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Dr. Ram Shanmugam

  • Professor - School of Health Administration
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Biography and expertise

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.

Education

Doctorate Degree

PhD in Applied Statistics

Temple University, 1980

Master's Degree

MS in Operations Research and Statistics

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, 1974

Master's Degree

MS in Statistics

Brigham Young University, 1973

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.
  • Ramamonjiarivelo, Zo H (Principal), Percent Contribution: %75, Shanmugam, Ram (Co-Principal), Percent Contribution: %5, Beauvais, Bradley Michael (Co-Principal), Percent Contribution: %5, Wang, Tiankai (Co-Principal), Percent Contribution: %5, Pradhan, Rohit (Other), Percent Contribution: %10. Assessing the Differences in Experiences of Care among Medicare Beneficiaries Diagnosed with Cancer Using the Linked SEER-CAHP® Database: An Exploratory Study, School of Health Administration-Williamson Fund, Texas State University, $10000. (Funded: June 4, 2026 - Present). 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. (Submitted: September 12, 2024, Funded: May 15, 2025 - August 15, 2025). 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.
  • Shanmugam, Ram. Lesli Biediger-Friedman, PI, NUEVA. (Submitted: 2023, Funded: 2023). Grant.
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  • Pacheco, G. J., Werfelli, H., Shanmugam, R., Betancourt, J. A., & Johnson, A. (2026). Project RUSH: Implementing and Evaluating a Community-Based Teen Pregnancy Prevention Program among Hispanic Youth in Rural South Texas. Public Health in Practice, 11. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.puhip.2026.100743
  • Shanmugam, R., Mileski, M., Beauvais, B. M., Ramamonjiarivelo, Z. H., Betancourt, J. A., Pacheco, G. J., & Pradhan, R. (2026). Learning from Hospital Financial Distress Associated with Negative Cash Reserves. International Journal of Financial Studies (IF: 2.2)]., 14(6), 152. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijfs14060152
  • Beauvais, B. M., Ramamonjiarivelo, Z. H., Mileski, M., Shapley, R. T., Pradhan, R., & Shanmugam, R. (2026). Contract labor reliance and subsequent patient experience performance: Evidence from U.S. short-term acute care hospitals. Healthcare, 14(11), 1537. https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare14111537
  • Kruse, C. S., Dolezel, D. M., & Shanmugam, R. (2026). Cybersecurity in Healthcare: A Systematic Review and Narrative Analysis. Applied Clinical Informatics. https://doi.org/https://digital.library.txst.edu/items/3087462f-c271-4652-9115-aff0e1d6bc4e
  • Beauvais, B. M., Ramamonjiarivelo, Z. H., Kruse, C. S., Fulton, L. V., Shanmugam, R., Sharma, A., & Tomic, A. (2026). The predictive factors of US hospital bankruptcy - a multi-model comparison. Health Care Management Science, 29(8). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10729-025-09750-6
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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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