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Liam O'Neill

Associate Professor

University of North Texas

Department of Rehabilitation and Health Services

(940) 369-7568

Email: Liam.O'Neill@unt.edu

Education

  • PhD, Pennsylvania State University, 1997
    Major: Business Administration

Development Activities

  • Self-Study Program, CAHME Boot Camp 2.0, Commission on the Accreditation of Healthcare Management. Denton,Texas,United States of America. (January 1, 2022).
  • Workshop, Summer Workshop: Developing a Teaching Portfolio, University of North Texas. Denton,Texas,United States of America. (August 5, 2019 - August 16, 2019).

Teaching

Teaching Experience

    University of North Texas

  • AGER 5250 - Topics in Gerontology, 1 course.
  • HLSC 6950 - Doctoral Dissertation, 4 courses.
  • HLSR 6420 - Health Services Research, 1 course.
  • HLSR 6950 - Doctoral Dissertation, 2 courses.
  • HLSV 5300 - Information Systems for Healthcare Management, 6 courses.
  • HLSV 5400 - Health Delivery Systems, 5 courses.
  • HLSV 5740 - Financial Issues in Health Services Administration, 7 courses.
  • HLSV 5860 - Healthcare Economics, 3 courses.

Non-Credit Instruction

  • Continuing Education, OSHER LIFELONG LEARNING INSTITUTES, 15 participants. (June 6, 2023 - June 9, 2023).
  • Public Lecture, OSHER LIFELONG LEARNING INSTITUTES, 20 participants. (June 10, 2021).

Awards and Honors

  • Best Paper Award, Marshall Business Research Conference. (November 16, 2020).
  • Reported Narrative - Third Place, University of North Texas - Mayborn School Literary Nonfiction Conference. (July 20, 2019).
  • Outstanding Advisor - School of Public Health, University of North Texas - Health Science Center. (April 19, 2019).

Research

Published Intellectual Contributions

    Editorial

  • O'Neill, L. (2017). Choice or control: what do patients really want?. Other. http://dx.doi.org/10.21037/arh.2017.04.19

    • Journal Article

  • O'Neill, L. (2025). Examining The Risk of Delirium in Patients Hospitalized with COVID-19: Insights from the Homeless Population. PLOS One. 11. https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0313242
  • O'Neill, L. (2022). Risk Factors for COVID-19 Hospitalization in School-Age Children.
  • Li, X., Li, Q., Straker, J., O'Neill, L., Zhang, C., Ingman, S.R. Validation of the Chinese version of the resident satisfaction in long-term care facilities. 44 125 - 130.
  • Li, X., Dorystyn, D., Mpofu, E., Li, Q., O'Neill, L., Zhang, C., Ingman, S. (2021). Nursing Assistants and Resident Satisfaction in Long-term Care: A Systematic Review. 42 (6) 1323-1331. Amsterdam, Elsevier. https://www.journals.elsevier.com/geriatric-nursing
  • Yin, C., O'Neill, L., Brune, K., Zhan, R. (2021). Nursing Home Sustainability: Controlling Covid-19 Infections. Sustainable Communities Review. 13 (1) 46-55. Colleyville, http://scrjournal.org/
  • Park, S., O'Neill, L. (2020). Private patient rooms and hospital-acquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus: a hospital-level analysis of administrative data from the United States. PLOS One. 15 (7) 17. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0235754
  • O'Neill, L. (2019). Hospitals with greater diversities of physiologically complex procedures do not achieve greater production of such inpatient surgical procedures. Perioperative Care and Operating Room Management. 17 9. Elsevier. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pcorm.2019.100079
  • O'Neill, L. (2019). Development and Validation of an Algorithm to Classify as Equivalent the Procedures in ICD-10-PCS that Differ Only by Laterality. Anesthesia & Analgesia.
  • O'Neill, L. (2019). Limited Intragenerational Mobility of Surgical Caseload of Iowa Hospitals. Journal of Medical Systems.
  • O'Neill, L., , S. (2018). The role of the built environment and private rooms for reducing central line-associated bloodstream infections. PLOS One. 13 (7) 12. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0201002
  • O'Neill, L. (2017). A Pilot Mobile Integrated Healthcare Program for Frequent Utilizers of Emergency Department Services..
  • O'Neill, L. (2017). Discharges with surgical procedures performed less often than once per month per hospital account for two-thirds of hospital costs of inpatient surgery. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclinane.2017.07.003
  • O'Neill, L. (2017). Uncommon combinations of ICD10-PCS or ICD-9-CM operative procedure codes account for most inpatient surgery at half of Texas hospitals,".
  • Ham, M., O'Neill, L. (2017). Why Do Some People Choose Opportunistic Rather Than Organized Cancer Screening? The Korean National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (KNHANES) 2010-2012. Other.

Presentations Given

    Invited Talk

  • O'Neill, L. (Author & Presenter), Do Private Hospital Rooms Reduce the Risk of Hospital-Acquired Infection? A Cross-Sectional Study of Texas Hospitals,", University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, Texas, United States of America. (2019).
  • O'Neill, L. (Author & Presenter), National Science Foundation Workshop, Big Data and Patient Privacy, University of Texas at Tyler, Tyler, Texas, United States of America. (2017).

    • Poster

  • Olness, G.S. (Author & Presenter), O'Neill, L. (Author), 4th biennial Aphasia Access Leadership Summit, Charting the landscape that people with aphasia navigate toward long-term health, quality of life, and life participation: Preliminary data and research plan in the Dallas-Fort Worth-Denton (Texas) region, Aphasia Access, Online (whole conference), United States of America. (2021 - 2021).

    • Scholarly Meeting Contribution

  • O'Neill, L. (Author & Presenter), Marshall Business Research Conference, COVID-19 and the Homeless: Risk Factors, Complications, and Lessons Learned, Marshall University, Huntington, West Virginia, United States of America. (2022).
  • O'Neill, L. (Author & Presenter), Marshall Business Conference, Use of Lethal Force by Law Enforcement: The Role of Mental Health, Substance Use, and Suicidal Ideation, Marshall University, Huntington, West Virginia, United States of America. (2024 - 2024).
  • O'Neill, L. (Author & Presenter), Marshall Business Research Conference, Examining The Risk of Delirium in Patients Hospitalized with COVID-19: Insights from the Homeless Population, Marshall University, Huntington, West Virginia, United States of America. (2023 - 2023).
  • O'Neill, L. (Author & Presenter), Marshall Business Research Conference, Risk Factors Associated with Hospitalization for School-aged Children with COVID-19, Marshall University, Huntington, West Virginia, United States of America. (2021).
  • O'Neill, L. (Author & Presenter), Marshall Business Research Conference, Private Patient Rooms and Hospital-Acquired Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus: A Hospital-Level Analysis of Administrative Data from the United States, Marshall University, Huntington, West Virginia, United States of America. (2020).

Media Contributions

    Internet

  • "Citation Report from Google Scholar," Google Scholar. (January 15, 2020).
  • "New Study of Over One Million Patients Shows Private Hospital Rooms are Safer," (August 27, 2018).

    • Magazine

  • "New Study of Over One Million Patients Shows Private Hospital Rooms are Safer," Association of the Schools and Programs of Public Health.. (August 9, 2018).

    • Newspaper

  • "New Study of Over One Million Patients Shows Private Hospital Rooms are Safer," (August 27, 2018).

    • Other

  • "Do private rooms lower the risk of hospitalacquired infections?," University of North Texas - Health Science Center. (August 6, 2018).

Contracts, Grants, Sponsored Research

    Contract

  • Carey, C.D. (Principal), O'Neill, L. (Co-Principal), Champlin, S. (Supporting), Heck, J. (Supporting), Carey, T.E. (Supporting), "Disparities in Healthcare Access for Individuals during the COVID-19 Pandemic," sponsored by Robert Wood Johnson Foundation - Health Data 4 Action - COVID 19 Data Access Award, Private, Funded. (2021 - 2022).

    • Grant - Research

  • Olness, G.S. (Principal), O"Neill, L. (Co-Principal), "North Texans with Aphasia: The Landscape They Navigate to Access Post-Discharge Services and Support," sponsored by Josephine Simonson Aphasia Trust Fund, Southwestern Medical Foundation, Local, $53093 Funded. (2021).

Service

University Service

  • Committee Member, Space Committee. (January 15, 2024 - Present).
  • Committee Member, Promotion and Tenure Committee. (August 15, 2022 - Present).
  • Committee Member, Reappointment, Promotion and Tenure Policy Committee,. (January 1, 2022 - Present).
  • Chairperson, Personnel Affairs Committee (PAC). (January 15, 2021 - Present).
  • Committee Member, Reappointment, Promotion and Tenure Policy Committee. (September 1, 2019 - Present).
  • Committee Member, Promotion and Tenure Committee - Audiology and Speech Language Dept.. (August 15, 2019 - Present).
  • Program Coordinator, Master of Science in Health Services Administration. (January 1, 2025 - December 1, 2026).
  • Member, Research and Scholarship Advisory Committee (RSAC). (January 13, 2020 - August 15, 2023).
  • Committee Member, Search Committee for Clinical Assistant Professor. (June 1, 2023 - July 1, 2023).
  • Committee Member, Curriculum Committee. (September 1, 2020 - June 15, 2023).
  • Chairperson, Doctoral Thesis Committee. (November 1, 2021 - January 31, 2023).
  • Chairperson, Doctoral Thesis Committee. (December 1, 2021 - January 1, 2023).
  • Member, Search Committee for Senior Program Project Coordinator. (October 1, 2021 - December 15, 2021).
  • Chairperson, Search Committee for Clinical Assistant Professor. (April 15, 2021 - June 15, 2021).
  • Chairperson, Search Committee for Assistant Professor. (October 15, 2020 - April 15, 2021).
  • Member, Doctoral Thesis Committee. (September 30, 2019 - June 1, 2020).
  • Member, Search Committee for Research Associate Dean. (October 1, 2019 - April 30, 2020).
  • Chairperson, Search Committee for Research Assistant Professor. (October 1, 2019 - April 15, 2020).

Professional Service

  • Reviewer, Journal Article, Hospital Topics. (January 1, 2022 - Present).
  • Reviewer, Grant Proposal, National Science Foundation. Denton, TX. (June 22, 2023 - June 23, 2023).
  • Reviewer, Grant Proposal, University of North Texas. Denton, TX. (June 1, 2023 - June 15, 2023).
  • Reviewer, Journal Article, Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA). (May 15, 2022 - May 22, 2022).