

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

Patti Dewberry
Hospice of the Piedmont

Danielle Wallace
Hospice of the Piedmont
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.

Susie Beck
University of Utah College of Nursing, Professor Emeritus
Consultant
Natalie Crimp
UVA School of Nursing
Sr. Data Manager & Analyst

Nadim El-Jaroudi
UVA Research Computing

Nutta Homdee
Mahidol University, Faculty of Medical Technology

Randy Jones
UVA School of Nursing

Yudel Martinez
Consultant

Emmanuel Ogunjirin
Consultant
Students
A diverse team of graduate and undergraduate students help support the day-to-day operations of BESI-C.
Graduate

Leah Bianchi
UVA School of Nursing

Fiji Marcelin
UVA School of Engineering and Applied Science
Undergraduate

Nurbol Lampert
UVA School of Engineering and Applied Science

Stacy Meng
UVA School of Engineering and Applied Science

Hannah Moody
UVA School of Nursing

Nyota Patel
UVA School of Engineering and Applied Science

Kiki Wong
UVA School of Engineering and Applied Science
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

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

Sahar Mohammadi
UVA School of Nursing

Davon Okoro
UVA School of Nursing

Kimberly Novak
UVA School of Nursing

John Park
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
Sponsors
- National Institutes of Health, National Institute of Nursing Research, R01NR019639-01
Past Sponsors
- American Cancer Society, Pilot and Exploratory Projects in Palliative Care, PEP-10-042-01-PCSM
- University of Virginia Engineering in Medicine Seed Pilot Program