She is also the Program Director for the Professional Sciences Masters in Health Care Informatics program. In addition, Dr. Cortelyou-Ward works closely with community partners on workforce issues. In addition to the HCI program, Dr. Cortelyou-Ward also teaches in both the graduate and undergraduate health services administration program. She received her doctoral degree in Public Affairs with a specialization in healthcare from the University of Central Florida in 2007. Dr. Cortelyou-Ward's research interests include healthcare workforce issues, consumer informatics, health care informatics, and the scholarship of teaching and learning.