Diane M. Spokus
Instructor of Health Policy and Administration
Contact Information
501B Ford Building
The Pennsylvania State University
University Park, PA 16802
Office: (814)-865-0716
Cell: (717)-994-1798
E-Profile http://www.personal.psu.edu/dms201/blogs/spokus
Personal Webpage http://www.personal.psu.edu/dms201
Research Interests
- Healthcare Workforce Shortages: Training, Management, Retention & Recruitment
- Health and Aging with Chronic Illnesses; Workplace Redesign
- Job Satisfaction & Quality of Work Life
Teaching Interests
- Seven years teaching experience with Resident and Continuing Education programs
- Human Resource Management in Healthcare
- Aging
- Managed Care
- Health Policy Issues
- Biobehavioral Health
- HPA Internship Program
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
- Member, Allied Healthcare Workforce Investment Board (WIB) Steering Committee, Harrisburg 2008
- Member, Advisory Board, working with Experience Works and Corporation for a Skilled Workforce/Human Capital Initiative
- National Council on Aging (NCOA), MaturityWorks Alliance Planning Committee, 2008
State College Health Professions Occupational Advisory Committee, 2008 - present
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:
Sterns, H. & Spokus D. (2009). In Progress. Lifelong learning and the world of work. In Older Workers in an Ageing Society. Edward Elgar Publishing, Ltd., Cheltenham: UK.
Rothwell, William J., Sterns, Harvey L., Spokus, Diane M., Reaser, Joel.
(2008).Working Longer: New Strategies for Managing, Training and Retaining Older Employees. New York: AMACOM.
Spokus, D., Allison, J., Croft, C., Garraty, M., Gentry, P., Myers, M., Reich,
L., Sargeant, D., (Eds.)(2008). PA Healthcare Employer Toolkit: A Guide to Recruiting and Retaining Older Healthcare Workers. Funded by the Southcentral PA WIB and the PA Department of Aging.
Spokus, D. (2008). Succession Practices in New York State Government.
In Rothwell, W., Alexander, J., & Bernhard, M. (Eds.), Cases in Government Succession Planning: Action-Oriented Strategies for
Public Sector Human Capital Management, Workforce Planning,
Succession Planning and Talent Management. Amherst, MA: HRD Press.
Spokus, D. (In Progress). Appreciative Inquiry Practices in Nepal.
In Rothwell, W. & Newhard, M. (Eds.), Appreciative Inquiry Case Studies
Spokus, D. (In Progress). Appreciative Inquiry Practice in the U.S. In Rothwell, W. & Newhard, M. (Eds.). Appreciative Inquiry Case Studies.
Spokus, D. (2008) In progress. Factors Influencing Older Healthcare Worker
Quality of Life and Intent to Continue to Work. Dissertation submitted for publication.