Dr. Kevin J. Valadares

I serve as the Chair of the Bachelor of Science in Health Informatics and Information Management (HIIM) program and the Master of Health Administration (MHA) program. My research areas are summarized below. Against the advice of my doctor, I consume a lot of coffee. However I'm fairly sure I will outlive him. ☕☕

Professional Organizations

• Ascension St. Vincent Health - Evansville
  • Board of Directors
• Welborn Baptist Foundation
  • Board of Directors

Research Areas

• Advance Care Planning (ACP) within healthcare organizations. Check out the ACP work that we are doing here through the USI-GWEP. Also - check out this short video about the integration of ACP into Primary Care. 
• Alleviating loneliness & social isolation among older adults using the Circle of Friends model.
• Leaning into Emotional Intelligence via the EQ-i 2.0 to support healthcare leadership development.