Ron Shope, PhD
Professional Summary
- 2019-Present Adjunct Professor, College of Public Health, Department of Health Promotion
- 2016-Present Courtesy Appointment, College of Allied Health
- 2016-2019 Associate Professor, Department of Health Promotion
- 2016-2019 Education Researcher, Interprofessional Academy of Educators, UNMC
- 2002-2016 Lecturer in Research Methods, Educational Psychology, University of Nebraska, Lincoln
- 2000-2016 Professor of Communication and Research, Director of Assessment and Institutional Research, Grace University, Omaha, NE
- 2002-2012 Research Associate, Office of Qualitative and Mixed Methods Research, University of Nebraska, Lincoln
- 2006-2008 Research Consultant, Nebraska Evaluation and Research Center, University of Nebraska, Lincoln
- 1995-2000 Associate Professor of Communication and Research, Director of Assessment and Institutional Research, Grace University, Omaha, NE
- 1987-1995 Assistant Professor Mass Communication, Grace University, Omaha.
- 1987-2012 Chair, Communication Program, Grace University, Omaha NE
Education
- 1995, PhD, Speech Communication, The Pennsylvania State University
- 1980, MA, Communication, Wheaton College
- 1975, BA Moody Bible Institute
- 2000-2001, Graduate work in Qualitative and Quantitative Research Methods in Education, University of Nebraska, Lincoln
Research interests
Dr. Shope has been teaching online since 2006. His research interests are in the area of teaching with technology especially distance learning and also the ways in mixed methods and qualitative research designs are used in Translational Health Science and health professions education. He enjoys working with faculty and students on a wide variety of projects as a research consultant and methodologist.
Selected Publications
- Fishler, K., Steber, H. Brunelli, L., Shope, R. (2023). Exploring collaboration models between geneticists and intensivists for implementing rapid genome sequencing in critical care settings. American Journal of Medical Genetics, Part A, 1-10 https://doi.org/10.1002/ajmg.a.63318
- King, K., Tchouankam, J., Shope, R., Idoate. R., Clarke, M., Su, D. & Johansson, P. (2023). Barriers and opportunities for promoting health professions careers among African American students in the Midwest. Journal of the National Medical Association 115(2) April 2023. pp 101-118 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jnma.2023.01.007
- Kalia, I., Shope, R., Reilly, M., & Schwartz, L. (2023). Addressing the underdiagnosis of Familial Hypercholesterolemia: A mixed methods study exploring the knowledge and practice behaviors of cardiology healthcare providers. Journal of Clinical and Translational Science, 1-19. doi:10.1017/cts.2023.519
- Smith, C., Barron, K., Shope, R., Beam, E., and Piro, J. (2022). Motivations, barriers, and professional engagement: a multisite qualitative study of internal medicine faculty’s experiences learning and teaching point-of-care ultrasound. BMC Medical Education (2022) 22:171 https://doi.org/10.1186/s12909-022-03225-w.
- Webster, Tammy; Fial, Alissa; Moore, Peggy; Rajaram, Shireen; Shope, Ronald; and Davies, Dele (2021) Building a Robust E-Learning Module Scorecard: The Nebraska E-Learning Scorecard (NEscore). Innovations in Health Sciences Education Journal: Vol. 1 : Iss. 1 , Article 1 https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.32873/unmc.dc.ihsej.0001