Sinclair School of Nursing

Gregory L. Alexander, PhD, MHA, RN

Assistant Professor

E-mail: alexanderg@missouri.edu
Phone: 573-882-9346
Fax: 573-884-4544

S415 Sinclair School of Nursing
University of Missouri
Columbia, MO 65211

Nursing specialty

Informatics

Interest area(s)

Using human-factors theories to research interrelationships between humans, the technology they use, the environment in which they live and work, and the tasks they perform with a current focus on the nursing home industry.

Education

• BSN, Missouri State University, Springfield, Mo.
• BS, Missouri State University, Springfield, Mo.
• MHA, University of Missouri, Columbia, Mo.
• PhD, University of Missouri, Columbia, Mo.

Area of doctoral study

Human Computer Interaction

Area of post-doctoral study

Information Science

Selected Grants and Awards

• Mentored Clinical Scientist Development — Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, $518,782, 2007-2012
• Pilot Project 1: Developing Interfaces to Provide Range of Motion Feedback to Elderly People Using Exercise Equipment — RAND Corporation, $40,000, 2007-2008
• IT Sophistication in Nursing Homes — Research Council, $4,568, 2006-2007
• Measuring IT Sophistication in Nursing Homes — Iowa Gerontological Nursing Interventions Research Center, $12,950, 2006
• Mentoring Grant — Iowa Gerontological Nursing Interventions Research Center, $1,500, 2006-2007

Selected publications

• Alexander G.L. (in press). IT Sophistication in Nursing Homes. Long Term Care Interface.
• Alexander, G.L. (in press). Measuring IT Sophistication in Nursing Homes. Advances in Patient Safety: New Directions and Alternative Approaches. Agency for Health Care Research and Quality.
• Alexander, G.L. (2008). A descriptive analysis of a nursing home clinical information system with decision support. Perspectives in Health Information Management,5(12). Available online at http://library.ahima.org/xpedio/groups/public/documents/ahima/bok1_040381.html
• Courtney, K.L., Alexander, G.L., and Demiris, G. (2008). Information Technology from Novice to Expert: Implementation Implications. Journal of Nursing Management , 16, 692-699
• Alexander, G.L. (2008). An analysis of nursing home quality measures and staffing. Quality Management in Health Care, 17(3), 242-
  251.
• Rantz, M.J., Porter, R., Cheshier, D., Otto, D., Servey, C.H., Johnson, R.A., Skubic, M., Tyrer, H., He, Z., Demiris, G., Lee, J., Alexander, G., and Taylor, G. (2008). TierPlace, a state-academic-private project to revolutionize traditional long term care. Journal of Housing for the Elderly, 22(1/2), 66-85.
• Alexander, G.L. (2008). Analysis of an integrated clinical decision support system in nursing home clinical information systems. Journal of Gerontological Nursing, 34(2), 15-20.
• Rantz M.J., Aud M.A., Alexander G.L., Wakefield B.J., Skubic M., Luke R.H., Anderson D., and Keller J.M. (2008). Falls, technology, and stunt actors: New approaches to fall detection and fall risk assessment. Journal of Nursing Care Quality, 23(3), 195-201.
• Alexander G.L., Rantz M., Flesner M., Diekemper M., and Siem C. (2007). Clinical information systems in nursing homes: An evaluation of the initial implementation strategies. Computers, Informatics, Nursing. 24(4), 189-197.

More publications

Presentations and lectures

• Staggers, N., Alexander, G.L., Smith, K., and Tyler, D. “Case studies in usability and clinical application design. Summer Institute in Nursing Informatics: Building Connections for Patient-Centered Records.” University of Maryland School of Nursing, Baltimore, Md.
• Alexander, G.L. (April 2008). “Introduction to databases. Building a Culture of Quality, Safety and Nursing Professionalism: Evidence-Based Practice on the Frontline.” Nursing Outreach and Distance Education (NODE), University of Missouri. Columbia, Mo.
• Lavin, M.A. and Alexander, G.L. (Feb 2008). “Missouri HealthNet and the electronic health record initiative. Health profession’s education redesigned for the 21st century.” Advanced Practice Nursing Conference and Workshops 2008, Saint Louis University Doisy College of Health Sciences School of Nursing.
• Skubic, M., Rantz, M., Alexander, G.L., Havens, T. (Jan 2008) “Technology and aging: The University of Missouri ElderTech initiative.”
• Alexander, G.L. (Nov 2007) “An analysis of skin integrity alerts used to monitor nursing home residents.” AMIA. Chicago, Ill.

Honors and awards

• Sinclair School of Nursing Faculty Award for Excellence in Research (Feb. 2008)
• Betty Crim Faculty Enhancement Award (Nominated, Feb. 2008)
• Provost's Outstanding Jr. Faculty Teaching Award (Nominated, Oct. 2007)
• Sinclair School of Nursing Faculty Award for Excellence in Teaching (Nominated, Feb. 2007)
• Sinclair School of Nursing Outstanding Clinical Faculty Award, Nursing Student Council (May 2007)

Memberships

• American Medical Informatics Association
• American Nurses Association
• Midwest Nursing Research Society
• Health Information Technology Standards Panel (Alliance for Nursing Informatics Rep)
• TIGER Collaborative (Chair, Workgroup 3 Usability and Clinical Application)