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John M. Lowe, III, Ph.D.

Professor John M. LoweDepartment Chair, Associate Professor of Health Care Administration
B.S. Duke University
M.S. Ohio State University
Ph.D. University of Illinois/Chicago
john.lowe@simmons.edu

Dr. Lowe has taught at Simmons College for thirteen years. He teaches patient safety and quality, health systems, and operations and project management in the HCA curriculum. Dr. Lowe is a principal investigator on a project funded by the National Center for Health Care Leadership to incorporate leadership competencies into health management curricula.

Dr. Lowe conducted research on using continuous improvement (CI) methodologies to address community health issues (such as teen pregnancy, domestic violence and adolescent health). He was co-principal investigator on a Helene Fuld Fund grant to incorporate CI methodologies into the community health-nursing curriculum at Simmons. He directed a study panel for the Massachusetts Department of Public Health on breast and cervical cancer screening for uninsured women and co-authored a study of post-9/11 mental health and substance abuse services for adolescents in Somerville, MA and a community health report card in Mattapan, MA. He directed school-based health center needs assessment projects in Boston and Fall River, MA.

Dr. Lowe is chair of the board of Emerson Hospital and a board member of the Domestic Violence Victim Assistance Program, both in Concord, MA. He is chair-elect of the board of the Association of University Programs in Health Administration, Washington, DC and chairs the Higher Education and Research Committee of the American College of Healthcare Executives. He is a member of the Health Professions Education committee of the Mayor's Task Force on Health Disparities in Boston. Dr. Lowe also serves on the Trustee Advisory Committee of the Massachusetts Hospital Association.

Previously,Dr. Lowe was research associate in urban planning at the University of Illinois at Chicago, vice president of the Hospital Research and Educational Trust, research affiliate of the American Hospital Association (Chicago), and dean for development and administration at Temple University School of Medicine (Philadelphia).

Publications:

Articles

  • Young, Azzie, Knapp, Marian and Lowe, John, "Community Health Report Card for Mattapan and Hyde Park," Health Care Revival 2003, (Mattapan Community Health Center: Boston), 2003.
  • Gall, Gail, Lowe, John and Hacker, Karen, A Resource Mapping Project of Substance Abuse and Mental Health Needs and Resources of Somerville High School Students, (Cambridge Health Alliance: Cambridge, MA), 2003.
  • Teeley, Karen, Lowe, John, Beal, Judy and Knapp, Marian, Incorporating Quality Improvement Concepts and Practice into a Community Health Nursing Course, Journal of Nursing Education, Vol. 45 (2), pp. 86-90, 2006.

Presentations

  • Application of Management Competencies in a Graduate Health Administration Curriculum, panel presentation. Annual Meeting of the Medical Group Management Association, San Francisco, October 4, 2004.

Funding/Grants

  • National Center for Healthcare Leadership, Graduate Health Management Education Demonstration Project, 2004-05.