Who We Are

Staff

Helen R. Connors, RN, PhD, Dr PS (Hon), FAAN 
Associate Dean for Integrated Technologies and 
E. Jean M. Hill Endowed Professor,
University of Kansas, School of Nursing 
Executive Director, Center for Health Informatics 
hconnors@kumc.edu

E. LaVerne Manos, DNP, RN-BC 
Faculty KU School of Nursing,
University of Kansas, School of Nursing 
Director of Nursing Informatics and Program Director Master of Science in Health Informatics Program, KUMC Center for Health Informatics
lmanos@kumc.edu

L. Russell Waitman, PhD
Associate Professor, University of Kansas, School of Medicine, Department of Biostatistics 
Director of Medical Informatics, Center for Health Informatics 
rwaitman@kumc.edu

April J. Roche, MBA, CPEHR 
Assistant Director, Clinical Learning Lab 
Project Manager, AEHR-SEEDS Program 
aroche@kumc.edu

Jennifer J. Cha, RN, BSN
Application Analyst, Center for Health Informatics
jcha@kumc.edu

Dion Koch, BA
Administrative Assistant, Center for Health Informatics
dkoch3@kumc.edu

Advisory Board Members

Barbara Atkinson, MD 
Executive Vice Chancellor KUMC and Executive Dean School of Medicine
University of Kansas Medical Center

Greg Ator, MD, FACS 
Associate Professor School of Medicine, Otolaryngology
Chief Medical Information Officer 
Kansas University Hospital

Jim Bingham 
Associate Vice Chancellor for Information Resources and Chief Information Officer 
University of Kansas Medical Center

David Cook, PhD 
Director Health and Technology Outreach 
University of Kansas Medical Center

Glen Cox, MD 
Professor and Vice Dean School of Medicine and Senior Associate Dean of Educational and Academic Affairs 
University of Kansas Medical Center

Harold N. Godwin, MS, RPh, FASHP 
Professor, Chair of Pharmacy Practice, and Associate Dean of Pharmacy for Medical Center Affairs Pharmacy School 
University of Kansas Medical Center

Karl Koob, MMIS, RHIA 
Clinical Assistant Professor Chair, Health Information Management 
University of Kansas Medical Center

Karen L. Miller, PhD, RN, FAAN 
Senior Vice Chancellor and Dean School of Nursing School of Allied Health 
University of Kansas

Charles B. Porter, MD 
Clinical Assistant Professor Mid America Cardiology 
University of Kansas Medical Center

L. Russell Waitman, PhD
Associate Professor, University of Kansas, School of Medicine, Department of Biostatistics 
Director of Medical Informatics, Center for Health Informatics

Judith J. Warren, PhD, RN, BC, FAAN, FACMI 
Professor School of Nursing 
Director of Nursing Informatics
University of Kansas Medical Center