Dr. Jiajie Zhang Web Site
Jiajie Zhang, PhD
Dean and Professor
- Dr. Doris L. Ross Professor
- Director, National Center for Cognitive Informatics and Decision Making (NCCD)
Contact
Jiajie.Zhang@uth.tmc.edu
7000 Fannin, Suite 600 Houston, TX 77030
Phone: 713-500-3922
Fax: 713-500-3929
Education
- Ph.D., 1992, University of California, San Diego (Department of Cognitive Science)
- M.S., 1991, University of California, San Diego (Department of Cognitive Science)
- B.S., 1983, University of Science & Technology of China (Department of Biological Sciences)
Research Areas
- Biomedical Informatics
- Human-centered computing
- Medical errors
- Information display & visualization
- Cognitive science
- Medical decision making
Dr. Zhang is the Dean and Dr. Doris L. Ross Professor at The School of Biomedical Informatics. He was the Associate Dean for Research from 2002 to 2012. He is a researcher, educator, and administrator. As a researcher, he has spent the past two decades doing research in biomedical informatics, cognitive science, human-centered computing, decision making, and information visualization. He has authored more than 150 publications. He has been the principal investigator or co-investigator on more than two dozen grants from many federal, state, and private agencies. Most recently he is the Principal Investigator of a $15 million award for the National Center for Cognitive Informatics and Decision Making in Healthcare under ONC’s SHARP program for Patient-Centered Cognitive Support. As a educator, he has been teaching courses in human-computer interaction, EHR usability, information visualization, and technology-mediated social dynamics. He has supervised or co-supervised nearly twenty PhD students and seventy master’s students. Dr. Zhang was a recipient of John P. McGovern Outstanding Teacher Award. During his tenure as the Associate Dean for Research, he helped the school increase its research funding and expenditures at a fast rate. He was instrumental in establishing a few research centers, including the newly ONC-funded National Center for Cognitive Informatics and Decision Making in Healthcare for which he serves as the director. Dr. Zhang also has some training in academic leadership and business administration. Dr. Zhang is an elected Fellow of American College of Medical Informatics.
Honors
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Dr. Doris L. Ross Endowed Professorship
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John P. McGovern Outstanding Teacher Award, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
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Recognition of Outstanding Leadership as Chair of Faculty Governance Organization, School of Health Information Science, U. of Texas at Houston
