Ashley M Hughes
Assistant Professor
Biomedical and Health Information Sciences
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255 AHSB
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1919 W. Taylor St.
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About
Dr. Ashley M. Hughes is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Biomedical and Health Information Sciences at the University of Illinois at Chicago where she directs the Systems-based Approach For Enhancing Teamwork (SAFE-T) in healthcare lab. Her research leverages human factors approaches to identify and address needs of people within healthcare systems with the end goal of improving coordination, care quality, and safety.
Selected Grants
Veteran Health Affairs Health Service Research & Development, Improving veteran health by increasing dental stewardship of antibiotics and opioids, Co-Investigator
Midwest Roybal Center for Health Promotion and Translation, Antimicrobial Stewardship Program (ASP) implementation in specialized population, Principal Investigator
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Impact of team configuration and stability on primary care quality, Site PI/Co-Investigator
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, Non-invasive ventilation strategies for patients with exacerbated COPD, Site PI/Co-Investigator
Selected Publications
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Service to Community
Faculty judge in 2018 AHS Health Tech Jam
Faculty facilitator in 2018 Interprofessional Education Day
Faculty judge in 2019 UIC Research and Impact Day
Professional Leadership
Co-founder & Chair, Human Factors and Ergonomics Women's Organization for Mentorship and Networking (WOMAN)
Chair, Health Care Technical Group division of Human Factors and Ergonomics Society
Notable Honors
2018, Schmidt and Hunter Meta-Analysis Award, Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology
2019-2020, Social Networks and Health Workshop Fellow, Duke University, Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
2019, Bentzi Karsh Early-Career Service Award, Human Factors and Ergonomics Society
Education
Ph.D., Applied Experimental Human Factors Psychology, University of Central Florida, 2016
M.S., Modeling and Simulation, University of Central Florida, 2013
B.S., Psychology, Honors in the major, University of Central Florida, 2010