Julie Jacko - Professor Of Healthcare Informatics

Julie Jacko is a Professor of Public Health at the University of Minnesota associate of The Institute of Health Informatics for research, teaching and outreach functions. This enhances opportunities in Health Informatics for coordination, synergy and collaboration. Dr. Julie Jacko is chiefly involved in Health Informatics as it is a boon for the future of patient care. She believes that through secure use and sharing of patients health information it will help healthcare providers manage patient care in a much better way. She is an accomplished scholar who studies the human factors in complex domains such as healthcare and healthcare delivery. Dr. Julie Jacko is well aware of the priorities of the Academic Health Centre and is committed towards its excellence. It has also been said that she masters an extraordinary depth and skill for informatics research and preparation within the School of Nursing. The National Science Foundation Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers has seen only 20 recipients with Dr. Julie Jacko being one of them. She has focused her research on the development of engineering models of human performance that can aid in the design of real-world systems. She aims to use her research for the advancement of public health, health profession education, life sciences research and patient care. Julie Jackos externally funded research has been supported by the Intel Corporation, Microsoft Corporation, the National Science Foundation, and NASA. Julie Jacko has accomplished a research that is focused on the psychological and perceptual processes underlying the interaction of people with complex systems, particularly computer systems. Ultimate goal of her research is to combine robust empirical results with the development of engineering models of human performance that can aid in the design of real-world systems. Julie Jacko has authored more than 120 research publications, including journal articles, books, book chapters, and conference proceedings. Julie Jacko believes that through secure use and sharing of patients health information it will help healthcare providers manage patient care in a much better way. Julie Jacko focused on her research and ultimate goal of Julie Jackos research is to combine robust empirical results with the development of engineering models of human performance that can aid in the design of real-world systems. Julie Jacko has led extensive research projects concerning the information technology access needs of people with visual impairments. Dr. Julie has been author and co-author of many publications, journals and articles. She has also coauthored the highest rated article in the International Journal of Medical Informatics in the year 2005. A highly respected figure in the field of human-computer interaction, Dr. Julie Jacko has chaired and cochaired numerous technical conferences and programs in this field. Her expertise lies in design, implementation and evaluation of interactive systems involving human-device interaction. Julie Jacko is highly interested in the application of engineering and information technology in the field of health sciences. Dr. Julie Jackos 17 years of valuable and exhausting research aims to advance life sciences, public health and patient care.