Diane M. Spokus
Part-Time Instructor of Health Policy and Administration
Contact Information
601G Ford Building
The Pennsylvania State University
University Park, PA 16802
Office: (814)-865-0716
Cell: (717)-994-1798
Personal Webpage http://www.personal.psu.edu/dms201
Research Interests
- Healthcare Workforce Shortages: Training, Management, Retention & Recruitment of Older Workers
- Competency Modeling
- Job Satisfaction
Teaching Interests
- Health Prevention, Management, Aging
- Human Resource Management in Healthcare
- Adult Aging and Development
- Biobehavioral Health
Health Care Committee
Member, Allied Health Care Southcentral Workforce Investment Board (WIB) Steering Committee,
Harrisburg, 2003 – present
*Exploration of Opportunity
*Education System Capacity
*Developing and Retaining Incumbent Workforce
*Committee Structure and Development
Health-related Experience
- Needs Assessment of the Healthcare Industry, Warren County, PA
- Research Associate, Hartford Foundation Project, The Pennsylvania State University, Penn State School of Nursing, University Park
- Research Assistant, Penn State School of Nursing, Potentially Inappropriate Use of Medication in the Elderly
- Health Educator/Outreach Coordinator, Southcentral PA Area Health Education Center (PA AHEC), Healthy Lifestyles Train-the Trainer Program, Using Diabetes as a Model
- Research Technologist, Gerontology Center, The Pennsylvania State University, Psychometric and physical assessments of elderly.
- Area Representative, PA Area Health Education Center (PA Area Health Education Center), College of Medicine, Hershey
- Coordinated professional development programs for healthcare practitioners Personal Care Home Certification Program Coordinator, Noll Physiological Research Center, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park
- Organized and implemented PEPPI Exercise program for Penn State and PA Department of Aging Prime Time Health
Education
Ph.D., Workforce Education/Training and Development, The Pennsylvania State University
M.Ed., Adult Education, The Pennsylvania State University
B.S., Human Development and Family Studies/Gerontology Minor, The Pennsylvania State University
Certificates:
Personal Home Care Certificate
National Certified Health Education Specialist
Publications:
Rothwell, William J., Sterns, Harvey L., Spokus, Diane M., Reaser, Joel. (2007). Working Longer: New Strategies for Managing, Training and Retaining Older
Employees, (New York: AMACOM).
In Press (2008), Author of Case Study on Succession Planning. In Rothwell,William J., Bernhard, Mark and Alexander, James. Cases in Government Succession Planning: Action-Oriented Strategies for Public Sector Human Capital Management, Workforce Planning and Talent Management. HRD Press.
In Progress (2007), Author of Case Study on Appreciative Inquiry for book by William J. Rothwell.