About Tim


Dr. Tim Huerta is currently serving an appointment with the Provincial Health Services Authority in the newly formulated Health Services Delivery Research Program, to study the role of knowledge and inter-organizational networks within the member agencies in PHSA. In addition,


Drawing on a diverse literature, his work suggests a new role for collaboration, enabled through mechanisms for effective knowledge transfer, as the catalyst for planned system change initiated at the transorganizational level.

 

Prior to his current appointment, he served as a member of the faculty at the University of Southern California, lecturing to undergraduate, Masters, and Doctoral students in quantitative methods. Recognized as one of the top 10 lecturers while at USC, his teaching emphasized a hands-on approach to using statistics to answer real world questions. He has lectured for courses in public administration, political science, organizational theory and behavior, and public management.

 

Affiliations:

Doctor Huerta is a member of the National Association of Parliamentarians (NAP), the Academy of Management (AOM), the New England Complexity Science Institute (NECSI), the American Society for Public Administration (ASPA), and an associate member of the Ontario Tobacco Research Unit (OTRU). He is a lifetime member of the California State University Alumni Association, and currently serves as the Vice Regent of Sigma Nu Fraternity.

Timothy R. Huerta, Ph.D.

Timothy R. Huerta

 tim.huerta(at)ttu.edu

 

Current Appointments

 

Assistant Professor

Texas Tech University

Rawls College of Business

Health Organization Management


Research Scientist

Child and Family Research Institute

Vancouver, BC, Canada


Research Interests

Social Network Analysis

Inter-organizational Networks

Health Management

Organizational Theory

Organizational Behavior

Computer Simulation

Health Care Strategy