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Dr. Meri Stegall

Professor of Health Care Management


Office: Clayton Hall T115-C
Health Care Management
College of Health
MeriStegall@clayton.edu
Phone: (678) 466-4935

Biography

Education

Ph D, Health Services Organization and Research, Virginia Commonwealth University, 1990

MA, Public Affairs, University of Iowa, 1980

BA, Political Science, Valparaiso University, 1979

Intellectual Contributions

Scott Stegall, MeriBeth H Stegall, Thomas F McIlwain, Formal Education of Healthcare Administrators: A Proposal Based Upon Organizational Theory, Business & Health Administration Proceedings, Elicia S. Collins, Editor, pgs. 39-49. (Article and presentation.) – May 2022

Scott Stegall, MeriBeth H Stegall, Thomas F McIlwain, The Uniqueness of the Profession of Healthcare Administration: An Organizational Theory Perspective, Business & Health Administration Proceedings, Elicia S. Collins, Editor, pgs. 62-70. (Article and presentation.) – May 2022

Scott Stegall, MeriBeth H Stegall, Thomas F McIlwain, Why Healthcare Organizations Are Different: A New Classification of Organizations, Business & Health Administration Proceedings, Elicia S. Collins, Editor, pgs. 11-21. (Article and presentation.) – May 2022

Presentations

Michiel S. Stegall, Meri Stegall, Thomas McIlwain, Peter G. Fitzpatrick, Management is NOT Management: Inadequate Health Administration Education Source of Lack of Quality in the American Healthcare System?, Business Health Administration Association Division of MBAA International, Chicago, Illinois, 2024 Hybrid Meeting, BHAA/MBAA International –  April 12 2024

M. Scott Stegall, Meri Stegall, Marcy Butler, Thomas McIlwain, CFR Title 34: An Academic Reckoning for Student Credit Hour Inflation? , MBAA International 2023 Hybrid Meeting, Chicago IL, Business Health Administration Association Division of MBAA International –  March 24 2023

M. Scott Stegall, Thomas F. McIlwain, MeriBeth H. Stegall, Marcy K Butler, Healthcare Administration Education and Quality Matters: The 15% for Professionalism, Business & Health Administration Association Conference, MBAA International –  March 24 2022

M. Scott Stegall, MeriBeth H. Stegall, Thomas F. McIlwain, Marcy K Butler, Why Not Embrace Simultaneous Instruction? You’re Doing It Anyway…, Business & Health Administration Association Conference, MBAA International –  March 25 2022

M. Scott Stegall, MeriBeth H. Stegall, Classifying Organizations to Identify Effective Types of Management/Leadership Approaches, The 2nd Marshall Business Research Conference, Brad D. Smith School of Business at Marshall University –  November 5 2021

Service to the University & University System of Georgia

College, COH Bylaws Task Force, Committee Member –  November 2023 to February 28 2024

Department, Health Care Management Program Advisory Board Fall 2017-Present, Chairperson –  2017 to Present

College, COH Curriculum Committee, Chairperson –  Spring 2023 to Present

Department, HCMG Dept Promotion and Tenure, Committee Member –  Fall 2018 to Present

University, University Smith Faculty Award Advisory Panel, Chairperson –  August 2020 to October 2023

University, University Faculty Senate, University Senate Service –  Fall 2016 to August 2022

University, University Student Fees Advisory Board, Committee Member –  Fall 2015 to May 2021

Service to the Profession

Reviewer, Conference Paper, Gerontological Society of America April 2024

Reviewer, Conference Paper, Gerontological Society of America March 2023

Reviewer, Conference Paper, Gerontological Society of America 2022 to March 2022

Teaching Interest

Long-term Care. Health Care Policy. Research Methods.

Research Interest

Culture change in long-term care organizations. Profession and education of health care administrators. Leadership and quality in health care organizations. Quality of life and well-being of the frail elderly.