Research Overview
My research explores the use of information systems to promote communication, coordination and collaboration in patient care and biomedical research. The goal is to develop models that increase our understanding of interactions between information systems and biomedical organizational structures, patterns of work flow, and the specialized languages that professionals employ. This work is a fusion between technical and social disciplines, drawing from computer science, information technology, cognition, linguistics, behavioral and organizational science. Methods include database design, natural language processing, distributional linguistic analysis, work flow analysis and social network anaysis. Applications include electronic health records, research databases, clinical research systems and systems to locate scientific expertise, resources and collaboration.
