Research Faculty

Abdulaziz Ahmed, PhD
Associate Professor
SHPB 590G
205-975-1083

Monica S. Aswani, DrPH
Assistant Professor
SHPB 566
205-934-4061

Jane Banaszak-Holl, PhD
Department Chair and L.R. Jordan Chair in Health Services Administration
SHPB 530E
205-934-1735

Erin Blanchard, PhD, MSN, RN, CHSE, CMQ
Assistant Professor
SHPB 540A
205-934-1627

Michelle Brown, PhD, MS, MLS(ASCP) SBB, CHSE
Associate Professor and Director, Healthcare Simulation Graduate Program
SHPB 590B
205-934-9617

Phil Cendoma, MSHA, MBA
Assistant Professor
SHPB 550E
205-996-1422

Sue Feldman, RN, MEd, PhD, FACMI
Professor and Director, Graduate Programs in Health Informatics
SHPB 590K
205-975-0809

Patrick A. Grusenmeyer, ScD, FACHE
Associate Professor
SHPB 550B
205-996-5773

Allyson G. Hall, PhD
Professor
Director, Graduate Programs in Healthcare Quality & Safety
SHPB 565
205-934-1672

Kristine Ria Hearld, PhD
Professor and Director, PhD in Administration-Health Services Program”
SHPB 563
205-934-1670

Larry R. Hearld, PhD
Professor
SHPB 561
205-934-0976

Steven Howard, PhD, MBA
Associate Professor, and Interim Director, Graduate Programs in Healthcare Administration (Residential and Executive)
SHPB 590B
205-934-1677

Nataliya V. Ivankova, PhD, MPH
Professor
SHPB 569
205-996-2422

Seung-Yup (Joshua) Lee, PhD
Assistant Professor
SHPB 590A
205-934-4315

Katherine A. Meese, PhD
Assistant Professor
Director, Center for Healthcare Management and Leadership
Director of Research, UAB Medicine Office of Wellness
SHPB 590J
205-996-2726 (office)
205-607-2324 (mobile)

Soumya Niranjan, BPharm, MS, PhD
Assistant Professor
SHPB 562
205-996-1356

Bunyamin Ozaydin, PhD
Associate Professor
SHPB 590H
205-996-7242

Haiyan Qu, PhD
Professor
SHPB 580D
205-996-4940

Geoff Silvera, PhD
Associate Professor
SHPB 559
205-934-1678

Akanksha Singh, PhD
Assistant Professor
SHPB 590E
205-975-2511

Mohanraj Thirumalai, MS, MEng, PhD
Associate Professor; Director of Performance Analytics, Dean’s Office
SHPB 590D
205-934-7189

Robert Weech-Maldonado, PhD
Professor
SHPB 530G
205-996-5838

Jessica Hillman Williams, PhD, MPH
Professor and Director, BS in Health Care Management Program
SHPB 550D
205-975-2925

Ferhat Zengul, PhD
Associate Professor
SHPB 540F
205-975-8713