Research Health Scientist
Center of Innovation for Complex Chronic Healthcare
Dr. Ray completed her master’s degree in Applied Social Psychology in 2016 and her doctorate in Social Psychology in 2022, both at Loyola University Chicago. She has worked at the Complex Chronic Healthcare (CINCCH) at the Edward Hines, Jr. VA Hospital since 2017. She initially managed projects examining specialty care (e.g., bone health management, antimicrobial stewardship) for Veterans with spinal cord injuries and disorders. Since then, she has become involved with a wider variety of projects related to preventing infection and antimicrobial resistance. Her doctoral dissertation explored the role of moral intuitions in beliefs regarding COVID-19 vaccination and related persuasive messaging. As of 2022, Dr. Ray is a Research Health Scientist. In summer 2023, she received funding as a principal investigator for a pilot project to collect preliminary data on the perceived usability and usefulness of alert systems in VHA multidrug-resistant organism tracking, which she hopes to turn into a larger Career Development Award in upcoming years.
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