Aleksandra Sarcevic, PhD

Professor of Information Science

Sarcevic is an expert in healthcare informatics, electronic medical records and human-computer interaction in times of medical emergency and crisis situations. Her research focuses on how medical professionals interact with each other and exchange information in emergency rooms and among trauma-response units. She has published extensively about how technology can aid collaboration and teamwork in these time and information-critical situations. 

As part of her work at the College of Computing & Informatics, Sarcevic working to develop improved, interactive information displays for medical fast-response medical teams. Her research has been funded by the National Science Foundation and the National Institutes of Health.

 

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