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Dr. Scott Kruse

  • Professor - School of Health Administration
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Biography and education

Dr. Clemens Scott Kruse is a Professor and Associate Dean of the College of Health Professions. He earned his Ph.D. in Health Related Sciences from the Virginia Commonwealth University, M.B.A. in the Management of Technology from University of Texas at San Antonio, M.H.A. from Baylor University, an M.S.I.T. from the University of Texas at San Antonio, and B.S. in Systems Engineering from the United States Military Academy. Dr. Kruse retired from the Army Medical Service Corps after a 21 year career, and he taught at both the undergraduate and graduate levels from 2007 to 2023. Since he was hired at Texas State University he has published 68 full-length manuscripts in national or international peer-reviewed journals (42 first author), presented 29 posters at national conferences, published seven abstracts in conference proceedings, and submitted five grant/gift proposals. Since 2014, he has provided peer-review of 72 full-length manuscripts submitted to two national and six international academic journals.

Teaching Interests

Research Interests

  • Ramamonjiarivelo, Z. H., Lieneck, C. H., Kruse, C. S., Greene, L., & Fulton, L. V. (2020). Assessing the impact of professional certifications on time-to-hire, job satisfaction, and career growth of health administration alumni. Journal of Health Administration Education, 37(1), 25–44.
  • Betancourt, J. A., Stigler-Granados, P. E., Pacheco, G. J., Shanmugam, R., Kruse, C. S., & Fulton, L. V. (2020). Obesity and Morbidity Risk in the U.S. Veteran. MDPI - Healthcare 2020, 8(3), 191–204. https://doi.org/doi:10.3390/healthcare8030191
  • Fulton, L. V., & Kruse, C. S. (2019). Geospatial-Temporal, Explanatory, and Predictive Models for Hospital-Based Outpatient Back Surgery. Journal of Medical Internet Research (JMIR), 21(10), e14609. https://doi.org/10.2196/14609
  • Fulton, L. V., & Kruse, C. S. (2019). Hospital-Based Back Surgery: Geospatial-Temporal, Explanatory, and Predictive Models. Journal of Medical Internet Research (JMIR), 21(10), e14609. https://doi.org/10.2196/14609
  • Kruse, C. S., Herzog, B. Z., Frye, L. M., Spencer, J. R., & Stevenson, E. A. (n.d.). HIT, Quality, and the ED. Health Science Reports.
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  • Award / Honor Recipient: Top Cited Young Scholar, Scilit. January 1, 2024 - December 5, 2024
  • Award / Honor Recipient: Stanford University's Top 2% Most Influential Scientists, Career and Single Year, 2023., Elsevier. January 1, 2024 - October 1, 2024
  • Award / Honor Recipient: Sigma Xi Scientific Research Honor Society, Sigma Xi. June 18, 2024
  • Award / Honor Recipient: Stanford University's Top 2% Most Influential Scientists, Career and Single Year, 2022., Elsevier. January 1, 2023 - October 1, 2023
  • Award / Honor Recipient: Stanford University's Top 2% Most Influential Scientists, Single Year, 2021., Elsevier. January 1, 2022 - October 1, 2022
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  1. Member

    University Seminar Taskforce

  2. Member

    Conflict Resolution Facilitator

  3. Member

    Faculty Advisory Committee

  4. Coordinator / Organizer

    Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services Cybersecurity Workgroup

  5. Member

    Professional Development Advisory Board

  6. Member

    CHP Strategic Planning Committee

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