Faculty Profile for Dr. Ram Shanmugam

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Dr. Ram Shanmugam
Professor — School of Health Administration
ENC 262
phone: (512) 245-9772
Scholarly/Creative Work
Awards
Grants
Service

Biography Section

Biography and Education

 Dr. Ram Shanmugam is a Honorary Professor of International Studies in the School of Health Administration (SOHA). The students nominated him as a favorite professor. He is an elected fellow of the International Statistical Institute for his research contributions. He serves in many committees for the SOHA, College of Health Professions, Texas State University, healthcare and statistics related organizations. He is the Editor-in-Chief of three international journals and serves in the editorial board of a dozen national and international journals. He is a panel member and reviewer of NSF, NIH, NASA and other agencies.

Teaching Interests

 Biostatistics, multivariate data analysis, decision making, econometrics among others.

Research Interests

 He has been active researcher in the topics of healthcare, engineering, applied science, data envelopment, patterns of earthquake, and anthropology.

Selected Scholarly/Creative Work

  • Pradhan, R., Beauvais, B. M., Ramamonjiarivelo, Z. H., Dolezel, D. M., Wood, D., & Shanmugam, R. (2024). Agency Staffing and Hospital Financial Performance: Insights and Implications. Journal of Healthcare Leadership, (16), 365–374. https://doi.org/10.2147/JHL.S470175
  • Beauvais, B. M., Pradhan, R., Ramamonjiarivelo, Z. H., Mileski, M., & Shanmugam, R. (2024). When Agency Fails: An Analysis of the Association Between Hospital Agency Staffing and Quality Outcomes. Risk Management and Healthcare Policy, 1361–1372. https://doi.org/10.2147/RMHP.S459840
  • Betancourt, J. A., Dolezel, D. M., Shanmugam, R., Pacheco, G. J., Stigler Granados, P. E., & Fulton, L. V. (2023). The Health Status of the US Veterans: A Longitudinal Analysis of Surveillance Data Prior to and during the COVID-19 Pandemic. Healthcare, 11(14), 1–14. https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare11142049
  • Shanmugam, R., & Singh, K. (2022). Stochasticity among Victims of COVID-19 Pandemic. Journal of Multidisciplinary Healthcare., 2022; 15: 1-10, https://doi.org/10.2147/JMDH.S32263(2022; 15: 1-10, https://doi.org/10.2147/JMDH.S32263). https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.2147/JMDH.S32263
  • Shanmugam, R. (2021). Restricted Prevalence Rates of COVID-19’s Infectivity, Hospitalization, Recovery, Mortality in the USA and Their Implications. Journal of Healthcare Informatics Research, 1–11. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1007/s41666-020-00078-0

Selected Awards

  • Award / Honor Recipient: Fellow of American Statistical Association, American Statistical Association. April 2021 - Present
  • Award / Honor Recipient: Awardee of “Honorary Professor of International Studies” by Texas State University, 2016., Texas State University. May 1, 2016 - Present
  • Award / Honor Recipient: favorite professor. February 2015 - Present
  • Award / Honor Recipient: Alpha Chi National College Honor Society. January 1, 2015 - Present
  • Award / Honor Recipient: Invited services for the profession since 2004. January 1, 2015 - Present

Selected Grants

  • Biediger-Friedman, Lesli M (Principal), Qasem, Apan Muhammad (Co-Principal), Villagran, Melinda Morris (Co-Principal), Johnson, Cassandra (Co-Principal), Renick, Cecil O (Co-Principal), Hwang, Sangchul Scott (Supporting), Mendez, Francis A (Supporting), Sen, Keya (Supporting), Ramamonjiarivelo, Zo H (Supporting), Shanmugam, Ram (Supporting), Charles, Joni S J (Supporting). NUEVA - Nutrition for Underserved Elders Via Application, United States Department of Health and Human Services - Administration for Community Living, Federal, $2764270. (Submitted: March 10, 2022, Funded: August 1, 2022 - July 31, 2027). Grant.
  • Beauvais, Bradley Michael (Principal), Pradhan, Rohit (Co-Principal), Mileski, Michael (Co-Principal), Manning, Amelia Des Jardins (Supporting), Shanmugam, Ram (Supporting), Wang, Tiankai (Supporting). The Financial Implications of CMS Minimum Staffing Standards on Texas Long-Term Care Facilities, Williamson Fund, Texas State University, $10000. Grant.
  • Shanmugam, Ram. Lesli Biediger-Friedman, PI, NUEVA. (Submitted: 2023, Funded: 2023). Grant.
  • Shanmugam, Ram (Principal). Library Research Grant, Texas State University-San Marcos, Institutional (Higher Ed), $1170. (Submitted: 2010). Grant.
  • Shanmugam, Ram (Principal). Helped Professor Selina Vasquez in Mathematics Department in a funded project as its consultant, Institutional (Higher Ed). (Submitted: 2008). Grant.

Selected Service Activities

Editor
Journal of Nutrition and Obesity
January 2020-Present
Editorial Review Board Member
Mathematics and Statistics
January 2020-Present
President
San Antonio Chapter, American Statistical Association
January 2020-Present
Editorial Review Board Member
International Journal of Scientific Reports
May 2019-Present
Member
College Tenure & Promotion Committee
2018-Present