Dr. Daniel G. Dominguez, Director

Daniel G. Dominguez, MHA, PhD., is an Associate Professor of Health Administration in the HEB School of Business and Administration and the Director of the Master of Health Administration Program.  Dr Dominguez has more than 20 years of health management experience in a wide variety of health care settings including hospitals and primary care organizations.  His background includes roles in logistics, information management and health care operations, to include serving as COO of a full-service ambulatory care facility.  In addition to his operational experience, he has over ten years of experience teaching and researching at the graduate level.  He received his M.H.A. from Baylor University and his Ph.D. in Health Management and Policy from the University of Iowa.  His current research interests center on the factors affecting  organizational turnover and managerial competency development and assessment.

Kevin LaFrance, Associate Professor

Kevin LaFrance, MBA, PhD., FACHE is an associate professor of health care administration in the HEB School of Business and Administration. Dr LaFrance has more than 25 years of health management experience in a wide variety of health care settings including hospitals and primary care organizations. His background includes roles in finance, logistics and health care operations, culminating most recently as chief financial officer for a ten hospital system. In addition to his operational experience, he has over ten years of experience teaching and researching at the college level. He received his M.B.A. from Syracuse University and his Ph.D. from the School of Health Related Professions, University of Alabama at Birmingham. His research interests include strategic management, health care leadership, consumer satisfaction and managed care.