Department of Management and Health Care Administration

Successful managers supervise and motivate employees and direct the progress of an organization in a changing global economy.

By planning, organizing, leading, and controlling, managers work to increase the efficiency and effectiveness of their employees, processes, projects, and organizations. Successful managers view the entire enterprise and understand the forces shaping the firm’s direction, policies, and goals while exercising personal leadership in managing employees.

The Department of Management and Healthcare Administration provides students with broad knowledge, skills, and perspectives in decision making, organizational behavior, strategy, human resources management, operations management, global business management, and healthcare management. Graduates can pursue and add value to many types of organizations, corporations, government agencies, and industries. They are prepared to meet the challenges of a technological business environment because they have mastered many professional skills.

Dr. Deepak Subedi, Department Chair

Degrees Offered

  • Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) in Management
  • Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) in Healthcare Management
  • Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) in Sustainability Technology and Management
  • Master of Business Administration (MBA)
  • Fully Online Master of Business Administration (MBA)
  • Master of Science in Health Care Administration
  • Master of Science in Human Resource Management
  • Minor in Management
  • Minor in Sustainability and Technology Management

Meet Our Faculty

The Department of Management and Health Care Administration has award-winning faculty with diverse backgrounds and teaching interests. These faculty are experts in management, having connections and ties to organizations and companies that enhance their teaching and research.   Our faculty are committed to an emphasis on teaching and interaction with students. They also engage in impactful scholarship that extends the boundaries of management practice and theory.

Follow this link to see our faculty scholarship.

Accredited, Ranked, and Endorsed

The Marshall University Lewis College of Business is accredited in both business and accounting by AACSB International – The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business. It is one of only 190 schools to have this dual accreditation. What this means is that it provides students a high-level standard of quality education and learning.

Further evidence of the outstanding education you will receive at the Lewis College of Business, the MBA program has been nationally ranked by several ranking agencies including College Consensus, AccountingEdu, and OnlineU. The BBA program was endorsed by the Institute of Management Accountants (IMA) in 2019.

  • Ranked among the top 241 outstanding on-campus MBA programs Best Business Schools for 2022, Princeton Review
  • #252-328 of the Best Online MBA Programs, US News and World Report
  • #24 of the top 25 Online MBA Programs in the South – 2021 Rankings, Online MBA Report
  • The B.B.A. in Health Care Management is a member of the Association of University Programs in Health Administration (AUPHA)

Management Advisory Board

We have a Management Advisory Board of elite business professionals who are dedicated to the students and the program.

Academic Advising Center Contact Information

Academic Advising Center
Brad D. Smith Center for Business & Innovation, Suite 119
Phone: 304-696-2314
lcob@marshall.edu

Contact Info. for Additional Internship Information

Academic Advising Center
Office: Brad D. Smith Center for Business & Innovation, SBUS 119
Phone: 304-696-2314
lcob@marshall.edu

LCOB Social Media

Center for Health Business Research

Jeff Larson, Center Director
Lewis College of Business
larsonj@marshall.edu
SBUS 234
304-696-3676

ACC & LE Contact Information

Dr. Casey Baker, Department Chair
Department of Accountancy and Legal Environment
Marshall University
Lewis College of Business
One John Marshall Drive
Huntington, WV 25755
Office: SBUS 251
Phone: 304-696-3058
lcobaccounting@marshall.edu

FIN & ECON Contact Information

Dr. Shaorong Zhang, Department Chair
Department of Finance & Economics
Marshall University
Lewis College of Business
One John Marshall Drive
Huntington, WV 25755
Office: SBUS 218
Phone: 304-696-2606
lcob@marshall.edu

Request information about our DBA program

If you would like to learn more about our DBA program, please fill out our information request form.

Information Request

Graduate Programs Contact Information

Kelly Sowards, MSHRM
Office: SBUS 349
Phone: 304-696-3816
Email: kelly.sowards@marshall.edu
Link: Book time to meet with me 

Health Care Administration Contact

Kent Willis
Office: SBUS 240
Phone: 304-696-5292
Email: willis23@marshall.edu

Health Informatics Contact

Alberto Coustasse-Hencke
Office: GC 339
Phone: 304-746-1968
Email: coustassehen@marshall.edu

Information Systems Contact

Dr. Tracy Christofero
Office: GC 328
Phone: 304-746-2078
Email: christofero@marshall.edu

Human Resource Management Contact

James Halleck
Office: SBUS 238
Phone: 304-696-4648
Email: halleck1@marshall.edu

Accountancy Contact

Timothy Bryan
Office: 246
Phone: 304-696-2654
Email: bryanti@marshall.edu

Doctor of Business Administration Contact

Ralph McKinney
Office: SBUS 353
Phone: 304-746-1947
Email: mckinney23@marshall.edu

Management Contact Information

Dr. Deepak Subedi, Department Chair
Department of Management
Marshall University
College of Business
One John Marshall Drive
Huntington, WV 25755
Office: SBUS 242
Phone: 304-696-2676
lcob@marshall.edu

MKT, MIS, & ENT Contact Information

Dr. Elizabeth Alexander, Department Chair
Department of Marketing, MIS, & ENT
Marshall University
Lewis College of Business
One John Marshall Drive
Huntington, WV 25755
Office: SBUS 318
Phone: 304-696-2664
lcob@marshall.edu

John F. Rahal Center for Strategic Engagement

Andrew Kesling, Director
Center for Stakeholder Engagement
Lewis College of Business – Dean’s Office
Office: SBUS 352
Phone: 304-696-3439
Email: kesling8@marshall.edu

LCOB Contact Info

Marshall University
Brad D. Smith Center for Business and Innovation, Suite 359
Phone: 304-696-2314
lcob@marshall.edu

Building Hours, Monday – Friday (closed on weekends)

Fall & Spring: 7:00 AM – 9:00 PM
Summer: 7:00 AM – 6:00 PM

Online Contact Form

iCenter Contact Information

LCOB iCenter
1 John Marshall Drive
Huntington, WV 25755
Office: SBUS 114
Phone: 304-696-4320
icenter@marshall.edu

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