
Charlene Ronquillo

Charlene E. Ronquillo
RN, PhD
(she/they/siya)
Racialized settler on the unceded and traditional territories of the Syilx Okanagan
University of British Columbia - Okanagan
Faculty of Health and Social Development
ART360 (Arts Building)
1147 Research Road
Kelowna, BC Canada V1V 1V7

Health Informatics Equity
The goal of my work is to centre the human experiences and values to improve equity and thoughtful, meaningful, and inclusive technology use in healthcare.
My work is interdisciplinary and underpinned by critical theories and implementation science. A key aim in my research is to ensure meaningful inclusion of non-dominant groups in the conceptualization, design, development, and implementation of health technologies in health systems.
I have expertise in mixed methods, participatory, and co-production approaches, HCI, and employing critical perspectives throughout the technology lifecycle: from conceptualization to evaluation and refinement. I have experience with various aspects of health information technology in health systems and nursing, including nursing informatics competencies, usability research, person-centered design and development, rapid and exploratory prototyping, and technology adoption and usage.
Affiliations
Affiliated Investigator @ Interior Health Authority
Affiliated Investigator @ Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute
Co-Investigator @ | Rural Health Equity through Social Enterprise and Technology Synergies (RHE-SETS) Eminence Cluster
Chair of the Student and Emerging Professionals Special Interest Group, International Medical Informatics Association (IMIA)
Member of UBC ICICS Centre for Artificial Intelligence Decision-making and Action (CAIDA)
Member of UBC Designing for People (DFP)