Hengameh Hosseini , Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Department of Political Science and Public Affairs
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Hengameh Hosseini, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Department of Political Science and Public Affairs
I joined Seton Hall University, in 2008, to teach graduate courses in the Health Care Administration Program (now in the Department of Political Science and Public Affairs). During the last three academic years, I have taught several courses in MHA and MPA programs that include health economics, health care finance and accounting, financial management for non- profit organizations, health policy, health care management, introduction to health care system, leadership institute, ethics for public services and program evaluation. I have also conducted a great deal of research in several areas relevant to global health, health care cost, health care ethics , healthcare policy and the impact of aging on the rise of health care costs in the U.S. My intellectual contributions are not limited to presentations at national and international conferences and publications in peer review journals; I also serve on the editorial board of a journal, and have served as track chair for conferences and have served as reviewer for various papers and book chapters..
Education
- Ph.D., Marywood University, 2007
- M.S., King's College
- B.A., University of Tehran
Scholarship
- Do health care professionals find the use of Age-Based Rationing to reduce health care costs ethical?
- Strategies to contain the high and rising costs of health: Will they increase existing health care disparities, are they ethical?
- Infectious agents and their role in coronary artery disease
- Disparities in healthcare and HIV/AIDS among Hispanics/Latinos in the United States
- Epidemiology and prevention of fall injuries among the elderly
Accomplishments
Awards and Grants
- Grant Recipient, The McGowan Foundation for Scholarly Research -- 2008, 2009
- Best Overall Graduate Student Award (Marywood University) -- 2005
- Conference Best Paper Award, Midwest Business Administration Association Conference -- 2007
- Northeastern Pennsylvania Woman of the Year Award (Scranton Times-Tribune) -- 2005
- Honors Graduate (University of Tehran)