Shilo Anders

Dr. Shilo Anders is an Associate Professor in the Department of Anesthesiology and holds a secondary appointment in the Department of Computer Science at Vanderbilt University. Her research integrates human factors engineering to enhance patient safety, focusing on optimizing health information technology (HIT) and clinical workflows. She explores AI ethics, bias mitigation in healthcare algorithms, and user-centered design for medical devices and decision support systems.

Education:

• Ph.D. in Industrial and Systems Engineering, Ohio State University
• M.A. in Experimental/Human Factors Psychology, University of Dayton
• B.A. in Social Science/Psychology, University of Montana-Western

Research interests include improving HIT through user-centered design, AI’s role in anesthesia and clinical decision-making, and addressing health equity via equitable algorithmic practices. Her work spans diverse clinical domains, including emergency care, ambulatory oncology, and mental health.

Publications emphasize interdisciplinary collaboration, with recent trends focusing on AI ethics, clinical decision support systems, and patient-facing technologies. Awards and grants are not explicitly listed in the text, though her work aligns with Vanderbilt’s Big Data Science and Cyber-physical Systems initiatives.

She advises interdisciplinary teams across engineering and medical schools and contributes to initiatives like the Patient Safety Learning Labs. Her lab focuses on human-system interactions in high-stakes healthcare environments.