Faculty

Department Head, HCI

Associate Professor, Gary Mannix

Prof. Mannix earned a Master of Science Degree in Engineering Science from Montana Tech. He has sixteen years experience teaching college level computer science and information technology courses, thirteen years experience in the water utility field, and one year experience in the environmental monitoring field.

His experience ranges from engineering and construction to general management and accounting. Prof. Mannix holds extensive experience with mini and micro computers including implementation of software relating to accounting, budgeting, future planning, database management, spreadsheets, word processing, environmental monitoring, map and document indexing, GIS, CAD and numerous programming languages.

Some of his projects have included applications in the Laser Eye Surgery field.
One application kept track of Laser Eye surgeries and the results from those surgeries for an FDA Regulatory Consultant. This application was completely menu driven so data entry could be controlled in a user friendly manner. The other application in this field was to set up a complete Visual Basic (Windows) front end that was tied to a database in the background. This application kept track of the results of Laser Eye surgeries from numerous doctors and clinics. It was used to statistically analyze the results for the various doctors and the equipment they were using. This work was done for Clinical Research and Statistics, a company owned by one of the original developers of Laser Eye surgery.

Prof. Mannix has developed a software interface for the Audio Visual (AV) equipment in the new Health Care Informatics Computer Laboratory. The interface program is intuitive to use, graphical in nature, and easy to use. It allows the user to load and save special configurations, integrates access to related applications, provides maintenance and troubleshooting tools, and contains an embedded online help assistant.

He is a Microsoft Certified Professional and a Microsoft Certified Product Specialist.

Assistant Professor, HCI

James Aspevig

Mr. Jim Aspevig recieved his Bachelor of Arts in
Biology/Chemistry from Concordia College, Moorhead, MN, in 1985, and his Master of Science in Microbiology from the University of Montana, Missoula, MT, in 1989. In 2006, he received his Master of Public Health/Informatics from the University of Illinois in Chicago.

After graduating with his Masters Degree in Microbiology Jim worked as a Medical Technologist for five years.

In 1995, Jim left clinical microbilogy and took a position with the Montana State Immunization program as "Immunization Action Plan Coordinator" . Development has culminated in the current, web-based Statewide Immunization Registry which is available to any physician's office with an Internet connection. The Statewide Immunization Registry currently represents one of the largest functioning Health Information Exchanges in the State of Montana with over 12,000 client records and more than one million rows of Vaccination data.

Branching off of his experience with Immunization Registries, Jim was asked to implement a proprietary e-mail system to link State, local and national Family Planning programs across Montana in 1998 and, in 1999, Jim was given the responsibility of implementing Internet connectivity and a statewide electronic communications system for all local County Health Departments in Montana as part of national Health Alert Network (HAN) program sponsored by CDC. When the HAN program began in late 1999, only 3 of 50 County Health Agencies had Internet connectivity. By early 2003 all local County Health Agencies in Montana had e-mail capability and affordable high-speed Internet connectivity.

In late 2002 Jim assumed management of the Public Health Informatics Section in the newly formed Public Health Systems Improvement & Preparedness Bureau of the Montana State Health Agency. The mission of the Public Health Informatics Section was to assist other State and local public health programs in the selection of emerging technologies that conformed to the federal PHIN (Public Health Information Network) standards and to promote the effective use of new technologies at the State and local levels in Montana. At the federal level the PHIN initiative is the public-sector component of the National Health Information Infrastructure (NHII) which is pressing to make the electronic medical record widely available by 2014.

Assistant Professor, HCI Charie Faught

Charie Faught received her Bachelor of Arts in Chemistry (with honors) from the University of Montana in Missoula, Montana in 1991. She received United States Peace Corps Secondary Education Training in fall 1991 in Suva, Fiji. She then received her Master of Health Administration in May 1997, from Tulane University, School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, New Orleans, LA. Charie’s teaching and professional experience expand a variety of positions. She was the Director of Corporate Integrity for Health Partners, Inc. in Bloomington, MN, from 2000-2006, and she was the Integrity Liaison for Providence Health Systems in Seattle, WA, from 1999-2000. From 1995 to 1997, Charie was a Teaching Assistant for the Department of Health Systems Management at Tulane University School of Public Health in New Orleans, LA. As a Peace Corps Volunteer, she taught high school math and chemistry in Lautoka, Fiji, at Jasper Williams High School from 1991-1993. Other positions that Charie has held include Administrative Fellow/Ethics and Compliance Officer for Capital Medical Center in Olympia, WA, from 1997-1999 and Administrative Resident at St. Charles Parish Hospital, Luling, LA in 1996. Charie holds many professional affiliations and professional certifications.

Adjunct Assistant Professor of Health Care Informatics and Health Care Administration

Dr. Yaseen Hayajneh

Dr. Yaseen Hayajneh completed postdoctoral studies in health care informatics at the University of Iowa, USA, where he also received his Ph.D. in health care and nursing administration. Dr. Hayajneh received his Master's in public health & health services administration from Jordan University of Science & Technology (JUST). He received his BSN in Nursing from JUST.

He is currently chairperson of the health services administration department at JUST and an assistant professor of health care informatics and health care nursing administration at the faculties of nursing and medicine at JUST.

His previous work experience includes: assistant professor of health care informatics, associate director of King Abdullah University Hospital in Jordan, multiple research and teaching experiences as a postdoctoral fellow and a doctoral student at the University of Iowa, and as a registered nurse at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics.

He has taught numerous undergradutate and graduate classes.

Adjunct Professor, HCI

Dr. Dennis Salisbury

Dennis F. Salisbury, MD, is currently a physician at The Rocky Mountain Clinic in Butte, Montana. Dr. Salisbury received his BA in English (cum Laude) in 1984, from Whitworth College, Spokane, Washington, and his MD in 1989, from the University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, Washington. He completed his residency in Family Medicine in 1993, from Phoenix Baptist Hospital Family Medicine, Phoenix, Arizona. From 1993-1994, Dr. Salisbury completed a Fellowship in Interventional and High-Risk Obstetrics, Family Medicine, Spokane, Washington.

Dr. Salisbury has taught the Advanced Life Support in Obstetrics Course and, he has been a guest lecturer at Montana Tech’s Health Care Informatics Program.

Dr. Salisbury holds current memberships in the Montana Academy of Family Physicians and the American Academy of Family Physicians.

He has held numerous positions and offices in The Rocky Mountain Clinic, Saint James Healthcare Medical Staff Executive Committee, the Board of the Montana Academy of Family Physicians, and the Big Sky Chapter, March of Dimes.
Dr. Salisbury has been extensively involved in many other committees and boards to improve the quality of health care.

Guest Lecturer, HCI

Raymond F. Rogers

Raymond F. Rogers received his B.S. in Petroleum engineering from Montana Tech in May 1985 and his M.S. in Technical Communications also from Montana Tech in May 2002.

Mr. Rogers is the Chief Executive Officer for the National Center for Health Care Informatics responsible for the leadership, management, and development of the Center. Mr. Rogers managed the development, design, and implementation of the first undergraduate degree in the US in Health Care Informatics including serving as liaison between the health care industry and the Montana University System. He is lead project manager on projects including MontRHIO, MEDEM PHR Rollout, NCHCI EHR Collaborative, and Conference Development.

Mr. Rogers has presented to Congressional Steering Committee on Telemedicine and Health Care Informatics. He currently serves as the national co-chair of the Rural and Underserved HIT Network Educational Committee.

Before involvement with the National Center for Health Care Informatics, Mr. Rogers was the Director of College Relations and Marketing at Montana Tech.

Guest Lecturer, HCI

Pat Dudley

Mr. Dudley was born and raised in Butte, graduating from Butte Central High School. He then atttended Montana State University and graduated with a Bachelor's Degree in Microbiology. Following graduation from college, Mr. Dudley returned to Butte and did his Medical Technology Internship at St. James Healthcare. Upon completion of his internship, he began his professional career at St. James as a Medical Technologist and later moved into the position of Laboratory Supervisor.

In 1986, Mr Dudley entered the field of Human Resources accepting the position as Employment Supervisor at St. James. In 1993, he became the Director of Human Resources at St. James. He currently holds this position responosible for oversight of all Human Resource related issues such as employee relations, labor relations (St. James currently has three unions), contract negotiations, policy development and implementation, wage and salary administration, benefit administration, employee discipline/grievance administration, recruitment, and retention. In addition to his role as Human Resource Director, Mr. Dudley also serves as St. James Healthcare Organizational Responsibility Officer where he is charged with the responsibility of operating and monitoring the Hospital's compliance program. He also serves as the Risk Manager and Safety Officer for St. James, as well as being Chair of the Ethics Committee.

In addition to work related functions, Mr. Dudley currently serves as a member of the State of Montana Board of Personnel Appeals; Montana Hospital Association's Task Force on Disaster Preparednes; Butte-Silver Bow Local Emergency Planning Committee; and the Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services Hospital Bioterrorism Advisory Council.