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Odia’s research examines how AI is developed, adopted, and regulated, and what those choices mean for human societies.
Health AI policy and equityHow FDA-authorized AI tools may reproduce racial disparities, and how equity-focused organizations can shape regulation.
Projects
Research Assistant
Advancing Health Equity in AI/ML in Health Regulation and Policy
Funded by The Pew Charitable Trusts
This study examines how Food and Drug Administration (FDA)-authorized artificial intelligence (AI) tools might (re)produce racial disparities and limit health equity, researches the landscape of national activities on AI and health equity, and identifies how input from organizations that focus on racial and ethnic minority disparities could inform policy development and regulatory guidance for AI tools in medicine.
Related publications
Perspectives on healthcare artificial intelligence policy from health equity professionals: findings from an interview study
Leveraging artificial intelligence and technology for patient safety: Opportunities, risks, and challenges
Digital therapeuticsProvider adoption, marketing, and transparency of FDA-cleared digital therapeutics.
Projects
Student Investigator (Dissertation)
Exploring Provider Attitudes Towards Digital Therapeutics in Healthcare Delivery
Johns Hopkins University
This study examines which factors influence medical providers’ decisions to incorporate digital therapeutics (DTx) into treatment plans for patients with diabetes or depression through an online vignette experiment survey.
Student Investigator (Dissertation)
A Comparative Content Analysis of Digital Therapeutic Marketing Websites and FDA Summaries
Johns Hopkins University
This study is a comparative content analysis of DTx websites and FDA summaries that assess the readability, discussion of risks and benefits, and other details to determine the accessibility and transparency of these resources for patients and providers.
Related publications
Applying the Ethical Data Practices Framework to Digital Therapeutics
Community engagement and data ethicsRespectful, representative engagement in big data and AI health research, and attribution in open knowledge.
Projects
Sage Bionetworks
This project consisted of the development of a pilot toolkit to increase holistic, representative, and respectful community engagement practices by individuals and groups engaging in big data research.
Funded by Wikimedia Research Fund
Related publications
Transactional tools, transformational tensions: piloting the CHIRON Toolkit for community-centered governance of repository-enabled research
Cultivating Authentic Partnership: Cooperative Development of a Toolkit to Mitigate Group Harm in Biorepository-Enabled Research
Community engagement for artificial intelligence health research in Africa
AI ethics in practiceTranslating ethics into training, public services, and health innovation.
Projects
Co-Author and Curator
AI Ethics Training Modules for AI Creators
American Association for the Advancement of Science
This project consisted of the curation of AI ethics education materials for non-ethicists creating AI tools for health, science, and other purposes.
Research Assistant
A Case Study of the Reykjavik Better City for Children Initiative
Bloomberg Center for Innovation (PI: Francisca Rojas, PhD)
This case study focuses on the development of the School Support Services Program, a new digitized social service organization tool for primary school students in Reykjavik, Iceland from 2021-2024.