My path to academia and Augsburg University has been a wandering one\u2014maybe not the most efficient route, but these experiences inform my teaching and research.<\/p>\n
I worked in the healthcare industry for several years as a Brand Manager and Marketing Director, focusing on the intersection of clinical and commercial aspects of special care and rare disease management. Prior to my corporate experience, I was an officer in the United States Marine Corps. I deployed to Afghanistan twice, first as a truck platoon commander and then combat operations planning officer.<\/p>\n
My research is focused on the intersection between people and data (primarily in healthcare). I am particularly curious about how users interpret information from AI\/ML systems and how those interpretations shape decisions. For example, how do healthcare providers and patients incorporate AI recommendations in care decisions? I have a second, related, stream of research that looks to use modern empirical and causal inference techniques to answer policy-related healthcare questions, primarily in pharma or prehospital medicine (EMS).<\/p>\n
I am passionate about teaching how we can use data to make insightful and ethical decisions. I like using real-world datasets and industry standard software (R, Tableau, SQL) to give students practical experience, and especially love teaching data visualization.<\/p>\n
While working on my PhD, I started working in EMS as an Emergency Medical Technician to gain experience beyond the hypothetical aspects of healthcare (and to pay the bills). I enjoy working with patients and still pick up occasional shifts on nights and weekends at LifeTech EMS.<\/p>\n
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