Health Administration and Policy

Health Administration and Policy

This area emphasizes preparing leaders to innovate in today’s complex healthcare environment. Our research and curricular focus on healthcare systems, hospital and insurance administration and operations, and management principles tailored to healthcare institutions.

Coordinators: Dr. Mina Raj and Dr. Shelly Johnson

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Aging

Children

Women's health

Rural health

Global health

Physical activity

Nutrition

Obesity

Diabetes

Cohort studies

Qualitative methods

Mixed methods

Healthcare

Health equity

Community health

Caregivers

Meet Our Faculty

LYNNE BARNES 

Clinical Professor

Icbarnes@illinois.edu

SARAH EL-AZAB

Assistant Professor

saelazab@illinois.edu

NASIM FERDOWS

Assistant Professor

(Starting in Fall 2026)

SHELLY JOHNSON

Teaching Assistant Professor

shellyj@illinois.edu

HYOJUNG KANG

Assistant Professor

hyokang@illinois.edu

DON LOVASZ

Teaching Assistant Professor

dlovasz@illinois.edu

CEZAR BRIAN MAMARIL

Teaching Assistant Professor

cbm@illinois.edu

MINAKSHI (MINA) RAJ

Assistant Professor

mraj@illinois.edu

JENNA RIIS

Assistant Professor

jriis@illinois.edu

Recommended Courses in this focus area

HK 206 Health Care Systems

HK 208 Introduction to Medical Ethics

HK 264 Applied Medical Terminology for Health Professional

HK 270 Leadership in Health

HK 272 Aging and Health Policy

HK 305 Community Health Organizations

HK 417 Health Services Financing

HK 418 Organization of Health Care

HK 420 Community Health Assessment and Planning

HK 421 Health Administration

HK 424 Emergency Planning and Response

HK 518 Health Law and Ethics

HK 519 Health Program Evaluation

HK 520 Organizational Leadership

HK 521 Health Economics

HK 522 Health Finance

HK 523 Advanced Health Finance

HK 524 Healthcare Quality

HK 525 Organization and Strategic Planning in Healthcare

HK 526 Operations Management in Healthcare

HK 529 Healthcare Informatics

HK 530 Health Policy: United States

HK 537 Revenue Cycle and Revenue Integrity

HK 538 Current Issues and Trends in Healthcare