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Dr. Alvin D .Jeffery

PHD, RN - BC, CCRN-K, FNP-BC

Dr. Alvin Jeffery is an Assistant Professor with the School of Nursing and the Department of Biomedical Informatics. Dr. Jeffery focuses on the design, development, and evaluation of probability-based clinical decision support tools. He leverages machine learning and data science techniques for developing prediction models, and he incorporates qualitative methods for exploring how to implement CDS tools within nurses' cognitive and physical workflows.

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Team Members

Prasanna Koirala

Reasearch Software Engineer
Team(s): Spectacular and SUD Phenotyping

Prasanna is a Reasearch Software Engineer at Vanderbilt University. His primary roles include software and technology consultation including but not limited to product/pipeline development, cloud deployments and project management.

He is working closely with the team on creating the architecture, deployment, and overall supervision for the projects.

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Kiera Thomas

Project Manager
Team(s): Spectacular

Kiera is an ambitious undergrad at Vanderbilt University, pursuing a double major in Computer Science and Mathematics.

With a strong passion for technology and a love for problem-solving, she hopes to use her skills to make a positive impact in the world

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Eli Bradley

Data Analyst
Team(s): SUD Phenotyping

Eli Bradley is a data scientist in the Jeffery Lab.

He works on the SUD Phenotyping Projects, primarily on natural language processing projects.

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Parker Christy

Software Developer
Team(s): SUD Phenotyping and Spectacular

Parker comes from a background of customer service and technical support and studied computer science in his free time at Western Governors University.

This is his first adventure as a professional in academia, and he has a strong interest in machine learning in the healthcare space.

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Dagmawi Negesse

Software Developer
Team(s): SUD Phenotyping and Spectacular

Dagmawi is from Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. He studied computer science as an undergrad at Eastern Kentucky University and later pursued a Master's in Technology Management.

Dagmawi highly interested in the field of AI and passionate about finding solutions to complex problems.

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