Overview
Ryan J. Shaw, PhD, RN, FAAN, serves as Chief Nurse Innovation Officer for Duke University Health System and Professor at the Duke University School of Nursing. He works at the intersection of nursing, technology, and healthcare innovation, leading efforts to design and evaluate new models of care that improve patient outcomes, support the healthcare workforce, and advance health system performance.
In his faculty role, Prof. Shaw leads interdisciplinary research focused on digital health, artificial intelligence, virtual care, and nurse-led models of care. His work has been supported by the National Institutes of Health (NIH), National Science Foundation (NSF), and other federal and foundation sponsors. He is committed to mentoring the next generation of scientists, innovators, and healthcare leaders.
Current Duke Appointments & Affiliations
Recent Scholarly Works
Partner Weight Loss and Diet Outcomes at 24 Months in a Randomized Controlled Trial of a Dyadic Versus Individual Weight Management Intervention.
Journal article Obes Sci Pract · August 2026 BACKGROUND: Including romantic partners as supports in behavioral weight management programs targeting index participants could yield spillover effects, but few studies have explored the effects on partners. METHODS: Dyads included an index participant wit ... Full text Link to item CiteStaffing, workflow, and operational models in virtual nursing and remote safety observation: A scoping review.
Journal article Nursing outlook · July 2026 BackgroundVirtual nursing and remote safety observation have emerged as critical nurse-led workforce innovations, yet standardized evidence on staffing and operational models remains limited and inconsistently reported.PurposeTo identify ... Full text CiteExpanding Technology-Enabled, Nurse-Delivered Chronic Disease Care : A Pragmatic, Randomized, Effectiveness-Implementation Trial.
Journal article Ann Intern Med · July 2026 BACKGROUND: Comprehensive telehealth is used effectively for treatment-resistant chronic diseases in certain integrated health systems but has seldom been implemented in systems that provide mainly fee-for-service (FFS) care. OBJECTIVE: To examine the effe ... Full text Open Access Link to item CiteRecent Grants
2/3 CTSA K12 Program at Duke University
ResearchMentor · Awarded by National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences · 2025 - 2030Nurse LEADS: Training in Nurse-LEd models of care ADdressing the Social Determinants of Health
Inst. Training Prgm or CMECo-Principal Investigator · Awarded by National Institute of Nursing Research · 2024 - 2029Applying Reinforcement Learning to Create a Precision Medicine Weight Loss Intervention
ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by University of Utah · 2025 - 2027View All Grants