Background

Dr. Bright is the first Black woman to earn a doctorate in biomedical informatics within the United States and the first Black student to earn a doctorate in this field from Columbia University. As such, she uses her platform and work to advance diversity, equity, and inclusion in informatics and the data science profession through local and national initiatives. In addition to speaking with students about the importance of diversity in science, Dr. Bright also works with organizations to create diverse and inclusive environments.

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Education​

Ph.D., Biomedical Informatics, ​Columbia University​
B.S., Information Systems, ​University of Maryland, Baltimore County​

B.A., Sociology, ​The College of William and Mary​​​​

 

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Traineeship

Postdoctoral Fellowship, Duke University​
Medical Informatics Trainees Summer Rotation​, National Library of Medicine

Summer Research Internship​, University of California, San Francisco
​​Intramural Research Summer Internship​, National Institutes of Medicine

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​Honors and Awards

American Medical Informatics Association (AMIA) Leadership Award

American College of Medical Informatics (ACMI) Elected Fellow

blackcomputeHER Fellow

Center for Interdisciplinary Research to Reduce Antimicrobial Resistance Predoctoral Fellow, Columbia University​

Biomedical Informatics Predoctoral Fellow​, National Library of Medicine​​

Meyerhoff Scholar​, University of Maryland, Baltimore County​

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Select Leadership Activities

• ACMI Strategic Plan Implementation Oversight Committee (2022-Present)

• AMIA Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Task Force/Committee, Chair (2020-2022)   

• AMIA Executive Committee, Member (2020-2021) 

• NSBE Regional V, Membership Chair (2018-2019)  

• ACM Richard Tapia Celebration of Diversity in Computing Doctoral Consortium, Judge and Reviewer (2018-2019)

• SACNAS, Conference Reviewer (2018-2019)  

• Women in AMIA Leadership Institute, Steering Committee (2018-2019)

• Grace Hopper Celebration, Scholarship Application Reviewer (2017-2018)

• AMIA, Elected Board Member (2017-2022)

• AMIA, Mentor (2017-2019)

• AMIA First Look Program, Creator (2017)  

• Women in AMIA, Steering Committee Member (2016-Present)

• Women in AMIA, Pathways Committee Chair (2016-2019)  

• AMIA Membership and Outreach Committee, Member (2016-2019)

• Catalyst Network Foundation, Leadership Team (2014-Present)

• Annual Biomedical Research Conference for Minority Students  (ABRCMS),  Reviewer and Judge (2011, 2016-2018)

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Media

• Interviewed in Cedars-Sinai Establishes Center for Artificial Intelligence Research and Education (2023)

• Interviewed in Discoveries: The Magazine of Research and Education at Cedars-Sinai: AI Evangelist and Skeptic (2023)

• Interviewed in Chaiken, B. Navigating the Code: How Revolutionary Technology Transforms the Patient-Physician Journey (2021) 

• Interviewed in Tedrick, S. Women of Color in Tech (2020)

• Interviewed in For Your Informatics: Episode 8- Women in AMIA Podcast presents: The "XX-MEN of AMIA" Live Podcast Event (2020)

• Interviewed in Stayin' Alive in Technology- Tiffani Bright: “Girl on Fire” (2019)

• Interviewed in For Your Informatics: Episode 5- Dr. Tiffani Bright’s Career Path (2019) 

• Interviewed in Faces of AMIA: Tiffani J. Bright (2017) 

• Featured in STEM Exposure: The Meyerhoff Influence Documentary (2012)

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