TU Showcases Innovative Healthcare Research
Public Health and Healthcare Informatics Showcase aims to build partnerships, improve clinical care and public health in Maryland
By Kyle Hobstetter on April 5, 2018
As president and CEO of the University of Maryland St. Joseph Medical Center, Thomas Smyth, M.D. sees a lot of possibilities for collaboration with Towson University.
That’s why he was excited to be the keynote speaker at TU’s Public Health and Healthcare Informatics Showcase on Wednesday, April 4, in the Minnegan Room at Johnny Unitas Stadium.
While he was developing his presentation, Smyth admitted he couldn’t help but realize the powerful potential between the medical center and the university next door.
“I think that there is just huge potential here,” Smyth said. “One is training the workforce of the future, and the other is using the workforce of the present to try and understand how to transform into a health care workplace of the future. The collaboration possibilities are really powerful.”
TU may be the largest provider of health care professionals in Maryland, but its clinical research, medical device development and health informatics projects are varied and impressive. The university wanted to focus attention on innovative research and discovery in the College of Health Professions and the School of Emerging Technologies in the Fisher College of Science and Mathematics.
So the School of Emerging Technologies and the Special Interest Group in Public Health and Health Informatics partnered to host the Public Health and Health Informatics Showcase.
With community healthcare partners in attendance, TU faculty and graduate students provided demonstrations highlighting their research. TU leaders hope the showcase will help to build collaborative partnerships that improve clinical care and public health for Maryland’s citizens.
“We’re the largest university in Greater Baltimore, so we feel a great commitment to be an anchor institution for this state and this region,” said Towson University President Kim Schatzel. She pointed to the showcase as an important part of a series of events and initiatives intended to better engage the university with the Greater Maryland community.
Along with faculty and students, TU administrators highlighted applied research and teaching opportunities for healthcare partners to create a sustained pipeline of students into the workforce.
Dr. Smyth has had personal experience with TU students. In fact, the day before the showcase he encountered a TU nursing student in the St. Joseph cafeteria. It was her first day on the job, and he couldn’t help but be encouraged by her excitement.
“She said, ‘Wow, this is where I’m going to spend my life.’ Think about that collaboration—it’s tremendous.”
This story is one of several related to President Kim Schatzel's priorities for Towson University: BTU: Partnerships at Work for Greater Baltimore, TU Matters to Maryland
Public Health and Healthcare Informatics Showcase Demonstrations
Applied Information Technology M.S.
Presenters :
- Suranjan Chakraborty, Ph.D., Department of Computer and Information Sciences
- Cheryl Brown, Department of Computer and Information Sciences
- Andrea Chenowith, Applied Information Technology
- Learn more about the Applied Information Technology M.S.
ARMStrokes
Presenters:
- Sonia Lawson, Ph.D., OTR/L, FAOTA, Occupational Therapy & Occupational Science
- Ziying Katherine Tang, Ph.D., Computer and Information Sciences
- Jinjuan Heidi Feng, Ph.D., Computer and Information Sciences
- Learn more about ARMStrokes
Bridging the Gap: Research Collaboration between Speech Pathology and Kinesiology
Presenters:
- Paul M. Evitts, Ph.D., CCC-SLP, Audiology, Speech-Language Pathology & Deaf Studies
- Devon A. Dobrosielski, Ph.D., Kinesiology
- Dalton Nichols, B.S., Kinesiology
- Kailyn Asbury, M.S., CCC-SLP, Kinesiology
- Taylor Westhoff M.S., CCC-SLP, Kinesiology
- Learn more about the Briding the Gap Research
Computer Forensics Post-Baccalaureate Certificate
Presenters:
- Suranjan Chakraborty, Ph.D., Department of Computer and Information Sciences
- Cheryl Brown, Department of Computer and Information Sciences
- Andrea Chenowith, Applied Information Technology
- Learn more about the Compter Forensics Post-Baccalaurete Certificate
Health Information Technology Post-Baccalaureate Certificate
Presenters:
- Suranjan Chakraborty, Ph.D., Department of Computer and Information Sciences
- Cheryl Brown, Department of Computer and Information Sciences
- Andrea Chenowith, Applied Information Technology
- Learn more about the Health Information Technology Post-Baccalaureate Certificate
Integrating an Evidence-Based Intervention in a Smartphone App to Enhance Surgical Safety—World Health Organization’s Safe Surgery Checklist
Presenters:
- Cyrus Engineer, DrPH, Department of Inter-professional Health Studies
- Subrata Acharya, Ph.D., Department of Computer and Information Sciences
- Learn more about the Integrating an Evidence-Based Intervention in a Smartphone App to Enhance Surgical Safety — World Health Organization’s Safe Surgery Checklist
The Impact of Learning Environment on Knowledge Outcomes and Student Satisfaction in Sleep Medicine Education
Presenter:
- Tamara Douglass-Burton, Ed.D., RRT, RPSGT, Department of Interprofessional Health Studies
- Learn more about the Impact of Learning Environment on Knowledge Outcomes and Student Satisfaction in Sleep Medicine Education
Longitudinal Aging Study at Towson [LAST]
Presenter:
- Nicolas D. Knuth, Ph.D., Department of Kinesiology
- Learn more about the LAST Program
Mobile Health Application for Clinicians to Enhance Clinical Decision-Making at the Point of Care
Presenter:
- Kyungsook Gartrell, RN, Ph.D., Department of Nursing
- Learn more about the Mobile Health Application for Clinicians to Enhance Clinical Decision-Making at the Point of Care
Project yCAT:Young Children’s Assistive Technology
Presenters:
- Amanda C Jozkowski, Ph.D, OTR/L, Occupational Therapy & Occupational Science
- Ziying Katherine Tang, Ph.D, Computer & Information Sciences
- Jinjuan Heidi Feng, Ph.D, Computer & Information Sciences
- Learn more about Project yCAT
Sleep Apnea, cardioVascular and Exercise (SAVE) Study
Presenters:
- Devon Dobrosielski, Ph.D, Kinesiology
- Susheel Patil, M.D., Ph.D, Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine
- Hyunjeong Park, Ph.D, MPH, MSN, ANP, RN, Department of Nursing
- Learn more about the SAVE Study
Standard-based Connected Personal Healthcare Framework
Presenter:
- Yeong-Tae Song, Ph.D., Department of Computer & Information Sciences
- Learn more about the Standard-based Connected Personal Healthcare Framework
Understanding University Students’ Exercise FIT Values with Wearable Exercise Tracking Technology
Presenter:
- Carrie McFadden, Ph.D., Department of Health Science
- Learn more about the Understanding University Students’ Exercise FIT Values with Wearable Exercise Tracking Technology study
Use of a Markerless Motion-Capture System to Assess Lower Extremity Biomechanics in Collegiate Athletes: Injury Prediction and Clinical Implications
- Peter Lisman, Ph.D., ATC, Department of Kinesiology
- Nathan Wilder, MS, ATC, Department of Athletics
- Learn more about the Use of a Markerless Motion-Capture System to Assess Lower Extremity Biomechanics in Collegiate Athletes: Injury Prediction and Clinical Implications