Kristin Schuller

Associate Professor, Health Care Management Program Coordinator

Kristin Schuller

Contact Info

Phone:
Office:
Health Professions, Rm. 3140 Y

Education

PhD, Health Services Policy and Management, ºÚÁÏ´«ËÍÃÅ of South Carolina, 2012

MHA, Health Services Policy and Management, ºÚÁÏ´«ËÍÃÅ of South Carolina, 2009

BS, Health Services Administration, Ohio ºÚÁÏ´«ËÍÃÅ, 2007

Areas of Expertise

Access to mental health care

Quality improvement in healthcare settings

Rural health

Inclusive health practices

Selected Publications

  • Crawford, R.P. & Schuller, KA. (in press). Functional and Communicative Barriers to Accessing Mental Health Care in the LGBTQ+ Community. Psychology & Sexuality
  • Schuller, KA and Buchman, SA. A Qualitative Understanding of Nurses’ Challenges with Pain Management and the Opioid Epidemic. Nursing Outlook. October 2021, 70(2): 292-299
  • Morrone, M. Cronin, C.E. Schuller, K, Nicks, S. Access to Health Care in Appalachia: Perception and Reality. Journal of Appalachian Health. October 2021, 3(4): 123-136
  • Schuller, KA & Nicks, SE. A Mixed-Methods Approach to Understanding Patients’ Cost, Quality & Access to Care Concerns regarding the U.S. Healthcare System. Journal of Community Medicine and Public Health, 2021, 5(2): 1-10
  • Schuller, KA, Miller, C, & Buchman, S. Nurses’ Burnout and Resilience in Relation to Organizational Factors. International Journal of Nursing and Health Care Research, 2020, 3(6): 1-7. DOI: 10.29011/2688-9501.101177
  • Schuller, KA & Crawford, R. Impact of the Interpersonal Patient-Provider Relationship on Patient Satisfaction with Mental Health Care among the LGBTQ+ Population. Journal of Mental Health, 2020; DOI: 
  • Crusey, LA, Schuller, KA, & Trace, J. Access to Care Barriers for Patients with Bipolar Disorder in the United States. Journal of Healthcare Quality Research, 2020;
  • Cronin, CE, Franz, B, & Schuller, KA. Expanding the Population Health Workforce: Strategic Priorities of Hospital Organizations in the U.S. Population Health Management, 2020. DOI: 10.1089/pop.2019.0138
  • Schuller, KA. Is obesity a risk factor for readmission after acute myocardial infarction? Journal of Healthcare Quality Research, 2020
  • Schuller, KA, Franz, B, & Cronin, C. Patient characteristics affect discharge status for opioid-related infective endocarditis. Medical Care, 2020; 58(1): 13-17. DOI:
  • Schuller, KA, Cronin, CE, Nicks, S, Jing, X, Kingori, C, & Morrone, M. Development and application of a rubric to compare strategies for improving access to health care in rural communities in the United States. Evaluation and Program Planning, 2019; 74: 61-68. doi: 10.1016/j.evalprogplan.2019.02.013
  • Law, T, Cronin, CE, Schuller, KA, Jing, X., Bolon, D, & Phillips, B. Conceptual framework to evaluate health care professionals’ satisfaction in utilizing telemedicine Journal of the American Osteopathic Association, 2019; 119, 435-445 doi:
  • Ahmadi, E, Masel, DT, Metcalf, AY, & Schuller, K. Inventory management of surgical supplies and instruments in hospitals: A literature review. Health System, 2018. DOI: 10.1080/20476965.2018.1496875
  • Schuller, KA, Vaughan, B, & Wright, I. Models of care delivery for patients with Parkinson Disease living in rural areas. Family & Community Health, 2017; 40(4): 324-330
  • Schuller, KA, Hsu, B, & Thompson, A. The rate of sepsis in a national pediatric population, 2006-2012. Journal of Pediatric Health Care, 2017; 56(11):1001-1007
  • Schuller, KA, Amundson, MA, McPherson, M, & Halaas, GW. An interprofessional programme to culturally sensitise students to the needs of patients and realities of practice in rural areas. Journal of Interprofessional Care, 2017; 31(3):410-412
  • Schuller, KA, Kash, BA, & Gamm, LD. Enhanced transitions of care: Centralizing discharge phone calls improves ability to reach patients and reduces hospital readmissions. Journal of Healthcare Quality, March/April 2017; 39(2): e10-e21
  • Schuller, KA, Kash, BA, & Gamm, LD. Studer Group®’s Evidence-Based Leadership Initiative: Comparing success and sustainability in two health systems. Journal of Health Organization and Management, 2015; 29(6): 684-700

Teaching

  • HLTH 207: Health Care in the U.S.
  • HCMN 435: Health Information and Quality Management