CHEPS Students Summer 2016

Hassan Abbas

Program: Nursing Undergraduate

Project(s):

M-Safety Lab: Enhancing Patient Safety through Cognition and Communication
SCOPES: Systems Concepts for the Optimization and Personalization of Endoscopy Scheduling
Surgical Instruments

Conference Presentations, Posters, and Papers:

2015 Healthcare Systems Process Improvement (HSPI) Conference: “Patient Flow at C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital”
The 2015 University of Michigan School of Nursing – Dean’s Research Day: “Patient Flow at C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital”
The President’s Advisory Group Meeting: “Healthcare Policy and Implications for UMHS in the Era of Healthcare Reform” — (Student Panel)

Hometown: Dearborn Heights, Michigan

Email: [email protected]

Katherine Adams

Program: IE Undergraduate

Project(s): IE Undergraduate

Improving Glaucoma Self-Management with Technology-Supported Counselors
Provider Scheduling

Email: [email protected]

Henry Ballout

Program: Organizational Studies, Pre-Med

Project(s):

Improving Glaucoma Self-Management with Technology-Supported Counselors
MEND Capacity Analysis
SCOPES: Systems Concepts for the Optimization and Personalization of Endoscopy Scheduling

Hometown: Detroit, Michigan

Email: [email protected]

Jackson Bennett

Program: Environmental Engineering Undergraduate

Project(s):

Improving Glaucoma Self-Management with Technology-Supported Counselors
M-Safety Lab: Enhancing Patient Safety through Cognition and Communication
SCOPES: Systems Concepts for the Optimization and Personalization of Endoscopy Scheduling

Hometown:

Email: [email protected]

Jeremy Castaing

Program: IOE PhD

Project(s):

Chemotherapy Infusion Outpatient Flow

Conference Presentations, Posters, and Papers:

CHEPS Symposium 2014: “Stochastic Optimization to Reduce Patient Wait Times in an Outpatient Infusion Center” (Poster)
INFORMS 2014: “Stochastic Optimization to Reduce Patient Wait Times in an Outpatient Infusion Center” (Presentation)
Engineering Graduate Symposium 2014: “Stochastic Optimization to Reduce Patient Wait Times in an Outpatient Infusion Center” (Poster)
CHEPS Symposium 2015: “Stochastic Optimization to Reduce Patient Wait Times in an Outpatient Infusion Center” (Poster)

Awards:

IOE Bonder Fellowship (2013)
Honorable Mention to Frank J. Redd Student Paper Competition, AIAA/USU Conference on Small Satellites (08/2014)
IOE Poster Competition First Prize, Engineering Graduate Symposium (11/2014)

Hometown: Paris, France

Email: [email protected]

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Ajaay Chandrasekaran

Program: CSE Undergraduate

Project(s):

Chemotherapy Infusion Outpatient Flow
SCOPES: Systems Concepts for the Optimization and Personalization of Endoscopy Scheduling
STEREO: Simulation Tool for Evaluating Random Educational Opportunities

Conference Presentations, Posters, and Papers:

ISERC 2016: “Discrete Event Simulation of Outpatient Flow in a Phlebotomy Clinic” (Presentation)
UROP Symposium 2014: “Exploring Interaction between Public Spaces linked by an Audio-Video Connection” (Poster)
SHS HSPI Conference 2016: “Simulating Patient Flow through a Phlebotomy Clinic” (Poster)

Awards:

EECS Scholar Award (March 2015)

Hometown: Novi, Michigan

Email: [email protected]

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Wesley Chen

Program: IOE Undergraduate

Project(s):

M-Safety Lab: Enhancing Patient Safety through Cognition and Communication
Provider Scheduling
Surgical Instruments

Email: [email protected]

Cara Cheshire

Program: IOE Undergraduate

Project(s):

MEND Capacity Analysis

Hometown: Cincinnati, Ohio

Email: [email protected]

Alex Fauer

Program: Undergraduate Nursing ’17, Nursing PhD ’20

Project(s):

Bone Marrow Transplant Roadmap: Safer Health Care at Home
Chemotherapy Infusion Outpatient Flow
M-Safety Lab: Enhancing Patient Safety through Cognition and Communication

Conference Presentations, Posters, and Papers:

Fauer, A., Friese, C. (April, 2016). Plasma biomarkers associated with inflammation and female reproductive function: A review of literature. Poster presented at University of Michigan School of Nursing’s Dean’s research day in Ann Arbor, MI.
Fauer, A., Kunkle, H., Liu, Y. (April, 2014). Self-control and perceptions of the prototypical drinker. Poster presented at University of Michigan undergraduate research symposium, in Ann Arbor, MI.
Fauer, A., Kunkle, H. Liu, Y. (April, 2014). Self-control and perceptions of adolescent alcohol consumers in mass media. Poster presented at University of Michigan undergraduate research symposium, in Ann Arbor, MI.

Awards:

First Place Poster Prize, University of Michigan School of Nursing Dean’s Research Day 2016
Rita & Alex Hillman Scholarship in Nursing Innovation

Hometown: Macomb, MI

Email: [email protected]

Nasia Frattaroli

Program: MD Candidate

Project(s):

Analysis of Emergency Department-Based Protocol-Driven Pediatric Observation Care: Patient and Clinical Characteristics Associated with Effectiveness and Unexpected Outcomes

Hometown:

Email: [email protected]

Young-Chae Hong

Program: IOE PhD

Project(s):

Provider Scheduling

Conference Presentations, Posters, & Papers:

INFORMS 2014: “Shift Scheduling in Pediatric Emergency Medicine“
ISERC 2014: “Using Integer Programming to Improve the Scheduling of Medical Residents”
Poster session at Medical Education Day (June 4) 2013
Presentation at INFORMS Healthcare Conference(June 23-26) 2013
Presentation at INFORMS Annual Meeting(Oct.6-9) 2013
5-minute speech and Poster session at CHEPS Symposium(Nov.18) 2013
2nd Annual INFORMS Southeast Michigan Symposium (Oct 3) 2014
A Time-Constrained Vehicle Routing Problem with a Heterogeneous Fleet: Algorithms and Analysis, Computers & Operations Research (paper, under review)

Hometown: Seoul, South Korea

Email: [email protected]

Christian Kavouras

Program: IOE Undergraduate

Project(s):

Improving Glaucoma Self-Management with Technology-Supported Counselors
Provider Scheduling

Awards:

Scholar Power Student Achievement Award

Hometown: Chicago, IL

Email: [email protected]

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Anna Learis

Program: IOE Undergraduate

Project(s):

Conference Presentations, Posters, and Papers:

American Astronomical Society’s 225th Annual Meeting, Poster Presentation

Awards:

New York City Science and Engineering Fair Finalist
New York City Teen Poet of the Year 2015

Hometown: Brooklyn, NY and Easton, PA

Email: [email protected]

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Brian Lemay

Program: IOE PhD

Project(s):

Provider Scheduling
University of Colorado Block Scheduling

Conference Presentations, Posters, and Papers:

CHEPS Symposium 2014: “Operating Room and Ambulatory Clinic Scheduling Optimization” (Poster)
Taubman Institute Symposium 2014: “Operating Room and Ambulatory Clinic Scheduling Optimization” (Poster)
Engineering Graduate Symposium 2015: “Scheduling Medical Residents with Conflicting Requests For Time Off” (Poster – 2nd Place)
CHEPS Symposium 2015: “Scheduling Medical Residents with Conflicting Requests For Time Off” (Poster)
INFORMS Annual Conference 2014: “Coordination of Surgical Blocks and Ambulatory Clinics at a Large Teaching Hospital” (Presentation)
Industrial and Systems Engineering Research Conference (ISERC) 2015: “Coordination of Surgical Blocks and Ambulatory Clinics at a Large Teaching Hospital” (Presentation)
INFORMS Healthcare Annual Conference 2015: “Coordinated Scheduling of Operating Room and Clinic Time Blocks for Surgical Attendings” (Presentation)
INFORMS Annual Conference 2015: “Addressing Challenges of Scheduling Providers at Major Teaching Hospitals” (Presentation)

Awards:

Air Force Fellowship

Hometown: White Bear Lake, Minnesota

Email: [email protected]

John Li

Program: IOE Undergraduate

Project(s):

Chemotherapy Infusion Outpatient Flow
MEND Capacity Analysis
Provider Scheduling

Email: [email protected]

Jonathon McCormick

Program: IOE Undergraduate

Project(s):

Chemotherapy Infusion Outpatient Flow
Provider Scheduling

Hometown: Harrison Township, Michigan

Email: [email protected]

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Justin Moss

Program: CSE Undergraduate

Project(s):

Provider Scheduling
STEREO: Simulation Tool for Evaluating Random Educational Opportunities

Email: [email protected]

Anna Munaco

Program: IOE Undergrad, Pre-Med
Project(s):

Bone Marrow Transplant Roadmap: Safer Health Care at Home
M-Safety Lab: Enhancing Patient Safety through Cognition and Communication
Provider Scheduling

Hometown: Farmington Hills, MI

Email: [email protected]

Elizabeth Olin

Program: HEPS Masters

Project(s):

Chemotherapy Infusion Outpatient Flow
Improving Glaucoma Self-Management with Technology-Supported Counselors
University of Colorado Block Scheduling

Conference Presentations, Posters, and Papers:

CHEPS 2014 Symposium: “Predictive Modeling and Patient Flow at C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital” (Poster)
CHEPS 2014 Symposium: “Operating Room and Ambulatory Clinic Scheduling Optimization” (Poster)
INFORMS 2014: “Predictive Modeling at C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital” (Presentation)
CHEPS Symposium 2015: “Ensuring Timely Access and Adequate Capacity for an Endocrinology Clinic” (Poster)
SHS Conference 2016: “Improving Patient Access to Endocrine Program for Morbidly Obese Patients” (Presentation)
SHS Conference 2016: “Ensuring Timely Access and Adequate Capacity for an Endocrinology Clinic” (Poster)

Hometown: Denver, Colorado

Email: [email protected]

Abhilash Rao

Program: IOE Masters

Project(s):

Improving Glaucoma Self-Management with Technology-Supported Counselors
SCOPES: Systems Concepts for the Optimization and Personalization of Endoscopy Scheduling

Hometown: Bangalore, India

Email: [email protected]

Donald Richardson

Program: IOE PhD

Project(s):

Chemotherapy Infusion Outpatient Flow

Conference Presentations, Posters, and Papers:

Healthcare Systems Process Improvement Conference 2016 Houston: “Improving Outpatient Flow in a Chemotherapy Infusion Center” (Poster and Presentation)
INFORMS Annual Meeting 2015 Philadelphia: “Determining an Optimal Schedule for Pre-mixing Chemotherapy Drugs” (Presentation)
Engineering Graduate Symposium 2015 University of Michigan “Determining an Optimal Schedule for Pre-mixing Chemotherapy Drugs” (Poster)
Center for Healthcare Engineering Symposium 2015: “Determining an Optimal Schedule for Pre-mixing Chemotherapy Drugs” (Poster)
INFORMS Healthcare 2015 Nashville: “Determining an Optimal Schedule for Pre-mixing Chemotherapy Drugs” (Presentation)
MARC U*STAR Undergraduate Seminar 2014 University of Maryland Baltimore County: “Collaborative Effort in the Advancement of the Current Healthcare System” (Presentation)
Rackham Graduate School Summer Research Symposium 2013: “Collaborative Effort in the Advancement of the Current Healthcare System” (Poster)

Awards:

Rackham Merit Fellowship
Honorable Mention Ford Foundation Predoctoral Fellowship

Hometown: Bowie, Maryland

Email: [email protected]

Samantha Roth

Program: CSE Undergraduate

Project(s):

Chemotherapy Infusion Outpatient Flow
Provider Scheduling

Hometown:

Email: [email protected]

Meng Sang

Program: IOE and Statistics Undergraduate

Project(s):

SCOPES: Systems Concepts for the Optimization and Personalization of Endoscopy Scheduling
Provider Scheduling

Hometown: Hangzhou, China

Email: [email protected]

Roshun Sankaran

Program: Pre-Med

Project(s):

Bone Marrow Transplant Roadmap: Safer Health Care at Home
Improving Glaucoma Self-Management with Technology-Supported Counselors
M-Safety Lab: Enhancing Patient Safety through Cognition and Communication
Provider Scheduling
STEREO: Simulation Tool for Evaluating Random Educational Opportunities
Surgical Instruments

Conference Presentations, Posters, and Papers:

SHS Healthcare Systems Process Improvement Conference 2015: “Using Simulation to Show the Impact of Variability on Training Transplant Surgeons” (Presentation)

Hometown: Columbus, Ohio

Email: [email protected]

Nina Scheinberg

Program: IOE Graduate

Project(s):

Surgical Instruments

Conference Presentations, Posters, and Papers:

HSPIC 2016, SHS: “A Systematic Approach to Improving the Reprocessing of Surgical Instruments” (Presentation)

Hometown: Northville, Michigan

Email: [email protected]

Erica Segre

Program: IOE Undergraduate

Project(s):

Operating Room Staff Scheduling Project

Hometown: Iowa City, IA

Email: [email protected]

Karmel Shehadeh

Program: IOE PhD

Project(s):

M-Safety Lab Projects
SCOPES: Systems Concepts for the Optimization and Personalization of Endoscopy Scheduling

Hometown: Amman, Jordan

Email: [email protected]

Website: sites.google.com/site/karmelshehadeh

Eli Sherman

Program: EECS Undergraduate

Project(s):

Machine Learning in Pathology Test Utilization

Hometown: Bloomfield Township, Michigan

Email: [email protected]

Pranjal Singh

Program: HEPS Masters

Project(s):

Chemotherapy Infusion Outpatient Flow
MEND
SCOPES: Systems Concepts for the Optimization and Personalization of Endoscopy Scheduling

Awards:

Bonder Masters Fellowship Program

Hometown: Downingtown, Pennsylvania

Email: [email protected]

Joseph Sorenson

Program: CSE Undergraduate

Project(s):

MEND Capacity Analysis
Improving Glaucoma Self-Management with Technology-Supported Counselors
Provider Scheduling

Hometown: Ann Arbor, MI

Email: [email protected]

Maite Van Hentenryck

Program: B.S. Neuroscience ‘16

Project(s):

Bone Marrow Transplant Roadmap: Safer Health Care at Home
M-Safety Lab: Enhancing Patient Safety through Cognition and Communication
Surgical Instruments

Conference Presentations, Posters, and Papers:

Brown University Summer Research Symposium: Characterization of sensory neurons expressing TRPV1 and CaV3.2 using whole-cell recording and optogenetic methods
Brown University Honors Thesis Poster Presentation: Characterization of CaV3.2-expressing sensory neurons using electrophysiology and immunohistochemistry techniques

Awards:

Fulbright Advanced Student Award
Phi Beta Kappa Honor Society
Sigma Xi Honor Society

Hometown: Providence, RI

Email: [email protected]

William Yang

Program: IOE Undergraduate

Project(s):

MEND Capacity Analysis
Provider Scheduling
SCOPES: Systems Concepts for the Optimization and Personalization of Endoscopy Scheduling

Email: [email protected]

Megan Yanik

Program: Medical Student

Project(s):

M-Safety Lab: Enhancing Patient Safety through Cognition and Communication
Surgical Instruments

Email: [email protected]

Bill Zhang

Program: HEPS Masters, Master of Healthcare Services Administration (School of Public Health)

Project(s):

Provider Scheduling
SCOPES: Systems Concepts for the Optimization and Personalization of Endoscopy Scheduling
Surgical Instruments

Conference Presentations, Posters, & Papers:

Process Optimization of Improved Delivery of Surgical Instruments
CHEPS Symposium 2015: “Data Strategy for Healthcare Providers and Payers under Pay-for-Performance” (Poster)
SHS Concerence 2016: “Simulating a Medical Observation Unit for a Pediatric Emergency Department” (Poster)
SHS Concerence 2016: “A Systematic Approach to Improving the Reprocessing of Surgical Instruments” (Poster)

Hometown: Chengdu, China

Email: [email protected]