Biographical Sketch: James E. Allen
Education: B.A., University of Arizona, 1957; S.T.M., Boston University, 1960; Ph.D., Boston University, 1964; M.S.P.H. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 1969
Professional Certifications License: NHA -- licensed nursing home administrator, State of North
Certified Infection Control Practitioner, UNC-CH.
Consultant to law firms in North Carolina and Florida, South Carolina, Texas, and Connecticut
President: Long Term Care Education.com (a 500-page industry resource website)
jamesea@email.unc.edu www.LongTermCareEducation.
Website: www.longtermcareedu.com
email: jamesea@email.unc.edu
Current appointmen and address: Professor in the Department of Health Policy and Administration, Emeritus, Department of Health Policy and Administration, School of Public Health, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill 706 Greenwood Road, Chapel Hill, NC 27514-5923 email: jamesea@email.unc.edu Ph. Long Term Care Education: 919-815-0387 Fax 919-933- 6825
Publications:
Thirty journal articles, over 100 published book reviews, five books. Most recent books:
NURSING HOME ADMINISTRATION, 4th Ed, New York: Springer Publishing Company, 2003, 605 pp. (The standard text in the field since 1987). Fifth edition will be published in late 2007.
THE LICENSING EXAM REVIEW GUIDE IN NURSING HOME ADMINISTRATION, New York: Springer Publishing Company, 196 pp.4th ed, 2003.
NURSING HOME FEDERAL REQUIREMENTS AND GUIDELINES TO SURVEYORS, New York: Springer Publishing Company, 6th ed. 2007.
ASSISTED LIVING ADMINISTRATION: THE KNOWLEDGE BASE, New York: Springer Publishing Company, 2004, 697 pages.
Teaching: Thirty-two years experience teaching health management at the undergraduate and graduate levels in the Department of Health Policy and Administration, School of Public Health, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Training Nursing Home and Assisted Living Administrators Developed and teaches Administrator-in-Training (AIT) course for the North Carolina State Board of Examiners for Nursing Home Administrators (required of all AIT's in North Carolina since 1985). Developed and currently teaches Long Term Care Administration courses at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Teaches NHA licensure course for 3 states. One of 3 providers of assisted living certification in NC and Texas.