Adriana Abizadeh is currently the executive director of the Kensington Corridor Trust (KCT) in Philadelphia. The mission, duty and purpose of the KCT is to utilize collective ownership to direct investments on the corridor that preserve culture and affordability while...
Faculty
US Health Systems
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 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, 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...
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...
Irina Grafova, Ph.D.
Irina Grafova, Ph.D. joined the Bloustein School as an Associate Professor in 2023. Trained as a health economist, Dr. Grafova’s research aims to bring new evidence to socio-economic inequalities in health and health disparities. She has conducted research on family...
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 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 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...
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., 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...
Emily A. Parker, Ph.D.
Emily Parker, Ph.D. joined the Bloustein School as an Assistant Professor in 2023. She was formerly a NIA Postdoctoral Fellow at the University of Michigan in the Population Studies Center and received her Ph.D. in Policy Analysis and Management at Cornell University....
Katie Pincura, Dr.P.H.
Katie Pincura joined the Bloustein School in 2024 as an Associate Professor of Teaching and will also serve as the Undergraduate Program Public Health Lead. She was previously an Assistant Teaching Professor and Program Director of the undergraduate and graduate...
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...