Research of Interest

Integration of systems science, operation research, and machine learning methods into the analytics and control of clinical processes to optimize healthcare systems.

Education and Training

• PhD., Systems Science, Binghamton University, SUNY, December 2013. Thesis title: Dynamic Rate Multi-Server Queues for Healthcare Analytics.
• Summer Research Associate (2011, 2012, 2013), Princeton University, Department of Operations Research and Financial Engineering.
• MS, Industrial Engineering, University at Buffalo (UB), SUNY, December 2010
• MS, Health Services Administration, SUNY Institute of Technology (SUNYIT), August 2006
• BPS, Health Information Management and Health Services Management, SUNYIT, May 2005

Academic Appointments

• Associate Professor & Coordinator of Health Informatics M.S. program, College of Health Sciences, SUNY Polytechnic Institute, fall 2020–present
• Assistant Professor, College of Health Sciences, SUNY Polytechnic Institute, spring 2014–2020
• Instructor, Department of Nursing and Health Professions, SUNYIT, fall 2009–fall 2013

Teaching Experience

Computational Informatics; Quality Improvement ; Databases; Health Care Reimbursement and finance; ICD-10-CM/PCS

Recent Products

1. Rourke, K.M., Longtin, L., Niyirora, J., & Rana, A.M. (2021). Assessing Basic NutritionKnowledge of Nurse Practitioners. J Int J Nurs & Healt Car Scie 01: 2021-60
2. Millenbach, L., Niyirora, J., Sellers, K., & DeChance, C. (2021). Nursing Expertise in the Boardroom: NYONEL Survey Shows Progress. Nurse Leader, 19(4), 341-347.
3. Millenbach, L., Crosby, F., Niyirora, J., Sellers, K., Maneval, R., Pettis, J., Brennan, N., Gallagher, M., Michela, N., Elliott, D. (2021). “Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic on Nurses – Where is the Safety Net” Online Journal of Issues in Nursing (OJIN).
4. Niyirora, J. (2021).  Entropic Measures of Complexity in a New Medical Coding System. BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making journal, (2021) 21:124. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12911-021-01485-y
5. Niyirora, J. (2020).  Applications of Control Charts for Quality Improvement in Health Care. ISBN: 978-1-64176-080-5. Open textbook available at https://textbooks.opensuny.org/applications-of-control-charts-for-quality-improvement-in-health-care/. CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 license.
6. Niyirora, J. (2020).  Basic Tools for Quality Improvement in Health Care Informatics. ISBN: 978-1-64176-081-2. Open textbook available at https://textbooks.opensuny.org/basic-tools-for-quality-improvement-in-health-care-informatics/. CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 license.
7. Niyirora, J. (2020). Jupyter Python Notebook: a computer code for Applications of Control Charts for Quality Improvement in Health Care. Available at https://github.com/JeromeNN/Applications-Control-Charts-Quality-Improvement-Health-Care
8. Niyirora, J., & Aragones, O. (2019). Network analysis of medical care services. Health informatics Journal, 26(3), 1631-1658.
9. Niyirora, J., & Zhuang, J. (2017). Fluid approximations and control of queues in emergency departments. European Journal of Operational Research, 261(3), 1110-1124.
10. Niyirora, J., & Pender, J. (2016). Optimal staffing in nonstationary service centers with constraints. Naval Research Logistics (NRL), 63(8), 615-630.
11. Niyirora, J., & Klimek-Yingling, J. (2016). Using social network analysis to identify the most central services in an emergency department. Health Systems, 5(1), 29-42.
12. Waters, R., Saxton, G., Niyirora, J, Guo, C. (2016). Hashtags for Health? On the Strategic Use of Hashtags in a Multi-Sectoral Advocacy Coalition. In S.D Duhe (Ed.), New Media and Public Relations (pp.219-228). New York: Peter Lang Publishing.
13. Saxton, G. D., Niyirora, J., Guo, C., & Waters, R. (2015). #AdvocatingForChange: The strategic use of hashtags in social media advocacy. Advances in Social Work1 (2015): 154-69.