forest Grove, Oregon
Master of Arts in Accounting, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa in May 1976. Bachelor of Science in Accounting, University of Northern Colorado, Greeley, CO in May 1972. Licensed as a Certified Public Accountant in Oregon since 1980 Areas of Research & Specialization Currently, I am responsible for teaching Managerial Accounting, Business Finance, Income Tax (Individual & Corporate) Accounting, Investments, Personal Financial Planning, Advanced Accounting (Consolidations), in the undergraduate business program at Pacific University, in addition to my teaching responsibilities in the MHA Program.
Courses Taught MHA 625 – Introduction to Healthcare Accounting and Finance MHA 630 – Healthcare Finance Work Experience Director of Finance Education University of Portland M.B.A., 1994 B.B.A. Marketing, 1990 B.S. Health Care Management, 1990 Licensed as a Certified Public Accountant in Oregon since 1999 Professional Experience Summary Finance professional with CPA/CMA/MBA credentials and experience in the nonprofit, health care and technology industries. Skills include management, controllership and strategic planning.
Courses Taught MHA 510 – Policy, Regulation and Politics of Healthcare MHA 640 – Legal Aspects of Healthcare
Work Experience Vice President, General Counsel Samaritan Health Services - Corvallis, Oregon Education University of Iowa, College of Law, J.D., May 1998 University of Iowa, College of Medicine, Master of Arts, Hospital and Health Administration, May 1998 University of Northern Iowa, Bachelor of Arts in Business Administration, May 1994 Professional Experience Summary General Counsel – Responsible for all legal affairs of the system, managing both in-house and outside legal counsel. Extensively involved with strategic planning for the system. Developed the infrastructure for an in-house legal department. Corporate Compliance Officer – Reorganized the system compliance program to be a robust and proactive effort and oversee the program. Responsible for many initiatives to develop a culture of compliance. Center for Research and Quality – Responsible for the development of a center to centralize the research and grant activities of the system. Reorganized the Internal Review Board and increased the number of clinical trials conducted by physicians within the system. Led an initiative to standardize the collection and reporting of health quality outcomes information across the system.
Courses Taught MHA 615 – Strategic Planning and Marketing Work Experience Vice President, Community Relations and Marketing Legacy Health System - Portland, OR
Education University of Southern Maine Marist College, Poughkeepsie, NY
Professional Experience Summary Responsible for community relations, marketing, public relations, community health education, referral services, creative services, and government affairs functions for the system. Legacy is an integrated healthcare system composed of six hospitals, numerous physician practices, a research facility, and associated entities, serving the Portland metro area and southwestern Washington State.
Courses Taught MHA 605 – Healthcare Management Strategies MHA 620 – Health Operations Management Work Experience Administrative Director, Legacy Inpatient Medicine Service Legacy Health System - Portland, OR Education Masters in Healthcare Administration University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, June 1998, Masters in Business Administration University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, June 1998 BS in Health Policy Administration, Minor in Business Administration
Courses Taught MHA 610 – Organizational Behavior in Healthcare Systems MHA 635 – Managing Information in Healthcare Work Experience Education and Human Resources Specialist Tuality Healthcare - Hillsboro, OR Education Masters in Adult Education (M. Ed) with emphasis in Organizational Development, Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oregon Online certificate courses in Development and Design of Online Learning, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO BA Justice Administration, American University, Washington DC Professional Experience Summary
Courses Taught MHA 550 – Quality Management in Healthcare Work Experience Director of Resources Stewardship Kaiser Foundation Health Plan - Portland, OR Education Portland State University, Portland, OR Masters of Public Health, Health Administration and Policy, 1999 Emphasis in Epidemiology and Biostatistics
BS, Biology, 1993
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