Faculty and Staff

Dr. Cuellar, professor of Health Administration and Policy, has extensive research experience in health care systems, Medicaid, mental health, and justice involved populations. A health policy researcher, her contributions include work on evaluating new organizational forms, such as hospital systems and physician alliances and their effects.

Samuel Falcone is an Adjunct Professor in the Department of Health Administration and Policy.

Dr. Geschke is an instructional faculty member in the Department of Health Administration and Policy at George Mason University. With over 15 years of experience in higher education, she is dedicated to fostering student success through engaging, student-centered teaching.

Dr. Gimm, associate professor of health administration and policy, has research experience in disability and aging, program evaluations, and health care financing.

Dr. Goldberg is an Associate Professor at George Mason University in the Department of Health Administration and Policy. She is a mixed methods researcher with an emphasis on survey and qualitative research methodologies. Her research focuses on primary care practice transformation, patient experience, and care for the underserved.

Dr. Hafeez is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Health Administration and Policy.

Dr. Hawks, Associate Professor of Health Administration, Policy, and Informatics, is a scholar and practitioner-educator whose work sits at the vital intersection of public management, health policy, and organizational performance in care delivery.

Dr. Renady Hightower is an Associate Professor in the Department of Health Administration, Policy and Informatics.

Dr. Alicia Hong’s current research interests focus on how to effectively apply health information technology in disease prevention and health promotion, particularly on chronic disease management and caregiving. She employs community-engaged user-centered design to develop culturally tailored programs, integrating low-cost digital tools with clinical care to deliver personalized programs that are easy to adopt and sustain in underserved communities, ultimately reducing health disparities.

Dr. Jeah Jung is a Professor in the Department of Health Administration and Policy. Jung’s research analyzes health policy issues using approaches to infer causal relations from observational data.