Paula Edwards
Assistant Research Professor
Research Assistant Professor
Faculty, Biostatistics and Bioinformatics
Dr Edwards work focuses on using data and information technology to improve quality, efficiency, and safety in healthcare. She has twenty+ years of experience in design and implementation of technology to improve operations in a variety of industries, including healthcare. She currently serves as the Senior Director of Data Science Strategy for Emory's Goizueta Brain Health Institute where her responsibilitites include being the product owner for the Goizueta Brain Health DAta Platform, Chair of the Data Governance Committee, co-Chair of the Personalized Brain Health Collaborative. She also serves as a co-leader for the Data Management Core for the Goizueta Alzheimer's Disease Research Center.
Dr Edwards has led or participated in numerous engagements in strategic planning, data analytics platforms, data governance, health information exchange, workflow redesign, clinical & business outcome evaluation, vendor selections, Meaningful Use/MACRA readiness, and IT usability evaluations. She has presented at 20+ industry conferences & invited presentations and is co-author on 20+ peer-reviewed publications.
Areas of Interest
- Analytics
- Behavior and Health
- Data Science
- Health Informatics
- Health Services Research
- Healthcare Systems
- Information Technology
- Interoperability
- Machine Learning
- Public Health Informatics
- Statistical Modeling
Education
- BS 1995, Georgia Institute of Technology
- PhD 2006, Georgia Institute of Technology
Courses Taught
- DATA 556: Data Visualizations in PH
Publications
- Marchak, J.G., Cherven, B., Williamson Lewis, R., Edwards, P., et al. , 2020, User-centered design and enhancement of an electronic personal health record to support survivors of pediatric cancers, Support Care Cancer, ,
- Williamson RS, Cherven BO, Gilleland Marchak J, Edwards P, Palgon M, Escoffery C, Meacham LR, Mertens AC , 2017, Meaningful Use of an Electronic Personal Health Record (ePHR) among Pediatric Cancer Survivor, Applied Clinical Informatics, 8, 250-264
- Sainfort, F., Jacko, J., McClellan, M., & Edwards, P, 2012, Human computer interaction in health care, J. Jacko & A. Sears (Ed.) The Human Computer Interaction Handbook, 3rd Edition, ,
- Edwards, P. J., Sainfort, F., Kongnakorn, T., Jacko, J. A., & McClellan, M, 2012, Methods of Evaluating Outcomes, in G. Salvendy (Ed.) The Handbook of Human Factors & Ergonomics, 4rd Edition., ,