Timothy Hale

Dr. Timothy M. Hale is the Associate Director of Product Development at Partners HealthCare Pivot Labs. Tim guides the work of the human-centered design team at Pivot Labs and coordinates this work with collaborators and technical teams at Persistent Systems. Tim has been involved in projects leveraging data from wireless devices to aid patients in managing chronic disease, improve communication between patients and their care team, and to identify people at risk for early functional decline. He received a Ph.D. in Medical Sociology from the University of Alabama Birmingham specializing in research examining the use of information and communication technologies in healthcare, emerging digital health lifestyles, and digital inequalities. His research has been published in the Journals of Gerontology, Journal of Health Communication, Journal of Medical Internet Research, and Information, Communication & Society. He recently completed an edited volume titled, eHealth: Current Evidence, Promises, Perils, and Future Directions.