Technology Assisted Learning

[+] Driving assessment tools

Developed tools to simulate alcohol's effects on driving and assess driver skills with real-time feedback and diagnostics, aiding both education and re-licensure; developed simulations for vehicle maintenance to limit damage to real equipment   → More info

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[+] Career simulation

Worked on a series of applications addressing actual or simulated job experience, to train and assess knowledge and skills   → More info

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Intelligent Virtual Humans

[+] Virtual patients for clinical training

Created increasingly high-fidelity virtual patients to improve healthcare professionals' confidence and competence in provider-patient discourse and therapeutic decision-making   → More info

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[+] Law enforcement training simulation

Pioneered a virtual simulation to train law enforcement and other security personnel in managing interactions with individuals presenting mental illness symptoms and in maintining vigilance for rare circumstances. This advanced social/emotional modeling enabled safe, dialog-based skill development   → More info

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Healthcare Simulation

[+] Multi-institutional consortia

Led user-centered working groups for government-funded consortia focused on healthcare data. Developed "how-to" guides, user demand templates, and success criteria   → More info

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[+] Social competency simulations

Designed simulations for at-risk individuals, supporting tailored interventions and techniques for stress management in diverse populations   → More info

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[+] Mental health preparation

Worked a number of projects focused on allowing deploying military personnel, as well as healthcare providers and other professionals, to be prepared for on-duty situations   → More info

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[+] Defense-funded healthcare analytics

Applied artificial intelligence and machine learning to analyze military trauma data, identifying clinician knowledge gaps and informing updated training guidelines; studied cost-effective methods to assess physical and mental capacity   → More info

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[+] Healthcare data repositories

Developed precision digital platforms for multimodal healthcare data analytics, ensuring collaboration while safeguarding sensitive information   → More info

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Visual Analytics, Emotion, and Representation

[+] New views

I have promoted alternative views of structures and processes to support decision making and problem solving.   → More info

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[+] Emotion modeling

Have experience capturing emotional content from language and employing emotional content to drive behaviors within simulations   → More info

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Leadership and Change

[+] Pharmacy education

Heavily involved in efforts at the UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy, and elsewhere, to rework educational practices to meet evolving healthcare demands   → More info

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[+] New methods & techniques

I have been at the forefront of change in training, assessment, and monitoring, always with an eye toward using the latest technology and trends intelligently to account for the domain, the people, and the tasks.   → More info

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Last modified July 29, 2025