Chris Nesser, Ph.D.

MHA Director

Chris Nesser

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Research Foci

  • Health policy
  • Access and financing of healthcare delivery
  • Interprofessional education and practice

Hobbies and Interests

  • Mother of two children
  • Enjoys working the yard and being in nature
  • Served 23 years in the U.S. Navy

Ph.D., Health Policy and Administration | Pennsylvania State University

  • Healthcare Finance I and II
  • Healthcare Marketing
  • Healthcare Policy
  • Accounting Concepts
  • Business Statistics

Dominguez, D. G., Garcia, D.C., LaFrance, K. G., (2013). Developing a New Graduate Program in Healthcare Management: Embracing the Transformation of Healthcare Management Education on a Pathway to Success. Administrative Issues Journal: Education, Practice, and Research, V3(1).

LaFrance, K., Garcia, D., and Dominguez, D. "The Concurrent Graduate Assistantship: Lessons from the Ground Up." Annual Conference of the Association of University Programs in Health Administration. June 3-6, 2015 Miami, FL. Peer Reviewed Poster Presentation.

Nguyen, C., Crocker, A., Garcia, D., Ramirez, M., Valdes, M., and Sarbacker, B. "Campus-wide Awareness of Interprofessional Education and Collaborative Practice Among Health Professions. American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy Annual Meeting, Academic Pharmacy 2014, July 26-30, 2014, Grapevine, Texas. Peer Reviewed Conference Presentation.

Decima Garcia, Dan Dominguez, and Kevin LaFrance. "Interprofessional Practice Teams and the Role of the Health Administrator: An Educational Strategy." Annual Conference of the Association of University Programs in Health Administration. June 19, 2014, San Antonio, TX. Peer Reviewed Conference Presentation.

  • Hospital Administrator in the U.S. Navy (23 years)
  • Senior Project Manager for Parsons architectural engineering firm (2 years)
  • Retail Manager (2 years)