2022-2023
Role: PI
HRSA Building Bridges to Better Health: A Primary Health Care Challenge (Phase 1) award recipient.
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2020-2021
Role: Co-PI
AHRQ Digital Solutions to Support Care Transitions Challenge- Phase 1. Development of EHR-integrated mobile translation app (DigaMedico) for non-English speaker caregivers of children with medical complexities.
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2020-2022
Role: Co-I
NIH R21 grant - Development of Multi-Platform Mobile App Technology for Real-Time Measurement of Menstrual Cycle Characteristics in Adolescents.
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2018-2022
Role: Co-I
CDC National Center for Injury Prevention and Control multicenter grant - Behind the wheel (BTW): Utilizing quantified smartphone technology to promote safe driving behavior in adolescents during the learning-to-drive phase.
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2020-2021
Role: Co-I
Oncology Nursing Society (ONS) grant for the development of medical adherence app.
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2020-2022
Role: Co-I
The Ohio State University College of Nursing (CON) research grant - Hi FIVE: Multimodal digital behavior intervention (voice interactive device + wearable/text) for families having kids with obesity through a two-arm randomized trial.
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2019-2020
Role: Co-PI
HRSA- Maternal and Child Health Bureau (MCHB) Care Coordination for Children with Special Health Care Needs (CSHCN) Challenge - Phase 1 Design prize and Phase 2 Development prize winner- SpeakHealth: A shared (EHR/patient portal integrated), voice-enabled, real-time, and AI-powered home medical diary app for children with special health care needs.
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2018-2019
Roles: Co-PI
HIMSS developer challenge – 1st place award winner – Team SMILE Stress management intervention and education tool on voice-activated devices for mothers to reduce infant mortality rates in low-income populations.(Introduction video)
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2018-2019
Role: Co-I
Technology development fund at Nationwide Children’s Hospital. Symptom tracking for kids with communication limitations. Interactive mobile app design and development.
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2018-2019
Role: Co-I
NAPNAP Foundation. Behavioral health research grant for mHealth stress management pilot study.
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2018-2022
Role: Project scientist and stakeholder engagement specialist
PCORI. “QREK: Unlocking Clinical Text in EMR by Query Refinement Using Both Knowledge Bases and Word Embedding”. 4-years project ($1M).
Digital health, Clinical informatics and health technology use
Voice activated device use in healthcare
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2018-present
Using voice activated devices and platforms, such as Amazon Alexa, to deliver care in home setting. Current efforts are for stress management, patient tracking in underserved populations. Funded by HRSA, AHRQ and HIMSS.
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Co-PI
Digital health use and behavior change
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2017-present
Contributing to multiple projects using mobile apps, sensors and wearables based health interventions and behavioral change. Received funding from CDC, NIH, HRSA and AHRQ.
Co-I & Co-PI
EMR Search engine
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2017-2020
Unlocking Clinical Text in EMR by Query Refinement Using Both Knowledge Bases and Word Embedding. Funded by PCORI.
Research lead for stakeholder engagement
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EMR free-text search: query suggestion tool
2017-present
Developing NLP based free text EMR search engine to expand query suggestions
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Research lead for usability and user interaction
Digital health and behavior change
Teen Driving Safety with digital intervention
2017-present
Developing an open platform on teen safety research and smartphone based tool for promoting driving behavior change. Trial research proposal is submitted for federal grant
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Project co-investigator (Co-I)
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Self-management of adolescents and caregivers
2017-2018
Qualitative & co-design discovery of the life journey of the teens with chronic disease​s and caregivers, focusing on technology-based solutions during their transition to independence
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Co-I
Technology adoption and healthcare
Health Recommender Systems: Project Development
2012
Social Dimension of Recommender Systems: Determination of Factors Affecting the Use of End Users with Structural Equation Model. Submitted for national research grant (TUBITAK)
Co-I
Technology Adoption of eHealth
2009-2011
Factors Influencing Users' Adoption of Technology: Empirical Investigations in Different Contexts using Structural Equation Modeling Approach. Funded by TUBITAK 1001 research grant.
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Co-I
mHealth use by HCPs: Project Development
2013-2016
The Factors Affecting the Acceptance of Mobile Systems by Health Professionals: An Empirical Investigation on Health Professionals. Submitted for national research grant (TUBITAK)
Co-PI
Technology use and instructional design
National Education Program 2015-2022
2015
Preparation of guidelines for understanding people-oriented technology in national education. Sponsored by TEDMEM.
Author/ Researcher
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EU Erasmus+ Project development
2016
Development of education and instructional design project: "ArchiSTEAM: Greening the skills with STEAM in education". Funded by EU Erasmus+ grant.
Team member in project development
(Instructional design research, Grant writing)
EU Erasmus+ Project consultant
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2015
Design of Curriculum for Woodworking CNC Operators in Turkey – ProCNC. Funded by EU Erasmus+ grant.
Consulting team member
(Instructional design and technology research)
IT use assessment of the organizations
2008-2010
Evaluating the IT use and technology in organizations with an assessment model utilizing best practices and standards (e.g. COBIT, ITIL, CMMI and ISO)
Co-I