Linsey Steege

Linsey Steege is a Professor in the Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, with an additional affiliation in the School of Nursing. Her research focuses on healthcare systems engineering, particularly in optimizing nurse work environments and patient care workflows. She leads studies on occupational fatigue management, patient mobility interventions, and clinical decision support systems. Her work integrates human factors and systems engineering approaches to address challenges in acute care and primary care settings.

Dr. Steege has pioneered the MOVIN intervention for improving older adult mobility in hospitals, evaluated using frameworks like RE-AIM. Her recent studies explore nurse well-being during the pandemic, including insomnia, burnout, and organizational support impacts. She also investigates machine learning tools for hypertension management and nurse perceptions of AI-driven clinical decision support.

Key themes in her work include: nurse fatigue dynamics, interprofessional collaboration, EHR design for primary care teams, and ergonomics in patient care. She employs mixed-methods approaches, combining qualitative studies, network analysis, and quantitative surveys to understand complex healthcare systems. Her research bridges engineering principles with practical healthcare challenges to enhance both staff well-being and patient outcomes.

Notable contributions include defining fatigue risk management strategies in hospitals, developing the Revised Nursing Stress Scale, and exploring how rest breaks and psychological detachment influence nurse performance. Her work has direct implications for hospital policies, clinical team training, and healthcare technology development.