Kathleen Durant
Research Interests
- Social network analysis and visualization
- Database design
- Data science
- Personal health informatics
Education
- PhD in Computer Science, Harvard University
- MS in Computer Science, Boston University
- BS in Mathematical Studies and Computer Science, University of Massachusetts, Boston
Biography
Kathleen Durant is an assistant teaching professor at the Khoury College of Computer Sciences at Northeastern University, where she has been teaching for 13 years.
Durant was the director of analytics and the principal scientist at Silverlink Communications, where she developed health care engagement models for communication interventions to increase preventative care. She was also a National Library of Medicine research fellow at Harvard Medical School, in the Clinical Informatics Lab at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center. At the lab, she investigated online cancer forums and the topics, sentiments, concerns, and support provided by these online discussion groups.
In her spare time, she enjoys reading, cooking, collecting sea glass, skiing, traveling, and spending time with her family.
Research Interests
- Social network analysis and visualization
- Database design
- Data science
- Personal health informatics
Education
- PhD in Computer Science, Harvard University
- MS in Computer Science, Boston University
- BS in Mathematical Studies and Computer Science, University of Massachusetts, Boston
Biography
Kathleen Durant is an assistant teaching professor at the Khoury College of Computer Sciences at Northeastern University, where she has been teaching for 13 years.
Durant was the director of analytics and the principal scientist at Silverlink Communications, where she developed health care engagement models for communication interventions to increase preventative care. She was also a National Library of Medicine research fellow at Harvard Medical School, in the Clinical Informatics Lab at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center. At the lab, she investigated online cancer forums and the topics, sentiments, concerns, and support provided by these online discussion groups.
In her spare time, she enjoys reading, cooking, collecting sea glass, skiing, traveling, and spending time with her family.