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Mary E. Stefl, Ph.D.
Professor and Department Chair
Teaches Current Health Care Issues

Ph.D., M.A., University of Cincinnati; B.A., Wittenberg University. Quality control management, managerial epidemiology, leadership development. Extensive work with community needs assessment, planning and evaluation. Former Chair, Accrediting Commission on Education for Health Services Administration (ACEHSA), Former Chair, Board of Directors of the Association of University Programs in Health Administration (AUPHA). Past Editor, Frontiers of Health Services Management.

telephone: (210) 999-7521
e-mail: mstefl@trinity.edu

Research Interests:

  • Career Paths of Health Care Executives
  • Community Needs Analysis and Planning
  • Civic Engagement in Health Administration Education

Amer A. Kaissi, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Teaches Institutional Health Care Management, Strategic Planning and Marketing

Ph.D., University of Minnesota, M.P.H., B.S., American University of Beirut. Management and organizational theory/behavior; patient safety and quality of care; medical group practices; strategic planning; uncertainty in health care environments. Fellow of the Juran Center for Leadership on Quality. Member: Academy of Management (Health Care Management division and Organizational Theory division), AcademyHealth, Delta Omega Pi Honorary Public Health Society. Publications in Health Care Management Review, Journal of Health Administration Education, Journal of the American Board of Family Practice, Journal of Ambulatory Care Management, Nursing Economic$, Minnesota Physician and Minnesota Medicine.

Tel. (210) 999 8132
e-mail: amer.kaissi@trinity.edu

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Research Interests:

  • Patient safety and quality of care
  • Teamwork in health care high-risk areas
  • Organizational culture and structure
  • Medical group practices
  • Strategic planning in health care organizations

William C. McCaughrin, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Teaches Health Services Organization and Policy

Ph.D., University of Michigan; M.P.H., University of Michigan; M.S.Ed., University of Pennsylvania; B.A., University of Michigan. Medical care organization, health policy analysis, organizational theory. Former Director of Membership Affairs for Greater Detroit Area Health Council. Extensive experience in planning, grant writing, and health promotion. Numerous publications in professional journals including Medical Care Research and Review, Quality Review Bulletin, and Health Policy, Politics and the Law.

telephone: (210) 999-8135
e-mail: wmccaugh@trinity.edu

Research Interests:

  • Organization Theory and Its Uses in Health Services Research
  • Quality, Access, and Multiculturalism
  • Community Health Analysis
  • Health Policy

Jody R. Rogers, Ph.D., FACHE
Visiting Associate Professor
Teaches Strategic Management and Institutional Management

Ph.D., Institute of Health Services Research, Policy, and Administration, School of Public Health, University of Minnesota; M.H.A., Baylor University; M.S.B.A., Boston University; B.S. University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point. Extensive work in strategic management and planning, organizational effectiveness, health care leadership, and chaos and complexity management. Former Professor and Director of the U.S. Army - Baylor University Graduate Program in Healthcare Administration; Regent in the American College of Healthcare Executives; and, Special Assistant to The Army Surgeon General as Chief, Strategic Planning. Retired Lieutenant Colonel, Medical Service Corps, U.S. Army. Board Certified and Fellow, American College of Healthcare Executives. Currently a consultant to Army Medical Department in Executive Skills, leader development, and knowledge management. Publications in Military Medicine, U.S. Military Medicine, AMEDD Journal, and AAMA journal.

telephone: (210) 999-8136
e-mail: jody.rogers@trinity.edu

Edward J. Schumacher, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Teaches Quantitative Methods and Information Management, Economic Aspects of Health Care Administration

Ph.D., Florida State University; M.A., B.A., University of North Carolina, Greensboro. Health care labor markets; health economics; labor economics; quantitative methods. Member: Academy Health, International Health Economics Association, The American Economic Association, Society of Labor Economists.  Numerous publications in professional journals including The Journal of Health Economics, Journal of Human Resources, Social Science and Medicine, Journal of Labor Economics, Industrial and Labor Relations Review .

telephone: (210) 999-8137
e-mail: edward.schumacher@trinity.edu

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Research Interests:

  • Health Care Labor Markets
  • Empirical Analysis of Unions
  • The Labor Market for Workers With Disabilities
  • Hospital Competition and Technology Investment