Biography
I am an Assistant Professor and BSHIM Program Director at Texas State University, where I have taught for 19 years and remain actively engaged in recruiting students to the bachelor’s program. Once admitted, I am committed to preparing students to become competent, productive health information management (HIM) professionals.
I am currently in a tenure-track position with a research focus on older adults, specifically their communication strategies and preferences during healthcare encounters. My future research will further explore the influence of healthcare literacy among older adults as lifelong learners.
Alongside my research agenda, I continue to fulfill my primary teaching and service responsibilities.
I earned my Ph.D. in Adult, Professional, Community Education (Tx State), an MBA with a concentration in leadership/management (LeTourneau University), and a BS in Health Information Management (Southwest Texas State). I am a member of TxHIMA, AHIMA, AMIA, IFHIMA, and other professional organizations. I am also certified as a Registered Health Information Administrator (RHIA).
I am respected by colleagues and students as a woman of faith who values effective learning strategies and applies them both inside and outside the classroom. I take pride in bringing a thoughtful and integrative perspective to the groups and communities I serve.
I am currently in a tenure-track position with a research focus on older adults, specifically their communication strategies and preferences during healthcare encounters. My future research will further explore the influence of healthcare literacy among older adults as lifelong learners.
Alongside my research agenda, I continue to fulfill my primary teaching and service responsibilities.
I earned my Ph.D. in Adult, Professional, Community Education (Tx State), an MBA with a concentration in leadership/management (LeTourneau University), and a BS in Health Information Management (Southwest Texas State). I am a member of TxHIMA, AHIMA, AMIA, IFHIMA, and other professional organizations. I am also certified as a Registered Health Information Administrator (RHIA).
I am respected by colleagues and students as a woman of faith who values effective learning strategies and applies them both inside and outside the classroom. I take pride in bringing a thoughtful and integrative perspective to the groups and communities I serve.
Research Interests
* Explore and identify better communication strategies utilized by healthcare professionals when serving the elderly/older generation (women).
* Healthcare literacy.
* Implementing research findings into the classroom curriculum to prepare/develop future healthcare professionals.
* Healthcare literacy.
* Implementing research findings into the classroom curriculum to prepare/develop future healthcare professionals.
Teaching Interests
Teaching leadership and management skills of future HIM professionals.