Qualifications

Melissa Biel, DPA, RN

Dr. Melissa Biel has over 25 years experience in the nonprofit and health care fields. She works with a variety of nonprofit health care clients locally in Southern California, regionally and nationally. Melissa has extensive experience supporting organizations' community based planning efforts, and facilitating collaborative action at a local level. Her areas of expertise include nursing certification, community benefit planning for nonprofit hospitals, strategic planning, program evaluation, data collection and analysis, grant writing, and conducting community needs assessments.

She is a Lecturer at California State University, Long Beach and a Senior Lecturer at Brandman University, teaching in the Health Administration and Human Resources undergraduate and graduate programs. Melissa received a BS degree in Nursing from California State University, Long Beach and an MS degree in Nursing Administration from California State University, Los Angeles. Her doctorate is in Public Administration from the University of La Verne. She is the recipient of the 2008 Outstanding Senior Lecturer award from Chapman University College. Her scholarly activities include professional service, publications and speaking that address nursing certification, community benefit, credentialing research and a variety of clinically-focused topics.

Professional Affiliations: American Society of Public Administration, Academy of Management, Western Academy of Management, Women in Healthcare Administration, Association for Community Health Improvement

Recent Presentations and Publications:
Association for Community Health Improvement. National Webinar. Priority Setting for Community Benefit. June 30 and July 9, 2009

American Society for Public Administration. Measuring Outcomes of Community Benefit Programs: A Nonprofit Hospital's Efforts to Establish Data Dashboards. San Jose, CA, April 11, 2010

Biel, M., Evans, S. & Clarke, P. 2009. Forging Links between Nutrition and Health Care Using Community-Based Partnerships. Family and Community Health, 33(3), 196-205