Our PhD Graduates

Dr. Norbert E. Belz, PhD, MHSA (2015)
nbelz@kumc.edu

PhD, Health Policy and Management, University of Kansas 
MHSA, Health Policy and Management, University of Kansas
BS, Health Information Management, St Louis University

Current Position: Chair and Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Health Information Management, Universiry of Kansas Medical Center

Research Interests: Health Information Technology (HIT), Information and Communication Technology (ICT), and Health Outcomes.

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Dissertation: "Advanced Use  of Electronic Health Records in Patient-Centered Medical Homes"

Jacqueline D. Hill (2017)
jdhill@cmh.edu

PhD, Health Policy and Management, University of Kansas
MPH, Health Management and Communication, Tufts University School of Medicine
BS, Health Promotion, Oklahoma State University

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Current Position: Director, Office of Faculty Development, Children's Mercy Kansas City

Research Interests: Social determinants of health access to health care services, and impact of health insurance design on health care service utilization and outcomes

 Dissertation: "The Role of County-Level Socioeconomic Characteristics in Low-Income Women's Use of Screening Mammography in Kansas"

Dr. Melissa L. Jaffee, PhD, MBA (2015)
mjaffee@kumc.edu

PhD, Health Policy and Management, University of Kansas
MBA, Krannert School of Management, Purdue University
BA, Economics, University of Texas - Austin

Current Position: Health Economics and Outcomes Research Value Demonstration Manager, Boehringer Ingelheim

Research Interests: Outcomes research, cost-effectiveness analysis, quality improvement, behavioral and health economics

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Dissertation: "Emergency Department Utilization Among Kansas Medicaid Aged, Blind, and Disabled Beneficiaries with Severe Mental Illness: the Context and Extent of Ambulatory Care Sensitive Visits"

Karen S. Johnson (2009)
kjohnson6@kumc.edu

MHSA, College of Business, Arizona State University
BA, Sociology, Hanover College (IN)

Research Interests: Health insurance, the Patient-Centered Medical Home, medical management interventions in commercial/Medicare/Medicaid populations, and workplace wellness initiatives

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Taiye Popoola (2014)
tpopoola@kumc.edu

MPH, Universisty of North Texas Health Sciences Center
Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery, University of Ilorin, Nigeria

Research Interests: Patient-centered care and outcomes, primary care, hospital readmissions and health disparities.

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Dr. Kevin Sykes, PhD, MPH (2014)
ksykes@kumc.edu

PhD, Health Policy and Management, University of Kansas
MPH,University of Kansas
BA, Trevecca Nazarene University

Current Position: Director, Clinical Research at University of Kansas Physicians, Inc

Research Interests: Global humanitarian healthcare delivery, healthcare for the medically underserved, enrolling underrepresented populations in clinical trials, and the impact of socioeconomics on clinical outcomes

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Dissertation: "An Exploration of Participant Motives and Motivational Tensions in Short-Term Medical Service Trips"