Gina M. Berg-Copas, MA, PhD(C)

Teaching Associate

Research Interests
Complete Biosketch

BA, 1999, Wichita State University, Wichita, KS
MA, 2002,Wichita State University, Wichita, KS

Phone:   316-293-2627
Fax:        316-293-2695
E-mail:   gcopas@kumc.edu

Research Interests

• Trauma and Critical Care Populations
• Patient and Consumer Satisfaction
• Quality and Performance Improvement
• Web Content Analysis & Usability
• Teamwork and Group Collaboration

Biosketch

Gina is a human factors psychologist. She has worked in various academic environments teaching psychology-related curriculum, technology, research processes, and statistics.  Gina is currently pursuing her PhD in Human Factors Psychology where she is focusing on causal determinants of patient satisfaction. She has experience in community-based research and quality improvement and specializes in methodology and experimental design.  During her course training, Gina investigated website usability, internet communities, classroom technologies, faculty evaluations, and student satisfaction. 

Gina is currently developing and supporting Wesley Medical Center’s Trauma Services Research and Scholarship program.  Research interests in this area include sepsis, intra-abdominal pressure, pressure ulcers, deep vein thromboses, critical care nursing practices, pastoral care of trauma patients and their families, as well as triage schematics.  She is also developing process and documentation procedures for the Trauma Performance Improvement and Patient Safety committee.

Gina is also very interested in group collaboration and team behaviors.