Bachelor of Science in Health Information Management 

offered by The University of Arizona Global Campus

Dr. Darla Branda joined the University of Arizona Global Campus in 2022 and serves as the Program Director and Lead Faculty in the Bachelor of Science in Health Information Management program. She holds a Doctor of Education in Organizational Leadership from Abilene Christian University, a Master of Education in Higher Education and a Bachelor of Science in Health Information Management from Saint Louis University, along with a Bachelor of Science in Healthcare Management from Park University. She has dedicated her life's work to educating health information management (HIM) students for over 25 years; and leading programs for eight years. Her research interests center on professional practice experience and preceptor training. Dr. Branda is a member of the American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA), the Missouri Health Information Management Association (MOHIMA), and the Mid- Missouri Health Information Management Association (MMHIMA), and the Alpha Chi Honor Society.

Dr. Shannon Harris joined the University of Arizona Global Campus in March 2023 as full-time faculty for the Bachelor of Science in Health Information Management program in the Department of Health Sciences. She completed her PhD in Health Services with a Health Administration focus from Walden University in May 2023. Her dissertation is titled: Organizational Factors of Emergency Room Fast-Track Admission Duplicate Data Entry Errors in an Alabama Health System. She holds a Master of Philosophy from Walden University, Master of Business Administration with a Healthcare Management focus from the University of Phoenix and a Bachelor of Science in Health Information Management from the University of Alabama at Birmingham. Dr. Harris is RHIA credentialed and has over 15 years of experience in the HIM industry and 4 years of adjunct faculty experience. She is active in the national, state, and local HIM associations and was recently elected to serve as 1st year director for the Alabama HIM Association 2023-2024 board year. Dr. Harris resides with her family in Birmingham, AL.