William Hamilton

Assistant Dean for Instr & Inn

William Hamilton

Assistant Dean for Instr & Inn

Associate Professor

Academic Appointment(s)

College of Nursing
Department of Physiological and Technological Nursing

College of Nursing
Department of Doctorate of Nursing Practice Program

James M. Hull College of Business
Department of Hull College of Business

Medical College of Georgia
Department of Neurology

Medical College of Georgia
Department of Neurosurgery

Administration
Department of The Graduate School

Bio

Dr. Hamilton is the Assistant Dean in the College of Nursing. He has faculty appointments as an Associate Professor in the College of Nursing’s Department of Nursing Practice department and The Graduate School’s Doctor of Nursing Practice and PhD programs. Additionally, he has joint appointments with the Medical College of Georgia and Hull College of Business. His extensive experience also extends to various leadership roles in healthcare organizations and as a founder/operator with a successful healthcare start-up tele-health company.

  • (706) 631-9164

Education

  • EDD, Educational Evaluation and Research Augusta University, 2020

  • MHA, Health/Health Care Administration/Management Georgia State University, 1991

  • MBA, Business/Commerce, General Georgia State University, 1990

  • BA, Economics, General Emory University, 1987

  • BA, History, General Emory University, 1987

Awards & Honors

  • Chancellor's Learning Scholars University System of Georgia, 2022

Courses Taught Most Recent Academic Year

  • NURS 3807

    Intro to Nursing Research
  • MINF 6620

    Mgt. of Information Technology
  • NURS 7550

    Leadership
  • NURS 7257

    Health Care Management
  • NURS 3500

    Independent Study

Teaching Interests

Healthcare Administration, Marketing Research, Economics, Healthcare Policy, Healthcare Innovation, Pedagogical Innovation, Educational Change, Health Promotion

Scholarship

Selected Recent Publications

  • Teaching the business of medicine, 2066
    Journal Article, Academic Journal
  • The Group-Based Dissertation in Practice: A Journey Worth Taking, 2022
    Journal Article, Academic Journal
  • REACH Health, Inc.: A startup telemedicine company at the funding crossroads, 2021
    Other
  • REACH Health, Inc.: A startup telemedicine company at the funding crossroads [, 2016
    Other
  • Valuing REACH Health, Inc., 2016
    Other

Research Interests

Economics, accounting, management, leadership and finance in higher education (e.g. activity based costing, zero based budgeting, resource allocations, performance assessment).
Finances/economics associated with Telehealth systems of care.
Pedagogical innovation.
Educational change.

University Service

  • Quality Matters Coordinator 2022 - Present

    Role: Other
  • Faculty Senate, BAUR Committee 2018 - Present

    Role: Chairperson
  • Institutional Effectiveness Planning Comittee 2017 - Present

    Role: Committee Member
  • Search Committee - Endowed Chair of Telemedicine 2017 - Present

    Role: Committee Member
  • Data Analytics Committee 2019 - 2020

Professional Service

  • Augusta West Rotary Club - Rotary International 1996 - Present

    Role: Officer, Other Officer