Faculty and Staff

Patricia Alt, Ph.D.

Professor (1987)
Chair of Towson University's Institutional Review Board for the Protection of Human Participants

Educational Background

• B.A., Duke University, 1967
• M.A., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 1971
• Ph.D. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 1982
• (dissertation title:  The Influence of Consumers in Health Center Administration)

Areas of Professional Interest

• Ethical issues in health care and in human subjects research
• Gerontology (particularly community-based care and dementia care)
• State-level policymaking in health care
• Board Member, Maryland Gerontological Association
• Board Member, Joseph Richey Hospice
• Member, Baltimore City Commission on Aging and Retirement Education
• Chair, Maryland Dept. of Health and Mental Hygiene, Institutional Review Board for the Protection of Human  Research Subjects

Courses Typically Taught (two year cycle)

• HLTH 207  Health Care in the U.S.
• HLTH  645  Health Care Policy
• HCMN 441/541  Legal and Ethical Issues in Health Administration
• IDHP 741 Ethical and Legal Issues in Clinical Practice
• IDHP/HLTH 653 Responsible Conduct of Research

Personal Interests