University of Maryland-College Park · Mathematics & StatisticsNguyen MaternalHealth Lab
Thu Nguyen · College Park, Maryland
Research Focus
Dr. Thu Nguyen's lab focuses on improving maternal and child health outcomes for underserved populations through innovative technology. The primary project involves developing a chatbot named Rosie that provides personalized health information to vulnerable mothers, aiming to reduce disparities in health education and access. The research combines expertise from various fields to create scalable solutions that can enhance maternal and infant care.
maternal healthchild healthhealth disparitieschatbot technologynatural language processingpublic healthepidemiologymental healthbreastfeedinginfant care
Research Aims
3AIM 01Develop a chatbot to provide health support to vulnerable mothers
AIM 02Evaluate the impact of the chatbot on maternal and infant outcomes
AIM 03Create an open-source package for chatbot construction
Skills the Lab Values
natural language processingcomputer programmingdata analysissoftware developmentstatisticshealth informaticsrandomized controlled trialsfocus group facilitationpublic health communicationevidence-based research
Output against the department
Publications83bottom 10% of dept.117th of 131
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Citations1.9kbottom 15% of dept.112th of 131
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