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Jeannine Blake, PhD, RN, is a nurse scientist with a clinical background in surgical intensive care nursing and a passion for advancing health care innovation using an interdisciplinary nurse-engineer approach. Her research focuses on improving intravenous (IV) pumping technology accuracy, flow steadiness, and usability, with a current interest in understanding the impact of alarm management on nursing time and patient experience. She is dedicated to improving patient outcomes, streamlining nursing workflows, and integrating IV pumps more effectively into real-world clinical practices.

Dr Blake earned her PhD in Nursing Science and completed a Postdoctoral Research Fellowship in Mechanical and Industrial Engineering at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. She is now an Assistant Professor in the Elaine Marieb College of Nursing and is affiliated with the Elaine Marieb Center for Nursing and Engineering Innovation. She continues her research mission in this role to build evidence that informs infusion practices and optimizes nursing workflows.

Dr Blake contributes to the development of global safety standards for infusion therapy as a member of the Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation (AAMI) technical information report (TIR) Infusion Standards Committee and has been an invited clinical advisor to the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) Infusion Standards Working Group. For her work in this space, she is the 2025 AAMI Young Professional Award winner.