Meet the Faculty of the UW Bachelor’s in HIMT Program

UW Online Collaboratives ● September 30, 2025

The UW Bachelor of Science in Health Information Management and Technology faculty are either tenured faculty or working healthcare leaders serving as adjunct faculty. Specialty areas include nursing, information systems, public health, computer science, and biology. The program is a partnership of UW Online Collaboratives and UW–Green Bay and UW–Parkside.

Meet the Faculty

John Bennett, PhD, JD, CHPS | Academic Director UW–Parkside

John Bennett, PhD, is a visiting assistant professor at UW–Parkside.

During Dr. Bennett’s PhD program, he isolated several novel RNA molecules from Hodgkin’s lymphoma cell lines. He continued his work in cancer as an NIH postdoctoral fellow at Northwestern University. Dr. Bennett began teaching during his time as a postdoctoral fellow and has taught for over 30 years. He has a broad range of interests that come through in the classroom, beginning with molecular biology and microbiology, and including physiology and public health. Recently, John completed law school and earned his JD from Marquette University. He is an elder law attorney and has started a patient advocacy company.

Dr. Bennett received his PhD in molecular biology from Loyola University of Chicago, and graduated from UW–Stevens Point with majors in biology and chemistry and a minor in mathematics.

Heidi Neverman, MSN, CHDA | UW–Green Bay

Professor Neverman is a dedicated and accomplished nursing professional with a robust educational background and diverse clinical experience. She holds a Master of Science in Nursing Informatics from the University of Mary in Bismarck, North Dakota, and dual Bachelor of Science degrees in Nursing and Human Biology from the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay. With a strong foundation in women’s health and emergency nursing, she transitioned to a population health focus as a school nurse. It was in this role that she discovered her passion for informatics, leading her to pursue an MSN in Nursing Informatics and achieve certification as a Health Data Analyst. Currently, Heidi is committed to shaping the future of healthcare through education. She teaches in both the pre-licensure nursing program and the health information management technology program, where she leverages her expertise to inspire and educate the next generation of healthcare professionals.

Misty Neal, MBA, RHIA | UW–Green Bay

Misty Neal is the HIMT Program Director for the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay campus. She has been an HIMT educator since 2014. Misty is certified as an RHIA and holds a master’s degree in business administration with healthcare focus from Albany State University.

Outside of teaching, her career has focused on management of the Health Information Management department at an acute care facility in South Georgia and serving on the GHIMA Board in various capacities.

Betty Rockendorf, MS, RHIA, CHPS, CHTS-IM | UW–Parkside

Betty Rockendorf, MS, RHIA, CHPS, CHTS-IM, is the HIMT Program Director and instructor at UW–Parkside.

Betty Rockendorf has extensive experience working in health care. She worked at Ministry Door County Medical Center in Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin for 17+ years, where she served as Director of Health Information Management and Privacy Officer before joining the HIMT faculty in 2016. She served on the American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA) Council for Excellence in Education (CEE) and served as Past President and Board member for the Wisconsin Health Information Management Association (WHIMA). In 2025 she received the AHIMA Triumph Educator Award. Her knowledge, credentials, and extensive HIM network are employed frequently as she obtains Capstone placements for students in their final semester of the HIMT program. Ms. Rockendorf earned her Master’s of Health Information Management from The College of St. Scholastica and her Bachelor’s degree in Business from the UW–Green Bay.