Lukasz Mazur, PhD

Lukasz Mazur, PhD, is a co-investigator for the research project on rural and urban clinician well-being. In this role, he will co-supervise all aspects of the study, including coordination of all the activities of the personnel, data collection, data analysis, and data dissemination with a special focus on the urban (UNC Medical Center) hospital. He will also assist in conducting focus groups and contextual inquiry with clinicians and be part of the data analyses. Dr. Mazur is an Associate Professor and a Director of the Healthcare Engineering Department at the Radiation Oncology Department at the UNC School of Medicine. He also holds a joint appointment with the School of Information and Library Science, where he teaches classes and advises students on their projects and research. His research interests include engineering management as it pertains to continuous quality and patient safety efforts in healthcare, along with human factors engineering with a focus on workload and individual performance during human-machine interactions. While at North Carolina State University, Lukasz was awarded the prestigious Alumni Outstanding Extension Service Award for his outreach work in the healthcare industry, highlighting his passion for patient safety and operational improvements.