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Dr. Dorothy Adside
478.471.2788
Department Chair
Credentials: DHA, MSN, RN
Department of Health Services
| Office Hours: | By Appointment |
| Locations: (Campus & Office) |
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| Website: | https://www.mga.edu/business/health-services/index.php |
| Biography: | Dr. Dorothy J. Adside is an Associate Professor and Department Chair of Health Services Administration at Middle Georgia State University. She brings more than 39 years of experience in healthcare, nursing leadership, healthcare administration, and higher education. Her academic and professional expertise includes healthcare management and leadership, strategic management, healthcare quality, healthcare informatics, health information technology, health communications, and student success. Dr. Adside holds a Doctor of Health Administration from the University of Phoenix and a Master of Science in Nursing Administration with a concentration in Healthcare Informatics and a Bachelor of Science in Nursing from Georgia College & State University. Her scholarship focuses on healthcare administration, student success and retention, equitable teaching and learning, and innovative approaches to improving student engagement and outcomes. As an academic leader, Dr. Adside is committed to excellence in teaching, faculty development, curriculum advancement, and student achievement. Her extensive clinical and administrative background provides a practice-based perspective that strengthens her teaching, scholarship, and service to the university and healthcare profession. |
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| Teaching and Research Interests: | Dr. Adside's teaching interests include health services administration, healthcare management and leadership, strategic healthcare management, healthcare quality management, healthcare finance, healthcare informatics and health information technology, electronic health records, healthcare communications, healthcare economics, public health and health promotion, healthcare policy, women's health, research methods, and healthcare administration education. She is particularly interested in student success, engagement, and retention and in preparing students to apply healthcare management concepts to real-world organizational challenges. Dr. Adside's research interests focus on healthcare administration and organizational management, student success and retention in higher education, equitable teaching and learning, healthcare informatics and technology adoption, healthcare quality and performance improvement, healthcare leadership, healthcare education and workforce development, and health disparities. Her scholarship reflects an interdisciplinary interest in improving healthcare organizations and educational outcomes through innovative, evidence-based, and adaptive approaches. Her recent scholarship has examined student success, educational equity, student engagement, and retention in higher education. |
| Courses: | HLSA 3315--Holistic Healthcare HLSA 3320--Healthcare Management HLSA 3370--Women's Issues in Healthcare HLSA 3900--Health Education and Promotion HLSA 4425--Ambulatory Care HLSA 4435--Managed Care |
| Education: (All institutions attended and degrees or credentials earned) | Doctor of Health Administration 2012 University of Phoenix Phoenix, AZ Dissertation Title: Evaluating the Relationship of Computer Literacy Training Competence and Nurse Experience to CPIS Resistance. Masters of Science in Nursing Administration 2005 Georgia College & State University Milledgeville GA Nursing Administration with Concentration in Healthcare Informatics Bachelor of Science in Nursing 1985 Georgia College & State University Milledgeville, GA |
| CV: | MH/DD Team Leader/RN Central State Hospital November 2007-October 2011 Milledgeville, GA, 31062 Accreditation Compliance Coordinator, Central State Hospital February 2007-October 2007 Milledgeville, GA 31062 Nurse Manager, Inpatient Services Central State Hospital November 2005- February 2007 Milledgeville, GA 31062 Charge Nurse Central State Hospital December 1989- November 2005 Milledgeville, GA 31062 Staff Nurse/Senior Staff Nurse Central State Hospital June 1986-December 1989 Milledgeville, GA 31062 |
| Professional Experience: | Department Chair, Health Services Administration August 2015-Present Middle Georgia State University 100 University Parkway Macon Georgia 31206 Associate Professor of Health Services Administration January 2013-present Middle Georgia State College Macon State College 100 College Station Drive Macon Georgia 31206 Assistant Professor of Nursing November 2011- December 2012 Macon State College 100 College Station Drive Macon Georgia 30201 |
| Publications and Scholarships: (Last 5 Years) | Hamilton, W., Howell, D., & Jordan, M. (2024). Improving Student Success in Higher Education Using an Interactive and Adaptive Approach. National Student Success Conference, Orlando, Florida, February 25–27, 2024. Howell, D, Hamilton, W., and Jordan, M. (Winter/2023). Improving student success in higher education using an interactive and adaptive approach. Journal of Health Administration Education. Volume 39, Issue 2, pp. 337-356. Howell, D. (2023). Certified Nursing Assistants Pinning Ceremony—Keynote Speaker. W.S. Hutchings College and Career Academy. Howell, D. (2022). Disparity in higher education and the need for equitable teaching paradigms and strategies. In D. Akella (Ed.), Integrating Transparency in Learning and Teaching (TILT): An Effective Tool for Providing Equitable Opportunity in Higher Education. IGI Global. Hamilton, W., Howell, D., & Jordan, M. (2022). Leveraging COVID-19 Challenges to Cultivate a Growth Mindset in Higher Learning: An Adaptive Approach to Improving Student Engagement and Retention. USG Teaching and Learning Conference. Howell, D., Hamilton, W., and Jordan, M. (2022). Primary care and other health care professionals. In T. Clobes (Ed.), Introduction to the United States Healthcare System. Affordable Learning Solutions & California Alliance for Open Education Resources (OER). ISBN: 9798887576145. Hamilton, W., Howell, D., & Jordan, M. (2022). Navigating challenges and coordinating care: An introduction to the fundamentals of healthcare administration. University of North Georgia Press. Dahlonega, GA. ISBN: 9781940771885 Howell, D. (2022). The Effects of COVID-19 on HSA Program Student Success. Optimist Club, Warner Robins, Georgia. |
| Professional Affiliations: | American Nursing Association (ANA) American College of Healthcare Executives (ACHE) National Association of Health Service Executives (NAHSE) African American Alumni Council GC&SU |
| Organizations: | Registered Professional Nurse |
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