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

Dion Koch, BA, CAPM
Sr. Administrative Coordinator & MSHI Program Manager
dkoch3@kumc.edu

Lauren Pulino
SEEDS Application Analyst
lpulino@kumc.edu

Advisory Board Members

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