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Unique insights of nurses and engineers to address healthcare challenges at the forefront of patient care
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New pathways in interdisciplinary research and education to create an open forum for sharing and learning
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Nurses and engineers to lead healthcare innovation for a healthier and more equitable future
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EMCNEI @ UMass Amherst: Training Healthcare Innovation's Next Generation

Training Healthcare Innovation's Next Generation

The Nurse-Engineer Approach: We are pioneering a bidirectional, real-time collaboration between nurses and engineers to identify healthcare challenges, develop and refine solutions, assess outcomes, and optimize the delivery of patient-centered care. This model forms the foundation of SHINE: Strengthening Healthcare Innovation through Nursing & Engineering, an NSF-funded program that expands this approach to train the next generation of researchers advancing healthcare through robotics, technology, and human-centered design.

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How Far for Fresh Food? Mapping Food Affordability & Accessibility in Massachusetts - Joint Funded with Institute of Diversity Sciences (IDS)
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How Far for Fresh Food? Mapping Food Affordability & Accessibility in Massachusetts - Joint Funded with Institute of Diversity Sciences (IDS)

This project, jointly funded with the Institute of Diversity Sciences, explores food access and affordability across Massachusetts. A multidisciplinary team is creating a geospatial model that combines food pricing, transit routes, and income data to reveal where healthy food is realistically accessible. By adding community interviews to the data, the project highlights hidden barriers and aims to inform smarter policies in transit, urban planning, and food assistance.

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Early Detection of Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Dementias Using AI-Based Facial and Motion Image Processing
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Early Detection of Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Dementias Using AI-Based Facial and Motion Image Processing

This interdisciplinary team is developing accessible and cost-effective AI-driven tools for the early detection of ADRD—a group of progressive, underdiagnosed neurodegenerative conditions.

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Improving Workforce Planning and Patient Safety—Addressing Unpredictable Factors to Support Nurse Well-Being
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Improving Workforce Planning and Patient Safety—Addressing Unpredictable Factors to Support Nurse Well-Being

This project uses wearable sensors and real-time data analytics to study nurse stressors in dynamic hospital environments.

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