Montana State University
luisa.nino@student.montana.edu
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Valentina Nino earned her bachelor’s degree (2001) and master’s degree (2009) in industrial engineering from the University of Tachira, Venezuela. In 2017, she received her master’s degree in industrial and management engineering from Montana State University (MSU), where she is now a Ph.D. candidate. The overarching goal of her research is to change the way health care services are delivered by making them more efficient, effective, proactive and patient-centered. Her vision is to build a collaborative interdisciplinary and diverse research program in operations and management by developing state-of-the-art analytical models and methodologies that successfully integrate cognitive science, human factors, biomechanics, psychology, decision-making models, and operation research, looking at both patient and health care providers holistically. While in Venezuela, she was an associate professor, quality assurance manager, and process analyst before moving to MSU, where she has served as a graduate teaching assistant, graduate research assistant and instructor. She is second vice president and a founding member of the Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers (SHPE), MSU chapter, and represents the Industrial Engineering Department as a College of Engineering graduate ambassador. Selected memberships include Institute of Industrial and Systems Engineers (IISE), The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi, and Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers (SHPE), MSU chapter. As a professor, she intends to demonstrate empathy, kindness and understanding for each student while still requiring academic excellence.

Research Interests

Human factors and ergonomics in healthcare