Professor
College of Health Professions
Diagnostic and Health Sciences
Tenured
930 Madison Avenue, Room 680
Memphis, TN 38103
19014486486
rreynol5@uthsc.edu
Teaching Methodology: Online (asynchronous)
Pedagogy Expertise: Lecture, Problem Based Learning, Team-Based Learning, Group Discussion
Technology Expertise: Blackboard, Microsoft 365, Zoom, Screencastomatic, Padlet
Biography
Rebecca B. Reynolds, EdD, MHA, RHIA, FAHIMA, is a professor and program director for the health informatics and information management program at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC). She has been teaching for over 25 years and she has taught at the baccalaureate, master’s and doctoral level. She is an active member of the American Health Information Management Association AHIMA and received the AHIMA Legacy Award in 2010 and has been a fellow of AHIMA since 2012.
She coordinated the HIPAA implementation program for the UTHSC system and provides HIPAA privacy and security training to students. She teaches the legal courses for graduate students and conducts legal workshops for attorneys, nurses, and other healthcare professionals. She received her bachelor’s degree in health information management from UTHSC and her master’s degree in healthcare administration and doctorate in higher education administration from the University of Memphis.
Her current research is funded by the NIH and focuses on identification of patterns of multimorbidities of patients with obesity at various weight classes. She also researches future HIIM workforce needs. She is currently a co-PI/Program Director on the NIH funded project from High School 2 Health Care Lab and Data Science Pathways for success. This program provides educational opportunities for students in high school to learn about data science careers.
