Healthcare Information Technology Research (HITR) Study Section Members

Chairperson

Jenders, Robert, M.D., M.S.
Professor of Medicine and Senior Associate Director
Clinical and Translational Science Institute
University of California, Los Angeles
Professor of Medicine and Co-Director
Center for Biomedical Informatics
Charles Drew University
Los Angeles, CA 90059

Members

Asan, Onur, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
School of Systems and Enterprises
Stevens Institute of Technology
Hoboken, NJ 07030

Balas, Andrew, M.D., Ph.D.
Professor and Lead
Biomedical Research Innovation Laboratory
College of Allied Health Sciences
Augusta University
Augusta, GA 30912

Bucher, Brian T., M.D.
Associate Professor
Department of Surgery
University of Utah
School of Medicine
Salt Lake City, UT 84113

Cantor, Michael, M.D.
Vice President
Clinical Informatics
Regeneron Genetics Center
Tarrytown, NY 10591

Clapp, Mark, M.D. 
Assistant Professor and Physician Investigator 
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology 
Harvard Medical School 
Boston, MA 02115

Dexheimer, Judith, Ph.D. 
Professor 
Department of Biomedical Informatics 
Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center 
Cincinnati, OH 45229

Embi, Peter, M.D.
Professor and Chair
Department of Biomedical Informatics
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Nashville, TN 37203

Floyd, Sarah Bauer, Ph.D.*
Assistant Professor
Department of Public Health Sciences
Clemson, University
Clemson, SC 29631

Hewner, Sharon, Ph.D., RN
Professor
School of Nursing
University at Buffalo
Buffalo, NY 14214

Kazemi, Donna, Ph.D., RN
Professor
Department of Behavioral Health and Nursing Science
College of Nursing
University of South Carolina
Columbia, SC 29208

Nguyen, Hien Van, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
University of Houston
Houston, TX 77204

Novak, Laurie Lovett, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Department of Biomedical Informatics
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Nashville, TN 37203

Overhage, Joseph, M.D., Ph.D.*
Chief Health Informatics Officer
Elevance Health
Zionsville, IN 46077

Prosperi, Mattia, Ph.D.
Professor and Associate Dean
Department of Epidemiology
University of Florida
Gainesville, FL 32610

Ramly, Edmond, Ph.D.
Associate Professor and Program Director
Department of Health and Wellness Design
Indiana University School of Public Health
Bloomington, IN 47408

Rao, Goutham, M.D.*
Professor and Chairman
Family Medicine and Community Health
Case Western Reserve University
University Hospitals of Cleveland
Cleveland, OH 44106

Sanchez-Pinto, L. Nelson, M.D.
Associate Professor
Departments of Pediatrics and Preventative Medicine
Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
Chicago, IL 60660

Senathirajah, Yalini, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Department of Biomedical Informatics
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
Pittsburgh, PA 15206

Tai-Seale, Ming, Ph.D.
Professor
Department of Family Medicine and Public Health
University of California, San Diego (UCSD)
La Jolla, CA 93043

Toscos, Tammy, Ph.D.*
Director and Senior Research Scientist
Health Services and Informatics Research
Parkview Health Mirro Center for Research and Innovation
Fort Wayne, IN 46845

Valdez, Rupa, Ph.D.
Professor
Department of Systems and Information Engineering
University of Virginia
Charlottesville, VA, 22903

Wang, Shin-Hsiao, M.D.* 
Assistant Professor of Surgery
Director 
Computational Healthcare and Analytics Program (CHAP) 
Boston Children's Hospital
Harvard Medical School 
Boston, MA 02115 

Xie, Yang, M.D., Ph.D. 
Professor 
Department of Population Data Sciences 
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center 
Dallas, TX 75390

Yang, Frances, Ph.D.*
Research Associate Professor
School of Nursing
University of Kansas Medical Center
Kansas City, KS 66160

Yen, Po-Yin, Ph.D., RN
Associate Professor
Institute for Informatics
Washington University School of Medicine
Goldfarb School of Nursing
Barnes-Jewish College
St. Louis, MO 63110

Zhu, Xi, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Department of Health Policy and Management
UCLA Fielding School of Public Health
Los Angeles, CA 90095

Scientific Review Officer

Aponte, Boris, Ph.D., M.P.H.
Division of Scientific Review
Office of Extramural Research, Education, and Priority Populations
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
Rockville, MD 20857

Extramural Support Assistant

Lewis-Murray, Paula
Program Analyst
Office of Extramural Research, Education, and Priority Populations
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
Rockville, MD 20857

* Temporary Member. For grant applications, temporary members may participate in the entire meeting or may review only selected applications as needed.

Consultants are required to absent themselves from the room during the review of any application if their presence would constitute or appear to constitute a conflict of interest.