Fabiana Cristina Dos Santos

Areas of Expertise

• Nursing Informatics

HHS Signature Research Area(s)

• Healthy Lifestyles and Vital Longevity
• Sustainable Organizations and Thriving Communities

School of Nursing Research Area(s)

• Care of the Older Adult
• Health Policy and Evaluation
• Health Promotion and Population Health
• Healthcare Systems and Organizations

Biography

Dr. Fabiana Dos Santos is an Assistant Professor at Purdue University School of Nursing. Her research focuses on the intersection of nursing informatics and patient-centered care. Her projects use structured and unstructured electronic health record data to measure the impact of nursing care on health outcomes. Her research also targets the designing and testing of clinical decision support to assist patients and clinicians in decision-making regarding symptom management, health promotion, and disease prevention. Before joining Purdue, Dr. Dos Santos worked as a Postdoctoral Research Scientist at Columbia University School of Nursing (NY) and earned her Ph.D. in Nursing from the University of Florida (FL). 

Research Interests:

• Artificial intelligence in healthcare

• Chronic illness (e.g., cancer)

• Clinical decision support systems 

• Data and information visualizations

• Healthcare technology

• Human-computer interaction

• Standardized nursing languages

Education

• 2023 - Ph.D. in Nursing, University of Florida, College of Nursing, FL
• 2016 - Master of Science in Nursing (MSN), University of Sao Paulo, College of Nursing, Brazil
• 2014 - Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN), University of Sao Paulo, College of Nursing, Brazil

Websites

Social Media Accounts

• Fabiana Dos Santos Linkedin

Current Courses

• NURS 69060 - Innovative Care/Innovations in Healthcare Delivery
• NUR 64000 - Human Factors in Healthcare Engineering

Selected Honors/Awards

• The Excellence in Research Award. University of Florida College of Nursing. - 2023
• The Outstanding Publication by a PhD Student Award. University of Florida College of Nursing. - 2023

Professional Affiliations

• American Medical Informatics Association (AMIA)
• Association for Common European Nursing Diagnoses, Interventions, and Outcomes (ACENDIO)
• Indiana University Melvin and Bren Simon Comprehensive Cancer Center (IUSCCC), Cancer Prevention and Control Program
• Midwest Nursing Research Society (MNRS)
• Sigma Theta Tau International (STTI)