Team Biographies
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Tracking ODLs Related to High-Risk Infants to Improve Care and Reduce Incidence of Chronic Conditions
Gillian R. Hayes, Ph.D.
Co-Principal Investigator
Assistant Professor, Department of Informatics
University of California, Irvine
Gillian Hayes is an assistant professor in informatics in the School of Information and Computer Sciences at the University of California at Irvine. Her research interests are in human-computer interaction, ubiquitous computing, assistive and educational technologies and medical informatics. Hayes is interested in the ways in which people keep records; document their everyday lives; and constitute their identities, clinical and educational categories, etc. through these records. She directs the Social and Technological Action Research (STAR) group at the University of California at Irvine.
Hayes is affiliated with the Laboratory for Ubiquitous Computing and Interaction, the Center for Ethnography, the Center for Biomedical Informatics, the Center for Research on Information Technology & Organizations, the California Institute for Telecommunications and Information Technology, and ACE program faculty. She is an alumna of the School of Interactive Computing at the Georgia Institute of Technology. Learn more about Gillian Hayes.
Karen G. Cheng-Ramos, Ph.D.
Co-Principal Investigator
Senior Research Scientist
University of California, Irvine
Karen Cheng-Ramos holds a doctorate in social psychology from the University of California at Los Angeles and is a senior research scientist at the University of California at Irvine. Her research focuses on culturally appropriate uses of information and communications technology (ICT) to improve delivery of health information and health services. Cheng-Ramos’ studies evaluate the impact of potential barriers on the acceptability of handheld computers, mobile phones, websites and other ICT in health care settings, particularly in low-income countries. Cheng-Ramos also works with local governmental organizations in sub-Saharan Africa to build capacity for HIV/AIDS prevention and treatment services.
Current Team Members
Dini Baker, R.N.
Manager, Early Developmental Assessment Center
CHOC Children's Hospital of Orange County
Marni Nagel, Ph.D.
Pediatric Psychologist
CHOC Children's Hospital of Orange County
Karen Tang, Ph.D.
Post-doctoral Researcher, Department of Informatics
University of California, Irvine
Sen Hirano, M.S.
Ph.D. Student, Department of Informatics
University of California, Irvine
Past Team Members
Dan Cooper, M.D.
Professor of Pediatrics, Director of the Institute for Clinical Translational Science
University of California at Irvine Medical Center
Sheba George, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Center for Biomedical Informatics
Charles Drew University of Medicine and Science
Leslie Liu, M.S.
Ph.D. Student, Department of Informatics
University of California at Irvine
Sunyoung Park, M.S.
Ph.D. Student, Department of Informatics
University of California at Irvine
Julia Rich, R.N.
Nurse
University of California at Irvine Medical Center
Monica Tentori, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Computer Science
Universidad Autónoma de Baja California, Ensenada, Mexico
