Lynette Hammond Gerido, PhD, MPH, MBA* is an Information Scientist and Bioethicist interested in data science, population health, information behavior, and ethics in artificial intelligence. Prior to her doctoral studies, Dr. Gerido completed her B.S. in bioscience at Drexel University. She interned with GlaxoSmithKline as a Biological Datawise, which allowed her to apply computational skills to pharmaceutical research. Following graduation, Dr. Gerido served as the webmaster of the Drexel University College of Medicine and earned a Master of Public Health. Dr. Gerido’s passion for fusing information science with health continued as she moved to the DC area to begin her IT consulting career as a contractor. Longing to return to academia, Dr. Gerido joined the Center for Healthcare Quality at The George Washington University in DC. There she became immersed in health systems research and policy. Dr. Gerido earned an MBA and grew her consulting portfolio. Currently, she uses computational social science, machine learning, and qualitative techniques to provide empirical evidence of bioethics principles and theory in our modern health practices and policies.

*What’s my Name?

I follow in the tradition of many three named women like Coretta Scott King or Ruth Bader Ginsburg. Professionally, I use my first, middle, and last name to celebrate my loved ones and accomplishments before and after marriage. Please upon first mention use all three of my names. When formally introducing me, feel free to refer to me as Dr. Gerido (sounds like JARED-O).

My interests meet at the intersection of technology, health, and society.

Let’s go outside…

Imagine we’re taking an adventure around the world trying to find the shortest flight to some obscure city where you have to communicate with a cabbie using hand gestures to get us to the paddle boats that we have to assemble and cross the lake to the cabin in the woods where the gnome is hidden with the clue to discover our next destination!

Or perhaps we lose ourselves in numbers as we work to discover innovative approaches to improving health outcomes.