Biography and education
Dr. Elise Van Zandt Lambert is a full-time Clinical Assistant Professor at Texas State University in the Health Information Management Department. Dr. Lambert received her Bachelor's degree in Health Information Management with a minor in Health Informatics from The University of Louisiana at Lafayette (ULL). She received her Registered Health Information Administrator (RHIA) certification during this time, as well. Following her undergraduate education, she applied her coursework at a physician management company, Acadiana Computer Systems(ACS), as a Revenue Cycle Manager. While working full-time at ACS, she began the journey of earning a Master’s degree in Health Informatics and Information Management from Louisiana Tech University. At the beginning of 2021, she transitioned to the hospital-side of healthcare finance by accepting a role as a Market Financial Analyst / Assistant Controller at HCA - St. David’s Healthcare. During this time, she also graduated from The University of South Alabama with her PhD in Business Administration with a concentration in Management. Dr. Lambert's 11 years in the healthcare industry, as well as, her education and research efforts provide a current perspective of today's healthcare operations.
Research Interests
Featured grants
- Mohan, Ranjini (Principal), Lambert, Elise Van Zandt (Co-Principal), Ari, Arzu (Co-Principal), Song, Ahyoung (Co-Principal), Galles, Michelle Annette (Co-Principal). Perceived needs for geriatric patient education by health professions students and clinicians, School of Health Administration, Texas State University, Texas State University, $10000. (Funded: June 2025 - Present). Grant.
- Fleck, Julia (Principal), Lambert, Elise Van Zandt (Supporting). International Digital Health Summer School, Région Auvergne Rhône-Alpes & Ecole des Mines de Saint-Etienne (France), Region, $40000. (Submitted: March 2024, Funded: June 2025 - May 2028). Grant.

Featured scholarly/creative works
- Lambert, E. V. Z., Howard, M. C., Gutworth, M., & Travers, S. (n.d.). Current and Future Human-Technology Partnerships in Healthcare Administration and Finance. In The Future of Human-Technology Partnerships at Work. Cambridge University Press and Assessment.
- Dolezel, D. M., Lambert, E. V. Z., Waltzlaf, V., Morton, M., Lalani, K., Sand, J., & Fenton, S. (n.d.). Assessing Artificial Intelligence Literacy: What do Health Informatics Professionals Know about AI? Advances in Health Science and Practice.
- Howard, M. C., Van Zandt, E. C., Follmer, K. B., Tucker, R. P., & Smith, M. B. (2022). Work and suicide: An interdisciplinary systematic literature review. Journal of Organizational Behavior, 43(2), 260–285.
- Howard, M. C., Forde, W., Whitmore, J., & Van Zandt, E. C. (2022). “I Alone Can Fix It": Is Social Courage a Bright Side of Narcissism? Journal of Organizational Effectiveness: People and Performance, 9(4), 692–723.
- Howard, M. C., & Van Zandt, E. C. (2021). A meta-analysis of the virtual reality problem: Unequal effects of virtual reality sickness across individual differences. Virtual Reality, 25(4), 1221–1246.
Featured awards
- Award / Honor Recipient: Faculty Excellence Award: Outstanding Teaching Clinical Assistant Professor, College of Health Professions Texas State University. 2024
- Award / Honor Nominee: Outstanding Teaching Faculty Excellence Award, Texas State University. 2023
- Award / Honor Recipient: Featured Student at the Louisiana Tech University Applied and Natural Science Day. 2016
- Award / Honor Recipient: Acadiana Chapter Endowed Scholarship, Louisiana Medical Group Managers Association. 2014
- Award / Honor Recipient: President's List, University of Louisiana at Lafayette. 2012 - 2014

Featured service activities
- Member
THIA Education & Workforce WG
- Member
Search Committee
- Co-Chair
Health Information Management Student Association
- Member
Academic Governance - Faculty Senate
- Member
Research Enhancement Program
- Member
AMIA Academic Forum - BEC