Jeannine W.C. Blake, PhD, RN, is an Assistant Professor at the Elaine Marieb College of Nursing as an Assistant Professor affiliated with the Elaine Marieb Center for Nursing and Engineering Innovation at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. Dr Blake has a clinical background in surgical intensive care nursing, PhD in Nursing Science, and Postdoctoral Research Fellowship in Mechanical and Industrial Engineering. Dr Blake's research is focused on IV smart pump flow rate accuracy, steadiness, and usability; she acts as an advisor to hospitals, device companies, and infusion standards committees.

Karen Giuliano, PhD, RN, has over 25 years of experience in critical care nursing, medical product development and innovation, and patient-centered clinical outcomes research. Her primary focus is in general acute and critical care with a special interest in using human-centered design to better understand how clinical needs, medical technology use, product development, and innovation intersect to improve the process of care for clinicians and the experience of care for patients.  

Dr Giuliano’s own interdisciplinary program of research is focused in 2 main areas: non-ventilator hospital-acquired pneumonia prevention and improving the safety and usability of IV Smart Pumps.  Karen is currently a Professor at the University of Massachusetts Institute for Applied Life Sciences and the Elaine Marieb College of Nursing. She is also the Co-director of the Elaine Marieb Center for Nursing and Engineering Innovation.