Education
- Ph.D. Student 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. 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 surgical ergonomics. I serve as an officer in the HFES student chapter, and am deeply committed to advancing DEI initiatives both in the department and university-wide. I have recently been 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 have been the recipient of notable research awards for my work in surgical ergonomics. I serve as an officer in the HFES student chapter, and am deeply committed to advancing DEI initiatives both in the department and university-wide. I have recently been 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 (2/23/24): Received a departmental DEI Mini Grant to support students in our local community on learning about HF/E!
Keep Up With My Latest Work ✍🏽
Figure for Paper Published in American Journal of Surgery, "Demands of Surgical Teams in Robotic-Assisted Surgery: An Assessment of Intraoperative Workload Within Different Surgical Specialties"
Robotic-assisted surgery creates new demands for teams that may jeopardize safety.
Quantifying workload by role and procedure type allows for specialized training.
Staff experienced significantly higher workload in gynecology and urology cases.
Surgeons and nurses mainly exceeded workload thresholds for performance safety.
Significant differences were reported for SURG-TLX domains by role and specialty.
Visual Abstract for Paper Published in Obesity Surgery, "Identifying Workflow Disruptions in Robotic-Assisted Bariatric Surgery: Elucidating Challenges Experienced by Surgical Teams"
Human factors engineering can aid in the identification of systems-level issues.
Our work showed that in robotic bariatric surgery, flow disruptions occur more frequently during robot docking and patient transfer phases at a higher rate than previously reported in other specialties (~every 2.4 min).
Coordination and environment disruptions occurred most frequently which has implications for future interventions addressing efficient team planning and case setup.
