Contact: skimmel@ncu.edu
Areas of Expertise
- Research design
- Statistical analysis
- Data management
- Program integration and reorganization
- Health Administration
- Training and mentoring
- Change management
Education
- Ph.D., Lehigh University
- M.H.A., University of Scranton
- B.S., Texas State University
- Advanced Study Certificate in Epidemiology and Biostatistics. Drexel University
Dissertation
- Role of Basic Research in Industrial Innovation: An Empirical Investigation
Selected Publications
- “Tobacco Screening Multicomponent Quality Improvement Network Program: Beyond Education,” Academic Emergency Medicine Journal (2009)
- “A Standardized Orientation Course of Central Line Placement Leads to Persistent Knowledge Improvement,” Annals of Emergency Medicine 50(3) (Supplement) (2007)
- “Survival Curve Analysis of Cerclage Versus No Cerclage in Patients with Prior Preterm Birth: a Summary of Patient-level Data from Four Randomized Trials,” American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology 195 (Supplement 6):S115 (2006)
- “Nonpunitive medication error reporting: Three-year findings from one Hospital’s Primum Non Nocere Initiative.” Journal of Nursing Administration. July/August 2006, Vol. 36, No. 7/8 pp 370-376.
- “Episiotomy Rates in Private vs. Resident Service Deliveries – A Comparison.” Journal of Reproductive Medicine for the Obstetrician and Gynecologist. March 2006
Selected Professional Experience
- Director, Oncology Quality & Data Management, Lehigh Valley Hospital and Health Network
- Director, Oncology Clinical Trials & Data Management, Lehigh Valley Hospital and Health Network
- Director Resident Research, Division of Health Studies, Lehigh Valley Hospital and Health Network
- Senior Research Scientist, Lehigh Valley Hospital and Health Network
- Business Communications Program Coordinator & Instructor, Lehigh University
