Rodina Bizri-Baryak, DHA, MBA
Teaching Areas:
Healthcare Administration, Healthcare Leadership, Medical Information SystemsResearch Areas:
Digital Technologies, Global Health, Health Informatics, Healthcare informatics, Intersection of Social Media and Health, Reproductive HealthBiography and Education
Rodina Bizri-Baryak led the centralization of the Cleveland Clinic Access Center and founded MeoSago Consulting, a firm focused on digital access technologies and equitable care, before joining the University of Michigan–Dearborn. She earned a Doctorate in Health Administration from Central Michigan University; her dissertation, “Analyzing the Overturn of Roe v. Wade: A Term Co-Occurrence Network Analysis of YouTube Comments,” was published in Informatics, and her work on social media sentiment analysis appeared in JMIR Formative Research. At UM–Dearborn she teaches courses in healthcare administration and healthcare leadership. Her methods portfolio includes semantic networks, large language models for text analytics, computational linguistics, automated coding, and bibliometric analysis. She is dedicated to her students, using a strengths-based approach to build confidence, deepen learning, and prepare them for professional success. Her future research will harness semantic network analysis to explore the intersection of public health, access to care, equity, and gender.