Jennifer (Jen) Zamudio
she/her
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
Jennifer (Jen) Zamudio
she/her
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
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Education
- Ph.D. Candidate in Industrial & Operations Engineering, University of Michigan (Present)
- B.A. in Psychology, California State University, Long Beach (2020)
Biography
I am a Ph.D. Student in the Industrial and Operations Engineering Department at the University of Michigan. I am a member of the Interaction & Collaboration Research (ICRL) Lab under the guidance of Dr. X. Jessie Yang.
I am a Ph.D. Student in the Industrial and Operations Engineering Department at the University of Michigan. I am a member of the Interaction & Collaboration Research (ICRL) Lab under the guidance of Dr. X. Jessie Yang.
I am passionate about human factors engineering applications in real-world, dynamic environments. My research interests lie at the intersection of cognitive ergonomics and computational interaction analyses, specifically in quantifying healthcare team dynamics and enhancing patient-provider feelings of 'connectedness'. My goal is to contribute to the field as a professor, collaborating closely with embedded healthcare practitioners to drive improvements to safety and efficiency in the broader clinical system.
I have been the recipient of notable research awards for my work in cognitive ergonomics. Most recently, I was the recipient of an honorable mention for the NSF GRFP. I was also awarded departmental mini-grants to breakdown barriers to STEM access for underrepresented high school students in neighboring cities, and co-coordinate a seminar series integrating community perspectives into the design and modeling process with the INFORMS student chapter.
I am passionate about human factors engineering applications in real-world, dynamic environments. My research interests lie at the intersection of cognitive ergonomics and computational interaction analyses, specifically in quantifying healthcare team dynamics and enhancing patient-provider feelings of 'connectedness'. My goal is to contribute to the field as a professor, collaborating closely with embedded healthcare practitioners to drive improvements to safety and efficiency in the broader clinical system.
I have been the recipient of notable research awards for my work in cognitive ergonomics. Most recently, I was the recipient of an honorable mention for the NSF GRFP. I was also awarded departmental mini-grants to breakdown barriers to STEM access for underrepresented high school students in neighboring cities, and co-coordinate a seminar series integrating community perspectives into the design and modeling process with the INFORMS student chapter.
Recent news:
Awarded the PACE Fellowship for Graduate Student-Faculty Mentor Pairs!
Passed my preliminary exam on patient-provider connectedness and became a PhD Candidate, and received an Honorable Mention for the NSF GRFP!
Keep Up With My Latest Work ✍🏽
March 2025
Defended my dissertation proposal on, "Understanding, Measuring, and Quantifying Patient-Provider Connectedness"
Patient-provider interactions are the essence of safe, quality healthcare. However, clinical work systems present barriers that disrupt patient interactions; poor interactions negatively impact both patients and providers.
Connectedness is a promising avenue to understand the patient-provider dynamic! Strong connections can improve patient self-efficacy and physician well-being, while weak connections can result in non-adherence of treatment for patients and burnout in physicians.
I seek to understand the barriers to patient-provider interactions in internal medicine, examine the factors that make up this concept of connectedness, identify novel ways to quantify it as it arises during conversation, and inform future interventions to enhance patient-provider connections.
Currently collecting qualitative data with our collaborators at Michigan Medicine and the VA of Ann Arbor!
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