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 Chapman University College, 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, Society for Human Resource Management
Recent Presentations and Publications:
Niebuhr, B. & M. Biel. 2007. The Value of Specialty Nursing Certification. Nursing Outlook. 55(4), 176-181.
Allen, C. & M. Biel. 2007. Setting group rules for a coalition research project. Associations Now. May: p. 14.
Biel, M. 2007. Infusion Nursing Certification - Identification of Stakeholders and Demonstration of the Value of Certification. Journal of Infusion Nursing. 30(6), 332-338.
Association for Community Health Improvement Annual Conference.
Taking Community Benefit to the Next Level: Application of ASACB Standards to Enhance Program Effectiveness. (with Kevin Barnett)
New Orleans, LA. March 7, 2007.
National Organization of Competency Assessment.
Research is your Business' Best Friend: Using Research to Make Informed Decisions. (with Shannon Carter)
San Francisco, CA, November 21, 2008.