Faculty & Staff

Sandra Murdock, DrPH
Interim Program Director
Associate Professor - Health Care Administration
Executive in Residence, MHA
Houston Institute of Health Sciences – 7015
smurdock@twu.edu
713-794-2763

Education: PhD, University of Texas School of Public Health, Houston; MA, Central Michigan University; BS, Augustana College

Areas of Expertise: Health systems, integrated delivery systems, disruptive change management, models of care, leadership, service line management, consulting

R. Regina Cline, PhD
Assistant Professor - Health Care Administration
Dallas Center - 8704
rcline@twu.edu

Education: PhD, University of Texas at Dallas, Public Affairs / Public and Nonprofit Management;
Master, Palm Beach Atlantic University, Counseling Psychology; Bachelor, Belhaven University, Psychology

Areas of Expertise: Nonprofit leadership and management; immigration/refugee policy and process; diversity, equity, inclusion; social work

Rigoberto Delgado, PhD
Associate Professor – Health Care Administration
Houston Institute of Health Sciences - 7114
rdelgado1@twu.edu
713-794-2361

Education: PhD, University of Texas Health Sciences Center at Houston; MBA, University of California at Berkeley, Walter A. Haas School of Business; BA, Universidad Autónoma de Chihuahua, México

Areas of Expertise: Applied Population Health Analytics, Health Disparities and Health Policy Evaluation, Health Services Research, Cost-effectiveness Methods, Global Health, Evaluation of Health Information Technology in the Healthcare Sector

Pat Driscoll, JD
Professor - Health Care Administration
Dallas Center - 8708
pdriscoll@twu.edu
214-689-6562

Education: JD, Southern Methodist University; MSN, Texas Woman’s University; BSN, Incarnate Word University; Certificate, Stanford Board College

Areas of Expertise: Employment and health law, strategic planning and execution, service line and program development, performance improvement, process redesign, employee and physician engagement, change management

Tianyi Li, PhD
Assistant Professor - Health Care Administration
Dallas Center - 8702
tli6@twu.edu

Education: PhD, University of Texas at Dallas, Public and Nonprofit Management; Master of Science (MS), University of Texas at Arlington, Marketing Research; Master of Business Administration (MBA), University of Texas at Arlington, General Management

Areas of Expertise: Nonprofit finance, nonprofit financial management, public policy, computational social science, behavioral philanthropy, healthcare finance, healthcare accounting, and public and nonprofit leadership

Sandra Tyson, PhD
Visiting Assistant Professor - Health Care Administration
Houston Institute of Health Sciences - 7013
styson@twu.edu
713-794-2363

Education: PhD, University of Texas; MA, BA, University of North Texas; AA, Lee College

Areas of Expertise: Health Services Management

Jessica Wright, DrPH
Assistant Professor - Health Care Administration
Houston Institute of Health Sciences - 7015
jwright38@twu.edu

Education: Doctorate of Public Health, University of Texas Health Science Center, Community Health Practice and Epidemiology

Areas of Expertise: Interprofessional collaboration, quality improvement, patient safety, research methods, psychological safety, team dynamics and performance