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Biography
April Heyward is an Assistant Professor and Director of Artificial Intelligence Integration and Creative Learning at the Medical University of South Carolina. Her research interests include Artificial Intelligence, Data Science, Digital Twins for Health, Deep Learning, Generative AI, Health Informatics, Large Language Models, Machine Learning, Public Health, Research Methods, and STEM Education and Training. She is a member of the Association for the Advancement of Artificial Intelligence (AAAI), American Medical Informatics Association (AMIA), American Public Health Association (APHA), APHA Epidemiology (EPI) Section, APHA Health Informatics Information Technology (HIIT Section), Digital Twins for Health Society (DT4HS), and the South Carolina Public Health Association. She is also an NSF Grant Reviewer.