Allison
Starr

IDEA Lab, Tufts UniversityResearch Member

Prosthetic Liner Design Project: designing an improved inner liner for prosthetic limbs to help prevent skin infection, irritation, and other skin complications for prosthesis users.

Pediatric Registered NurseCherry Health · Grand Rapids, MI

Nursing care for pediatric patients at a community health center.

Travel Registered NurseAya Healthcare · four hospital contracts

• IU Hospital North, Carmel, IN: general med-surg; floated to multiple units; precepted new nurses
• Piedmont Henry, Atlanta, GA: mostly post-procedural patients
• IU Hospital, Indianapolis, IN: liver transplant and GI/GU patients
• UVA Hospital, Charlottesville, VA: general med-surg

Staff RN, Hematology/OncologyUNC REX Hospital · Raleigh, NC

Inpatient care on the medical oncology-hematology floor. Precepted new nurses and served as charge nurse as needed.

Registered NurseHilltop Home · Raleigh, NC

Cared for children with disabilities at a pediatric skilled nursing facility.

Vaccination RNUNC Health · Raleigh, NC

COVID-19 vaccines at a mass vaccination center during the initial rollout; triaged patients alongside hundreds of providers, often vaccinating 1,000+ people per day.

Tufts UniversityM.S., Human Factors Engineering

• Focus: bridging clinical nursing experience with design and usability to improve patient safety and healthcare systems
• Research at the IDEA Lab: prosthetic liner design for prosthesis users
• Coursework: Applied Behavioral Statistics (R, RStudio, R Markdown)
• Member, Society of Women Engineers

Madonna UniversityBachelor of Science in Nursing · Livonia, MI

Johns Hopkins UniversityCertification: AI in Healthcare