Research supported by the National Science Foundation (NSF), the National Institutes of Health (NIH), and the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ). Recipient of an NSF CAREER award in 2013. Recent projects include the development of a video-based personal protective equipment monitoring system and an intention-aware recommender system for improving trauma resuscitation outcomes.
Research Experience
Spent two years as a Postdoctoral Scholar and Visiting Assistant Professor at the University of Colorado Boulder before joining Drexel University in 2011. Currently, a Professor of Information Science at Drexel University and directs the Interactive Systems for Healthcare (IS4H) Research Lab.
Education
Received MLIS degree in 2005 and PhD in Information Science in 2009, both from the School of Communication and Information at Rutgers University.
Background
Professor of Information Science with research interests in computer-supported cooperative work (CSCW), human-computer interaction (HCI), and medical informatics. Expertise in ethnographic studies of practice and coordination in complex socio-technical systems that inform technology design and implementation. Recent focus on designing interactive healthcare systems for critical care settings, including context-aware recommender systems and clinical decision support.
Miscellany
Looking for PhD students passionate about studying the role of technology in dynamic, high-risk medical work.