M. Nicholas Coppola, MSA, MHA, PhD, FACHE
Associate Professor and Program DirectorEDUCATION
- 2003 Doctor of Philosophy: Health Services Organization and Research - Medical College of Virginia Campus, Virginia Commonwealth University; Richmond, VA
- 2002 Preparing Future Faculty - Graduate Teaching Certificate, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA
- 1997 Master of Health Administration - Baylor University, Waco, Texas
- 1995 Master of Science in Administration - Central Michigan University
- 1987 Bachelor of Arts: Biology - State University of New York, Potsdam
- 1986 B.S.c. (honorary) - Christ College, Liverpool University, England
INTERNSHIP, RESIDENCIES, and FELLOWSHIPS
- 1999 Fellow, American College of Health Care Executives (FACHE)
- 2000 Fellow, U.S. Medicine Institute (FUSMI) (*Fellow program discontinued in 2002)
- 2002 Internship in the teaching profession, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA.
- 1997 Internship in Managed Care Policy: Ernst & Young LLP, Health Care Consulting Practice, Washington, DC
- 1996 M.H.A. Residency, Office of The Surgeon General, Pentagon, Washington, DC
- 1984 Undergraduate Fellowship in Cardiology, Haenomann Medical College, Phil, PA
RESEARCH INTERESTS
My recent areas of research include healthcare leadership, team building, organization behavior & theory, and stakeholder dynamics. My founding areas of research include healthcare organizational analysis from an efficiency, effectiveness, optimization and quality perspective. Factors affecting disability analysis, compensation and length of stay interest me. Many of my publications concern the federal sector. My methodology of choice is Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) for areas of research concerning organizational efficiency.
SELECTED PUBLICATIONS (2006-2010)
(47 total)
Book:
Ledlow J and Coppola MN. (2010). A Leader's Guide for the Health Professions: Classics of Leadership Theory, Practical Applications and Essential Skills (Under contract with publisher-publication date is Fall 2010). Jones and Bartlett Publishers. Boston, MA.
Book Chapters:
Johnson JA. (2009). Comparative Health Systems, Jones and Bartlett Publishers, Boston, MA. Lopes J, Coppola MN, and Risti L. Chapter 5, The United Kingdom.
Harrison Jeffery P. Leadership and Strategic Planning in Healthcare Organizations, Jones and Bartlett Publishers, Boston, MA. (Spring, 2010, In-press).
- Wood, S., and Coppola, M. N., Satterwhite, R Chapter 3, The Role of Transformational Leadership.
- Coppola, M. N., Harrison, J., Fulton, L Chapter 15, The New Value Paradigm in Healthcare.
Johnson, James, A. (2008). Health Organizations: Theory, Behavior, and Development, Jones and Bartlett Publishers, Boston, MA. ISBN-13: 9780763750534.
- Coppola, M. N. Chapter 2, Anatomy and Physiology of Theory.
- Ledlow, J.R., and Coppola, M. N. Chapter 10, Leadership Theory and Influence.
- Ledlow, J.R., Coppola, M. N., and Cweik, M. Chapter 11, Leadership and Transformation.
- Coppola, M. N., Erckenbrack, D., Ledlow, J.R. Chapter 14, Stakeholder Dynamics.
- Adu-Oppong, A., Ledlow, JR, Cwiek, M., Johnson, J., and Coppola, M.N. Chapter 20, Organization Development for Terrorism and Disaster.
Kongstvedt, Peter. (2007). Essentials of Managed Care, 5th Edition, Jones and Bartlett Publishers, Sudbury, MA. Coppola, M. N., Harrison, J., Kerr, B., and Erckenbrack, D. Chapter 28, The Military Managed Care Health System.
Kitaeff, Jack. (2007). Malingering, Lies, and Junk Science in the Courtroom, Cambria Press, Youngstown, NY. Coppola, M. N., Bewley, L., Harrison, J., Shapiro, M. Chapter 16, Medical Malingering & Disability: Historic, Economic, and Modern Perspectives with Management Considerations.ISBN13: 978-1-934043-58-5
Journals:
Fulton, L.V., Belote, J.M., Brookes, M.S., Coppola, M.N., (2009) A Comparison of Disabled Veteran and Nonveteran Income: Time to revise the Law? Journal of Disability Policy Studies, Vol XX, No. X. (September).
Fulton, L., Lasdon, L., McDaniel, R., and Coppola, M. N. (2008). Including Quality, Access, and Efficiency in Health Care Cost Models, Hospital Topics. Fall, (86) 4:3-16.
Coppola, M. N. (2008). Managing Teams in Organizations, Healthcare Executive. May/June: Available at: http://www.iqpc.com/News.aspx?id=117213089&m=sixsigma.
Harrison, J., and Coppola, M. N. (2007). Is the Quality of Hospital Care a Function of Leadership? The Health Care Manager. Volume 26, Number 3, pp. 1-10.
Harrison, J., and Coppola, M. N. (2007). The Impact of Quality and Efficiency on Federal Healthcare, International Journal of Public Policy. Vol 2., No-s3/4 pp. 356-371
Coppola, M. N., Harrison, J., Chaffin, J.G., and Burke, D.E. (2006). A policy perspective for military dentists performing posterior restorations, Army Medical Department Journal.PB 8-06-1/2/3 Jan/Feb/Mar
Kerr, B., Coppola, M. N., and Dianna, M. (2006). Decreasing Disability Processing Days for Soldiers in the U.S. Army, Journal of Systemics, Cybernetics and Informatics , Vol 3, no 1. Available at: http://www.iiisci.org/Journal/SCI/Drafts.asp?var=&pagenum=2
Coppola, M. N., and Carini, G. (2006). Ability Job-Fit Self-Assessment, Healthcare Executive. Mar/Apr, pp 60-63.