Dr. Gabriela Mustata Wilson, PhD, MSc, FHIMSS, SNAI, FIAHSI

Dr. Gabriela Wilson is an internationally recognized health informatics expert passionate about harnessing the power of research and translating it into community action. With extensive experience in both industry and academia, Dr. Wilson currently serves as a Professor and Founding Co-Director of the Multi-Interprofessional Center for Health Informatics (MICHI) at the University of Texas at Arlington and the Director of MICHI’s Health and Public Health Informatics division. With a background in chemical engineering, pharmacoinformatics, health informatics, and public health informatics, Dr. Wilson has demonstrated her active support to the Health Informatics community by serving in numerous leadership positions within the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) and the American Medical Informatics Association (AMIA^®). She is currently the co-chair of the HIMSS Technology Informatics Guiding Education Reform (TIGER) International Initiative and the chair-elect of the AMIA Parmacoinformatics Workgroup. Dr. Wilson is a Fellow member of HIMSS and the International Academy of Health Sciences Informatics and a Senior National Academy of Inventors member. Dr. Wilson’s most recent activities focus on workforce development in public health informatics, biomedical informatics, and biotechnology, as well as research and education to address racial injustice and health inequity. As a result of her leadership and collaborative efforts, the Coalition of Urban Serving Universities (USU) named The University of Texas at Arlington the Inaugural Racial Justice and Equity Program Award Winner in 2021. For her contributions to the Health Informatics field and ongoing commitment to driving transformational change and leading towards improved health outcomes through the advancement of the best use of information and technology, Dr. Gabriela Wilson received the prestigious 2023 HIMSS Changemaker in Health Most Influential Women in Health IT Award.

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