Stephanie Shimada

Stephanie L. Shimada is an Adjunct Assistant Professor at the T.H. Chan School of Medicine, UMass Chan Medical School, with a primary appointment in the Department of Population and Quantitative Health Sciences and affiliation with the Division of Health Informatics and Implementation Science. Her work focuses on health informatics, implementation science, and veterans' healthcare, particularly examining telemedicine, patient portals, and secure messaging in chronic disease management.

Education:

• AB in Psychology from Smith College, MA
• PhD in Health Policy from Harvard University

Her research spans medical informatics, internal medicine, and public health, with recent studies analyzing telemental health equity, veterans' technology adoption, and digital health disparities. She has extensively published in journals like JAMA Internal Medicine, BMJ Open, and Medical Care, emphasizing patient-provider communication, chronic disease management, and implementation frameworks. While no explicit awards are listed, her work has been cited over 500 times across MEDLINE and PubMed Central. Shimada is deeply involved in veterans' health systems research, particularly studying telehealth adoption, secure messaging, and patient portal engagement. Her 15 most recent publications (2025-2020) highlight trends in telemedicine, chronic care informatics, and health equity for vulnerable populations.