The CMA welcomes collaboration with graduate and doctoral students pursuing projects that benefit their studies as well as address current CMA research needs. Students from Graphic Design, Communication, English, and Computer Science—or related fields—are especially encouraged to enquire with Prof. Michael Schmidt by calling 901-678-1777 or by emailing mschmidt@memphis.edu.

Current CMA research topics include technologies, processes, and theories related to medical decision-making aids, medical decision-support systems, consumer health informatics, information design, dynamic information systems, user interface design, information architecture, usability engineering, and user experience design