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As a Postdoctoral Fellow at Columbia University’s Department of Biomedical Informatics, her research was focused on developing and applying methodologies for pharmacovigilance and drug repurposing, utilizing electronic health record data and natural language processing. During her fellowship she was awarded Best Presentation at the NLM Training Conference and First Place Poster Presentation at the DIA Annual Meeting; she was also honored to be invited to present to the National Library of Medicine Board of Regents.
Dr. Haerian completed a Postdoctoral Fellowship at the National Institute of Health Laboratory for Informatics Development. Her research included the development and application of clinical decision support and alerts to prevent medication errors and to improve collection of clinical research data. She also served on the JAMIA Student Editorial Board and the NIH Fellows Editorial Board.
As a Congressional Legislative Fellow in the US House of Representatives, Dr. Haerian served as a scientific advisor with particular expertise in public health and clinical medicine for Congresswoman Roybal-Allard and her staff. Her responsibilities included meeting with lobbyists and special interest groups, drafting bills and legislation, writing speeches and floor statements, and supporting the Congresswoman’s agenda as Chair of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus Health Taskforce to advance policies that reduce health disparities across all minority communities.