Anna Loomis McCandless Assistant Professor of Organizational BehaviorDirector of the Center for Collaboration ScienceCarnegie Mellon UniversityHeinz College of Information Systems and Public Policy Welcome! I am the Anna Loomis McCandless Assistant Professor of Organizational Behavior at Carnegie Mellon's Heinz College of Information Systems and Public Policy. My research explores teamwork and collaboration in highly dynamic settings, with a particular emphasis on healthcare. For additional details, see my Research and Publications page and my full CV.I also direct Carnegie Mellon's Center for Collaboration Science ("CoLab"), the university's hub for new ideas and insights on collaboration. February 25, 2026Pittsburgh nurses are fighting for better staffing ratios — and the research backs them up (Q&A in The Conversation)Read more October 22, 2025Trainee learning tied to team productivity in pediatric inpatient teams (Quoted in Heinz College article)Read more September 10, 2025Study: In interorganizational health care collaborations, stability of representation is key (Quoted in Medical Xpress article)Read more July 4, 2024Baylor settlement highlights concerns about overlapping surgeries (Quoted in Houston Chronicle article)Read more