Introduction

Dr. Richard A. Wansley received his Ph.D. in Biological Psychology from the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center. Dr. Wansley also completed a Senior Fellowship in Public Health Policy Leadership at the University of Illinois at Chicago School of Public Health.

As the Vice President for Sponsored Programs, Research, and Institutional Advancement at the OSU Center for Health Sciences, he oversees the Office of Rural Health, the Center for Telemedicine and Distance Learning, and the Office of Research. Wansley also oversees several health related grant programs at the CHS campus, and serves as the primary liaison with the federal government.

Wansley previously served as the Executive Director for the Illinois Health Education Consortium/AHEC, faculty administrator at the Chicago College of Osteopathic Medicine – Midwestern University, Chair of the Illinois Primary Care Medical Education Advisory Committee and the Chicago Primary Care Consortium; and he was appointed by the Governor to be a member of the Illinois Family Practice Residency Act Advisory Committee, the Tobacco Advisory Committee, and other public advisory boards. Wansley was Chair of the National Advisory Committee on Community-based, Interdisciplinary Linkages, a group created by the US Congress to consult on national health workforce policy. He was also Co-Director of a major National Institutes of Health research and policy project.

Wansley held a position at Oklahoma State University from 1976-1991as a faculty member, and served as Associate Dean for the OSU College of Osteopathic Medicine and Surgery from 1987 to 1991.

 

Profile

Professional with a record of success in not-for-profit agency executive leadership and extensive experience as a senior academic administrator, faculty member, and researcher. National, state, and local recognition for expertise in health workforce policy as well as related strategies to improve access to quality health care for underserved and vulnerable populations. Proven effectiveness in fundraising from public, private, and corporate sectors. Superior budgetary and personnel management skills. Proficient in oral and written presentations. Substantial experience in federal, state, and local governmental relations, including service as a state-registered lobbyist.

 

Experience

Consultant, Darien, Illinois, 2004

• Illinois Health Education Consortium and Midwestern University, 2004-Present
• University of Illinois, 2004-Present
• Illinois Rural Health Association, 2004-Present

Illinois Health Education Consortium, Chicago, Illinois, 1992–2004

• Co-Director, Illinois EXPORT Project (National Institutes of Health), University of Illinois School of Medicine and the Illinois Health Education Consortium, Rockford, Illinois, 2003-Present
• Illinois Registered Lobbyist, Illinois Health Education Consortium, Springfield, Illinois, 2000-Present
• Executive Director, Illinois Health Education Consortium, Chicago, Illinois, 1992-2004
• Director, Active Living By Design/Chicago (The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation), Illinois Health Education Consortium, Chicago, Illinois, 2003-2004
• Co-Director, Chicago Health Corps/AmeriCorps (Corporation for National & Community Service/AmeriCorps), Illinois Health Education Consortium and the University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC), Chicago, Illinois, 1994-2004

Midwestern University, Downers Grove, Illinois, 1991–2004

• Adjunct Professor of Family Medicine, Chicago College of Osteopathic Medicine, Midwestern University, Downers Grove, Illinois, 1991-Present
• Executive Director, Illinois Area Health Education Centers (AHEC) Program, Midwestern University, Downers Grove, Illinois, 1991-2004

Oklahoma State University, Tulsa, Oklahoma, 1976–1991

• Associate Dean, College of Osteopathic Medicine and Surgery, Oklahoma State University (COMS-OSU), Tulsa, Oklahoma, 1987-1991
• Director, Oklahoma AHEC Program, COMS-OSU, Tulsa, Oklahoma, 1984-1991
• Associate Professor of Behavioral Sciences (Tenured), COMS-OSU, Tulsa, Oklahoma, 1982-1991
• Adjunct Associate Professor of Sociology, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, Oklahoma, 1989-1991
• Director, Center for Behavioral Medicine, Oklahoma College of Osteopathic Medicine and Surgery (OCOMS), Tulsa, Oklahoma, 1981-1987
• Assistant Professor of Behavioral Sciences, OCOMS, Tulsa, Oklahoma, 1976-1982

Children’s Medical Center, Tulsa, Oklahoma, 1975-1976

• Assistant Director/Research Scientist, Department of Neurophysiological Research, Children’s Medical Center, Tulsa, Oklahoma, 1975-1976

 

Education

• Senior Fellow, Illinois Public Health Policy Leadership Institute, UIC School of Public Health, Chicago, Illinois, 1997-1998.
• Ph.D., Biological Psychology, Department of Psychiatry, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, 1972-1976.
• Predoctoral Fellow, National Institute of Mental Health, Biological Psychology Laboratories, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, 1973-1976.
• B.A., Psychology, Oklahoma City University, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, 1966-1971.

 

Current Professional Service / Selected Examples

• Immediate Past-Chairperson, National Advisory Committee on Interdisciplinary, Community-Based Linkages, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) and Congress (DHHS Secretary’s Appointee).
• Board of Directors, Illinois Health Education Consortium.
• Illinois Family Practice Residency Act Advisory Committee (Governor’s Appointee).
• Executive Committee, Midwestern Geriatric Education Center, Midwestern University.
• Advisory Committee, UIC Center for International Health Policy.
• Advisory Committee, UIC Center for Health Workforce Studies.
• Advisory Committee, National Center for Rural Health Professions, UI-Rockford.
• Curriculum Committee, College of Osteopathic Medicine, Midwestern University.
• Advisor, HRSA Bureau of Health Professions’ “Strategic Planning Initiative”.
• Grant Reviewer, various state and federal governmental agencies as well as private foundations.

 

Past Professional Service / Selected Examples

• Chairperson, Illinois Primary Care Medical Education Advisory Committee (Governor’s Appointee).
• President, Illinois Rural Health Association.
• Advisory Committee on Shortages of Family Physicians, Illinois General Assembly (Governor’s Appointee).
• Governor’s (Illinois) Tobacco Advisory Committee (Governor’s Appointee).
• Advisory Board/Consultant, “Study on Performance of Interdisciplinary Rural Health Training Programs”, DHHS / National Rural Health Association.
• Chairperson, National Organization of AHEC Program Directors.
• Advisory Council for “Demonstration of Dissemination of Medical Technology Using Area Health Education Centers”, DHHS / University of Arkansas School of Medicine.
• Member/Consultant, Advisory Board, Study of the National AHEC Program, Stanford University/American Institutes for Research.
• Board of Directors, National Rural Health Association.
• Advisory Board, The Center for the Study of Tribe-State (Oklahoma) Relations (Governor’s Appointee).
• Chairperson, Committee on Health Planning-AIDS, Oklahoma Health Planning Commission (Governor’s Appointee).
• State of Oklahoma’s Council on Developmental Disabilities (Governor’s Appointee).
• Chairperson / Member, various university committees.

 

Publication Sources

• Scientific Journals
• Professional Periodicals
• Book Chapters
• Association Newsletters
• Project / Agency Reports
• Newspapers (Interviews and Guest Columns)

 

Presentation Types

• Professional Conferences
• Workshops
• Convocations
• Community Agencies / Organizations
• Academic Lectures / Seminars
• Videoconferences
• Radio / Television Broadcasts

 

Current Community / Personal Service

• Chairperson, Administrative Council, First United Methodist Church – Downers Grove, Illinois (FUMC-DG).
• Co-Chair, Strategic Planning Leadership Team, FUMC-DG.
• Certified Lab Instructor/Elementary-Aged Christian Education, United Methodist Church - United States.
• President/Board Member, Ashbrook Place Residential Association.
• Volunteer, Habitat for Humanity.