Polina Durneva, PhD
AI in Healthcare
This research stream investigates the application of artificial intelligence (AI) to support mental health self-management, explore emerging use cases of generative AI in healthcare organizations, and personalize digital health tools to better meet patient needs.

Gen AI-Enabled Chatbot for Mental Health
This research focuses on leveraging generative AI to support mental health self-management. Current efforts include the development of a chatbot to help college students manage academic stress and psychological well-being.
​
-
UofM Researchers Develop AI Chatbot to Support Student Mental Health – University of Memphis Research Impact, 2025
Gen AI in Healthcare Organizations
This line of research explores how healthcare organizations can adopt generative AI to improve service delivery. Applications include both administrative tasks, such as managing physician inboxes, and clinical functions like diagnostics and decision support.
​​
-
Generative AI in Healthcare: Enhancing Healthcare Delivery, Management, and Rebuilding Public Trust – APHA Annual Meeting, 2024


AI-Enabled Voice Conversion for Patients with ASD
This project investigates how AI-enabled voice personalization can support communication for patients with ASD. It involves the design and evaluation of voice conversion features to reduce elopement and wandering among patients with ASD.
​