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Rose Hessmiller, Ph.D.

Rose Hessmiller, Ph.D.

Computer and Internet Technical Support

rhessmiller@comcast.net

Personal Profile

Dr. Rose Hessmiller studied Special Education and Organizational Learning and Educational Technologies with a concentration in Distance Learning at the University of New Mexico. While at the University of New Mexico, Dr. Hessmiller administered special projects and distance education for the Division of Continuing Education and Community Services. Her efforts included the evaluation, design, marketing and technical assistance of all projects involving telecommunications technology. This included the creation of interactive web courses, satellite television, digital video broadcasts, audio conferences and virtual simulation case studies. Her office provided grant writing and onsite training and support for network designs, system operations and professional and curriculum development. She assisted the Division coordinate audio, video, and computer seminars, business meetings and technology summits.

Rose has worked with the Continuum of Care Project for over a decade helping COC assimilate emerging information technologies within their personal organizational learning theories, pedagogy and purposes.  Her services within COC include the development of online training, IT research, medical collaboratories, web sites, interactive medical manuals, customized web applications, online communities, grant writing, technology training, and the creation of strategic web technology plans and online operations support.

Dr. Hessmiller has taught a wide range of information technology courses at the University graduate level, face-to-face and online, featuring: distance learning theory and application, virtual business solutions, and computer mediated communications.  Dr. Hessmiller works internationally with private and public sectors including academic, government, corporations, and non-profit organizations.  Her recent work includes the development of a national search portal for disease management and research through Roche Pharmaceuticals, Document Library and Workflow Portal for USAID, Virtual Roundtable and Online Training Center development for the Center for Disease Control, and the private coaching in teleconsulting to health care professionals at the University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center School of Medicine.

Current Research Projects include:

USAID, Research on the feasibility of creating a Natural Resource Management and Renewable Energy Portal for the USAID, Development of a Data Reporting Application and Creation of a prototype distributed communications system across the Amazon for the USAID Mission in Brazil.

Center for Disease Control (CDC), Creation of a deep search web portal supporting the research and treatment of Hepatitis

UNM School of Medicine, Research Topic: The Use and Impact of Information Technology in Developing Communities of Practice in Healthcare and Education (Technical Assistance, Service Delivery, University Training).

UNM Department of Pediatrics, Research Topic:  The UNITE Project: Telemedicine and Transdisciplinary Partnerships Online (Telemedicine, Clinical Service Delivery, Continuing Medical Education).

UNM College of Education, Special Education Unit, Development and Evaluation of Online University Courses in Deafblindness, Autism and Functional Behavior

New Mexico State Department of Education, Special Education Unit Online Training and Focus Group Development

New Mexico Highlands University, Online Assessment and Evaluation

New Mexico State Department of Health, Infectious Diseases Online Collaboratories and Medical Portals

New Mexico State Department of Health, Long Term Services, Online Training and Evaluation Development

New Mexico State Department of Education, School Nurse Unit, Informatics Research

Behavioral Health Research Center of the Southwest, Creation of Online Research and Workflow Environments

Center for Development and Disability, Web development, Online Training, Service Delivery, Technical Assistance and Focus Group Development

UNM Health Sciences Center, Cancer Center, Online Tobacco Research Survey and Database Development

UCSF, Research Project on Medical Engagement

Education

Ph.D. Special Education emphasis in Organizational Learning and Educational

Technologies: Information Technology and Distance Learning, University of New Mexico

MA, Special Education, San Francisco State University and English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL), University of California, Berkeley, Language Studies, University of Liege, Belgium

BA, Special Education, Kutztown University and General Education, Eaton
College, England