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Sherril Gelmon¹

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Emerita of Health Systems Management & Policy Health Systems & Policy, Health Management & Policy

Biography

Sherril Gelmon is Professor Emerita of Health Systems Management & Policy in the School of Public Health. She is a health services researcher who focuses on health systems organizations, performance improvement, and community engagement. During her full-time employment at PSU from 1994-2024 she taught numerous courses in health systems management and policy, chaired 19 dissertation committees, was a member of another 16 dissertation committees, and served as primary advisor to dozens of MPH and PhD students.

She was the founding director of the Health Systems and Policy PhD program (2013-2023), chair of the Division of Public Administration in PSU’s Hatfield School of Government (2008-2014), coordinator of the three-university Oregon M.P.H. program (1998-2000), and coordinator of PSU’s health management programs (1994-2007). She previously led the improvement science curricula for OHSU Family Medicine and Preventive Medicine residents (2004-2018), and OHSU’s Foundational Improvement Science Curriculum (2015-2017).

Before coming to PSU in 1994, she concurrently served as Executive Director of the Accrediting Commission on Education for Health Services Administration (ACEHSA) and Director of Academic Affairs for the Association of University Programs in Health Administration (AUPHA) in the Washington, DC area. Her previous positions were at the University of Toronto, Woods Gordon Management Consultants, Royal University Hospital, and the Orthopaedic & Arthritic Hospital.

Her most recent research addresses supporting care partners of people living with dementia. Past research projects include evaluation of Oregon’s Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinics (CCBHC) program; implementation of Oregon’s Patient-Centered Primary Care Home (PCPCH) program; evaluation of the Partners Investing in Nursing’s Future Initiative; and evaluation of the Community Engaged Scholarship for Health Collaborative.

 

Education, Degrees

Dip.P.T., University of Saskatchewan, 1976
B.Sc. P.T., University of Toronto, 1978
M.H.Sc., University of Toronto, 1983
Dr.P.H., University of Michigan, 1990

 

Awards and Honors
  • 2020: OHSU-PSU School of Public Health, Faculty Award for Excellence in Mentorship
  • 2017: University of Saskatchewan, Distinguished Alumnus Award
  • 2017: Gary L. Filerman Prize for Educational Leadership, the Association of University Programs in Health Administration
  • 2016: Academy of Community Engagement Scholarship, Elected Member
  • 2015: Portland State University, Enrollment Management and Student Affairs, Faculty Partner Award
  • 2015: College of Urban and Public Affairs, Portland State University, Outstanding Teacher of 2014-2015
  • 2011: Thomas Ehrlich Civically Engaged Faculty Award, Campus Compact
  • 2011: PSU Alumni Association Distinguished Faculty Achievement Award
  • 2007: PSU Civic Engagement Award for Excellence in Community-Based Teaching and Learning
  • 2005: Distinguished Service-Learning Research Award, International Association for Research on Service-Learning and Community Engagement
  • 2005: College of Urban and Public Affairs, Portland State University, Distinguished Faculty Service Award
  • 2005: Oregon MPH Program, Deans’ Award for Excellence in Teaching
  • 2004: Phi Kappa Phi, Elected Member
  • 1999-2002: Campus Compact, Engaged Scholar on Assessment
  • 1998: Association of Schools of the Allied Health Professions. Distinguished Service Award
  • 1999-2007: Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award, National Institute of Standards and Technology, Examiner
  • 1995-2002: Center for the Health Professions, University of California at San Francisco, Senior Fellow

Research

  • Evaluation of “Walking the Talk for Dementia 2024”. 2024-present. Role: Co-Principal Investigator
  • A Delphi Study to Develop Community Consensus on the Value of Accreditation in Graduate Health Management Education. Independent Faculty Consortium. 2023-present. Role: Co-Principal Investigator
  • Supporting Care Partners of People Living with Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Dementias. 2022-2023. Gerontology Education & Research Initiative Faculty Grant Program, Institute on Aging, Portland State University. Role: Co-Principal Investigator
  • Evaluation of the Certified Community Behavioral Health Center Program. 2022-2023. Oregon Health Authority. Role: Co-Principal Investigator
  • President’s Project on Remote Learning Experience. 2020. Portland State University. Role: Faculty Researcher
  • Rural Communities Opioid Response Program – Evaluation of Technical Assistance Program. 2019-2022. Health Resources & Services Administration. Role: Co-Investigator
  • Evaluation of the Canadian Consortium for Neurodegeneration in Aging. 2017-2018. Canadian Consortium for Neurodegeneration in Aging and McGill University. Role: Principal Investigator.
  • Evaluation of the Implementation of the Patient-Centered Primary Care Home Model in Oregon, Phase III – Identification of Exemplary Practices. 2014-2016. Office of Oregon Health Policy and Research, Oregon Health Authority Role: Principal Investigator
  • Evaluation of the Implementation of the Patient-Centered Primary Care Home Model in Oregon, Phase II – Attribute Scoring. 2013-2014. Office of Oregon Health Policy and Research, Oregon Health Authority Role: Principal Investigator
  • Evaluation of “Health Information Exchange (HIE) Services in Oregon”. 2013-2014. Oregon Health Authority. Role: Principal Investigator for evaluation
  • Evaluation of the Implementation of the Patient-Centered Primary Care Home Model in Oregon, Phase I – Experiences of Early Implementation. 2012-2013. Office of Oregon Health Policy and Research, Oregon Health Authority. Role: Co-Investigator
  • Evaluation of the “Training Residents in Prevention and Policy” Project. 2010-2013. Oregon Health & Sciences University and Health Resources and Services Administration. Role: Principal Investigator
  • Evaluation of “Faculty for the Engaged Campus.” 2007-2010. Fund for the Improvement of Post-Secondary Education and Community-Campus Partnerships for Health. Role: Principal Investigator
  • Evaluation of the “Partners Investing in Nursing’s Future” Program. 2006-2014. Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and Northwest Health Foundation. Role: Co-Principal Investigator

¹ CEPH Primary Instructional Faculty
² CEPH Non-Primary Instructional Faculty

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