Chair
Associate Professor
Phone: 903.877.1402
Email: michael.kennedy@uthct.edu
Building: Academic Building, H241
Department: Healthcare Policy, Economics and Management
Michael Kennedy
Degrees
Rensselaer Polytechnic University
PhD, Decision Sciences and Engineering Systems, 1992
Rensselaer Polytechnic University
MS, Operations Research and Statistics, 1990
Baylor University,
MHA, 1985
Webster University,
MA, Public Administration, 1978
North Carolina State University
BA, Psychology, 1976
Biography
Dr. Michael H. Kennedy, FACHE, arrived at the University of Texas Health Science Center
at Tyler on January 23, 2017 to begin service as an Associate Professor in the Department
of Healthcare Policy, Economics and Management in the School of Community and Rural
Health. He has 42 years’ experience in teaching and health services administration
that have been divided between academic positions and operational assignments in the
military health system as a human resources manager, equal opportunity advisor, ambulatory
care administrator, and other positions of leadership culminating as the Chief Operating
Officer of a small military hospital.
In past academic assignments, Dr. Kennedy has served as Director of the Health Services
Management Program at East Carolina University, Director of the Doctor of Health Administration
Program at Central Michigan University, and Associate Professor in the Health Services
Administration Program at Slippery Rock University. Dr. Kennedy was also Deputy Director
of the U.S. Army-Baylor University Graduate Program in Healthcare Administration where
he was twice selected by the students as Instructor of the Year.
Dr. Kennedy is a Fellow in the American College of Healthcare Executives. He was appointed
as Chair of the Department of Healthcare Policy, Economics and Management in the School
of Community and Rural Health at UTHSCT on September 1, 2018.