Dr. Lawley believes that the essence of university engagement involves mutually beneficial collaborations between those working in industry and those in academics. Further, he believes that many of the most compelling research problems evolve through engagement opportunities. Given this, he has participated in industry engagement through Continuing Engineering Education (CEE), Technical Assistance (TAP), Senior Design, the Regenstrief Center for Healthcare Engineering (RCHE), and the Purdue Healthcare Advisors (PHA, which he helped found in 2006). Through CEE, he taught many distance education courses for students at companies such as General Motors, Ford, and Cummins. Through TAP and IE Senior Design, he supervised and contributed to short term projects with numerous manufacturers, hospitals, clinics, and other businesses including Whirlpool, Cummins, Caterpillar, Alcoa, General Motors, the U.S. Postal Service, St. Elizabeth’s Hospital, Ingersoll-Rand, Wabash National, and many others. Through RCHE and PHA, he worked directly with healthcare partners to develop research collaborations and directions. These partners include Ascension Health, the St. Vincent Ministries, the Roudebush Veteran’s Affairs Hospital, the American College of Physicians, Community Physicians of Indiana, and the Indiana State Department of Health.
Recent Projects
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Pandemic Flu Planning GAP Analysis for Indiana Local Health Departments, Indiana State Department of Health, Indianapolis, IN.
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Alternate Care Site Planning for Pandemic Flu Planning, Indiana State Department of Health / Centers for Disease Prevention and Control, Indianapolis, IN.
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Design of a Nutrition Prescription Database and Food Distribution System for HIV Patients in Rural Kenya, Indiana University Medical School Kenya Program, Eldoret, Kenya.
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Decision Support Tool for Selecting Discharge and Transitional Care Interventions to Reduce 30-Day Readmissions, Indiana Hospital Association, Indianapolis, IN.
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Blueprint for Effective In-patient Flow, Ascension Health, St. Louis, MO.
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Financial Sustainability for the Patient Centered Medical Home, American College of Physicians, Philadelphia, PA.
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Analysis of Pre-Registration and Central Scheduling for Outpatient Services, Community Healthcare System, Munster, IN.
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Analysis for Renovation and Expansion of Existing Facility versus Construction of New Facility, St Mary’s Medical Center, Evansville, IN.
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Redesign of Endoscopy Services, Tipton Hospital, Tipton, IN.
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Improvement of Patient Flow in Surgery, Putnam County Hospital, Greencastle, IN.
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Design of an Emergency Department Simulator, St. Vincent Hospital, Carmel, IN.
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Re-design of Central Sterilization Processing, St. Vincent Hospital, Indianapolis, IN.
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Re-design of Ambulatory and In-patient Surgical Centers, Clark Memorial Hospital, Clarksville, IN.
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Intensive Care Unit Nurse Station Redesign, Witham Memorial Hospital, Lebanon, IN.
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Analysis and Improvement of Storage Areas, Witham Memorial Hospital, Lebanon, IN.