Faculty

Health Administration

Hon. Paul W. Armstrong, J.S.C., M.A., J.D., LL.M.

Hon. Paul W. Armstrong, J.S.C., M.A., J.D., LL.M.

Paul W. Armstrong was nominated to the Superior Court by the Governor of New Jersey and the Senate confirmed his nomination in the spring of 2000. Judge Armstrong was granted judicial tenure in the spring of 2007 by the Governor and Senate of New Jersey. He has served...

David Artz, MD, MBA

David Artz, MD, MBA

David Artz, MD, MBA is a Senior Health Administration Fellow at the Bloustein School. He teaches healthcare economics, and his current professional foci are healthcare informatics and precision medicine payment and policy. Dr. Artz continues to practice Internal...

Francis Barchi, Ph.D.

Francis Barchi, Ph.D.

Francis Barchi is an associate professor in the Edward J. Bloustein School of Public Policy and a core member of the Rutgers Global Health Institute. Prior to joining the faculty at Rutgers, she was a senior fellow in the Center for Medical Ethics at the University of...

Soumitra Bhuyan, Ph.D., MPH

Soumitra Bhuyan, Ph.D., MPH

Soumitra Bhuyan, Ph.D., MPH, is the Executive Director of the Health Administration Program. His primary teaching and research interests include chronic disease management and health information systems with an overarching emphasis on population health. Dr. Bhuyan was...

Céu Cirne-Neves, FACHE

Céu Cirne-Neves, FACHE

Céu Cirne-Neves, MPA, FACHE, is a healthcare executive with more than 25 years of experience in senior administration positions. She served as the CEO of Saint James Hospital, Cathedral Healthcare System, Newark, from 1996-2005, and most recently, in a variety of...

William Cundiff, JD, MBA, FACHE, CMPE, CHC

William Cundiff, JD, MBA, FACHE, CMPE, CHC

William Cundiff joined the Bloustein School as an Assistant Teaching Professor in January 2024. He possesses extensive teaching experience at the MHA and MBA levels as well as an adjunct instructor, both on-campus and online. He also served as campus executive of a...

Derek DeLia, Ph.D.

Derek DeLia, Ph.D.

Derek DeLia, PhD is an Associate Professor at the Bloustein School. He is a Health Economist with research interests in healthcare payment and delivery reform; Medicaid policy; the economics of hospitals and health centers; emergency medical care; healthcare access...

Aakanksha Deoli, MHA

Aakanksha Deoli, MHA

Aakanksha Deoli, MHA, is an Instructor of Teaching at the Bloustein School for several undergraduate Health Administration courses, including Intro to Health Administration, Intro to Lean in Health Care, Leadership Seminar, and the Professional Practice Internship...

Anita Franzione, DrPH

Anita Franzione, DrPH

Anita Franzione has been in the field of health care for over 30 years working in all sectors of health care from ambulatory care settings  to acute care hospitals, nonprofit agencies, long term care organizations, for-profit insurance companies, and quality...

Alexander J. Hatala, MBA

Alexander J. Hatala, MBA

Alexander J. Hatala is the President and Chief Executive Officer of Lourdes Health System, where he is responsible for the performance and overall management of the system and its affiliates. He has exceptional health system leadership abilities and thirty‐one years...

Jane Kaye, MBA

Jane Kaye, MBA

Jane Kaye, MBA is an Associate Professor of Teaching at the Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy. A healthcare CFO who brings 25+ years of finance leadership and consulting experience to health systems and physician practices positioning themselves...

Susan Krum, Au.D.

Susan Krum, Au.D.

Susan Krum is an experienced healthcare leader with extensive knowledge in delivering strategic and operational change for multi-hospital healthcare systems. Dr. Krum was Vice President of Ambulatory Operations at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital. Her strong...

Ellen Kurtzman, PhD, MPH, RN, FAAN

Ellen Kurtzman, PhD, MPH, RN, FAAN

Ellen Kurtzman is a professor of Health Administration in the Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy. Prior to her arrival at Bloustein, Dr. Kurtzman spent 15 years at The George Washington University (GW) with appointments in the Schools of Nursing,...

Zoe Lindenfeld, Ph.D.

Zoe Lindenfeld, Ph.D.

Zoe Lindenfeld, Ph.D. joined the Bloustein School in September 2024. She is a health policy and services researcher focused on mitigating factors that perpetuate health inequities for individuals with substance use disorders. She has used mixed-methods research...

Russ Molloy, J.D.

Russ Molloy, J.D.

Russ Molloy, J.D., has been engaged in public policy and government relations for the past four decades with a focus on health care issues for more than 25 years. Most recently, he served as Senior Vice President of Government Relations for Hackensack Meridian Health...

Roberto Muniz

Roberto Muniz

Roberto Muñiz, MPA, LNHA, FACHCA, is a Senior Health Administration Fellow and Instructor at the Bloustein School. He is also an adjunct instructor at the Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School. Roberto teaches courses at the undergraduate and graduate levels with...

Ronald Quincy, Ph.D.

Ronald Quincy, Ph.D.

Co-Academic Director, Collaborative Center for Community-Based Research and Service Academic Director, Rutgers Civic Leadership Institute, Mandela Washington Fellowship for Young African Leaders Faculty Director, South Africa Study Abroad, Honors College & School...

Melinda Rushing, Ph.D., LMSW

Melinda Rushing, Ph.D., LMSW

Melinda Rushing, Ph.D., LMSW joined the Bloustein School as an Assistant Professor in September 2024.She is an applied data scientist who utilizes various quantitative methods to identify inequitable practices in the delivery of and access to health services among...

Eduardo Schur

Eduardo Schur

Eduardo Schur serves as a Partner in the EY Life Sciences Practice and leads the Health Sciences & Wellness Commercial Practice. He brings over 30 years of experience in the Pharmaceutical and Medical Device markets. His expertise includes strategic planning,...

Jermaine Toney, Ph.D.

Jermaine Toney, Ph.D.

ON LEAVE, SPRING 2025 Jermaine Toney, Ph.D. is an Assistant Professor at the Bloustein School. He was selected to receive a 2023-2024 National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) Fellowship on Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Economic Outcomes. Professor Toney was a...