Dr. Joey Helton

Assistant Professor

Office: Clayton Hall T-130B
Health Care Management
College of Health
JoeyHelton@clayton.edu

Biography

Dr. Joey Helton has worked in the healthcare field for twenty years, holding several administrative and frontline roles. He currently teaches in the HCMG undergraduate & MHA graduate programs at Clayton State University. Dr. Helton received his Doctorate of Business Administration (DBA) from Georgia State University in 2017. He completed a Master’s degree in Public Health from East Tennessee State University in 2005. In 2002, he completed his undergraduate degree from East Tennessee State University. His dissertation included The Influence of Perceived CSR Engagement on Millennial Employee Turnover Intentions (Retrieved from ScholarWorks GSU 2017). He has published articles Small Clinic Electronic Health Records Implementations: An Options Thinking View in the Journal of Management Policy and Practice, 18 (1) (2017) and A Comparison of the United States and Austrian Healthcare Needs and Systems the Journal of Health Care Organization Provision, and Financing, 58(2021), pp 1-10. Currently, his research interests include diversity in health care management, HIV/AIDS, and international healthcare comparisons.

Education

BS, Healthcare Administration , East Tennessee State University, 2002

MPH, Public Health, East Tennessee State University , 2005

DBA, Business Administration, Georgia State University , 2017

Intellectual Contributions

Margaret McAlister, Joey D. Helton, A Comparison of the United States and Austrian Healthcare Needs and Systems, INQUIRY:The Journal of Health Care Organization Provision, and Financing – April 19 2021

Joey D. Helton, Can Offering HRT Improve Retention in HIV Care and Viral Suppression Among Transgender Patients?

Deborah Gritzmacher, Marcia Butler, Joey D. Helton, Designing internship opportunities for students in healthcare who are uncertain of their direction, Business & Health Administration Association Proceedings – November 7 2023

Marcia Butler, Joey D. Helton, Deborah Gritzmacher, Groupons in Healthcare: Necessitated by a lack of price transparency, Business & Health Administration Proceedings – March 25 2020

Joey D. Helton, Marcia Butler, Deborah Gritzmacher, HIV+ Transgender Adherence to Care, Business & Health Administration Association – March 29 2019

Presentations

Joey D. Helton, A Comparison of the United States and Austrian Healthcare Needs and Systems. , AUPHA, AUPHA – June 1 2019

Joey D. Helton, Bridging the Gap of Diversity., AUPHA, AUPHA – June 1 2021

Joey D. Helton, Marcia Butler, Deborah Gritzmacher, HIV+ Transgender Adherence to Care, Business & Health Administration Association Conference, MBAA International/Business & Health Administration Association – March 27 2021

Joey D. Helton, How HRT and Gender-Affirming Care Can Accelerate Progress to Ending the HIV Epidemic Goals Among Transgender Communities, Carl Bean Center Symposium for People Living with HIV March 19 2022

Marcia Butler, Joey D. Helton, Patient Communication Experience in a Hospital Setting, Business & Health Administration Association Conference, MBAA International/Business & Health Administration Association – April 11 2024

Service to the University & University System of Georgia

University, Academic Alignment Committee, Committee Member – March 1 2023 to May 10 2023

Department, Part-time Faculty Search Committee, Committee Member – January 1 2020 to April 2020

Service to the Profession

Officer, President/Elect/Past, MBAA: Business and Health Administration Association, International – January 1 2022 to Present

Chairperson, MBAA/BHAA, International – March 2020 to Fall 2021

Editor, Conference Proceedings, MBAA International, International – January 2020 to May 2020