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Mark J. Bonica, Ph.D., MBA, MS

Lieutenant Colonel (Retired)

Office: (603) 862-0598

Email: mark.bonica@unh.edu

Education

Ph.D. George Mason University, 2013.

Major: Economics

MBA, University of Massachusetts/Amherst, 2000.

      Major: Organizational Behavior

MS, University of Colorado/Denver, 1999.

Major: Finance

BA, University of Massachusetts/Amherst, 1992 (cum laude; Phi Beta Kappa).

      Majors: English Literature, Philosophy

Professional Positions

Academic

           

Associate Professor, Health Management and Policy, University of New Hampshire (Jul 2021 to present) 

Assistant Professor, Health Management and Policy, University of New Hampshire (Jan 2015 to Jun 20201) 

Assistant Professor, and Deputy Director, Army-Baylor MHA/MBA Program;Assistant Dean for Resource Management, Graduate School, Academy of Health Sciences; Manpower and Staffing consultant to the Dean, Academy of Health Sciences, AMEDD Center and School (July 2010 to Dec 2014) 

Adjunct Professor, Executive MBA Program, Baylor University (March 2010 to Nov 2014) 

Adjunct Professor, Executive MHA Program, Trinity University (January 2014 to Nov 2014) 

Student, George Mason University (2007 to 2013). 

Resource Management Internship, Tripler Army Medical Center (2000-2001)           

MBA Student, University of Massachusetts/Amherst. (1998 - 2000).

Professional

           

Chief Financial Officer, DeWitt Health Care Network and DeWitt Army Community Hospital (2005 - 2007).

Chief Financial Officer, Bayne-Jones Army Community Hospital (2003-2005)           

Chief, Manpower and Documentation Branch, Resource Management Division, Tripler Army Medical Center (2001-2003) 

Health Care Administrator, Department of Family Practice and Community Medicine, William Beaumont Army Medical Center. (1992-1994). 

Military           

Company Commander, US Army Medical Equipment and Optical School. (1996-1998) 

Medical Platoon Leader, 3^rd Armored Cavalry Regiment. (1994-1995) 

Assistant Gunner, B 1/105^th Infantry, Massachusetts National Guard. (1989-1991)

           

Community Service

Board Member, Krempels Center, Jan 2021 to present 

Treasurer, Phi Beta Kappa, University of New Hampshire Chapter, June 2016 to present 

Board Member, Northern New England Association of Healthcare Executives, May 2017 to present

Board Member, New Hampshire Board of Examiners of Nursing Home Administrators, May 2016 to present 

Producer and Host, The Health Leader Forge (Podcast), April 2015 to present, http://healthleaderforge.org .

Board member, Grace Place Learning Center, Schertz United Methodist Church, January 2013 – January 2015 

Instructor, USA Jiu-Jitsu. Springfield, VA. 2008 – May 2010.

Professional Affiliations

American College of Healthcare Executives (ACHE)

Healthcare Financial Management Association (HFMA)

New Hampshire Medical Group Management Association (NHMGMA)

Association of University Programs in Health Administration (AUPHA)

Courses Taught

      Health Economics                                                           Management of Healthcare Organizations

US Health Systems                                                         Organizational Behavior and Leadership

Managerial Economics                                                    Leadership through the Great Books

Macroeconomics and Economic Development               Managerial Finance

International Business                                                     Institutional Economics

Creativity, Insight, and Innovation

Publications

Bonica, M. J., & Hartman, C. L. (2021). A longitudinal study of the school-to-work transition of early careerist healthcare managers. Management in Healthcare, 5(2), 175-194.

Bonica M., Klein D. (2020). Adam Smith on Reputation and Defamation. Journal of Behavioral and Organizational Economics https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jebo.2020.08.028

Bonica M, Mayhugh C, Mellott M. (2020). Learned the Hard Way: A Model of Executive Leadership Competencies. Global Journal of Management and Business Research, 20(12), 47-59

Hartman, C. L., & Bonica, M. J. (2019). A transdisciplinary, longitudinal investigation of early careerists’ leisure during the school-to-work transition. Journal of Leisure Research, 1-23.

Bonica, M. J., & Bewley, L. W. (2019). A Comparison of Mentorship Attitudes and Attributes Between Civilian and Army Healthcare Leaders. Military medicine, 184(5-6), e255-e262.

Bonica, M. J., & Hartman, C. (2018). Managing Up and Followership: Competencies for First-Year Health Administrators. Journal of Health Administration Education, 35(3), 327-352.

Bonica, M. J., Judge, R., Bernard, C., & Murphy, S. (2018). Open Pedagogy Benefits to Competency Development: From Sage on the Stage to Guy in the Audience. Journal of Health Administration Education, 35(1), 9-27.

Aytur, S., Craig, P. J., Frye, M., Bonica, M., Rainer, S., Hapke, L., & McGilvray, M. (2018). Through the Lens of a Camera: Exploring the Meaning of Competitive Sport Participation Among Youth Athletes with Disabilities. Therapeutic Recreation Journal, 52(2), 95-125. doi:10.18666/TRJ-2018-V52-I2-8774

Bonica, M., Story, K. (2016) “Into the(Food) Desert: A Food Desert Simulation.” Global Journal of Medical Research, 16 (2), 1-20.

Bewley, L., Bonica, M., Hernandez, S., Shewchuk, R. (2016) “Mentorship Mediated by Life-Career Seasons: An Analysis ofa Multi-Dimensional Model of Mentoring Among Career Groups of United StatesArmy Officers.” Global Journal of Management and Business Research. 16(8), 34-45

Mellott, M., Bonica, M., Mapes, M. “DataAnalytics Under Deployed Conditions: A Case Study.” United States Army Medical Department Journal. Oct-Dec 2015

Weigel, F. K., Bonica, M. J. (2014) “Anactive learning approach to Bloom’s Taxonomy: Two games, two classrooms, two methods.” United States Army Medical Department Journal. PB 8-14-1/2/3

Bewley, L.W, Broom, K.D., Bonica, M.J.. “What is the Value of Graduate Education? An Economic Analysis of Army MedicalDepartment Graduate Programs.” United States Army Medical Department Journal. PB 8-14-1/2/3

Chapters

Bonica, M. (2015). “Using the Many-to-Many Capabilities of Social Media for Public Health Communication.” In R. Caron (Ed.), Health Communication: AdvocacyStrategies, Effectiveness and Emerging Challenges. Hauppauge, NY: Nova Publishers.

Other Publications

Bonica, M.J., Bewley, L.W. (2014) “Transaction Costs: The Friction in Healthcare Delivery.” San Antonio Medicine Magazine. July 2014, 22-23. http://issuu.com/louisdoucette/docs/0714_sam_final

Presentations

“Physical activity participation at the nexus of social change”, poster presentation, Active Living Research Conference, Feb 2017

“Into the (Food) Desert: A Food DesertSimulation” presented to APHA, Nov 2015.

Invited Seminar, “Creativity and Innovation”, University of New Hampshire, Durham, NH, 23 Jul 2015

Invited Lecturer, “Diet Self-Experimentation for Policy Exploration”, University of New Hampshire, Durham, NH, 8 Apr 2015

“Social Media as a Strategy for BehaviorChange: The Three Dollar a Day Diet Challenge”, poster presentation, Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, Oct 2014.

“Adam Smith on Reputation: Is It Property? Should There Be Laws Against Defamation?”, presented to APEE, Apr 2011.

Teaching Awards

Most Influential Professor, Class of 2014-2015, Army-Baylor Programs in Health and Business Administration

Special teaching recognition, Class of 2013-2014, Army-Baylor Programs in Health and Business Administration

“Go the Extra Mile” Award, Class if 2012-2013, Army-Baylor Programs in Health and Business Administration

Educator of the Year, 2011-2012, Army-Baylor Programs in Health and Business Administration

MBA Instructor of the Year, 2010-11, Army-Baylor Programs in Health and Business Administration

Military Awards

Legion of Merit

Meritorious Service Medal (two oak leaf clusters)

Army Commendation Medal (two oak leaf clusters)

Army Achievement Medal

Parachutist Badge

Air Assault Badge