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Bernie Kerr, Ed.D., MHA, FACHE Bernie Kerr, Ed.D., MHA, FACHE
Professor,
Health Administration Programs,
College of Health Professions,
1208 Health Professions Building

Telephone:    989-774-1351
Email:   kerrj1bj@cmich.edu
Bachelor of Science:   East Tennessee State University, 1971; Health Education
Master of Public Health:   University of Oklahoma, 1974; Health Administration
Master of Health Administration:   Washington University-Saint Louis, 1988
Master of Business Administration:   Washington University-Saint Louis, 1988
Master of Information Management:   Washington University-Saint Louis, 1988
Graduate Interdisciplinary Certificate:   Southern Illinois
University-Edwardsville, 1990; Gerontology
Doctor of Education:   Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville, 1991;
Curriculum and Instruction
Teaching Expertise:
- Population Health
- Health Informatics
- Health Education
- Community Health
- Leadership

Research Interests:
- Population Health Operations
- Professional Development
- Curriculum Design and Delivery
- Applied Informatics

Courses Taught in Curriculum :
- DHA 704, Population Health
- DHA 705, Seminar in Public Health
- DHA 722, Health Informatics
- DHA 725, Seminar in Strategic Planning for Health Organizations
- DHA 726, Applied Leadership
- HSC 570, Financial Aspects of Health Services Finance
- HSC 317, Community Health

Recent Publications:

  • Kerr, B.J. (2007). The Joint Military Medical Executive Skills Initiative: An Impressive Response to Changing Human Resource Management Rules of Engagement. Military Medicine Vol. 172, No 1.

  • Coppola, M.N., Harrison, J., Kerr., B.J. and Erckenbrack., D. (2007)The Military Managed Care Health System, in Essentials of Managed Care, 5th Edition: Edited by Kongstvedt P.R., Boston: Jones and Bartlett. ISBN 0-76373-983-9

  • Ledlow, G.; Kerr, B; & Cwiek, M. (2006). Leveraging the Healthcare Supply Chain as a Strategic Business Unit: The Vertically Integrated Model, Global Business and Technology ssociation (GBATA), Moscow, Russia, June 27-July 1, ISBN: 1-932917-02-0

  • Kerr, B.J. (2006). Cancer information on the Internet, in The Handbook of Communication and Cancer Care, O’Hair, D., Kreps, G. & Sparks, L., Editors, Cresskill NJ: Hampton Press ISBN: 1-57273-683-6

  • Kerr, B.J. Coppola, M.N. & Diana. M. (2005). Decreasing Disability Processing Days for Soldiers in the U.S. Army through Initiatives in Human Resource Management Support System: A Two-Tiered Three Year Evaluation. Journal of Systemics, Cybernetics & Informatics, Vol. 3, no 6.

  • Johnson, J.A., Ledlow, G.R., & Kerr, B.J. (2005). Organizational development, training and knowledge management. In Human Resources in Healthcare, Johnson, J. and Fried, B., Editors, Chicago IL: Health Administration Press. ISBN: 1-56793-168-5

Associations and Memberships:
- Fellow and Board Certified Healthcare Executive, American College of Healthcare Executives
- Member, Association of University Programs in Health Administration

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