Dr. Siti Arshad-Snyder has been a Professor in the Healthcare Business department at Clarkson College since 2008. With nearly two decades of experience in higher education and professional expertise in healthcare business, she brings a strong interdisciplinary background in business administration, finance, information systems management, and leadership. She teaches undergraduate and graduate courses in computer applications, data management, healthcare informatics, financial management, and leadership. Additionally, she serves as Capstone advisor and coordinator for the Master of Healthcare Administration program and as a dissertation committee member for doctoral candidates.
An active member of the Clarkson College community, Dr. Arshad-Snyder serves on the Faculty Senate and institutional committees, including Interprofessional Education, ad hoc groups, task forces, and Critical Success Factor committees. Her dedication to teaching and scholarship has been recognized with the Teaching Excellence Award and three Dr. Patricia Book Perry Scholarly Project Awards. She has also received the Wide River TEC EHR Curriculum Development Award twice for integrating electronic health records (EHR) into coursework.
Outside the classroom, she contributes to academia through a published textbook chapter, journal article, and presentations on interprofessional education and teaching strategies. She also serves as a judge for national academic competitions, a peer-reviewed journal manuscript reviewer, and a conference proposal reviewer.
In addition to her academic work, Dr. Arshad-Snyder volunteers in various community projects, including refugee support, food donation drives, and meal provision for those in need.
Education and Professional Experience
Certification:
Certified Professional in Healthcare Information and Management Systems (CPHIMS)
Education:
Doctor of Education in Interdisciplinary Leadership
Creighton University, Omaha, Nebraska
Master of Science in Computer Systems Management
Creighton University, Omaha, Nebraska
Bachelor of Science in Business Administration (Majors: Finance; Economics)
Creighton University, Omaha, Nebraska
Professional Affiliations:
Health Information Management and Systems Society (HIMSS)
American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA)
Sigma Alpha Pi (National Society of Leadership and Success)
Honors and Awards
• Dr. Patricia Book Perry Academic Project Award: Strategies for Health Online Game Conversion for Interprofessional Education (2023)
• Excellence in Teaching Award Nominee – Clarkson College (2021)
• Dr. Patricia Book Perry Academic Project Award: IPE Project – Clarkson College (2017)
• Dr. Patricia Book Perry Academic Project Award: Gap Analysis of the Health Care Business Curricula – Clarkson College (2013)
• Excellence in Teaching Award – Clarkson College (2013)
• Electronic Health Record (EHR) Curriculum Development Award – Wide River Technology Extension Center/Univ. of Nebraska Public Policy (2012)
• Electronic Health Record (EHR) Curriculum Development Award – Wide River Technology Extension Center/Univ. of Nebraska Public Policy (2011)
Words of Wisdom
"With great power comes great responsibility" - Spiderman
Courses Taught
HCA 846 Fundamentals of Informatics
HCA 808 Healthcare Leadership
HCA 828 Financial Mgt in Healthcare
HCA 800 Ethics in Leadership
HCA 900 Capstone
HIM 342 Healthcare Informatics
HIM 417 Data Organization, Analysis, & Governance
BUS 110 Computer Applications
Scholarly Works (Selected)
Research and Publications:
Author: A Model of Integrating Interpersonal Education in Higher Education. International Journal of
Teaching and Learning in Higher Education, 35(1), 219-228. Published 2023
Author: Textbook chapter: Data in Digital Health Systems. In Adaptive Health Management Information
Systems: Concepts, Cases, and Practical Applications (4th ed). Jones and Bartlett. Published 2020.
Author: “The Role of Faculty Validations in Influencing Online Students’ Intent to Persist”– April 2017. ProQuest.
Manuscript Reviewer: Sage Publications. December 2024
Conference Proposal Reviewer: AMIA 2024 Annual Symposium (Scientific Program Committee, (2024)
Conference Proposal Reviewer: AMIA 2023 Annual Symposium – Conference Proposal Reviewer, (2023)
Conference Proposal Reviewer: Online Learning Consortium (OLC) Innovate conference, (2017)
Textbook reviewer, Information Technology Project Management (4th ed.). 2013
Textbook reviewer, Cornerstone of Financial Accounting (2nd ed.). 2012
Textbook reviewer, Cornerstone of Managerial Accounting (2nd ed.). 2012
Presentations (Most Recent):
Presenter: “Digital Adaptation of a Board Game “Strategies for Health” for Equal Access in Online Education”. 2024 OLC Accelerate, November 2024, Orlando, FL
Presenter: “Playing for Skills: Using Digital Game for Online Students to Improve Interprofessional
Competency”. CAHIIM Summit 2024. September 2024
Presenter: “Leveraging Online Simulation Games as an Interprofessional Education Teaching Tool: Insights and Lessons Learned”. HIPE 5th Annual Conference, July 2023
Presenter: “Getting Down to the Business of Health Care” at the Fall 2021 Faculty Development
Presenter: “Interprofessional Education: Collecting and Scoring Student Reflection” at the HIPE 3rd Annual Conference, July 2021
Presenter, “Faculty Validations in Influencing Online Students' Persistence: Faculty Efforts and Institutional Support” at the Online Learning Consortium (OLC) Accelerate 2020 Conference, Orlando, FL/Virtual. November 2020
Presenter: “First Year Online IPE Implementation: Student Outcomes”. HIPE Conference, Omaha, NE. July 2020
Back to Directory
