Dr. Papautsky holds a PhD in human factors psychology and is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Biomedical Informatics at University of Illinois at Chicago and a member of the University of Illinois Cancer Center. After working as a government contractor studying decision making in complex real-world environments (military, intelligence analysis, healthcare) for 10 years, she transitioned to academia to focus her research on patient-centered topics. Her primary research focus is on understanding patient cognitive and behavioral work across the breast cancer care continuum to inform human-centered support solutions. In her work she uses mixed-methods approaches that include Cognitive Task Analysis, naturalistic observations, surveys, and usability.

Elizabeth Papautsky, PhD, MS
Assistant Professor
Department of Biomedical and Health Information Sciences
College of Applied Health Sciences
Research Program
Cancer Prevention And Control (CPC)
Phone: 937-672-2588
Email: elp@uic.edu