Asiah Ruffin, PhD

Dr. Asiah Ruffin is a Medical Informatics Postdoctoral Fellow at the VA Tennessee Valley Health Care System and a master’s student in Biomedical Informatics at Vanderbilt University School of Medicine. She joined DBMI in Fall 2025. Her research interests center on leveraging electronic health record (EHR) data and exploring the transformative potential of artificial intelligence to improve healthcare delivery and outcomes.

Dr. Ruffin earned a PhD in Nursing from the University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Nursing. Her doctoral research focused on enhancing occupational well-being among nursing leaders and administrators, with a dissertation that examined the feasibility of a wellness intervention for hospital-based nurse leaders in rural Alabama.

With recognized expertise in translating complex concepts into engaging and accessible formats, Dr. Ruffin is skilled in scholarly communication and the design of visually compelling educational materials. She is also committed to cultivating collaborative, growth-oriented work environments that foster innovation and shared success.

As the founder of AWAKEN, a Substack publication dedicated to personal and professional development, Dr. Ruffin integrates themes of well-being, leadership, and purposeful living to empower individuals in pursuit of balanced, meaningful success.

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LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/asiahruffin1922/