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About Us

BESI-C brings together the creative, problem-solving spirit of both engineering and nursing, and represents a truly interdisciplinary research endeavor supported by a dedicated team of faculty, students and collaborators.

Core Faculty

An interdisciplinary team of scientists with expertise in engineering, nursing, biostatistics, and data visualization guide the development and deployment of the BESI-C system.

Virginia LeBaron

UVA School of Nursing
John Lach

The George Washington University
School of Engineering & Applied Science

Bryan Lewis

UVA Biocomplexity Institute
Sarah Ratcliffe

UVA School of Medicine

Clinical Partners

Clinical partners within the academic setting and the community play an integral role in supporting the BESI-C research.

Leslie Blackhall

UVA School of Medicine
Hospice of the Piedmont
Sentara Martha Jefferson
Mountain Empire Older Citizens

Clinical Research Coordinator

Penny Amos

UVA School of Nursing

Project Director

Amber Steen

UVA Center for Global Health Equity

Key Collaborators

Key partners that support the work of BESI-C.

Will Ashe

UVA Center for Advanced Medical Analytics

Susie Beck

University of Utah College of Nursing, Professor Emeritus
Consultant

Natalie Crimp

UVA School of Nursing
Sr. Data Manager & Analyst

Nutta Homdee

Mahidol University, Faculty of Medical Technology

Emmanuel Ogunjirin

Consultant

Post-Doctoral Fellows

Mina Ostovari

UVA School of Nursing
Victoria Petermann

UVA School of Nursing

Students

A diverse team of graduate and undergraduate students help support the day-to-day operations of BESI-C.

Graduate

Kelly Reed

UVA School of Nursing, PhD

Ayisha Alhassan

UVA School of Nursing, PhD

Undergraduate

Trish Truong

UVA School of Nursing

Alumni

Ridwan Alam

Research Fellow, MGH
Visiting Scientist, MIT

Sarah Alverson

UVA College of Arts and Sciences

Penn Bauman

UVA School of Engineering and Applied Science
Leah Bianchi

UVA School of Nursing

Rachel Bennett

UVA School of Nursing

Tuyet Chuong

UVA School of Nursing

Katherine Gordon

UVA School of Nursing

James Hayes

UVA School of Engineering and Applied Science
Kate Lichti

UVA School of Nursing

Yudel Martinez

UVA School of Engineering and Applied Science
Sahar Mohammadi

UVA School of Nursing

Hannah Moody

UVA School of Nursing
Kimberly Novak

UVA School of Nursing

Davon Okoro

UVA School of Nursing

John Park

UVA School of Engineering and Applied Science
Nyota Patel

UVA School of Engineering and Applied Science
Tanya Thomas

UVA School of Nursing

Seth Vanderbraak

UVA School of Engineering and Applied Science
Caleb Williams

UVA School of Engineering and Applied Science

Kiki Wong

UVA School of Engineering and Applied Science

Fiji Marcelin

UVA School of Engineering and Applied Science
Nurbol Lampert

UVA School of Engineering and Applied Science

Stacy Meng

UVA School of Engineering and Applied Science

Yeabsira Sahlu

UVA School of Arts and Sciences

Sponsors

Past Sponsors