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SCHOLARSHIP - PRESENTATIONS

“Aligning Faculty Incentives with Shifting Modes of Delivery,”  Featured Presenter, Academic Leader Magna Online Seminar (2008)

“Aligning Faculty Workload, Promotion and Tenure Policies with the Shifting Educational Delivery Environment: Challenges, Strategies and Recommendations,”  Speaker, 2007 Association of University Programs in Health Administration (AUPHA) Leaders Conference (2007)

“Financial Analysis for Non-Profit Managers,”  Speaker, The Nonprofit Sector Resource Institute, Financial Management Certificate Program (2006)

“Developing an Interprofessional Orientation in a Graduate Healthcare Administration Program: Lessons from the Field ," Speaker and Panelist Chair , Association of University Programs in Health Administration (AUPHA) Annual Meeting (2006)

"Becoming the Guide on the Side:  Learning to Innovate in Teaching and Student Assessment," Panelist, Association of University Programs in Health Administration (AUPHA) Annual Meeting (2005)

 

“Financial Analysis for Non-Profit Managers,” Speaker, The Nonprofit Sector Resource Institute (2004)

 

“Developing an Infrastructure for an Online Campus: Beyond the Classroom,” Speaker, Syllabus 2003 Conference (2003)

 

"Unbundling Cost Variations: A Comparative Study of Five Online Graduate Degree Programs, " Speaker, The 7th Sloan - C International Conference on Online Learning: Emerging Standards of Excellence in Asynchronous Learning Networks (2001)

 

"Building the Right Partnerships: Integrating eLearning Strategies in Managing Effective Partnerships, " Speaker, Syllabus Fall 2001 Conference (2001)

 

“Developing an eLearning Strategy,” Featured Speaker, 4th Annual Ubiquitous Computing Conference, (2001)

 

“The Adult Learner and the Impact/Future of Continuing Education” Speaker, Seton Hall University School of Graduate Medical Education Annual Continuing Education Committee Meeting (2001)

 

“Interdisciplinary Technology Mediated Teaching Techniques in the Delivery of Quality Online Graduate Programs” Seton Hall University Technology, Learning, & Teaching Roundtable Faculty Showcase (2001)

 

"Getting What You Want: Building the Right Strategic Partnerships for the Online Campus," Featured Speaker, eLearning Strategy Summit (2000)

 

“A Management Education Partnership: Seton Hall University, New York University and the Saint Barnabas Health Care System, “ Association of University Programs in Health Administration Annual Meeting (2000)

 

“The Economics of Healthcare: Current Trends,” Association of New Jersey Nursing School Deans (2000)

 

“Social Styles and Leadership Effectiveness,” Council of Hospital Physical Therapy Directors Educational Management Seminar, (2000)

 

“Managing Your Healthcare Career,”  New Jersey Chapter American College of Healthcare Executives (2000)

 

“High Tech and High Touch: Using the Internet to Advance Your Career,”  Hackensack University Medical Center Annual Staff Symposium  (2000)

 

“Innovations in Healthcare Management Graduate Education,” New Jersey State Nursing Convention (2000)

 

“From Program Creation to Commencement: An Academic Director’s Lessons from the Field,”  Keynote Speaker

Center for Internet Technology in Education Annual Conference (2000)

 

“Trends in Graduate Healthcare Administration Education: Utilizing Internet and Distance Education Technologies, "Topics in Public Health Seminar Series, New Jersey Department of Health (1999)

 

“Teaching Strategies and Challenges in Distance Education,” Association of University Programs in Healthcare Administration Annual Meeting (1999)  

 

“The Practice of Distance Education: Models of Effective Collaboration,” Washington State University Distance Learning Conference (1999)

 

“Innovations in Healthcare Administration Education: Learning Technologies and Distance Education,” Healthcare Planning and Marketing Society, New Jersey Chapter (1999)

 

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Presentations (continued)

 

 “Driving Change in a Changing Environment”, Saint Barnabas Healthcare System Leadership Institute (1999-01)

 

"An Online Approach in Delivering Graduate Healthcare Administration Education,” MidAtlantic Healthcare Congress (1998)

 

"Online Education and the Development of the Online Degree Program,” Seton Hall University Alumni Association Executive Committee, (1998)

 

 “Integrated Delivery Systems in the New Millennium,” NJ Society of Respiratory Care Annual Symposium (1998)

 

"Changing Managed Health Care: Joining Forces to Ensure Access and Quality, “ 3rd Annual Managed Heath Care Conference, Northeast Regional Health Planning, Inc.,  Moderator (1998)

 

"The New Challenges of Sponsorship and Governance for Catholic Hospitals in an Era of Consolidation,” Board of Trustees Management Development Program, Saint Lawrence Rehabilitation Hospital  (1997)

  

"Trends in Managed Care and the New Core Competencies for Healthcare Administrators,” National Association of Health Services Executives (1997)

 

"Managing Conflict and the Art of Negotiation” Seton Hall University Graduate School of Medical Education, Managerial Challenges for the Chief Resident. A Continuing Education Program for Chief Residents  (1997)

 

"Strategic Planning for Community Based Organizations in an Era of Managed Care,” Northeast Regional Health Planning, Inc., Symposium on Managed Care and Community Based Organizations  (1997)

 

"Management Development Institute for Senior Managers: The Health Care Business Environment and Dimensions of Leadership” A Management Development Program Director, The Center for Hospice Care (1996-1995)

 

"Using the Case-Study Method in Management Development and Graduate Business Education,” Stillman School of Business Faculty Consortium on MBA Reengineering  (1996)

 

"Strategic Planning in a Managed Care Environment,”  Essex and Union Advisory Board for Health Planning, Inc. and American Society for Public Administration - New Jersey Chapter Conference on Managed Care and Community-Based Organization: Impacts and Opportunities (1996)

 

"Management Implications of Collaboration and Merger”  St. Lawrence Rehabilitation Center Board of Trustees Strategic Planning Conference (1996)

 

"The Chief Resident as Active Player in a Restructured Health Care System” Seton Hall University Graduate School of Medical Education, Managerial Challenges for the Chief Resident  (1996)

 

"Negotiating Successful Agreements: Managers and the Art of Negotiating” Pascack Valley Hospital, Management Symposium (1996)

 

"Leadership Issues for Clinicians in an Era of Managed Care” Pascack Valley Hospital, Annual Medical Staff and Nursing Staff Educational Symposium, Keynote Speaker (1996)

 

"Organizational Planning Issues for Executive Directors” Annual New Jersey Conference on Philanthropy 

Keynote Speaker (1996)

 

 "The Nurse Manager Leadership Institutes: A Management Development Program for Nurse Mangers” Director, Saint Barnabas Medical Center (1995-1994)

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Presentations (continued)

 

 “Positioning Clinicians for the World of Managed Care”     Third Annual Renal Symposium of the Saint Barnabas Healthcare System, Keynote Speaker  (1995)

 

"Managed Care: Issues and Challenges for Physicians”     Graduate School of Medical Education and the New Jersey Medical Society, Moderator (1995)

 

"The Manger's Role in Integration: Challenges and Opportunities    Saint Barnabas Health Care System Annual Senior Executive Retreat  (1995)

 

"Managing Conflict for the Chief Resident”     Seton Hall University Graduate School of Medical Education Managerial Challenges for the Chief Resident Continuing Education Program  (1995)

 

"Leadership Forum: A Management Development Program for Senior Managers” Director,  Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey  (1994-1993)

 

"Managerial Strategies in the Paradigm Shift”      Board of Trustees Annual Meeting, Orange Mountain Healthcare/Hospital Center at Orange (1994)

 

"Administrative Techniques for Health Care Mangers: Management Development Programs for Health Care Managers” The University of Connecticut Health Center, Department of Community Medicine, Center for International Community Health Studies (1993-1990) 

 

"Managing Resistance: The Managerial Challenges of Technology” Partnership in Philanthropy/ Prudential Foundation Management Development Program for Nonprofit Executives (1993)

 

"Leadership Training and Career Development for Administrative Directors” Keynote speaker         

The Association of Community Cancer Centers Fall Leadership Conference (1993)

 

"Advanced Financial Analysis Techniques for Long Term Care Executives."  A continuing education seminar for the New Jersey Nursing Home Administrator’s Licensing Board  with The Lydia and Morris Goldfarb Institute for Applied Healthcare and the Division of Continuing Education Middlesex County College (1993-1994)

 

"Elements of Proposed Health Care Finance Reforms” Seton Hall University School of Graduate Medical Education Symposium on Health Reform. Faculty and Speaker (1993)

 

"Managing Healthcare Information Systems: Winning Strategies for Healthcare Executives”   The American College of Health Care Executives 35th Congress on Healthcare Management  (1992)

 

"Development of a Taxonomy for University-Based Executive Education Programs”    Seton Hall University Center for College Teaching (1992)

 

"Financial Analysis for the Long-Term Care Administrator”    A continuing education seminar for the New Jersey Nursing Home Administrators Licensing Board with The Lydia and Morris Goldfarb Institute For Applied Healthcare and the Division of Continuing Education Middlesex County College (1992-1991)

 

"Paying Physicians in the 1990's: Quality, Costs, Access and New Reimbursement Systems” Symposium Co-Presenter and Co-Director. Co-sponsored by Seton Hall University Graduate School of  Medical Education, Medical Society of NJ and  NJ Academy of Medicine  (1989)

 

"Organizational Theory and Higher Education: Implications for Managers and Policy Makers”    Key speaker Conference on Institutional Governance and Change in Higher Education, Rutgers University (1989)

 

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Presentations (continued)

 

"The Politics of the Medicare Waiver and its Effect on the New Jersey Hospital Industry”    Distinguished Lecturer Series, St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center, Paterson, New Jersey  (1989)

 

"The Effects of All‑Payer Rate Regulation on Patterns of Hospitalization”  Co‑authored with Dr .William Brandon.

A paper presented at the annual meeting of the Management Science/OR Association (1988)

 

"Taming Computer Technology: A Taxonomy of Managerial Chal­lenges” Annual Meeting of the American Society of Public Administrators (1988)

 

“Ethics and Financial Management in the Public Sector,” Annual Public Administration Roundtable and Southern Public Administration Education Foundation (1988)

 

“The Future of All-Payer Rate Regulation in New Jersey,” (with William Brandon),, Annual Meeting of the American Public Health Association (1987)

 

"The Politics of the Medicare Waiver: The New Jersey Experience”  (with William Brandon), Southwest Social Science Association Annual Conference  (1987)

 

"Pedagogical Issues in Teaching Financial Management to Non‑Financial Managers: Problems and Strategies."  Annual International Conference on Teaching Public Administration  (1987)