Profile

Kourtney Nieves, Ph.D., is an associate lecturer and program director for the graduate health services administration program within the School of Global Health Management and Informatics. Dr. Nieves is a graduate of the undergraduate HSA program, the MS-HSA program and the Public Affairs doctoral program at UCF. She also holds a graduate certificate in Medical Group Management from UCF and another in Emergency Management and Homeland Security from Florida State University. She teaches courses at the undergraduate and graduate levels. She has authored numerous peer reviewed articles, as well as a book chapter, and her primary area of research focuses on emergency preparedness and bioterrorism.