Peter C. Olden,Ph.D.

Professor and Director

Graduate Health Administration Program

Education

B.S. in Business —Miami University
M.H.A. — Duke University
Ph.D. in Health Services Organization and Research - 
    Virginia Commonwealth University

Courses Taught

- Health Care Organization and Administration
- Administrative Issues
- Health Services & Systems
- Human Resources Management

My work in health careadministration education started in 1993 when I joined the University of Scranton faculty. This is a second career for me, which builds on my earlier hospital administration career. My previous fourteen years in executive positions at a community hospital, a teaching hospital, and a regional medical center gave me broad experience in what I teach and what ourhealth administration programs must prepare students to do. As withother faculty members in this department, practical experience in the subject matter strengthens my teaching and enables me to combine theory and practice in the education of students. It has also enhanced my scholarship that has focused on two broad areas of study – the relationship ofhealth organizations with their external environments, and, community health. Aside from my professional interests, I enjoy reading, traveling, and music.

Scholarship

Publications in MilbankQuarterly, Health Services Research, Journal of Healthcare Management, Health Care Management Review, Journal of Health Administration Education, Medical Group Management Journal, Health Promotion Practice, and Journal of Health and Human Service Administration.

Presentations at national academic conferences and professional meetings including those of the  Academy of Management, American Public Health Association, AcademyHealth, Association of University Programs in Health Administration,Academy of Business and Administrative Sciences, and Community-Campus Partnerships for Health. 

Manuscript reviews for HealthCare Management Review, Health Care Management Science, and the Journal of Healthcare Management.

Honorable Mention in 1999 and in 2001 in the Sodexho Marriott Health Care Services Faculty Publication of the Year Award ofthe American Academy of Medical Administrators.

Community Service andProfessional Memberships

Association of University Programs in Health Administration, Academy of Management, American Public Health Association, American College of Healthcare Executives, Academy Health, American Association of University Professors, American Cancer Society, Healthy Northeast Pennsylvania Initiative, Health Care Management Forum.