{"id":3441,"date":"2017-09-07T15:24:06","date_gmt":"2017-09-07T19:24:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/med.virginia.edu\/phs\/?p=3441"},"modified":"2025-02-09T10:17:47","modified_gmt":"2025-02-09T15:17:47","slug":"valdez-rupa-s-ph-d","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/med.virginia.edu\/phs\/2017\/09\/07\/valdez-rupa-s-ph-d\/","title":{"rendered":"Valdez, Rupa S., Ph.D."},"content":{"rendered":"

Dr. Rupa Valdez is a Professor at the University of Virginia with <\/span>joint appointments in the School of \"\"Medicine and the School of Engineering <\/span>and Applied Sciences. She is also a core faculty member of Global Studies and the Disability Studies Initiative. Dr. Valdez merges the disciplines of human factors engineering, health informatics, and cultural anthropology to understand and support the ways in which people manage health at home and in the community. Her research and teaching focus on underserved populations, including populations that are racial\/ethnic minorities, are of low\u00a0<\/span>socioeconomic status or are living with physical, sensory, or cognitive disabilities. Her work draws heavily on community engagement and has been supported by the National Institutes of Health (NIH), the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), the National Science Foundation (NSF), and the US Department of Agriculture (USDA), among others. She has testified before Congress and received the Jack A. Kraft Innovator Award from the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society (HFES) for her pioneering work in creating and developing the subdiscipline of patient ergonomics.<\/span><\/p>\n

Among other appointments, Dr. Valdez\u00a0serves as Associate Editor for Ergonomics and the Journal of American Medical Informatics Association (JAMIA) Open. She serves on the Board of Directors for the American Association of People with Disabilities. She also serves in advisory capacities for AHRQ, the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA), and the National Academy of Science, Engineering, and Medicine. She previously served on PCORI’s Patient Engagement Advisory Panel. Dr. Valdez is also the Founder and President of the Blue Trunk Foundation, a nonprofit dedicated to making it easier for people with chronic health conditions, disabilities, and age-related conditions to travel. Dr. Valdez herself lives with multiple chronic health conditions and disabilities, which have and continue to influence her research, teaching, and advocacy.\u00a0She has been quoted in publications ranging from Politico<\/i> to Teen Vogue.<\/i><\/p>\n

Professor
\nDepartment of Public Health Sciences
\nDepartment of Systems and Information Engineering
\nPh.D, Industrial and Systems Engineering, University of Wisconsin-Madison<\/p>\n

P.O. Box 800717
\nTel: 1-434-982-2510
\nEmail:\u00a0rsv9d@virginia.edu<\/a>
\nHealth System West Complex, Room 3011<\/p>\n

Expertise: <\/strong><\/p>\n

Human Factors Engineering, Consumer Health IT, Culturally Informed Design, Co-Design, Inclusive Design, Mixed Methods, Health Equity, Community-Based Participatory Research<\/p>\n

Teaching Responsibilities:<\/strong><\/p>\n

PHS 7500\/4016\/7016: Qualitative Methods for User-Centered Design<\/p>\n

PHS 4016\/7016, SYS 4581\/6581: Human Factors Design for Community Health<\/p>\n

PHS 4991: Global Public Health Capstone<\/p>\n

SYS 4053\/4054: Systems Design I + II<\/p>\n

INST 2020: Disability in Contemporary Society<\/p>\n

Awards:<\/strong><\/p>\n