Overview
We study healthcare systems as dynamic and interconnected networks, including patients, staff, facilities, and workflows. Our work integrates mathematical modeling, simulation, and data analytics to improve safety, efficiency, and equity in healthcare delivery.
Research Focus
- Hospital operations and patient flow dynamics
- Healthcare-associated infection (HAI) transmission
- Nursing home and long-term care facility networks
- System-level evaluation of intervention strategies
Selected Publications
- An agent-based model to assess the impact of shared staff and occupancy rate on infectious disease burden in nursing homes
BMC Infectious Diseases (2025)
View publication - Patient flow modeling and simulation to study HAI incidence in an Emergency Department
Smart Health (2024)
View publication - Comparative analysis of machine learning models for predicting hospital- and community-associated urinary tract infections
Journal of Hospital Infection (2025)
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Program Funding
- CDC / HHS
Midwest Virtual Laboratory of Pathogen Transmission in Healthcare Settings (MVL-PATHS)
Award U01CK000671
HHS Award Detail | Program Website