Ryan Shaw

Associate Professor in the School of Nursing

Ryan Shaw serves as the Chief Nurse Innovation Officer for Duke University Health System. By leveraging technology and evidence-based practices, he identifies opportunities to empower nurses to thrive as changemakers, addressing healthcare delivery challenges, improving patient outcomes, and enhancing efficiency.

In his faculty role at the Duke University School of Nursing, he leads research teams focused on digital health and healthcare innovation, while also mentoring students to become the next generation of health scientists and clinicians.

Appointments and Affiliations

  • Associate Professor in the School of Nursing
  • Associate of the Duke Initiative for Science & Society
  • Core Faculty in Innovation & Entrepreneurship
  • Member of Duke Center for Applied Genomics and Precision Medicine

Contact Information

  • Office Location: 307 Trent Dr., DUMC 3322, Durham, NC 27710
  • Email Address: ryan.shaw@duke.edu

Education

  • Ph.D. Duke University, School of Nursing, 2012

Research Interests

Digital health
Telehealth
Electronic Health Records (EHRs)
health informatics
chronic illness management

Courses Taught

  • NURSING 990: Nurse-led Models of Care Addressing Social Determinants of Health
  • NURSING 975: DNP Scholarly Project
  • NURSING 902: Quantitative Research Designs
  • NURSING 715: Database Systems in Healthcare: Design, Management, and Connectivity
  • NURSING 574: Directed Scholarship

In the News

Representative Publications

  • Yang, Qing, Daniel Hatch, Matthew J. Crowley, Allison A. Lewinski, Jacqueline Vaughn, Dori Steinberg, Allison Vorderstrasse, Meilin Jiang, and Ryan J. Shaw. “Digital Phenotyping Self-Monitoring Behaviors for Individuals With Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: Observational Study Using Latent Class Growth Analysis.” JMIR Mhealth Uhealth 8, no. 6 (June 11, 2020): e17730. https://doi.org/10.2196/17730.
  • Shaw, Ryan J., Dori M. Steinberg, Jonathan Bonnet, Farhad Modarai, Aaron George, Traven Cunningham, Markedia Mason, et al. “Mobile health devices: will patients actually use them?” J Am Med Inform Assoc 23, no. 3 (May 2016): 462–66. https://doi.org/10.1093/jamia/ocv186.
  • Shaw, Ryan J., Jonathan P. Bonnet, Farhad Modarai, Aaron George, and Mohammad Shahsahebi. “Mobile health technology for personalized primary care medicine.” Am J Med 128, no. 6 (June 2015): 555–57. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.amjmed.2015.01.005.
  • Shaw, Ryan J., Jennifer R. McDuffie, Cristina C. Hendrix, Alison Edie, Linda Lindsey-Davis, Avishek Nagi, Andrzej S. Kosinski, and John W. Williams. “Effects of nurse-managed protocols in the outpatient management of adults with chronic conditions: a systematic review and meta-analysis.” Ann Intern Med 161, no. 2 (July 15, 2014): 113–21. https://doi.org/10.7326/M13-2567.
  • Shaw, Ryan J., Hayden B. Bosworth, Susan S. Silva, Isaac M. Lipkus, Linda L. Davis, Ronald S. Sha, and Constance M. Johnson. “Mobile health messages help sustain recent weight loss.” Am J Med 126, no. 11 (November 2013): 1002–9. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.amjmed.2013.07.001.