Elizabeth S. Chen

Dr. Elizabeth S. Chen is an Associate Professor of Medical Science and Health Services, Policy and Practice at Brown University. She serves as Interim Director of the Brown Center for Biomedical Informatics (BCBI) and leads the Clinical Informatics Innovation and Implementation (CI3) Lab, focusing on improving mental health (mental health informatics) and child health (pediatric informatics) via EHR, data mining, and machine learning. Her work spans clinical decision support, standards interoperability, and NLP for biomedical discovery.

Education:

• PhD in Biomedical Informatics, Columbia University
• BS in Computer Science, Tufts University

Research Interests: Dr. Chen’s research integrates electronic health data with health IT to advance healthcare delivery and translational research. Key areas include EHR optimization, clinical documentation, NLP, machine learning, and health information standards. She mentors students across levels and contributes to Rhode Island’s BIBCE Core for data accessibility in clinical research.

Article Trends: Dr. Chen’s 15 most recent publications emphasize NLP, machine learning, and EHR applications in mental health, pediatrics, and public health. Topics include suicide risk modeling, comorbidity analysis, clinical documentation standards, and interoperability frameworks.

Scientific Awards:

• Fellow of the American College of Medical Informatics (FACMI)

Mentoring & Governance: Dr. Chen co-instructs biomedical informatics courses, mentors junior faculty, and held leadership roles at NIH/NLM (BILDS Review Committee Chair) and journal editorial boards. Her lab focuses on inspiring future clinical informaticians.

Labs & Collaborations: The CI3 Lab at BCBI drives EHR innovation, implementation, and education. Dr. Chen collaborates with Rhode Island’s BIBCE Core, the Scholarly Concentration in Biomedical Informatics, and interdisciplinary teams in mental health and pediatric informatics.