Research and Publications.
My research contributions and publications explore issues in the tech ecosystem.
Transforming Perspectives.
My work seeks to advance understanding but also challenges and inspires innovation in data work. This page showcases a selection of my impactful conference publications and journal articles.
My Research and Publications.
Below is a subset of my publications. A full resume and detailed account of my academic and professional journey are available upon request.
Conference Publications
Advancing Healthcare through Technology and Justice
- Black Maternal Care: A Call to Action for Engineering, Data Science, Electronic Health Records and Justice, Big Data Health Science Conference, 2024, Columbia, SC. (*Selected Best oral presentation in the Electronic Health Records Core Breakout Session)
- Analyzing Electronic Medical Records (EMRs) Use by Midwives to Support Black Women’s Birthing Care, Institute of Industrial and Systems Engineers (IISE) Conference 2024, Montreal, Canada.
Exploring Bias and Innovation through Data Science
- Can Algorithms Reduce Unconscious Bias in the IT Hiring Process? Atlantic Marketing Association Conference, New Orleans, LA.
Journal Publications
Innovations in Health Care and AI
- Payton, F., Hurd, T. and Hood, D. Targeting ML and AI Algorithms in Healthcare to Reduce Bias and Improve Population Health, The Milbank Quarterly, August 2024.
- Without Small Data, AI in Health Care Contributes to Disparities, Scientific American, September 2023.
- Manifesting Its Ugly Roots: Text Mining Mental Health Literature and College Students, Journal of Medical Internet Research – Mental Health (5:4), 2018 (Inside Higher Ed Media)
- Diabetes and the Hospitalized Patient: A Cluster Analytic Framework for Characterizing the Role of Sex, Race and Comorbidity from 2006 to 2011, Health Care Management Science, 2017.
STEM Ecosystems
- The Role of Institutional Leaders in Driving Lasting Change in the STEM Ecosystem, Issues in Science and Technology, Summer 2023.
- NSF INCLUDES: Looking Back and Across to Move Forward, The Medium, October 2022.
Socio-Tech Issues
- Black Maternal Care: A Call to Action for Engineering, Data Science, Electronic Health Records and Justice, BMC Proceedings, volume 18, Article number: 9 (2024).
- What’s Missing from the Push to Diversify Tech, MIT Tech Review, November 2021.
- Black Lives Matter: A Perspective from Three Black Information Systems Scholars, Information Systems Journal, 2021 (Open Access).
- A Plan to Offer Computer Science Classes in North Carolina High Schools, Issues in Science and Technology, Winter 2021.
- Undergraduate Computer Science Trends in North Carolina: Opportunities and Challenges Associated with Broadening Participation, Communications of the ACM, 2019.
- Algorithmic Equity in the Hiring of Underrepresented IT Job Candidates, Online Information Review – Special Issue on Social and Cultural Biases in Information, Algorithms, and Systems, Dec 2019. (IEEE Spectrum Feature, July 2020)
