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Dr. Ram Shanmugam

  • Professor - School of Health Administration
Portrait of Dr. Ram Shanmugam

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

Research Interests

  • 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.
  • Shanmugam, Ram, Beauvais, Brad. 2. 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, $10,000.00. Grant. Beauvais_Williamson_Fund_Application_5_30_24-1.docx., Texas State University, $10000. (Submitted: 2024, Funded: 2024). 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.
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  • Shanmugam, R., & Chattamvelli, R. (2024). Book by R. Chattamvelli and R. Shanmugam (2024) (2024). Joint Distributions. In Random Variables for Scientists and Engineers (pp. 103-145). Cham Springer Nature Switzerland.Joint Distributions _ SpringerLink.
  • Shanmugam, R., Beauvais, B., Dolezel, D., Pradhan, R., & Ramamonjiarivelo, Z. (2024). The Probability of Hospital Bankruptcy: A Stochastic Approach. International Journal of Financial Studies. MDPI AG. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202407.0224.v1
  • 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
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  • 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
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  1. Editor

    Journal of Nutrition and Obesity

  2. Editorial Review Board Member

    Mathematics and Statistics

  3. President

    San Antonio Chapter, American Statistical Association

  4. Editorial Review Board Member

    International Journal of Scientific Reports

  5. Member

    College Tenure & Promotion Committee

  6. Member

    Research Enhancement Committee

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