Biography and education
Ph.D., 2007, George Washington University
M.B.A., 2001, George Washington University
BA, 1998, Koc University
M.B.A., 2001, George Washington University
BA, 1998, Koc University
Teaching Interests
Research Interests
Featured grants
- Feng, Li (Supporting), Chen, Xiao (Principal), Ekin, Tahir (Supporting), Musal, Rasim (Supporting). Enabling and Improving Data-Driven Research at Texas State University, National Science Foundation, Federal, $499896.00. (Funded: October 1, 2014 - September 30, 2017). Grant.
- Ekin, Tahir, Musal, Rasim (Co-Principal). Overpayment Models for Medical Audits: Multiple Scenarios, McCoy College of Business, Texas State University, $2500. (Submitted: February 2014, Funded: September 2014 - May 2015). Grant.
- Musal, Rasim (Co-Principal), Fulton, Larry (Principal). Phishing for Spam, Research Enhancement Program, Texas State University, $13898. (Funded: December 15, 2010 - December 31, 2011). Grant.
- Musal, Rasim (Co-Principal), Fulton, Larry (Principal). Report on Computer Assisted Instruction, McCoy College Research Committee, Texas State University, $745. (Funded: November 15, 2010 - December 31, 2011). Grant.
- Musal, Rasim (Co-Principal), Fulton, Larry (Principal), Wierschem, David (Co-Principal). Report on Phishing for Spam, McCoy College Research Committee, Texas State University, $800. (Funded: November 15, 2010 - December 31, 2011). Grant.

Featured scholarly/creative works
- McCurdy, K. W., & Musal, R. M. (n.d.). Prediction of Maximal Vertical Jumps during the Entire Season in NCAA Division 1 Women Basketball Players. International Journal of Strength and Conditioning.
- Elizondo, M., Musal, R. M., & Tesic, J. (2023). Clinical Tabular Data in the Wild: A Data Science Perspective. Retrieved from https://ieeeichi.github.io/ICHI2023/
- Ekin, T., & Musal, R. M. (2022). Integrated statistical and decision models for multi-stage health care audit sampling. Journal of Applied Statistics, 49(9), 2307–2325.
- Musal, R. M., Ekin, T., & Aktekin, T. (n.d.). Bayesian Spatial Analysis of Socioeconomic Determinants on COVID-19 Mortality. Journal of Applied Statistics.
- Ekin, T., Lakomski, G., & Musal, R. (2019). An Unsupervised Bayesian Hierarchical Method for Medical Fraud Assessment. Statistical Analysis and Data Mining, 12, 116–124.
Featured awards
- Award / Honor Recipient: Dean Nominee for the Presidential Award for Excellence in Teaching, McCoy College of Business Administration. August 2011
- Award / Honor Recipient: Excellence in Teaching, Health Services Management and Leadership, The George Washington University. May 2007

Featured service activities
- Other
Research Enhancement Program
- Chair
Faculty Search
- Other
- Other
Course Coordinator for QMST 5334
- Reviewer / Referee
Journal of Applied Statistics
- Reviewer / Referee
Health Economics Review
