Healthcare Information Technology Research (HITR) Study Section Members

Chairperson

Jenders, Robert Allen, 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 Vice President
Biomedical Research Innovation Laboratory
College of Allied Health Sciences
Augusta University
Augusta, GA 30912

Bright, Tiffani, Ph.D.*
Research Scientist, Co-Director, and Chair
Department of Computational Biomedicine - Center for Artificial Intelligence Research and Education
Cedars Sinai Medical Center
West Hollywood, CA 90069

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

Caron, Aleece, Ph.D.*
Professor and Co-Director
Department of Medicine
Case Western Reserve University
Cleveland, OH 44109

Chui, Michelle, Pharm.D., Ph.D.*
Professor and Director
Division of Social and Administrative Sciences and Pharmacy Administration
University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Pharmacy
Madison, WI 53705

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

Green, Lee A., M.D.*
Professor and Chair
Department of Family Medicine
University of Alberta
Edmonton, AB T6G 2C8 
Canada

Koszalinski, Rebecca Susan, Ph.D., RN
Associate Professor
Christine E. Lynn College of Nursing
Florida Atlantic University
Boca Raton, FL 33431

Melton, Brittany Lee, Ph.D., Pharm.D.*
Associate Professor
Pharmacy Practice
University of Kansas
Kansas City, KS, 66160

Mooney, Sean David, Ph.D.
Professor and Chief Information Officer
Biomedical Informatics and Medical Education
University of Washington
Seattle, WA 98109

Moye, Pamela, Pharm.D.*
Chair and Clinical Professor
Department of Pharmacy Practice/College of Pharmacy
Mercer University
Atlanta, GA 30341

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

Ning, Xia, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Biomedical Informatics
Computer Science and Engineering
Ohio State University
Columbus, OH 43210

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

Rao, Goutham, M.D.*
Professor and Chairman
Family Medicine and Community Health
Case Western Reserve University and
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

Taber, David J., Pharm.D.
Professor
Division of Transplant Surgery
Department of Surgery
Medical University of South Carolina
Charleston, SC 29425

Xie, Anping, Ph.D.*
Assistant Professor
Armstrong Institute for Patient Safety
Department of Anesthesiology and
Critical Care Medicine
Johns Hopkins School of Medicine
Baltimore, MD 21202

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

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.