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Faculty and Staff of Master of Health Administration

Program Director

Stephen M. Bowman, Ph.D., MHA serves as a Professor for the UAMS College of Public Health in the Department of Health Policy and Management as well as the MHA Program Director. Through his collaboration with colleagues, he aims to study the impacts of trauma and other time-critical medical events.
Stephen M. Bowman, Ph.D., MHA
Professor, Department of Health Policy and Management
Program Director, Master of Health Administration
Location: Remote
Phone: 501-526-6693
Email: smbowman@uams.edu

Associate Directors

Jure Baloh, PhD, MHA
Jure Baloh, Ph.D., MHA
Associate Professor, Department of Health Policy and Management
Location: RAHN 1256
Phone: 501-526-6604
Email: jbaloh@uams.edu
Dr. Melissa Yandell
Melissa Yandell, Ph.D., MHA
Assistant Professor, Department of Health Policy and Management
Associate Director for Operations, Master of Health Administration
Location: RAHN 1264
Phone: 501-526-6645
Email: myandell@uams.edu

Full-time Faculty

Kevin Ryan, JD, MA
Kevin Ryan, J.D., M.A.
Associate Dean for Student Affairs, Associate Professor
Location: RAHN 2260
Phone: 501-526-6673
Email: ryankevinw@uams.edu
Austin Porter, DrPH, MPH
Austin Porter, Dr.PH, MPH
Associate Professor, Department of Health Policy and Management
Location: RAHN 2224
Phone: 501-526-6632
Email: austin.porter@arkansas.gov
Kelsey Owsley, Ph.D., MPH, serves as an Assistant Professor for the UAMS College of Public Health. Her research interests are access to health care services, hospital behavior, cancer services, public health delivery services and community health networks.
Kelsey Owsley, Ph.D., MPH
Assistant Professor, Department of Health Policy and Management
Location: RAHN 1262
Phone: 501-526-6656
Email: kmowsley@uams.edu
Laura Chaves Cerdas
Laura Chaves Cerdas, Ph.D., MPP
Assistant Professor, Department of Health Policy and Management
Location: RAHN 1258
Phone: 501-526-6655
Email: LChavescerdas@uams.edu

Part-time Faculty

Dr. Bala Simon
Bala Simon, M.D., MPH, Dr.PH
Associate Professor, Department of Epidemiology
Location: RAHN 6208
Phone: 501-766-8933
Email: bmsimon@uams.edu
Pele Yu, M.D.
Feliciano “Pele” Yu Jr., M.D.
Professor, College of Medicine
Email: Pele.Yu@archildrens.org

MHA Program Coordinator

Chelsee Eggleton
Chelsee Eggleton, M.Ed., B.S.
Program Coordinator
Master of Health Administration
Location: Rahn 1260
Phone: (501) 526-6631
Email: CEggleton@uams.edu

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