Faculty Profiles

Dr. Rasim M Musal

Associate Professor — Dept of Information Systems & Analytics

MCOY 459

phone: (512) 245-3197

rm84@txstate.edu

Ph.D., 2007, George Washington University
M.B.A., 2001, George Washington University
BA, 1998, Koc University

Statistical thinking, Stochastic Models, Time Series, Bayesian Methods, Utility Theory

Bayesian and Spatial Models, Applications of Utility Theory.

Selected Scholarly/Creative Work

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.
Ekin, T., Lakomski, G., & Musal, R. (2019). An Unsupervised Bayesian Hierarchical Method for Medical Fraud Assessment. Statistical Analysis and Data Mining, 12, 116–124.
Musal, R., & Ekin, T. (2018). Information Theoretic Multi-Stage Sampling Framework for Medical Audits. Applied Stochastic Models in Business and Industry, 34, 893--907.
Musal, R., & Ekin, T. (2017). Medical Overpayment Estimation: A Bayesian Approach. Statistical Modelling, 17(3), 196–222.

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

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.

Committee Member

Research Enhancement Program

Present

Workstation Manager

August 15, 2021-Present

Course Coordinator for QMST 5334

August 16, 2018-Present

Coordinator

Course Coordinator 3334

August 2011-Present

Reviewer / Referee

Health Services and Outcomes Research

August 5, 2020-December 26, 2020