Elizabeth S. Chen, PhD, FACMI serves as Interim Director of the Brown Center for Biomedical Informatics (BCBI), Associate Professor of Medical Science, and Associate Professor of Health Services, Policy & Practice at Brown University. She leads the Clinical Informatics Innovation and Implementation (CI3) Laboratory and directs the Advance RI-CTR Biomedical Informatics, Bioinformatics, and Cyberinfrastructure Enhancement (BIBCE) Core. Her work focuses on leveraging electronic health data and health information technology for biomedical discovery and healthcare delivery. Education: PhD in Biomedical Informatics, Columbia University MPhil in Biomedical Informatics, Columbia University MA in Biomedical Informatics, Columbia University BS in Computer Science, Tufts University Dr. Chen's research centers on clinical documentation, clinical decision support, health information needs, standards and interoperability, natural language processing (NLP), and data mining and machine learning. Her CI3 Laboratory innovates in EHR use for primary and secondary purposes, implements digital solutions within clinical systems, and inspires the next generation of clinical informaticians. Current projects focus on mental health informatics and pediatric informatics, using data and computational approaches to improve patient care. Analysis of Dr. Chen's recent publications reveals a strong focus on NLP applications in clinical settings, mental health informatics, and EHR data utilization. Her work spans multiple domains including suicide risk assessment, pediatric autism spectrum disorder comorbidities, and clinical note analysis, demonstrating consistent application of machine learning and data mining techniques to solve real-world clinical problems. Scientific Awards: FACMI (Fellow of the American College of Medical Informatics) Dr. Chen actively mentors high school, undergraduate, graduate, and medical students as well as junior faculty. She co-directs the Scholarly Concentration in Biomedical Informatics for medical students and co-instructs biomedical informatics and data science courses. Her grant activities include leadership of the BIBCE Core, which makes EHR and other data accessible for clinical and translational research in Rhode Island. As leader of the CI3 Laboratory, Dr. Chen oversees research focused on innovating EHR use, implementing digital solutions, and training future clinical informaticians. The lab's three-fold mission directly impacts how electronic health data is leveraged for both patient care and research purposes across multiple healthcare domains.
