Jiajie Zhang, PhD

• Human-centered computing
• Medical errors
• Information display & visualization
• Cognitive science

Dr. Zhang is a cognitive scientist with interdisciplinary training in cognitive psychology, computer science, and neurosciences. He has done research in biomedical informatics, cognitive science, human-centered computing, user interface design, information visualization, medical error, decision making, and computational cognitive modeling. He has authored numerous articles, book chapters, and peer-reviewed proceedings papers. He has been the principal investigator or co-investigator on many grants from NASA, Office of Naval Research, Army, NIH, James S. McDonnell Foundation, and other funding agencies. He has given numerous conference presentations and invited presentations at other instituions, and organized and participated in many symposia and panels at international and national conferences. He has also served on several NIH review panels. Dr. Zhang was a recipient of John P. McGovern Outstanding Teacher Award in 2002. Dr. Zhang is an elected Fellow of American College of Medical Informatics.